1080° Avalanche
Gamecube Cameos
Wave Race: Blue Storm Logo
On the Title Screen, press START to enter the Options Cabin. As the camera swings through the open window, you can briefly see the Wave Race: Blue Storm logo above the window.
It is usually hidden behind menu options, so moving to and from the title screen is the best way to see it.
Submitted by Fryguy64
Mario Ice Sculpture
On the Angel Light: Midnight City course, you can see a giant ice sculpture of Mario during the introductory sweep over the level.
You come across it again when you cross the finish line.
Submitted by Fryguy64
Snowboard Designs
Old School Bonus Board
The second Bonus Board you can unlock is a replica of the NES Controller.
Jump to hear a Mario jump noise or land heavily to hear a cannon noise, both from Super Mario Bros. 3.
In the Japanese version, the Old School board appears as a Famicom controller.
GCN
One of Rob Haywood's secret boards, unlocked by collecting two Time Trial coins. The pattern is a purple and grey pattern made out of the GameCube logo.
8-Bit Soul
Ricky Winterborn's "8-Bit Soul" board is unlocked by collecting 9 Time Trial coins. The top side features a pixellated pattern with the name of the board, while the underside has a sprite of Mario taken from Super Mario Bros. 3.
The sprite actually comes from the 16-bit remake in Super Mario All-Stars.
When you collect all 18 Time Trial Coins, you will unlock new designs for the boards. The alternate 8-Bit Soul snowboard now features Luigi instead of Mario.
Once Bitten
The alternate design for Akari's "Once Bitten" board features the GameCube and 1080° logos on the top, and "GameCube" written on the underside.
Scaretactix
The alternate design for Kemen's "Scaretactix" board has a large Nintendo logo on the underside.
Submitted by Fryguy64, Pener
High Score Names
Many of the default high scores are references to various things. You enter three characters for each high score, and put together they spell out a full word or phrase.
Gate Challenge
| Stage | #1 | #2 | #3 | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspen Lake Dam: Grits N' Gravy | GAM | E C | UBE | "Gamecube" |
| Easy Life: Revolution Cliff | POW | CUR | WIS | "Power Courage Wisdom", the three elements of the Triforce in the Legend of Zelda series |
| Aspen Lake Dam: Rotted Ridge | ETE | RNA | L D | "Eternal Darkness", another Gamecube game published by Nintendo |
| Ride Easy Railways: Dazzlin' Teaser | MET | ROI | D P | "Metroid Prime", another Gamecube game published by Nintendo |
| Frozen Melee: Wi's Thicket | HRE | WE | GO! | "Here We Go!", one of Mario's catchphrases |
| Easy Life: Tenderfoot Pass / Angel Light: Sid's Night Midi |
NIN | TEN | DO | "Nintendo" |
Time Trial
| Stage | #1 | #2 | #3 | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easy Life: Tenderfoot Pass | WE | LUV | GCN | "We Love Gamecube" (often abbreviated as GCN) |
| Easy Life: Evolution Riff | MAR | IO | BRO | "Mario Bro." after the Super Mario Bros. |
| Ride Easy Railways: Dazzlin' Teaser | BOW | SER | RLZ | "Bowser Rules" after the villain from the Super Mario series. |
| Easy Life: Powder Threat | NST | RED | WA | "NST Redmond Washington" referring to the game's developer NST and the U.S. city and state where they're based. |
| Easy Life: Revolution Cliff | LNG | LIV | NST | "Long Live NST", referring to the game's developer. |
Trick
| Stage | #1 | #2 | #3 | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trick: Half-Pipe | WHO | ARE | YOU | "Who Are You" was an advertising slogan used by Nintendo of America around the time this game was released. |
There are also references to some of the licensed bands who play during the game, the brands that advertised in the game, and even Mt. Baker, where research for the game was carried out.
Submitted by Korre
