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



To reflect the evolution of the sport, the Powder staff updated its categories this year, replacing “Best Cliff Huck” and “Best Trick” with three new awards. The “Best Air: Natural” category pits 80-foot cliff drops against stylish corked airs off of natural wind lips and tricks through double-stage cliff lines. “Best Air: Man-Made” 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 “Best Jib” 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, Amp’d 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. Don’t 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 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 Chad’s 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