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June 11, 2008 2:40 PM

Tamworth girl's snowboard event Gnar Chicken and Tea review part 2

Loved the first part of our Gnar Chicken and Tea event review by organiser Alexa Hohenberg? Then here's part two:

"Followed by a whift of Les Ettes perfume, the ladies descended onto the newly groomed slope for the final hour and a half of Gnar Shred Action. Faces dropped when the riders saw the boxes of prizes we had to give away. Laden with product, we began dishing out the challenges. First up, the girls must rugby tackle Euan for all the kit in his hands …worryingly the guys were more attracted to the prospect of lying on top Euan!

"Harriet Skinner left with the glory, Euan evidently, with the bruises! Emily Park then picked up a nice Nikita hoodie for her nose-slide across the A-frame. Skier Amber Conners proceeded to hit that rail with such speed she made boys amongst us whimper-that chick’s got style. Lindsay Ashdown rose to the next challenge of boardsliding the A-frame, winning herself a pair of Oakley googles while Anna Barlett rocked the rail so hard she was awarded a nice Vans wallet for her efforts.

"Moving down to the gas pipe, Martin Hennesy launched off the kicker with a front-flip worthy of some Oakley kit, whilst Helen Fox was awarded a Ruroc helmet to protect her new shining black eye from another gas pipe encounter. George Wolly won himself a pair of Vans snow-boots for his consistent styleee spins across the gas pipe whilst Joe Sandy was awarded the Avalaan style award for setting the benchmark for what great style is all about. Vicky Pullen and Becca Richardson dug deep in their bag of tricks throwing down consistent moves all night and Kirsty Smith left with a Nikita top for her mad jibbing skills. With all the progression going on around me, a slight touch of jealousy plucked my heart-strings… I was especially inspired by Lindsay Ashdown’s 270 off the gas pipe… that is my kind of riding!

"Moving on to the kicker, the longest air comp began followed by the best method pulling-contest. Happy to not be giving my knees a beating I watched as the girls and guys jumped a good 5 metres (to flat!). For everyone that says us Brits can’t hit kickers, it was great to see 3s from the ladies and 5s from the guys. The future is definitely bright for the pool of talent that attended this Gnar Event.

"Overall, judging this event was really hard. Our objective was not to award the best tricks but more the girls having the most fun and showing constant progression. With massive smiles on everyone’s faces, it appeared that a fun time was had all round. Having such great sponsors allowed us to give away category prizes to the girls and guys that stood out the most. They were by no means the only stars on the night.

Women’s:

Overall Gnarliest Chicken: Sarah Morgan
Run her Up Chicken: Katie Ormarod (aged 10!)
Vans Rock and Roll Award: Faye Mailing
Oakley, this girl’s got vision: Becca Richardson
Nikita, This girl loves to ride: Helen Fox
Blue Skin, Most colourful rider: Amber Conners
Concrete Lawn Rail Slayer: Jules Chappell
Avalaan, best style and creativity: Sophie Nicholls (aged 13!)
Inch by Inch progression: Anna Barlett
Les Ettes, look great,smell great: Lucy Butler
Ruroc Best Slam: Helen Fox

"A special mention must go to Lindsey Ashdown who cleaned up so many spot prizes that I couldn’t award her a category prize too!

Men’s:

Overall Gnarliest Hen: George Wooley
Run him up Chicken: Matt Higson
Vans Rock and Roll Award: Tom Hawkes
Avalaan, best style and creativity: Joe Sandy
Oakley, this guy’s got vision: Ross Needham

"A massive thank you must go out to everyone that came down to the Gnar Chicken event. Never has such a high standard of female snowboarding been seen on UK soil and I am honoured that I got to witness it. This event would not have been possible without the help from all the staff at the Tamworth Snowdome who never let any logistical problem hamper the fun of the evening. Tamworth is the spiritual home of Gnar Chicken and you don’t need to question why it has the best UK scene as this event definitely proved it! A massive thanks you goes to filmmaker and verbal diahorrea-sufferer Euan Southcott for being on the mic all night as without him you would’ve had to listen to me! Thanks to the DJs (Will and Kev), the photographers (Danny, James, Ben and Andy), the filmers (Nick and Matt), my helpers in judging (Tim Sandy and Laura Hill) and all the supporters on the balcony. This event would not have been possible without the sponsors who have their heart-set on ensuring woman can progress and flourish in both skiing and snowboarding. Their support and the great products that they make helps us to see, keep dry, smell great, stay safe, stand on our boards and have serious style points while we do it. Make sure you say thanks when you see them, we love Nikita, Vans, Avalaan, Blue Skin, Ruroc, Oakley, Inch Clothing, SCUK, Concrete Lawn and Les Ettes!

"Look out for more Gnar Chicken events moving across to skiing, wakeboarding, skating and other actions sports that get our heart rate up. With the mission of making the website a location for girls to get together and get inspired, expect more events, movies, parties and get-togethers from us in the future. Keep checking the site and do not be afraid to get involved, this is your project and we are all in this together. Keep up the good shred and thanks for coming to my event!"

- Alexa Hohenberg x

http://gnarchickenandtea.com

Read the event review part one here

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