Winners | Follow the Maud Episode 3: Beat Street vs. Reality Bites Contest

The waiting period for the 2015 Volcom Pipe Pro, a WSL QS 3000 rated event, is set to begin Thursday, January 29th at the World Famous Banzai Pipeline. 112 world-class surfing “Warriors” from all over the globe will be fighting for a $100.000 prize purse and up to 3,000 QS points to kick off their season. To ensure that these Warriors are able to do battle in optimum wave and weather conditions, the competition will only run on the best days within the 11-day waiting period, ending February 8th. This has been a very exciting winter on the North Shore and looking at Surfline.com, the official forecaster of the 2015 Volcom Pipe Pro, we can see that there is still plenty of surf on the way. Kelly Slater, 2014 Volcom Pipe Pro Champ. Photo: Bielmann The Volcom Pipe Pro is always a special event for the local Hawaiian competitors with the contest being held at one of their most treasured surf spots, not to mention it being a gateway event for non-World Tour surfers to compete in the prestigious Pipe Masters. The top 16 Hawaiians from the Volcom Pipe Pro will be sent into the $100.000 Pipe Invitational, which serves as the trials for the Pipe Masters, held on the first day of contestable surf within the event window in December. Stay tuned to the official 2015 Volcom Pipe Pro website to watch the live HD webcast of the event, as well as receive up-to-the-minute results, daily recaps, videos, photos and much more! iPhone and iPad users can also download the VolcoMobile App from the iTunes App Store to watch the live webcast and stay alert to the latest 2015 Volcom Pipe Pro news.

Between Hossegor and Basque-country, Justin Becret (from Seignosse), 13 years old, improves his surfing skills. The area has many different waves on offer, all with quality and consistency, from point break to beach break, along a jagged coast. Luckily for Justin, he has a Dad who knows how all the spots work, friends from both side of the border, and a real enthusiasm for going in the water despite the cold. Film between the 20 of december and the 15 of January in Hossegor, Mundaka, Hendaye, Seignosse, Zarautz and Capbreton.

Stop #2 of Volcom Stone’s Peanut Butter And Rail Jam fell into a deep freeze at Mont St. Bruno, Quebec for some smoking hot riding on Saturday January 17, 2015. Mont St. Bruno keeps the holiday spirit alive with lots of pine trees and red on the hill as the PBRJ spreads the cheer. With rolled up snow pants, skate helmet, open windbreaker and hooded sweatshirt the Montreal locals have a style all their own.  It’s hard for an outsider to fully comprehend the sheer frigid temperatures of this day and the fashion over function mind set. Canadian blood must be thick because most moms say they were underdressed for the occasion. Or maybe the fire of their maneuvers is how these shredders fend off the frostbite. Either way, these guys and gals were getting after it! Today’s Parks, headed by front man Guillaume Fournier, built a contest set up that was on point for everyone.  It featured a elevated lift tower that extended into a diving board exit, a flat box to flat rail combo middle section, and a pole jam to down flat down tube that added some flavor to this fan favorite feature.  Everyone was charging the obstacles with his or her own little twist and spin as practice ended and the riders meeting was called.  Competitors got the full breakdown and order of operations as their teeth chattered and eyelashes began to crystalize.  At this point all were ready to warm their blood as they hiked to the top to get ready to provide some red-hot jib action. You can see how cold it truly was as you look at the riders frosted faces...brrrr. Benjamin d’Hugues loads his shoulders as he gets ready to spin fs 270 off the end of the diving board feature in zone 1. Lenny Rawlinson had the long hair flowing in the breeze as he musters up a sw bs blunt slide 270 out on the kink tube in zone 3. David Tourngny turned heads the entire day. This 13-year-old kid manhandled any and all features in his path. David throws a combo with a boardslide on the box, 50-50 across the rail, and finishes with seamless fs 360 out. Not only did he capture the 15 & Under win, David also took home the $100 Rev’d Rider award with a look of surprise and excitement on his face. Clement Pageu throws some “hot garbage” on this fs boardslide across the tower as he exits back to regular in zone 1. Bernard J-R showing his version of the “Montreal snowboarding uniform” fending off the frostbite by setting zone 2 ablaze. Gabriel Gosselin had the judges seeing red as he landed a half cab 50-50 fs 270 lipslide to regular through the DFD tube in zone 1. The red-jacketed rider stuck out in the judge’s minds as they awarded him with a brand new Volcom Snowboard for his smooth moves. Nathaniel Vachon didn't think twice about the consequences of blasting this transfer from zone 1 to zone 2 as he gapped over to board slide. He was the only one that accomplished this feat the entire day. His no nonsense riding and style helped him grab ahold of 1st place in the 16-21 Division. 12-year-old Samantha Secours pole jams into the down-flat-down tube in zone 1. It was really impressive to see anyone go through this process and we were stoked to see her get after it with no hesitation. Cédrick Lessard is a true snowboarder's snowboarder. She rides with style and finesse as she pulls a beautiful nose blunted lipslide in zone 1. She also gapped the DFD with a lipslide that had the guys wiping the frost from their eyes. It’s no wonder why she found herself atop of the Girls division. It is rare to hear the term “get it while it’s hot” when you speak of a PB&J sandwich. Hungry competitors hustle to get their gooey sandwiches together before Mother Nature freezes their spreadable options. Axel Théoret adds his own personal style and flair to the lift tower in zone 1. This man is a character and his snowboarding is a true reflection of that. Alexandre Gauthier flexed out this half cab nose press on the zone 3 down-flat-down without a single tap of the tail. It was so clean that he earned himself Electric California’s “Gooyest Move Of The Day” with $50 and a pair of shades to boot. Hailing from New Hampshire, Jed Sky travels hundreds of miles to capture a spot in the 2015 PBRJ Championships by stomping tricks like this gap to front board claiming a 2nd place finish in the Open/Am Division. JP Dorval rips through the lift tower with a 50-50 bs 540 out in zone 1. Check out the retro shape of his snowboard because it looks awesome. Gabriel Jacques blasting a gap bs 270 lipslide in zone 3. The landing was pure ice by this time and big tricks like this one had serious consequences. He also landed sw fs board slide through the entire down-flat-down to show that he had both tech and gnar in his wheelhouse. Needless to say, Gabriel was the overall winner in the Open/Am Division. We would like to extend a great deal of gratitude to Melanie and the rest of Mont St. Bruno's staff for their diligence and attention to detail across the board.  Thank you to Guillaume Fournier and the entire park crew that left no stone unturned when building and maintaining the PBRJ contest site.  Thanks to our judges Charlo Beauregard, Julien Levesque, and PL Hamel for the scoring prowess. Thanks to Christina Campbell and JP Bélanger for helping with logistics throughout the day.  Lastly, our sponsors are awesome brands that support snowboarding at its core.  Check them out at the links below. -Rev’d Nutrition Bars -Electric -New Era -Kicker 15 & Under Division: 1st: David Tourigny 2nd: Benjamin d'Hugues 3rd: Lenny Rawlinson 4th: Pierre-Arthur Martel 5th: Frank Bélanger 16 - 21 Division: 1st:  Nathaniel Vachon 2nd: Bernard Joannette 3rd: Daniel Badgley 4th: Gabriel Gosselin 5th: Phil Mercier-Gilbert Girl's Division: 1st: Cédrick Lessard 2nd: Britt Horowitz 3rd: Samantha Secours 4th: Karine Bien-Aimé Men's Open/AM Division: 1st: Gabriel Jacques - $250 2nd: Jed Sky - $150 3rd: LP Dorval - $100 4th: Alexandre Gauthier 5th: Axel Théoret Volcom Snowboard - Gabriel Gosselin Rev’d Rider: $100 – David Tourigny Electric "Gooyest Move Of The Event" $50 and Electric Shades - Alexandre "GOGO" Gauthier Check Out The Peanut Butter And Rail Jam Facebook And Instagram For Additional Coverage Throughout The Entire 2015 Tour: Peanut Butter And Rail Jam Facebook Page Peanut Butter And Rail Jam Instagram

Björn Lindgren is a Volcom lifer. Snowboarding since 1991 and featured in TW Snowboarding’s Scanners article in 94, he went on to accomplish too many great things to mention here. However, he never wanted to leave the solitude and unique terrain of his home resort Riksgränsen-Sweden for good. Sure it’s, cold dark and gray for a long part of the year up there, what else would you expect above the Arctic Circle? Then again, the appeal of a life smack in the middle of the great white open rather than living and working in a cubicle in Paris for sure is more appealing to some. And for those few enlightened ones, who prefer the outdoors over the indoors, Volcom’s GPT gear is just right. Filmed by: Viktor Skogqvist Edited by: Nicklas Persson Produced by: Anders Neuman/Transition Mag