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Snowboarders slid and spun across the butter pad at Holiday Valley in upstate New York for the Red Bull Butter Cup. Rain couldn't keep over 100 snowboarders away from the course. Every once in a while, you just gotta get buttery.

Carly Harrington on the butter pad Photo: Bob Knab 

Rain? What rain? Photo: Bob Knab

Ever want to progress in the park and on the slopes without guys gawking and wishing they had your mad snowboarding skills? Yeah, me too. Check out this great opportunity to shred with a crowd of rad ladies that will help you hone your skills and give you the confidence you want to tear up the snow to the fullest.

There's nothing quite like waking up to fresh snowfall in the mountains. Another storm swept Southern California and dropped 24 inches of powder on Big Bear Mountain Resorts much to snowboarders' delight, blanketing the slopes for epic conditions across all runs.

She's got style both in the water and at the show, Stephanie Gilmore won Female Surfer of the Year at the Surfer Poll Awards, wearing a white lace dress and red hot lips! This was the second consecutive year that Steph won the award, soon after claiming her fourth- consecutive world title. Carissa Moore was voted second, Coco Ho in third, Sofia Mulanovich in fourth and Alana Blanchard in fifth.

First place for women and $1000 was awarded to Courtney Cox for an unmatched
arsenal of tricks on all the rail jam features throughout the 30-minute
finals.

Thousands of spectators swarmed the event set up at 1200 Lincoln St. in
downtown Denver to celebrate the beginning of winter and support
snowboarders who traveled from throughout the US and the mountains of
Colorado to compete.

The women’s competition was stacked with highlights including a Frontside
360 over the “Scion Deathgap” feature and tech tricks on the rails. Lynn

FRANK BOURGEIS AND COURTNEY COX COLLECT CASH AT BACKYARD BANG DENVER

DENVER, CO. (Nov. 20, 2010) – Frank Bourgeis cut his way through the ranks
of competitors at the 2nd Annual Salomon Backyard Bang Denver at The Art
Institute of Colorado, landing first place and $1500 for overall
consistency, smooth style and a bounty of landed tricks.

Sometimes just participating in your sport of choice is enough and sometimes it isn’t. That’s why cross training is essential in maintaining a healthy and overall fit body. Not only does cross training help with improving your skill level, but it decreases the chances of future injury.

"Pilates is good for stretching and releasing the tension that you’ve created. It’s good for flexibility and increasing range of motion," said Pilates instructor at RBC One, Anita Halton.