X-Games Real Snow is back and edits are sick. X-Games gets a lot of criticism for being a stale and sterile but it’s unique formats like this that keep the franchise fresh for the new school kids.  Here’s the format:

Rather than a single day competition, snowboarders compile footage over two months with a filmer and edit it down to a video part we the public then get to vote on to decide the winner.

Simple but brilliant. Here’s this year’s submission. Link to vote at the bottom:

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Frank Bourgeois

Age: 26 | Stance: Regular | Hometown: Trois-Rivières, Quebec | Most recent part: Ender, “Called 4″ by The Brothers Factory | Real Snow 2016 Fan Favorite and silver medalist | Filmer/editors: William and Charles Demers

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Jesse Paul

Age: 25 | Stance: Regular | Hometown: Maple Grove, Minnesota | Most recent part: “Reckless Abandon” by Bode Merrill and Jon Ray | TransWorld Magazine’s 2016 “Men’s Rookie of the Year” | Filmer: Colton Morgan

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Toni Kerkelä

Age: 27 | Stance: Goofy | Hometown: Helsinki, Finland | Most recent part: Opener, “Insight” by TransWorld | X Games rookie | Filmer: Petrus Koskinen

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Dylan Thompson

Age: 29 | Stance: Regular | Hometown: Hood River, Oregon | Most recent part: “Play” by Neff | Real Snow 2016 gold, 2015 silver medalist | Filmer: Wojtek Targosz

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Anto Chamberland

Age: 28 | Stance: Regular | Hometown: Montreal, Quebec | Most recent part: “Stronger” by Union | Real Snow 2016 bronze medalist | Filmer: Mat Gibo

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Justin Fronius

Age: 26 | Stance: Regular | Hometown: Excelsior, Minnesota | Most recent part: “Videogracias” by Videograss | TransWorld and Snowboarder Magazine’s 2014 “Rookie of the Year” | Filmer: Jake Durham

 

VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE HERE

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