Another year another Brodown. Active's 3rd annual Brodown Showdown took place yesterday Saturday February 24th 2007 at Bear Mountain, CA. This year was perfect weather good snow and great set up. One hundred up and coming snowboarders competed in a two hour jam format for a spot in the finals. Alot of crazy tricks were thrown down but after all the madness the judges picked their top ten riders for the 45 minute final. The finalists consisted of Mac Spedale, Harrison Gordon, Joe Eddy, Greg Bokencamp, Niko Cioffi, Cody Rosenthal, Scott Vine, Zak Hale, Greg Hahn, Nick Dirks and few others I forgot. They all destroyed and the judges picked their top three and it went down like this:
1. Greg Hahn- $2,500
2. Nick Dirks- $1,000
3. Niko Cioffi- $500
4. Scott Vine - $250
Best Trick: Masai this crazy Japanse dude Trick: bs rodeo off the pleasure pipe.
- Top of the course three hits with a rail line on the side.
- Right off the bat Mikey Mcmillian bs 180 to switch press 180 off.
- Grenerd Brian Regis pokin a back one.
- Scott Vine 2nd jump either front or switch backside 9.
- Harrison Gordon pokin a cab five off the last jump. He rode super well all day.
- Jeff Kramer spinning off the first jump. Kramer killed it but didnt even make finals.
- Johnny Miller sportin a Robin Hood outfit. 50-50 one of the first rails.
- Dj and Mc booth.
- Mac Spedale bs rodeo off the second jump.
- Mt High's Triple Air winner Joe Eddy taking to the last jump.
- Judge Trevor Andrew
- Mammoth local Cody Rosenthal. This kid has so much style.
- 3rd place winner Niko spinning off the second jump
- Everybody waiting to drop.
- Greg Bokencamp with a crazy seatbelt back one.
- Harrison front three of the pleasure pipe.
- First chair up for finals.
- Kyle Lopiccolo
- Last years 3rd place winner Cody Rosenthal tweaking the shit out of a method.
- Harry huckin off the 2nd booter
- A few burton judges taking notes.
- Cody tweaking beyond the max off the pleasure tube.
- Judge Nate Bozung taking notes
- Greg Hahn method off the last booter
- Jared Johnson
- Danny Williams on the bottom half of the course.
- This what the judges were looking for. 1st place winner Greg hahn with a smooth 540
- Cody spinning off the 2nd jump
- Mac also killed it all day.
- Greg Hahn
- Brian Regis blunt 270
- Mac Spedale spinning off the last booter
- 2nd place Nick Dirks
- Judges J.p. Solberg and Trevor Andrews
- Here was the best trick. 5050 bs rodeo off by Masai
- Announcing the winners
- 4th place Scotty Vine
- The winners circle
- Top four