TransWorld SNOWboarding Announces Nominees For The 11th Annual Riders’ Poll Awards

Winners To Be Announced On Friday, January 29, 2010 In Denver, Colorado

The biggest night in snowboarding is coming to Denver! The 11th Annual TransWorld SNOWboarding Riders’ Poll Awards will be held at The Fillmore Auditorium in Downtown Denver, Friday, January 29, 2010 during the SIA trade show. The Riders’ Poll Awards honors snowboarding’s top riders-the winners are determined by polling more than 125 professional snowboarders worldwide. In addition, thousands of TransWorld SNOWboarding readers cast their votes for the winner of the Men’s and Women’s Reader’s Poll Award. This year, TransWorld will also return to honoring the legends of snowboarding with the Legend Award-past winners include Craig Kelly, Terry Kidwell, and Damien Sanders. This year, the Legend Award goes to backcountry pioneer, pro rider, Alaska guide, Tahoe local, and all around good guy-Tom Burt.
For the first time in history, this event will be open to the public. Come celebrate with us as the world’s best snowboarders cheer on the nominees for the biggest honor in snowboarding.

And the nominees are:

Rookie Of The Year
Jed Anderson
Ben Bilocq
Halldór Helgason
Sebastien Toutant

Men’s Rider Of The Year
John Jackson
Pat Moore
Bode Merrill
Gigi Rüf

Women’s Rider Of The Year
Annie Boulanger
Marie-France Roy
Torah Bright

Men’s Video Part Of The Year
Bode Merrill (Neverland)
John Jackson (Forever)
Gigi Rüf (Neverland)

Women’s Video Part Of The Year
Annie Boulanger (Neverland)
Marie-France Roy (Neverland)
Torah Bright (Stance)

Video Of The Year
Forever/Forum
Neverland/Absinthe Films
Videograss/Videograss

Standout Of The Year
Xavier De Le Rue -Hair-raising, big-mountain lines in Alaska.
Louis-Felix Paradis-New rail variations.
Chas Guldemond -Contest clean-up.

Reader’s Choice: Men’s and Women’s Nominees TBA

Congratulations to all the nominees!

For more information on TransWorld SNOWboarding and the Riders’ Poll, please visit twsnow.com. For tickets go to www.livenation.com/edp/eventId/415853. See you in Denver!

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