TransWorld SNOWboarding Announces Winners For The 11th Annual Rider’s Poll Awards

Jan. 31, 2010 - PRLog -- The 11th Annual TransWorld SNOWboarding Riders’ Poll Awards just went down at the Fillmore Auditorium in Denver, Colorado. The crowd was huge and the night was wild. The Rider’s Poll Awards honor snowboarding’s top riders, with winners determined by polling more than 100 professional snowboarders worldwide. In addition, thousands of TransWorld SNOWboarding readers voted for winners of the Readers’ Choice Awards. For the first time in history, this event was open to the public and the fans came out in droves. And now, TransWorld SNOWboarding is proud to announce this year’s winners to the public. Check it out:

And the winners are…

Rookie Of The Year
Halldór Helgason (DC)

Men's Rider Of The Year
John Jackson (Forum)
   
Women's Rider Of The Year
Annie Boulanger (Salomon)

Men's Video Part Of The Year
John Jackson (Forum Snowboards’ Forever)

Women's Video Part Of The Year
Annie Boulanger (Absinthe Films’ Neverland)

Video Of The Year
Forever (Forum Snowboards)

Standout Of The Year
Xavier De Le Rue  (Standard Films’ Black Winter)

2010 Legend Award
Tom Burt (Winterstick)

Men’s Reader’s Choice
Eiki Helgason (Rome)

Women’s Reader’s Choice
Marie-France Roy (Rome)

Congratulations to all the winners!

A special thanks to all the sponsors: New Era, Matador, Vans, Aerial7, POW, Keystone, Breckenridge, Ball Park, Red Bull and Zumiez. For more information on TransWorld SNOWboarding, including photos from the event, please visit www.transworldsnowboarding.com.

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