History Of The Riders’ Poll Awards
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- January 25 2009
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This upcoming Wednesday January 29, we’ll be celebrating not just the best rookies and riders of this year at the 10th Annual Rider’s Poll in Las Vegas, but we’ll also be reflecting on year’s past. We dusted off the old mags so we can all take a ride down memory run together. Through these ten awards shows you can track the history of snowboarding itself—the reign of Tara Dakides, the influence of Craig and Terje, and the staying power of snowboarding’s biggest stars like Peter Line, JP Walker, and even the young Shaun White.
The 1991 Inaugural Awards Show
The first ever awards show was held on March 20, 1991 (five years after the first issue of TransWorld SNOWboarding debuted in 1987) at the Shark Club in Las Vegas. It was a reader polled awards show instead of pro rider polled. (The ballot was in a previous issue and the page was marked up and mailed in by TWS readers.) The simple categories and the list of winners reads like a roll call of all that was cool about snowboarding.
Best All-Around: Craig Kelly, Tara Eberhard
Best Racers: Peter Bauer, Tara Eberhard
Best Halfpipe Riders: Craig Kelly, Tina Basich
Best Freeriders: Damian Sanders, Tara Eberhard
Most Extreme: Damian Sanders, Bonnie Leary
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January 25th, 2009 at 5:18 pm
FUCK yeah Damien Sanders
January 25th, 2009 at 6:11 pm
Fuck Damian Sanders. He was good, but what a kook.
January 26th, 2009 at 4:08 pm
Best Racers?
January 26th, 2009 at 5:24 pm
“extreme” catergory cracked me up
January 27th, 2009 at 7:11 pm
I really don’t think Damon Sanders was really that good other than the one trick, backflip with grab. Other than that Roach, Kelley and the rest had way more early 90’s steeze. Just my opinion. If you go to Incline Village in Tahoe, go to T’s the best tri-tip burittos ever and while your waiting look at the pictures with Damon Sanders doing what trick? The backflip with grab. I love T’s though!!!!!!