Check out how Ted decided to get creative and think of the mountain in a bit of a different way.

Noah Lohr and Kent Leng know how to tweak their grabs, and do frontside 180 switch nosepresses. Take note, then go hit up the park and do it too!

Jumps are up, go get your park pass and come shred!

The park crew took out the ol pipe dragon and carved the shred tube real nice. Come up and ride it for yourself!

Brighton Pipe Update from Cole Taylor on Vimeo.

Good news.. We just got the approval to build the jumps in MY-O-MY. We are planning to start on them on Sunday the 7th. There is a catch! You must have a PEEP’S PARK PERMIT.

Follow the link to learn more about the PEEP’s Program.

3/2/2010 marked the 2nd annual 32 Day at Brighton. The day started with a banked slalom then moved onto a rail jam and ended with an after party over at Molly Greens.

Results:
Men’s Banked Slalom
1.Brandon Hobush
2.Everest Arnold
3.Tucker Andrews

Women’s Banked Slalom
1.Helen wade
2.Midori oatari
3.Katie panzer

Men’s Rail Jam
1.Sean black
2.Brandon hobush
3.Everest Allen

Women’s Rail Jam
1.Lejawn Allen
2.Midori oatari
3.Erika vikander

Overall Winners
Men- Brandon Hobush
Women- Midori Oatari

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A short edit of fun from Feb 27th & 28th at Brighton.

2 Days at Brighton from Cole Taylor on Vimeo.

NIKITA CHICKITA USA 2010 IS ON!
Nikita Chickita USA 2010 went down on Saturday February 20th at Brighton, Utah. What lay ahead was a super fun day and everyone who made it had a great time. A total of 46 girls showed up to be part of this year’s event and some amazing riding led to the following shredsters making the finals:

Top ten AMs:
Jessica Jensen
Midori Oatari
Anouck Gran
Lauren Weibert
Ariel Freidman
Renae Palma
Halo Wilson
Jessi Higgi
Kirra Kotsenburg
Oliyvia Weston

Top ten PROs:
Lynn Niell
Colleen Quigley (Nikita)
Steph Luxton
Lajawn Allen
Ashley Thornton (Nikita)
Kaitlyn Farrington (Nikita)
Gabby Maiden (Nikita)
Kara Rennie (Nikita)
Paige Rainear
Sandra Hillen

The surprise of the day was seeing winner of the AM division, 17 year old Jessica Jensen go on to win the PRO category as well!! This has never happened before and Jessica is definitely going to be a name to watch. She was hucking some super clean back 5’s which earned her the win and becomes a proud member of the Nikita Team with a one-year sponsorship deal. She totally rocked it! The Brighton staff did justice providing a great course. It had a variety of five different rails and boxes at the start leading to two 20 foot kickers in a row on to a wall ride finish. Long and challenging, but super fun!

Nikita Team rider and NC USA regular Colleen Quigley took 3rd again in the PROs category, consistently throwing huge back flips throughout the day. Another highlight was Paige Rainear getting tech on the rails with front board back one’s and gnarly nollie back tails.

Thanks to the judges on the day, including Madison Blackley (Nikita Team rider), Ana Van Pelt (Niche Snowboards), Kory (Arkade Magazine) and Marty (Park Digger at Brighton). Each judged a particular category either looking at Style, Technicality, Amplitude or Landing. Madison “had a blast judging. It was very fun being on this side of the competition. I got to see really rad tricks that I normally don’t see being so focused on the competition.”

Well done to all competitors that took part in Nikita Chickita 2010. Here are the results:

Winner AMs:
1st Place – Jessica Jensen, Idaho
2nd Place – Midori Oatari, Japan
3rd Place – Ranae Palma, Massachusetts

Winner Pros:
1st Place – Jessica Jensen, Idaho
2nd Place – Lynn Neill, Utah
3rd Place – Colleen Quigley, Massachusetts

Following her win, this is what Jessica had to say; “It was my first all-girl event and I had so much fun! The jam format took all the stress away from the comp and that was great.”

Other riders included Alice Gong (Winner Nikita Chickita USA 2008), Gabby Maiden, Kaitlyn Farrington, Kara Rennie plus Ashley Thornton who commented that “All in all it was an amazing contest!” and Colleen Quigley, “You guys killed it, the event was awesome and super fun.” The youngest competitor on the day was Kirra Kostenburg, just 13 years of age and tearing the bag!!

Following on from the day’s contest, everyone got loose at the Canyon Inn. A whole bunch of dancing and drinking took place in true Nikita fashion. A bunch of prizes were given away in a dance-off which led to some pretty impressive moves on the floor!

Hope to see you all again next year!!

Nikita Chickita Slopestyle Contest from Cole Taylor on Vimeo.

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Good times….