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.
