Trice, Wiig and Kass take top honors at the Icer air big air jump! That is a pretty heavy crew of guys they got to show up. To understand this event you have to first know that last year it happened in the streets of San Francisco. Since SF is a beautiful city and I like snowboarding, I really wanted to see it last year. Unfortunately SF is full of whiners and the citizens complained about having the event tie up the streets so it was banned from the street. This year it was held in AT&T park, the home of Barry Bonds and the Giants.
It was kind of a mixed bag in that the event was cool but took way too long. If it was 3-5 hours instead of ten, it would have been great. Instead of boring you endless words, lets just go through the pros and cons. Overall, it was fun, I recommend it as a way to see some snowboarding in the city. Thanks to Esurance, Icer and the other sponsors!
Pros
- With skateboarding, snowboarding, skiing, good bands, lots of booths and good weather, there was plenty to do for everyone
- Tony Hawk skated, which was great to witness
- Always great to see some of the world’s best shredders together – good times
-Crazy big jump, cool to see a jump at a pre season event as opposed to another rail jam
-Good bands
-Good action
- Seeing snowboarding in a baseball park
Cons
-The event was too long
-Other than Tony, there were no real skaters there, for how much money was spent; they should have sprung for some pro skaters
-Crazy kinked jump
Tara from Ride Snowboards and Tara Dakides hanging out in the infield of the San Francisco Giants ballpark. Tara Dakides did not enter the event which is a good thing because I think they cancelled the girl’s event, more on that later. Tara said “That jump looks sketchy; maybe if I drink enough beer I would hit it”
Some representatives from Heavenly resort claiming they blow the most snow 
Mason Aguirre was saying how good New Zealand was this year and how he may compete a little less and film more, good for Mason, reaping the rewards from his hard work and successful snowboard career, that kid deserves it
Leanne Pelosi and Hana Beaman hanging out 
Travis Rice is fucking good, seriously folks you gotta see him ride. He ended up winning the whole thing
Can not wait to see Louie Vito enter a pipe contest this season 
BJ Leines
Here is an overview of the gap they had to clear, it was pretty high up there. The whole thing seemed kind of sketchy. There was a kink in the run in ramp that threw everybody off balance. The landing ramp seemed a little narrow and so on. Of course guys like Travis Rice and Andreas Wiig made it look easy which is what happens when you get that good, everything looks easy
Danny Kass on this single warm up jump “I jumped once so I think I qualified for the finals” 
Ladytron was one of the bands that played. Pretty sure you have heard there song “Destroy Everything” on the radio
The women had some issues with the jump. The men barely cleared it and since women weigh about 75% as much as men, the gals had issue gaining enough momentum. One of the girls slid off the side, fortunately, near the bottom. This girl did come close to clearing it and went “into the drink” luckily she was alright. The women’s event kind of ended after that 
Tony Hawk did a brief demo – 540. The crowd went ape shit when he took to the ramp
Jamie Anderson is a serious ripper from Tahoe. She was in the women’s contest and she did not know if the women’s contest was going on. After that no more women went so let’s assume they called 
Sketchy D and a cotton candy vendor
Tony Hawk with a Japan Air 
Jurassic 5 was good and the crowd was really into it
Overview from the nose bleed seats. Danny Kass and Mason Aguirre were sitting way up here during J-5, probably staying away from the crowds and pain in the ass reporters 
Here is Travis Rice’s wining trick – backside rodeo 7, trust me that was huge for this jump 
Louie Vito
I was sitting in a “VIP” section where they gave away free Sparks which is a malt beverage that is 7% alcohol but all revved up like Red Bull. There were lots of single girls all hopped up on it and down on the field it looks like some people, like this guy, were enjoying Sparks as well
Andy Finch – Syringe flip
Wyatt Caldwell – back 7 
Jusso Laivisto from Scandanavia – back 3
Danny Kass took three jumps, one in the qualifiers and two in the event, he got third place for three jumps - back 7
Trice had already won with his first trick so this back 7 was for the fans
Andreas Wiig took second which comes as no surprise, he can man up and hit anything – back 5
Results 1 Travis Rice
2 Andreas Wiig
3 Danny Kass
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