Powder Video Awards and Reader Poll 2009-2001
2009 POWDER VIDEO AWARDS AND READER POLL WINNERS
2009 VIDEO AWARDS:
MOVIE OF THE YEAR:
Reasons
Poor Boyz Productions
BEST MALE PERFORMANCE:
Sage Cattabriga-Alosa
Under the Influence
Teton Gravity Research
BEST FEMALE PERFROMANCE:
Ingrid Backstrom
Claim
Matchstick Productions
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMER:
Sean Pettit
BEST CONCEPT:
The Fine Line
Rocky Mountain Sherpas
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:
Claim
Matchstick Productions
BEST MANMADE AIR:
Simon Dumont
Claim
Matchstick Productions
BEST NATURAL AIR:
Seth Morrison
Under the Influence
Teton Gravity Research
BEST P.O.V.:
Sage Cattabriga-Alosa
Under the Influence
Teton Gravity Research
BEST POWDER:
Mark Abma, T..J. Schiller and C.R. Johnson
Claim
Matchstick Productions
BEST JIB:
Will Wesson
Head for the Hills
Meathead Films
BEST EDITING:
Hunting Yeti
Nimbus Entertainment
BEST LINE:
Sage Cattabriga-Alosa
Under the Influence
Teton Gravity Research
2009 READER POLL:
MEN:
1. Seth Morrison
2. Tanner Hall
3. Sage Cattabriga-Alosa
4. Mark Abma
5. Pep Fujas
6. Eric Hjorleifson
7. Eric Pollard
8. Shane McConkey
9. Simon Dumont
10. Sammy Carlson
WOMEN:
1. Ingrid Backstrom
2. Sarah Burke
3. Grete Eliassen
4. Lynsey Dyer
5. Ashley Battersby
FULL THROTTLE:
Seth Morrison
PHOTO OF THE YEAR:
Photographer: Adam Clark
Skier: Sage Cattabriga-Alosa
Location: Haines, Alaska
2008 POWDER VIDEO AWARDS AND READER POLL WINNERS
2008 VIDEO AWARDS:
MOVIE OF THE YEAR:
Believe
Red Bull Moving Images
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A MALE:
Tanner Hall
Believe
Red Bull Moving Images
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE:
Ingrid Backstrom
Seven Sunny Days
Matchstick Productions
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMER:
Kye Petersen
BEST MANMADE AIR:
Jon Olsson
Seven Sunny Days
Matchstick Productions
BEST NATURAL AIR:
Eric Pollard
Idea
Eric Iberg/ PBP
BEST P.O.V.:
Andreas Hatveit shot by Jon Hatveit
Yeah Dude
Poor Boyz Productions
BEST POWDER:
Tanner Rainville, Dan Marion, Rich Permin & Sean Decker
Realtime
Level 1 Productions
BEST JIB:
Andreas Hatveit
Yeah Dude
Poor Boyz Productions
BEST LINE:
Tanner Hall
Believe
Red Bull Moving Images
BEST STORYLINE:
Steep
The Documentary Group
FULL THROTTLE:
Eric Hjorleifson
BEST POWDER:
Tanner Rainville, Dan Marion, Rich Permin & Sean Decker
Realtime
Level 1 Productions
PHOTO OF THE YEAR:
Photographer: Christian Pondella
Skier: Chris Benchetler
Location: Mammoth, CA
2008 READER POLL:
Men:
1. Seth Morrison
2. Tanner Hall
3. Pep Fujas
4. Sage Cattabriga-Alosa
5. Eric Pollard
6. Mark Abma
7. Jon Olsson
8. Simon Dumont
9. Shane McConkey
10. Eric Hjorleifson
Women:
1. Ingrid Backstrom
2. Sarah Burke
3. Grete Eliassen
4. Michelle Parker
5. Lynsey Dyer
2007 POWDER VIDEO AWARDS AND READER POLL WINNERS
2007 VIDEO AWARDS:
MOVIE OF THE YEAR:
Push
Matchstick Productions
BEST MALE PERFORMANCE:
Mark Abma
Push
Matchstick Productions
BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE:
Grete Eliassen
Ski Porn
Poor Boyz Productions
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMER:
Ian McIntosh
BEST MANMADE AIR:
Rory Bushfield
Push
Matchstick Productions
BEST NATURAL AIR:
Seth Morrison
Anomaly
Teton Gravity Research
BEST P.O.V.
Andreas Hatveit
Mind the Gap
Skifilm.net
BEST POWDER:
Jon Larsson
Snowblind
Free Radicals
BEST JIB:
Corey Vanular
Long Story Short
Level 1 Productions
BEST LINE:
Sverre Liliequist
Five O’Clock News
Swedish Posse
BEST STORY:
The Line
Rattle Can Films
Brendan Kiernan & Frank Pickell
WORST SLAM:
Kaj Zackrisson
Respect
Wink Inc.
FULL THROTTLE:
Seb Michaud
PHOTO OF THE YEAR:
Photographer: Oskar Enander
Skier: Julian Carr
Location: Engelberg, Switzerland
2007 READER POLL:
Men:
1. Seth Morrison
2. Shane McConkey
3. Eric Pollard
4. Tanner Hall
5. Sage Cattabriga-Alosa
6. Pep Fujas
7. Eric Hjorleifson
8. Mark Abma
9. C.R. Johnson
10. Chris Davenport
Women:
1. Ingrid Backstrom
2. Sarah Burke
3. Michelle Parker
4. Grete Eliassen
5. Ashley Battersby
THE NORTH FACE AMATEUR SKIER AWARDS:
SKIER OF THE YEAR:
Rob LaPier
VIDEOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR:
Sam Giffen
2006 POWDER AWARDS AND READER POLL WINNERS
2006 VIDEO AWARDS:
MOVIE OF THE YEAR:
War
Poor Boyz Productions
BEST MALE PERFORMANCE:
Tanner Hall
Teddybear Crisis
Kris Ostness & Henrick Rostrup
BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE:
Ingrid Backstrom
The Hit List
Matchstick Productions
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMER:
Dana Flahr
BEST MANMADE AIR:
Andy Mahre
War
Poor Boyz Productions
BEST NATURAL AIR:
Harlow Wetschler
Waiting Game
Wink Inc. & Klutch Productions
BEST P.O.V.:
JP Auclair
War
Poor Boyz Productions
BEST POWDER:
Sage Cattabriga-Alosa, Will Burks, Dave McReynolds, & Marc-Andre
Belliveau
The Tangerine Dream
Teton Gravity Research
BEST JIB:
Candide Thovex
War
Poor Boyz Productions
BEST LINE:
Pierre-Yves Leblanc
Echo
Team Thirteen Industries
FULL THROTTLE:
Jeremy Nobis
The Tangerine Dream
Teton Gravity Research
WORST SLAM:
Tanner Hall
Pop Yer Bottlez
The Bigger Picture
PHOTO OF THE YEAR:
Photographer: Tony Harrington/TGR
Skier: Sage Cattabriga-Alosa
Location: Haines, Alaska
2006 READER POLL:
Men:
1. Shane McConkey
2. J.T. Holmes
3. Seth Morrison
4. Pep Fujas
5. Sage Cattabriga-Alosa
6. Tanner Hall
7. Mark Abma
8. Chris Davenport
9. C.R. Johnson
10. Jon Olsson
Women:
1. Ingrid Backstrom
2. Sarah Burke
3. Kristi Leskinen
4. Grete Eliassen
5. Ashley Battersby
2005 POWDER AWARDS AND READER POLL WINNERS
2005 VIDEO AWARDS:
MOVIE OF THE YEAR:
Yearbook
Matchstick Productions
BEST MALE PERFORMANCE:
Mark Abma
Yearbook
Matchstick Productions
BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE:
Ingrid Backstrom
Yearbook
Matchstick Productions
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE:
Ingrid Backstrom
Yearbook
Matchstick Productions
BEST P.O.V.
Cintematographer: Steve Winter
Helicopter Pilot: Craig Havas
Skier: Tanner Hall
Yearbook
BEST POWDER:
Shroder Baker
Soul Purpose
Teton Gravity Research
BEST LINE:
Hugo Harrisson
Yearbook
Matchstick Productions
AMSTEL LIGHT FULL THROTTLE AWARD:
Shane McConkey
Yearbook
Matchstick Productions
BEST HUMOR:
Kye Petersen & Sean Pettit
WSKI106
BEST TRICK:
Candide Thovex
Yearbook
Matchstick Productions
WORST SLAM:
Per Huss
Free Radicals- Serious
2005 READER POLL:
Male:
1. Shane McConkey
2. Seth Morrison
3. Sage Cattabriga-Alosa
4. C.R. Johnson
5. Hugo Harrison
6. Chris Davenport
7. Tanner Hall
8. Pep Fujas
9. Eric Pollard
10. Kent Kreitler
Female:
1. Sarah Burkey
2. Ingrid Backstrom
3. Wendy Fisher
4. Kristi Leskinen
5. Grete Eliassen
2004 POWDER AWARDS AND READER POLL WINNERS
2004 VIDEO AWARDS:
MOVIE OF THE YEAR:
High Life
Teton Gravity Research
BEST MALE PERFORMANCE:
Sage Cattabriga-Alosa
High Life
Teton Gravity Research
BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE
Sarah Burke
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE
Pep Fujas
BEST TRICK
Pep Fujas
2004 READER POLL:
Male:
1. Seth Morrison
2. Shane McConkey
3. Rick Greener
Female:
1. Sarah Burke
2. Wendy Fisher
3. Picabo Street
4. Kristi Leskinen
5. Jamie Burge
2003 POWDER AWARDS AND READER POLL WINNERS
2003 VIDEO AWARDS:
MOVIE OF THE YEAR:
Ski Movie 3: The Front Line
Matchstick Productions
BEST MALE PERFORMANCE:
Mike Douglas
Ski Movie 3: The Front Line
Matchstick Productions
BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE:
Kristi Leskinen
Happy Dayz
Poor Boyz Productions
MALE BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMER:
Sage Cattabriga-Alosa
Happy Dayz
The Prophecy
FEMALE BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMER:
Rachel Belliveau
BEST POWDER:
Dave Swanwick and Will Burks
The Prophecy
Teton Gravity Research
BEST LINE:
Kent Kreitler
The Prophecy
Teton Gravity Research
WORST SLAM:
Dave Crichton
Strike Three
BEST CHASE CAM:
Steve Rosendaal
Volume 8
BEST HUMOR:
Mike Douglas & Tom Erickson
Vincent Dorion
Ski Movie 3: The Front Line
Matchstick Productions
BEST CLIFF HUCK:
Chris Collins
The Prophecy
Teton Gravity Research
BEST TRICK:
Jon Olsson
Switch D-Spin 1080
Happy Dayz
Poor Boyz Productions
FULL THROTTLE:
Seth Morrison
Ski Movie 3: The Front Line
Matchstick Productions
2003 READERS POLL
Male:
1. Seth Morrison
2. Shane McConkey
Female:
1. Wendy Fischer
2002 POWDER AWARDS AND READER POLL WINNERS
2002 READERS POLL:
Male:
1. Seth Morrison
2. Shane McConkey
3. Micah Black
4. Gordy Peifer
5. Jonny Moseley
6. Jon Olsson
7. Tanner Hall
8. Bode Miller
9. C.R. Johnson
10. Kent Kreitler
Female:
1. Wendy Fischer
2. Sarah Burke
3. Jamie Burge
4. Kristi Leskinen
5. Kristen Ulmer
2001 POWDER AWARDS AND READER POLL WINNERS
2001 VIDEO AWARDS:
MOVIE OF THE YEAR:
Ski Movie
Matchstick Productions
BEST MALE PERFORMANCE:
Seth Morrison
Ski Movie
Matchstick Productions
BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE:
Wendy Fisher
Ski Movie
Matchstick Productions
BEST POWDER:
Gordy Peifer and Dave Swanwick
Further
Teton Gravity Research
BEST CLIFF HUCK:
Chris Eby
Parental Advisory Vol.1
Heavy Hitting Films
WORST SLAM:
Dan Treadway
Further
Teton Gravity Research
BEST HUMOR:
Shane McConkey and Scott Gaffney
There’s Something About McConkey
BEST TRICK:
Candide Thovex
Further
Teton Gravity Research
FULL THROTTLE AWARD:
Aaron McGovern
