Rail Jam 09 - Meet Your Best Trick Judges

PLEASE NOTE: Due to the explosion downtown, Rail Jam '09 will be held at the Gallatin County Fairgrounds instead of on Main Street. The event will begin at 6 PM as originally scheduled.

As mentioned before, MSU Bookstore is an official sponsor of Chamberlin Productions' Rail Jam 09! Not only will we be at the event tomorrow night, spreading the awesomeness that is the MSU Bookstore, we will also be judging the Best Trick competition at the event. We trucked in the greatest snowboarders from the northwest to choose the dude or dudette with the raddest moves at the Rail Jam. The winner of the Best Trick award will win Skull Candy headphones, product from Ogio and the coveted AWESOME stamp so he/she can spread awesomeness all over Montana.

Now, it's time to meet your judges:

Brian "Mini Pony" Johnson
Able to stun strangers with his infamous Boston accent, Brian grew up on a miniature horse farm in upstate New York, leading to his nickname of Mini Pony. Brian traveled from his new home in Boulder, CO for Rail Jam 09.

Favorite trick: Backside 1260 to revert, ala Travis Rice.
Favorite snack: Woven bacon topped with imitation bacon bits.
Hometown: Schenectady, NY
Favorite Pro Snowboarder: himself
Favorite Pass time besides snowboarding: constructing scarecrows




Alena "A Team" Howard
Hailing from the a small island just south of the Philippines, this pint-sized ripper has judged snowboard competitions from Argentina to Austria. She's famous for traffic-stopping crazy eyes, backside 180s, and delicious strawberry rhubarb pie. Alena crossed the ocean from France to make an appearance in Bozeman this weekend.

Favorite brand of soy sauce: La Choy
Best powder day ever: Sugarloaf, Maine.
Claim to fame: appeared as an extra in Saving Private Ryan
Random fact: She can spell all the state capitals in 45 seconds... backwards.

Mary "Bollywood" Uravich

A long time organizer of the largest pea and lentil shipper's organization in the Northern Hemisphere, Mary currently is studying for her Master's in Reconditioned Reverse Axial Coercision Therapy, with a Minor in Archery. She currently resides somewhere in the greater quad-cities area.

Favorite Trick - Switch 270-on frontslide boardslide to nosepress, frontflip out.

Favorite Snack: Grilled Amazonian Duck Breast, marinated in a reduction of cote d' fluere and spanish razeberries, served with candied Indian yams and a sprout salad.

Hometown: Moscow, Russia (briefly)

Favorite Pro Snowboarder: Tony Hawk...wait, wrong sport?

Favorite Passtime besides snowboarding - Non-Professional Architecture Consulting.

Jerrod "Underscore" Warner
Known for his untameable tendency to imitate animal and kitchen appliance sounds, Jerrod's dog grooming abilities are nationally recognized. When he is not beautifying pooches, he spends his time slashing powder in eastern British Colombia.

Favorite US Territory: Guam
Power animal: Wombat
Passtime besides snowboarding and dog grooming: Interpretive dance.
Random fact: Can recite US Constitution in Swahili
Favorite G-rated swear word: Golly gee wizz.