Powder Video Awards 2010

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“It’s never an easy task,” admits Powder Editor, Derek Taylor. “This year was no exception, but that’s a real testament to the quality of the filmmaking and the undeniable skill of the athletes. If it were easy, it wouldn’t be worth doing.”  Topics of particular contention this year were the nominees for “Best Male” and “Full Throttle.” For a behind-the-scenes look at how these decisions got made click here, but be forewarned that it didn’t happen without a few insults, some mockery and unabashed grandstanding.
 
Regardless of the means however, the nominees have been selected. Of the two dozen films considered, the nominees for the coveted “Movie of the Year” award are: In Deep by MSP Films, Everyday is a Saturday by Poor Boyz Productions, Refresh by Level 1 Productions, Wild Stallions by Meathead Films and Re:Session by Teton Gravity Research.
 
Nominees for the remaining Video Awards categories include:
 
Best Cinematography
In Deep by MSP Films
Signatures by Sweetgrass Productions
Edge of Never by Edge of Never Productions
Refresh by Level 1 Productions
 
Best Editing
Transitions by Riley Poor
In Deep by MSP Films
Refresh by Level 1 Productions
Swift.Silent.Deep. by Jon Klaczkiewicz & Troy Beauchamp
Contrast by Nimbus Independent
 
Best Documentary
 Signatures by Sweetgrass Productions
Edge of Never by Edge of Never Productions
Swift.Silent.Deep. by Jon Klaczkiewicz & Troy Beauchamp
Transitions by Riley Poor
 
Best Male
Mark Abma (In Deep) by MSP Films
Sean Pettit (In Deep) by MSP Films
Sammy Carlson (Re:Session) by Teton Gravity Research
Dane Tudor (Everyday is a Saturday) by Poor Boyz Productions
Tim Durtschi (Everyday is a Saturday) by Poor Boyz Productions
 
Best Female
Lynsey Dyer (Magic Moments) by Stormshow Studios
Stina Jakobsson (Catch Me if You Can) by Generation Flinga
Marja Persson (612) by Free Radicals
Janette Hargin (Catch Me if You Can) by Generation Flinga
 
Best Powder
Erik Roner, Ian McIntosh (Re:Session) by Teton Gravity Research
Signatures by Sweetgrass Productions
In Deep by MSP Films
Pep Fujas (Contrast) by Nimbus Independent
 
Best Jib
Tim Durtschi (Everyday is a Saturday) by Poor Boyz Productions
Tom Wallisch (Refresh) by Level 1 Productions
Will Wesson (Wild Stallions) by Meathead Films
Sammy Carlson (Re:Session) by Teton Gravity Research
 
Best Natural Air
Henrik Windstedt (In Deep) by MSP Films
Dana Flahr (Re:Session) by Teton Gravity Research
Mark Abma (In Deep) by MSP Films
Wiley Miller (Refresh) by Level 1 Productions
 
Best Manmade Air
Pep Fujas (Contrast) by Nimbus Independent Tim Durtschi (Everyday is a Saturday)  by Poor Boyz Productions
Henrik Harlaut (Refresh) by Level 1 Productions
Wiley Miller (Re:Session) by Teton Gravity Research
Sammy Carlson (Re:Session)  by Teton Gravity Research
 
Best Line
Seth Morrison (Re:Session)  by Teton Gravity Research
Sean Pettit (In Deep) by MSP Films
Mike Tierney (Magic Moments) by Stormshow Studios
Ian McIntosh (Re:Session) by Teton Gravity Research
Daron Rahlves (In Deep) by MSP Films
 
Best Point of View
Ian McIntosh (Re:Session) by Teton Gravity Research
Antoine Montat (Can’t Stop) by Ride the Planets
James Heim, Mark Abma, Eric Hjorliefson (In Deep) by MSP Films
Jon and Andreas Hatveit (Everyday is a Saturday) by Poor Boyz Productions
Sage Cattabriga-Alosa (Re:Session) by Teton Gravity Research
 
In addition to the Video Awards and revealing the top 10 male and top 5 female Reader Poll winners, honors will be presented for “Breakthrough Performance” and “Full Throttle.” After a decade of PVA’s the 10th Anniversary brings about a brand new honor, the inaugural “The Life Time Achievement” award which will also be unveiled at the event.
 
All results will be announced LIVE during the show at the historic Hotel Jerome in Aspen, Colorado on January 30, 2010. Attendance is by invitation only, but for those unable to make it to Aspen, the event will be webcast LIVE on PowderAwards.com beginning at 7:30 p.m. (MST) with red carpet arrivals immediately followed by the Award show beginning at 8:00 p.m. (MST).
 
Special thanks to the sponsors of the 2010 Powder Video Awards and Reader Poll: Verizon Wireless, Samsung, Aspen Skiing Company, General Snus, and Red Bull Skiing. Without their support, the event would not be what it is today.
 
Additional thanks to everyone who voted for their favorite skiers in the Reader Poll. PowderAwards.com received a record breaking number of votes!  Be sure to tune in to the webcast to see if your favorites made the cut.

Post Event Press Release from Powder

T’S A WRAP: THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY POWDER VIDEO AWARDS & READER POLL PRESENTED BY VERIZON WIRELESS AND SAMSUNG
 
Inaugural “Lifetime Achievement Award” Goes to Warren Miller; MSP takes “Movie of the Year” for In Deep
 
DANA POINT, Calif.  (Jan. 31, 2010) — Music blaring, crowd roaring, insane footage from the year’s best ski movies rolling, and all of the ski industry’s high-rollers packed under one roof in a little town they call Aspen…what else could it be, but the 2010 Powder Video Awards (PVA) & Reader Poll presented by Verizon Wireless and Samsung?
 
The highlight of the evening was the induction of the “Lifetime Achievement Award,” which went to the legendary Warren Miller. He flew in from Montana for the show tonight despite a broken back. “I’m 85, that’s a long trip on a pair a skis,” says Miller before encouraging all the skiers in the room to “hitch up their pants” and spend their careers chasing the insane standard set by Shane McConkey. “Make a lot of turns and enjoy every moment of it…just don’t cross your tips!”
 
Much of the innovation that Powder celebrated tonight wouldn’t have been possible without the foundation laid by those who have come before us. As recognized tonight by winning filmers and athletes alike.
 
Coming full circle tonight was 2009 “Breakthrough Performer,” Sean Pettit who took home the prize tonight for both “Best Male” and “Full Throttle” for his performance in In Deep by MSP. As if that wasn’t honors enough, Tanner Hall proclaimed “[Sean Pettit] is a real skier...he’s the future. I am so proud of you Sean. You literally are the best skier in the world.”
 
Lynsey Dyer broke in snagging the award for “Best Female” for her performance in Magic Moments by Stormshow Studios. “Wow, this is awesome!” said Dyer.  “I finally got one of these!” As co-founder for SheJumps, a non-profit group working to increase the participation of women in outdoor activities, Dyer threw props to all the women shredding right now. “Cheers to all you girls that rip.”
 
The most coveted honor of the night went to MSP for In Deep, making it their fifth “Movie of the Year Award” win in PVA history. Full Video Awards and Reader Poll results are available at http://www.powderawards.com/results/.
 
 
The reigning darlings of Reader Polls past have done it again. Seth Morrison and Ingrid Backstrom took the number one male and female spots in the tonight’s Reader Poll for the fourth consecutive year in a row.
 
For show more stopping moments log onto http://www.facebook.com/powdermag and twitter.com/PowderMagazine.
 
Special thanks to the sponsors of the 2010 Powder Video Awards and Reader Poll: Verizon Wireless and Samsung who gave both “Best Male” and “Best Female” performance winners an Omnia II cell phone and a year’s complimentary Verizon Wireless services. Additional, thanks to our other sponsors Aspen Skiing Company, General Snus, and Red Bull Skiing. Without their support, the event would not be what it is today.