OR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
POWDER MAGAZINE ANNOUNCES OFFICIAL NOMINEES FOR 6TH ANNUAL VIDEO AND
READER
POLL AWARDS PRESENTED BY JEEP
*Three new categories reflect the continued evolution of the sport
**Awards party set for January 28, 2006, in Aspen, Colorado
San Juan Capistrano, CA‹Powder Magazine is proud to announce the
official
nominees for the 2006 Powder Video Awards. Considered the Academy
Awards of
the ski industry, this prestigious awards show honors the best
filmmakers
and top athletes in categories such as Best Line, Best Air, Movie of
the
Year, and Best Male and Female Performance. Additionally, the show
features
the Reader Poll Awards, which name the top 10 male and top five female
skiers of the year as voted by readers of Powder Magazine.
To reflect the evolution of the sport, the Powder staff updated its
categories this year, replacing ³Best Cliff Huck² and ³Best Trick² with
three new awards. The ³Best Air: Natural² category pits 80-foot cliff
drops
against stylish corked airs off of natural wind lips and tricks through
double-stage cliff lines. ³Best Air: Man-Made² will honor not only airs
over
park jumps, massive hips, road gaps and backcountry booters, but also
all of
the hard work that goes into building these unique features. Finally,
the
best rail trick, tree jib, or urban bomb drop will be named ³Best Jib²
for
2006.
With nearly 30 videos released in 2005, the competition for the coveted
awards is tougher than ever. The annual Video and Reader Poll Awards,
presented by Jeep and sponsored by The North Face, Aspen/Snowmass, Red
Bull,
Amp¹d Mobile, and Vox Vodka, returns to Aspen, Colorado, on January 28,
2006. The PVAs attract the biggest names in skiing to the Hotel Jerome
for
one special night. Don¹t miss it.
6TH ANNUAL POWDER VIDEO AWARDS AND READER POLL PRESENTED BY JEEP
Saturday, January 28, 2006
The Hotel Jerome
330 East Main St.
Aspen, CO
6:45 pm - 8:00 pm: VIP Cocktail Reception
8:00 pm: Doors open to public
8:30 pm - 10:30 pm: Award Show
10:30 pm - 12:00am: DJ
Click-in to http://www.powdermag.com/events/powpoll06 for updates,
video and
photos from the show, and more.
2006 POWDER VIDEO AWARDS NOMINEES
Best Female Performance
Jamie Burge
Booter Crunk
Rage Films
Ingrid Backstrom
Hit List
Matchstick Productions
Sarah Burke
Hit List
Matchstick Productions
Michelle Parker
Stars, Skis & Hucks
Chainsaw Productions
Andrea Binning
4:th Street
Swedish Posse
Best Line
Eric Hjorleifson
Hit List
Matchstick Productions
P.Y. Leblanc
Echo
Team Thirteen Industries
Hugo Harrisson
Hit List
Matchstick Productions
Jeremy Nobis
Tangerine Dream
Teton Gravity Research
Full Throttle
**NO NOMINEES WINNER TO BE ANNOUNCED JAN. 28, 2006
Best Jib
Candide Thovex (lodge balcony rail--La Clusaz, France)
War
Poor Boyz Productions
Corey Vanular (270 into double urban rail line)
Shanghai Six
Level 1 Productions
Mike Wilson (misty 630 off rail)
Hit List
Matchstick Productions
Candide Thovex (23.5-foot tree jib)
War
Poor Boyz Productions
Breakthrough Performer
**NO NOMINEES WINNER TO BE ANNOUNCED JAN. 28, 2006
Best Air: Man-Made
Mike Wilson (double underflip)
Hit List
Matchstick Productions
Andy Mahre (zero spin over Pyramid gap)
War
Poor Boyz Productions
Tanner Hall (switch 900 over Chad¹s gap)
Teddybear Crisis
Kris Ostness & Henrik Rostrup
Andreas Hatveit (37.5-foot 540 nose grab)
War
Poor Boyz Productions
Best Powder
Bryan Barlow
Echo
Team Thirteen Industries
Pep Fujas
Hit List
Matchstick Productions
Sage Cattabriga-Alosa, Will Burks, Dave McReynolds, Marc-Andre
Belliveau
Tangerine Dream
Teton Gravity Research
Brant Moles, Lynsey Dyer, Shroder Baker
Waiting Game
Wink Inc. & Klutch Productions
Best Air: Natural
Mike Douglas (50-footer)
Hit List
Matchstick Productions
Harlow Wetschler (50-foot cork 7)
Waiting Game
Wink Inc. & Klutch Productions
Pep Fujas (30-foot cliff 180)
War
Poor Boyz Productions
Seth Morrison (70-foot backflip)
Stars, Skis and Hucks
Chainsaw Productions
Best P.O.V.
P.Y. Leblanc by Thierry Donard
Echo
Team Thirteen Industries
Shane McConkey
Hit List
Matchstick Productions
Erik Roner
Tangerine Dream
Teton Gravity Research
JP Auclair
War
Poor Boyz Productions
Worst Slam
Tanner Hall
Pop Yer Bottlez
The Bigger Picture
Sage Cattabriga-Alosa
Tangerine Dream
Teton Gravity Research
Simon Dumont
Teddybear Crisis
Kris Ostness & Henrik Rostrup
Brad Holmes
Stars, Skis and Hucks
Chainsaw Productions
Best Male Performance
Eric Hjorleifson
Hit List
Matchstick Productions
CR Johnson
Pop Yer Bottlez
The Bigger Picture
Sage Cattabriga-Alosa
Tangerine Dream
Teton Gravity Research
Tanner Hall
Teddybear Crisis
Kris Ostness & Henrik Rostrup
JP Auclair
War
Poor Boyz Productions
Movie of the Year
Teddybear Crisis
Kris Ostness & Henrik Rostrup
Hit List
Matchstick Productions
War
Poor Boyz Productions
Waiting Game
Wink Inc. & Klutch Productions
Tangerine Dream
Teton Gravity Research
PHOTO OF THE YEAR NOMINEES
Sage Cattabriga-Alosa
Haines, Alaska
Photo: Tony Harrington/TGR
Rob Holmes
Wasatch Backcountry, Utah
Photo: Will Wissman
Henrik Windstedt
Park City, Utah
Photo: Mattias Fredriksson/TBC
Andrew McGarry
Jackson Hole, Wyoming
Photo: Andrew McGarry
Brant Moles
Brighton, Utah
Photo: Will Wissman