There was an awesome turnout from some of NZ's finest snowboarders & skiers absolutely killing it with some mental tricks like Nick Draxl the only skier to drop in switch (that's backwards on skis if you didn't know already)!!! Without a doubt Heath Patterson was the most consistent rider overall, committing hard and stomping all the way until the finals when he slammed hard but was rewarded for such.

In the end, young buck Jake Koia took home the first place prize booty of $2000 cash, product from Quest, Gifted & STS to name a few, and to top it off a Magnum of champagne to kick off the celebrations.

Much respect must go out to host MC P-Digs whose ever-upbeat & professional delivery kept the crowd pumping and motivating the riders to go harder and faster while local legend Downtown Brown kicked off the sounds. The overall vibe was totally positive and incident free with the crowd enjoying every minute of the comp.

As if that wasn't enough, Confucius & Mysterious D turned up the tempo and got the crowd amped for more and just when you thought it was all over Rhombus got the crowd jumping. Although their set was short (blame Queenstown's draconian noise laws) MC Mana & Imon Starr knew what was up and pleased the crowd with an awesome performance before blessing up the event for next year.

Men's Finals
1st Place - Jake Koia
2nd Place - Anthony Leffelaar
3rd Place - Aaron Jamieson

Women's Finals
1st Place - Nabila Piper
2nd Place - Haidee Meyen
3rd Place - Christa Woerlee

Best Skier
Nick Draxl - dropped in switch only one

Best Consistent Overall
Heath Patterson - was killing it but crashed hard in finals

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