Monthly Archives: February 2010

Beat The Pro 2010 Press Release

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For Immediate Release:

Salt Lake City, February 23, 2010

SLUG Magazine and the 10th Annual SLUG Games Series announce Beat the Pro Presented by Scion and Yudu at Park City Mountain Resort on March 6, 2010.

SALT LAKE CITY, February 23, 2010 – Utah’s finest unknown rippers finally get the chance to see how they stack up against the big dogs.
This comp is just what it sounds like––trick for trick our regions amateurs will attempt to match pro’s at Park City Mountain Resort.  Sweet satisfaction will be served as local amateurs attempt to stomp out pro riders.
Local riders will compete in a jam session in the first heat. The top five riders from each division will go head-to-head, matching the Pro’s tricks to see who will reign supreme. This day is sure to go down in infamy among local riders. All levels of competition are welcome. Divisions include men’s and women’s brackets, which will be subdivided into 17-and-under, and open skiing and snowboarding categories.
Register online at: thesluggames.com <http://thesluggames.com> . Registration fee is $15 until March 5 and $20 day of event. Park City Mountain Resort will provide discount lift tickets to competitors. Killer prizes will be awarded to 1st-3rd place winners. First place winners will walk away with cash and snowboards or skis. Second and third place winners will receive soft goods, goggles and outerwear.

SLUG Games Beat the Pro is Presented by Scion and Yudu.  Beat the Pro is sponsored by Celtek, Discrete, Sports Den, Fun Hat, Salty Peaks, XSI Insurance, SnoDice, Revolution, Blindside, North Face Masters, Surface, DFP, Uprok, Annex Skate & Snow, Quiksilver, Signal Snowboards, FRESH, S4 Optics, Milo Sport, The Jibyard, One Love Ski & Snowboard Club and RAJA.

SLUG Games 2010 Announces Winners of The SLUG Prom Jam!

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Salt Lake City, February 9, 2010

SLUG Magazine crowns the Kings and Queens of The SLUG Prom Jam Presented by Natty Light, Scion and Yudu on Feb. 6, 2010 at Brighton Mountain Resort.

On Saturday, February 6, 2010,  SLUG Magazine and Presenting sponsors- Natural Light, Scion and Yudu threw a most righteous competition at Brighton Resort. The SLUG Games “Prom Jam” had everyone in their best dress. Competitors rocked prom themed jerseys screen-printed by Yudu and the SLUG Games coordinating crew was decked out in jackets by The North Face.  Two Scion cars were positioned in front of the Brighton Center where competitors registered for their chance to be crowned The SLUG Games King and Queen of shred.

The Brighton Park Crew set up a radical course that was designed and built by SLUG Games Coordinator Jeremy Riley and the rest of the SLUG Games team. It was full of features you would find at your high school prom- desks, lockers, a disco ball, bleachers, even an unsharpened pencil to get “jibby” on, and the contestants took no time to get to work on them.

17 and under went first and these folk were definitely right at home at the Prom Jam, eagerly hitting every obstacle, listening for any tricks the mc or judges said they were looking for and making them happen. Skiers were no exception to the radness, they were throwing twists and turns through everything the snowboarders laid claim to, making it their own.  Ladies gave everyone a run for their money, stepping it up on every obstacle they could hit in one run and then hiking back up and doing it again. The judges noted that the riding coming from the ladies was some of the most technical and progressive talent that they had ever seen in a competition. Competitors among the men’s open were throwing 360 bonks on the disco ball to start off their run, with effortless style, and kept it running to the pencil stall (probably the most jibbed feature besides the disco ball) with spins in and out of any press you can imagine.

After all was said and done with the judges, the prom moved on down to the Alpine Rose. DJ Lil G was spinning vinyl and Natural Light was selling Natty cans for 2 bucks while the judges finalized their decisions. The scores were tallied and the award ceremony began. The kings and queens of the SLUG Games Prom Jam walked away with snowboards, skis, soft goods and hardware from all of our sponsors and first place with a cash prize! When it was all said and done these are the folks that killed it the hardest on the mountain.

Ski 17 and Under:

1.     Walter Shearon
2.     Trevor Akimoto
3.     Hunter Beinstein

Snowboarding 17 and Under:

1.     Jordan Morse
2.     Brady Larson
3.     Jordan Tramp

Men’s Ski Open:

1.     Parker Williams
2.     Peter Fitts
3.     Alex Bueller

Women’s Ski Open:

1.     Kristie Giles

Women’s Snowboarding Open:

1.     Alice Gong
2.     Midori Oatari
3.     Lejawn Allen

Men’s Snowboarding Open:

1.     Brandon Hobush
2.     Will Ermish
3.     Chadwick Flom

Best Trick: Alice Gong

Best Slam: Midori Oatari

A big thanks goes out to Natural Light, Yudu, Scion, Signal Snowboards, Brighton’s Park Crew, KAB, Annex Skate, Blindside, Celtek Gloves, DFP, Discrete, Fun Hat, The Jibyard, Lenitech, Milo Sport, The North Face Masters, One Love Ski & Snowboard Club, Quiksilver, Revolution Snowboards, Salty Peaks, Skullcandy, Smith, Snodice, Sports Den, Surface Skis, Uprok and XSI Insurance.