Volcom brought their classic Peanut Butter Rail Jam comp to the slopes of Avoriaz recently for the European final. With blazing sunshine and a sick rail setup, the scene was set for a banging final. Here’s the official low-down from Volcom:

With more than 140 riders gathering from all around Europe, from Greece to Norway and Spain to Latvia, the day was full of action, and the gnar/tech setup proposed by the shapers got assaulted and conquered.

Anglers in the four divisions didn’t disappoint and the energy of the jams stimulated everyone to reach new levels. The 15 and under manned up and set the standard level for the day, the 16 and under battled fiercely with style, the Girls showed they ride way better than you and with class and the Open division was the icing on the cake with a superfinal that kept everyone jaws down. We won’t go through all the action that went on, check out the photos and video to get a better idea. The Finnish riders showed once again they master the metal pieces, Switzerland was also well represented so as Germany, Austria and the Netherlands.

At the bottom of the setup, everyone watched the action while Volcom’s Foggy Bottoms Tavern was serving free food and drinks all day. The fish market was giving free stuff until the horn of the last jam blew to come back to port.

Everyone regrouped then at the Stone harbor to crown the 2012 European PBRJ Champions. 12,000 euros in prize money got dispatched as well as tons of prizes and products from Volcom, Electric, Nitro, Banshee Bungee and Seventyone percent. The top 5 riders of each division couldn’t walk away without help to carry all the stuff they won. The day ended with a free Après-ski at the Changabang in Avoriaz. Thanks to Burn and the ultimate warriors finished the night at the Cavern Bar in Morzine.

We would like to thank everyone that came to enjoy the day with us and hope to see you next season at a PBRJ near you!

Thanks a ton to Cheryl Maas, and Anton “Tonton” Holland, Simon Pircher, Max and Jeremy for judging. Thanks also to Burn for the free drinks during the whole tour and the Champs (they all got drunk). Thanks again to Nitro and Electric for supporting the tour with products, and Banshee Bungee for adding an extra stoke to the Champs winners. Many thanks to the Avoriaz snowzone team for the excellent shape, the Sermat, to the OT Avoriaz, to the Changabang, to the Chalets Florimont, to Slopestyle and Skiddigonzalez in Morzine and to the PBRJ staff that did a great job and of course all the teams that organize the regional events during the year.

VOLCOM PBRJ EUROPE RESULTS
15- Division :

1 Joelle Juchli (Switzerland) : 1 000 €
2 Rachida Aoulad-El-Haj-Amar (Netherelands) : 700 €
3 Gina Somaini (Switzerland) : 500 €
4 Stephanie Kauert (Switzerland) : 300 €
5 Ivika Jurgenson (Estonia) : 200 €