Supernatural Beings

Via TranswoldSnow: Gigi frontside 360 nose tap on his way to second place. PHOTO: Chris Wellhausen

The Red Bull Supernatural contest has been tagged as a game changer, setting the standard for future snowboarding competitions and many other well deserved accolades (I'm of course saying that having seen nothing but a few pics, and reading articles like the one attached, but I think it's a pretty solid statement). The fact that this, a snowboarding only event, is being broadcast on network television indeed shows how far snowboarding has come. I mean, it definitely doesn't hurt when you have a guy with as crazy an imagination and vision as Travis Rice and the financial backing of Red Bull to pull it off. With BrainFarm having filmed this, you know we are in for some of the best snowboarding footage to date.

All that stuff and really, I'm just excited to watch these guys flow that mountain side. The lineup of riders includes many an "all time favorite" for countless fans and pro's alike. I can't choose just one favorite of the group, but I really like Jake Blauvelt. You can see why here. Although, with any of these guys you're guaranteed an unmatched display of taking what they are given and turning it from snow, wood and ramps into art. From Nico and Terje's unmatched tweaked out grabs and buttery style to the raw power and precision of riders like T.Rice and John Jackson. With this event, you get the best of snowboarding.

Check out what we know so far about the contest at Transworld Snow.

Wings @Brighton, Now with ESPN!

Base Camp. Zack bottom left, looking inspired.

The "course" 

The Red Bull Minor's Cup was held at Brighton on Saturday 4.2.11. Zack and I checked out a few of the runs the kids had. Watching these lil rippers makes me wish I could have started riding at a younger age... maybe then I'd be good. 

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Thanks to espn.com for this, much better than mine, coverage of the event.