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/ Posted on Thursday, January 17, 20132013 Men’s Reader Poll #1
Back in the top spot for a third year in a row, Wallisch’s three-peat is well deserved. He laid down some of the best lines we saw in Level 1’s Sunny. He also won Slopestyle at last year’s Dew Tour and the Winter X Games. Now, he’s filming his own two-year project and looking towards the Olympics
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/ Posted on Thursday, January 17, 20132013 Men’s Reader Poll #2
Seth stays at the top of this list after a season of filming with TGR, stretching the boundaries of ski mountaineering, and focusing on skiing for fun.
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/ Posted on Thursday, January 17, 20132013 Men’s Reader Poll #3
Pettit started filming with Poor Boyz this year and laid down a segment significant enough to win the PVA for best natural air. He also worked on the Kids video series with a crew of fellow Canadians including TJ Schiller, Justin Dorey and Matt Margetts.
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/ Posted on Thursday, January 17, 20132013 Men’s Reader Poll #4
This year, coming off of a knee injury Hoji laid down what might be the best ever one shot wonder film line in Matchstick Productions’ Superheroes of Stoke. He’s still heavily involved in the Dynafit and 4FRNT design process—he had a hand in Dynafit’s new Beast 16— and this year he’s filming with Sweetgrass Productions as well.
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/ Posted on Thursday, January 17, 20132013 Men’s Reader Poll #5
Sage did more of what he does this year: filming big lines in Alaska with TGR, going to Burning Man, skiing Alta every single day of the early season.
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/ Posted on Thursday, January 17, 20132013 Men’s Reader Poll #6
Townsend featured heavily in MSP Film’s Superheroes of Stoke, lead Team Americas to victory in the Swatch Skier’s cup, and got the shot multiple times in Salomon Freeski TV episodes. Plus, his Giants won the World Series.
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/ Posted on Thursday, January 17, 20132013 Men’s Reader Poll #7
Henrik Harlaut on skis is like Sam Cooke’s voice. Smooth as hell. In 2012, Harlaut starred in the Inspired Media film, The Education of Style. Throughout the film, E-Dollo flashes his easy style and encourages children to keep it real. Also, we learn that Redman would like to get him really high.
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/ Posted on Thursday, January 17, 20132013 Men’s Reader Poll #8
In 2012, Mark Abma came back from knee injury to star in the Matchstick Productions film, Superheroes of Stoke. In one of the more memorable segments of the film, Mark Abma skis some of the deepest pow of the season at Chatter Creek, British Columbia and shows off his signature style and deep icy blues that make women and mancrushes alike swoon.
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/ Posted on Thursday, January 17, 20132013 Men’s Reader Poll #9
Tanner Hall won his first Powder Reader Poll award in 2002. In 2013, coming in at ninth place, Hall wins his 11th award since then. After a number of both physical, mental, and spiritual setbacks Hall is making somewhat of a comeback in 2013. He showed his panache hasn’t gone anywhere in the Inspired Media film, The Education of Style, and he’s returned to the halfpipe, competing with his heart set on the Olympics. Don’t be surprised if he’s back on the stage in 2014.
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/ Posted on Thursday, January 17, 20132013 Men’s Reader Poll #10
Pollard was busy this year. In addition to traveling to, and making edits with Nimbus Independent, he went back to filming with Level 1. And he still manages to develop products, paint, and take his tiny daughter skiing.
