SLUG Games Battle at Basin Presented by Scion 01.11 - SLUG Magazine

SLUG Games Battle at Basin Presented by Scion was held on Jan. 11 at Snowbasin Resort.

SLUG Games Battle at Basin Presented by Scion was held on Jan. 11 at Snowbasin Resort. Sponsors included: Scion, JayBird, Board Of Provo, Lucky Slice Pizza, Pit Viper, Kitten Factory, Daleboot, Cross Roads Skateshop, Goal Zero, Milosport, She Shreds, Snogression, Saga Outerwear, RAMP, Only In Ogden, I.N.I. Cooperative, Yelp, ZooYork Snowboards, Raja Attire and Salty Peaks Snowboard Shop. Check out our recap here.

Men’s Open Snow:

1st: Casey Russell

2nd: Brady Larson

3rd: Zeke Greer

Women’s Open Snow:
1st: Sam Kolesky
2nd: Maya Keefer
3rd: Hailee Mattingley
4th: Jen Grigsby
5th: Sophie Neres
6th: Mattie Neres

17 & Under Snow:
1st: Ashton Hammer
2nd: Garrett Whitesides
3rd: Trevor Otterson

Men’s Open Ski:

1st: Jonah Williams

2nd: Dylan Mahley

3rd: Eric Grambles

17 & Under Ski:

1st: Jake Lewis

2nd: Jackson Jenkins

3rd: Milan Peyn and Alex Koford

Best Trick:

Jesse Ramirez

Half cab 270 nose butter to front board same way 270 off the pole jam

SLUG booth representing SLUG GAMES 2014 at Snowbasin: John Ford, Nate Abbott and Victoria and Cassandra Loveless; RAMP skis and ZOO YORK/SLUG snowboards. Photo: cezaryna

Garrett Whitesides took 2nd place in the 17 and under snowboard division. Here, he sends it over the hip with a nose grab.

Mitch Wayment nose taps the cannon as the clouds rolled in over Snowbasin.

Jonah Williams goes huge over the hip, securing first place in the open ski division.

Jesse Ramirez won Best Trick for this mouthful: half cab 270 nose butter to front board same way 270 off the pole jam.

Tristan Sadler, Indy.

Bracken Dean shows off his method while being filmed by SLUG's follow cam.

Garrett Whitesides, nose press.

Christian Hobush might not have placed but he certainly wowed the judges in the finals heat.

Brady Larson spun this huge 360 off the cannon feature, landing himself in second place.

GOAL ZERO, SAGA, SNOWBASIN supporting SLUG GAMES 2014- double skier/snowboarder action on the course: Colby Westendorw and Zen Anderson. Photo: cezaryna

PIT VIPER represent; classy by Chris Garcin Photo: cezaryna

Upside down skier: Leo Zoberski. Photo: cezaryna

Ladies killing it- Sam Kolesky with super clean boardslide. Photo: cezaryna

Boardslide by Brady Larson. Photo: cezaryna

Front side boardslide by Jesse Ramirez. Photo: cezaryna

Going upside down- Kyson Hall. Photo: cezaryna

Boardlide by Hailee Mattingley. Photo: cezaryna

Switch nose press by Tristan Sadler. Photo: cezaryna

Frontside 180 out by Parker Lyman. Photo: cezaryna

Seatbelt grab by Garett Whitesides. Photo: cezaryna

SLUG Games teamster, Billy Ditzig, pumping up the crowd for the product toss.. photo credit: cezaryna

It was a long day up at Snowbasin Resort, the SLUG team wearing the coolest camo jackets provided by SLUG Games sponsor, Saga Outerwear. Happy and accomplished, proud to announce the winners of the SLUG GAMES 2014. Photo: cezaryna

SLUG Games Team posing for a photo before the games begin (L-R) Angela Brown, Billy Ditzig, and Tim Kronenberg. Photo: Helen Leeson

Logan Fackrell, Colby Wastendaw and Jared Fairbanks relax on the hill before the events begin. Photo: Helen Leeson

Jake Lewis throws himself upside for a flip with a clean landing. Photo: Helen Leeson

Garrett Henderson with a clean trick off of the "SLUG" jump. Photo:Helen Leeson

Dylan Mahley, complete with his own videographer, owned the course with exciting and different tricks every run. Photo: Helen Leeson

Tyler Watson took the mountain by storm with excellent tricks. Photo: Helen Leeson

The judges deliberate after each 30 minute session. Photo: Helen Leeson

Our trusted Master of Ceremonies for Snowboarding, BJ Emery and SLUG Games Teamster and DJ/sound man, Jeremy Riley, pose for an end of the day photo. Photo: Helen Leeson

Chris Garcin of Pit Viper goofs off for the camera after his excellent day on the mountain. Photo: Helen Leeson

The crowd rushes in as the SLUG team hands out gifts from the sponsors. Photo: Helen Leeson

17 and Under Skiers: 3rd place, Milan Peyn and Alex Koford, 2nd place Jackson Jenkins, 1st place Jake Lewis

17 & under Snowboard: 3rd place Trevor Otterson, 2nd place (not pictured) Garrett Whitesides, 1st place Ashton Hammer

The lone lady skier, Cindy Hurst.

Women's Snowboard Open: 6th place Mattie Neres, 5th place Sophie Neres, 4th place Jen Grigsby, 3rd place Hailee Mattingly, 2nd place Maya Keefer, 1st place Sam Kolesky

Men's Ski Open: 3rd place Eric Gambles, 2nd place Dylan Manley 1st place Jonah Williams

Garrett Whitesides showed up later to claim his prize and 2nd place podium spot.

Jesse Ramirez walked away with best trick.

Men's Snowboard Open: 3rd place Zeke Greer, 2nd place Brady Larson, 1st place Casey Russell

The SLUG Games sponsor village at Snowbasin. Photo: cezaryna

Over 132 kids entered the contest at Snowbasin. Photo: cezaryna

Sam Kolesky, first place women's snowboard. Photo: cezaryna

More SLUG Games village shots. Photo: cezaryna

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