Words & Photography by Matt Alberts
For those of you who did not know Josh Malay, he was an all around amazing human being, snowboarder, friend, and artist with a heart of gold. Josh’s life was cut short in early 2004 while on a photo shoot in the Pyrenees Mountains. Friends who knew him often refer to him as “The Destroyer” with a snowboard style that was second to none. He set out to destroy everything every day!
Since 2005 friends and family from all over the world have gathered to celebrate his life and legacy on a day self titled “Malay Day”. Today was no exception, hundreds of Beaver Creek locals, and friends from around the globe gathered at Beaver Creek for a day of destroying. The day was broken up into a three part contest; Rails, Big Air, and Freestly Bronaza. The Beaver Creek park crew did an all time job of creating some special features for the day that Josh would have been stoked to shred.
Contest Results:
Rail’s
1st Billy Rodriguez
2nd Andrew Steward
3rd Jeff Ball
Big Air:
1st Luke
2nd Patti Baskins
3rd Rob Bak
Freestyle Bronanza
1st Billy Rodriguez
2nd Travis young
3rd Jeff Ball
Destroyer Award – Andrew Steward
Best Method – Travis Young
Best Scorp – Jeff Moss
Best Trick – Arron Lloyd
R.I.P. Josh Malay PHOTO: Jim Langer
