Eddie Wall, Lauri Heiskari, Travis Kennedy, boards and bidders.

SNOWBOARDER MAGAZINES Americas next top pro model had a 5 event series that occurred at Windells Saturday and Sunday.  The events included longest rail slide, highest ollie, spin to win, highest halfpipe air, and chinese downhill.

Following these entertaining events each competitor auctioned off their pro model right out from under their feet.  Bidding Windells campers gathered as the pro’s hyped their gear and added additional incentives.  MFM added 11 dollars cash, Travis Kennedy laid down a box of product, some even through in bindings.  All the proceeds went to charity.

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The final contest of Snowboarder Magazines Americas Next Top Pro model was an all out Chinese Downhill race.  Each Pro Model accompanied by the proud pro pulled up to the starting line for the last of the exciting events.  In an every man for themselves, coolboarder format, the Pros raced for the finish line.

The Chinese Downhill Results are as follows:
1. Lauri Heiskari – DC XFB Pro Lauri Heiskari
2. Bryan Fox – Nitro Pro One-Off Brian Fox
3. Eero Ettala – Nitro Eero Ettala Pro Model
4. Marc Frank Montoya – Technine MFM Pro

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The Highest halfpipe air event took place on Day 2 of Americas Next Top Pro model.

Lauri Heiskari took the honor.  Enjoy the photos.

For more check out SNOWBOARDER Magazines coverage.

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Some of Finland's best, Eero Ettala and Lauri Heiskari.

It’s been pretty amazing having twenty of the best professional snowboarders in the world hanging out in the Windells park this weekend. Marc Frank Montoya, TJ Schnieder, Lucas Magoon, Danny Kass and a multitude of other sick riders have been riping up the park in front of the wide-eyed campers. Everyone’s been having a good time.

Technine’s Derrek Dennison came out on top Saturday at the longest rail competition of SNOWBOARDER Mag’s first ever America’s Next Top Pro Model. Derrek handled the 100 foot rail TWICE, laying claim to the victory that proves his pro model board is the best at jibbing. Check out these photos here and read full coverage at www.snowboardermag.com

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Lauri Heiskari, poppiest snowboarder alive.

Saturday was the first day of SNOWBOARDER Magazine’s America’s Next Top Model, an innovation contest that has 20 invited pro riders competing in simple, yet valued snowboard “disciplines”. Twenty of the most talented riders came to Windells to take part in the challenge: Eero Ettala, Pat Moore, MFM, Eddie Wall, Lauri Hesikari, the list goes on. Read the rest of this entry »

Danny Kass Louie Vito and campers

Today the pro riders started to come in for SNOWBOARDER MAGAZINE’s America’s Next Top Pro Model. The on hill battle for who has the best pro model snowboard starts tomorrow, but the SNOWBOARDER MAGAZINE crew were at camp today checking in riders, enjoying the kitchen crew’s fine cuisine and skating a bit. Lauri Heiskari, Eddie Wall, Pat Moore and Niko Cioffi were thrashing the concrete on their skateboards. Danny Kass and Louie Vito drove the Grenade RV into campus and hung out with campers. Lucas Magoon was hanging out, too, taking video on his camera of Niko skating.

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