The Main Event Series: Ski Sundown, CT

Tanya Schmid

January 20 2009
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The third Main Event stop happened on January 17th, the day after the coldest day the East Coast has seen this winter. With a temperature of –20 the night before the event, the crew at Ski Sundown worked with Josh Lempert from Snowgrind to put together the biggest jump and one of the best course set ups The Main Event has had this season. A solid 45 foot, fun looking jump was the follow up from three jibs above; a down bar, flat down, and a picnic table for kicks. Riders faces lit up when they got there and saw what they had in store for the day. Connecticut wasn’t ready for the show The Main Event had in store for them.

To kick off the morning, we were shocked by the level riding of the Mini Main Event riders 13 and under. Hosted by Burton’s Nick Scoffield, he kept the crowd live on their toes watching this jam format on sunny Ski Sundown. The Mini shredders were ripping the pole jam, and flat down box to jump set up. Kids were getting creative with one footers, and spins off both features and stepping it up to a level we have not yet seen from this division.

In the men’s heavyweight division we watched Nate Powers throw down some stylish cab 9’s in qualifiers. He then attempted the biggest backside rodeo of the day to land and pop his shoulder out of place, still walking home with 3rd. Travis Neuenhaus never stopped impressing the crowd and the judges with the best back 9 mute we witnessed all day and rode away with a 2nd place finish. Local CT ripper Justin Kosko was the winner of this Main Event with no doubt the biggest airs and best style throughout qualifiers and finals. His winning run was the cab 9 lein to stomp like a master ninja into an envelope filled with cash money.

As the level of progression and persistence continues to rise from the best regional riders in New England, we continue our search for the best rider on the East Coast to win the wildcard into the US OPEN, and Jr. Jam this upcoming March at Stratton Mountain, VT. Next stop is Stowe, VT…then Sugarloaf, ME. Once The Main Event works its way through these banger course set ups and local shredders, we plan to see everyone at the finals for a grand finale under the lights at Loon Mountain, NH.

Pro Men
1st Place Justin Kosko
2nd Place Travis Neuenhaus
3rd Place Nate Powers

Pro Women
1st Place Kelli Redes

Am Men
1st Place Ethan Burke
2nd Place Aaron Rossi
3rd Place Nick Dipierro

Am Women
1st Place Kate Moy

Cutting Edge’s Boy’s Mini Main Event (13 & Under)
1st Place Jamie Male
2nd Place Joey Leon
3rd Place Keagan Rice

Cutting Edge’s Girl’s Mini Main Event (13 & Under)
1st Place Maggie Leon

Sartorius Sports Men’s Best Trick
William Mayo with a cab 900 mute.

Sartorius Sports Women’s Best Trick
Kelli Redes with a crail grab oozing with style.

A Huge thanks to our sponsors for the great prizes and all their support, to Burton Snowboards, Flow Snowboarding, Redbull, Fuel TV, Direct TV, Dekal.com, RED Helmets, Anon Optics, Snowgrind, Scion, Rye Airfield, Cutting Edge Skateboards and Sartorius Sports Check out all event details and photos at www.maineventseries.com <http://www.maineventseries.com> . Come out and join us for the rest of the Main Event Series:
Stowe Mtn, VT – Saturday, January 31st, 2009
Sugarloaf Mtn, ME – Sunday, February 15th, 2009
Loon Mtn, NH – The Finals – Saturday, February 28th, 2009

27 Comments For This Post

nic Says:
January 20th, 2009 at 1:52 pm

3rd for am’s is nic dipierro

jarrod Says:
January 20th, 2009 at 4:13 pm

best contest yet! Love the main event.

thanks brian for the sick shots!

sirbuttersalot Says:
January 20th, 2009 at 4:18 pm

dece

jarrod Says:
January 20th, 2009 at 4:27 pm

sorry… just to update… photo 12 is terrain park Aaron… not ethan.(ethan did however win the ams)

jarrod Says:
January 20th, 2009 at 5:21 pm

yyyyyyyyyyyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!

rsp Says:
January 20th, 2009 at 5:58 pm

yeeeeaaah fluff! jump looks dope!

Steve stevenson Says:
January 20th, 2009 at 7:23 pm

womens best trick-crail grab hahahaha

Mayonnaise Says:
January 21st, 2009 at 10:05 am

Kelli’s ready did a great job don’t laugh at her crail grab.

Jamie Male Says:
January 21st, 2009 at 2:51 pm

Sick photos i didn’t know transworld was there.

Btw for the mini main event Joey Leon actually came in third and Keagan Rice came in second and I don’t even think Maggie Leon was there.

Jarrod Says:
January 21st, 2009 at 6:10 pm

I suck!

Erin Says:
January 21st, 2009 at 7:41 pm

siiiiick! nice work, fluff!

BURTON BRO!!!!!!!! Says:
January 21st, 2009 at 8:52 pm

good thing sartor steve didn’t place last thing that dude needs is an ego boast, HOLLA FOR A DOLLA
aka: dude is a hucker actually he’s a hutter a hybrid of a hater and a hucker, DIASTERING RAILS FOR LIFE BRO!

andromecon Says:
January 21st, 2009 at 10:42 pm

ouchhhhh man. thanks a lot. at least i had enough balls to hit that jump after only riding for three years. stop hating man–honestly?

andromecon Says:
January 21st, 2009 at 10:43 pm

and mayo…thank you man haha. we are best trick buddies. dont worry, ill be throwin back threes at finals..when u throw back 10s and honeycutts throwin bs rodeo sevs

andromecon Says:
January 21st, 2009 at 10:44 pm

i mean cab 10s. for you.