It was a perfect sunny day for The Protest World Rookie Fest finals at the Swatch Mottolino Snowpark. The riding level was high and kids coming from all around the world confirmed that the progression of snowboarding is happening.
Diana Augustinova and Sebbe De Buck are the winners of the Groms and Katarzyna Rusin and Roope Tonteri the winners of the rookie’s categories.Â
The girls, despite being less than boys impressed the judges and the boys too! Girls showed their skills on …Â Details
… Now, two guys putting their heads together in the first place and saying, “Fuck it. Let’s make a women’s snowboard movie†might even sound like the plot of a romantic comedy—and a bad one at that. But in the case of director Jeremy Miller, 27, and producer/photographer Stan Evans, 35, Stance makes a certain amount of sense. Evans has long loved his (self-proclaimed) role as “life coach/photographer†to a number of top riders, and Miller, aka J. Mills, has logged tripod time for Misschief, Runway, and Finger On Da Trigga, gettin’ a good taste for both the girly and the gangsta. When word got out that Runway was taking off this season, pro Erin Comstock suggested that these two SLC inhabitants taxi in, since without a devoted video outlet, many female pros’ visibility would shrink immeasurably, at least off the podium. Since nobody wanted to see that happen, these guys stepped up to the tee. The ladies’ tee … Details & Pictures