This year marks the second annual Ultimate Boarder and brings with it, some new additions. New to UB are the “Team” collaborations where teams of 3 have selected specific athletes for each genre, snow, skate and surf. These teams are stacked with rippers like Bjorn Leines, Chris Bradshaw, Greg Bokencamp and Tyler Flanagan, holding it down for team Volcom, Val Surf, Hurley and Hosoi. The teams came out reppin’ hard and it was no wonder that we saw veteran snowboarder Bjorn Leines taking the top spot and wearing the Blue leader jersey for the Hosoi Team.
The Ultimate Boarder event is growing and so is the number of participants wanting to showcase their skills. Snowboarding Stage 1 was highlighted by the talents of Kurt Wastell, Shane Pospisil, Dave Downing, Chad Shetler, Todd Richards and last years UB champion, Aaron Astorga. The results from today have outlined exactly why this event is so great. The podium headed by Kurt Wastell puts him in the top spot with the most points and the leader jersey. Kurt is a strong surfer and an incredible skater. 2nd place went to Shane Pospisil who grew up surfing the tough waters of the East Coast and can skateboard quite well. The 3rd spot went to Chad Shetler, who’s strong point, believe it or not, isn’t snowboarding, but is in fact skateboarding. Chad is sitting pretty on a 3rd with his weakest event behind him and looking forward to the next couple event days. Stay tuned to REELcomp.com for the latest on the Ultimate Boarder.
