» Whos at the PVAs
ADAM CLARK
Powder senior photographer Adam Clark chats with Luke Van Valin before the 2008 PVAs. Adam was on hand to accept the 2008 Photo of the Year, an image he took of Sage Cattabriga-Alosa skiing a dramatic peak in Haines, Alaska.
ASHLEY BATTERSBY
Uncle E and Ashley Battersby. For the last several years, Ashley Battersby has been consistently named as one of the top five females in the Powder Reader Poll.
BRUNO BERTRAND
Bruno Bertran (right) and friends. Bruno is the Alpine Brand Manager for Salomon Sports, and a former Olympian in moguls. Twister-spread, definitely.
SARAH BURKE
Sarah Burke and Uncle E. What else can you say about Sarah other than without her, women’s freeskiing would be like a ship without a captain. And she has the hardware to prove her skills: Three-time X Games gold medalist, ESPN’s Action Sports Female Athlete of the Year.
CR JOHNSON
C.R. Johnson back in action in Aspen, helping close friend Tanner Hall prepare for Winter X Superpipe in addition to shredding pow with 4FRNT teammate and sixth-place Reader Poll finisher Eric Hjorleifson.
COLBY WEST
Colby James West and the Red Bull girls. Colby is known for his comedic excellence, badass skills on the mountain, and for getting creative POV shots with Matchstick Productions.
CHRIS DAVENPORT
Powder Editor Derek Taylor talks to Chris Davenport on the red carpet. Dav helped bring ski mountaineering into a more mainstream audience by summiting all 54 Colorado 14,000-foot peaks in a single year. He continues to dominate.
JOHNNY DECESARE
Poor Boyz founder Johnny Decesare. First with "War" and second with "Reasons," Johnny has taken home Movie of the Year twice.
MIKE DOUGLAS AND TINA DIXON
Mike Douglas and Tina Dixon on the red carpet. Known as the Godfather of Newschool, Douglas also does commentary for ESPN during the X Games, while Tina is the network’s sideline reporter.
UNCLE E and TRACY
Long-time ESPN Winter X Games commentator Chris “Uncle E” Ernst has emcee’d six PVAs. For the last two PVAs, Uncle E protégé Luke Van Valin (not pictured) now emcees alongside him, providing a spirited one-two punch during the show.
GABE SCHRODER
Gabe Schroder’s day job is Team Manager for Smith Optics. When the snow files, he is Super G.
DALLAS STEINBERGER, KEVIN BACK, SCOTT KENDALL
Powder digital master, Powder sales ace, Powder creeper
GRETE ELLIASSEN
Two-time Winter X gold medalist Grete Elliassen has been in the top five of the women’s Reader Poll every year since 2005. In 2007 she won Best Female Performance.
CHICKS PLAYING VIDEO GAMES
Red Bull girls playing We Ski and Snowboard before the show, presumably after drinking Red Bull.
HJORLEIFSON
Eric Hjorleifson, winner of 2008’s Full Throttle – recognizing the skier who charges the hardest – talks to Luke Van Valin.
LADIES OF SKIING
Ingrid Backstrom, Sarah Burke, Grete Elliassen, Lynsey Dyer and Ashley Battersby. The five best female skiers in the world, as voted on by Powder readers..
HOT CHICKS
It’s always a good party when Red Bull shows up, especially if they bring girls.
INGRID BACKSTROM AND LYNSEY DYER
Ingrid Backstrom, the most decorated PVA female ever, and big-mountain ripper Lynsey Dyer.
KYE PETERSON
Kye Petersen was named Breakthrough Performer in 2008
LONNIE PAXTON
Lonnie Paxton of the Denver Broncos. Yeah, the NFL team.
MEATHEADS
Christopher James and his fellow Meatheads accept the award for Best Jib.
DAVE REDDICK AND GREG STROKES
Powder Photo Editor David Reddick and Oakley’s Greg Strokes.
ROCKY MTN SHERPAS
Rocky Mountain Sherpas won Best Concept for "The Fine Line," a film about the dangers of avalanches that managed to be riveting, sad, educational and entertaining. Pretty good for a bunch of Canadians.
SAGE CATTABRIGA-ALOSA
Sage Cattabriga-Alosa cleaned up at the 2009 PVAs and Reader Poll. He took home awards for Best Male, Best Line, Best POV, Photo of the Year (along with Adam Clark), and was third place on the Reader Poll. He’s that good.
SAMMY CARLSON AND SIMON DUMONT
Sammy Carlson and Simon Dumont accepting their Reader Poll awards. Simon also won for Best Manmade Air for his world record quarter pipe boost from the film "Claim" by MSP.
SEAN PETIT
Sean Pettit accepts his award for Breakthrough Performance. Will Sean breakthrough this year with even more awards for his efforts in the MSP film "In Deep"?
SETH MORRISON
Seth Morrison, the king of the Powder Reader Poll, and pretty much the king, period.
SIMON DUMONT
Simon Dumont. ‘Nuff said.
STEEL SPENCE
Steel Spence; Aspen local, owner and partner in 4 FRNT, with Luke Van Valin.
STEVE RESKA
MSP’s Steve Rezka accepts the award for Best Cinematography.
TANNER HALL
In 2009, Tanner Hall, seen here talking to Plum TV, placed second in the Reader Poll. Where will he land this year?
XAVIER BERTONI
Winter X Superpipe gold medalist Xavier Bertoni gets a round from the PVA crowd.
