NEPSA VIDEO AWARDS 2011
NEPSA is Aspen spelled backwards. The Nepsa Video Awards is a fierce competition among Aspen's local filmers hosted by Aspen / Snowmass. NEPSA awards cash prizes and it's a chance for the homies to show their stuff and claim bragging rights for the upcoming ski season. Last night was the 9th incarnation of NEPSA and per AspenSpin its the "unofficial kick off to ski season in Aspen". All the usual suspects were there. This year a new fresh face took the top prize at the NEPSAs. Not a new face to skiing, or to Aspen, or to stylie ripping on film, but a guy who's new to the new school....wait for it, The NEPSA goes to... 92 year old living legend Klaus Obermeyer. Klaus can add another trophy to his overflowing case... NEPSA WINNER. Klaus starred in filmmake Geoff Stump's masterpiece AN EXTREME NEPSA featuring RICK DIXON which took home the top prize.
Click 4 pix: NEPSA VIDEO AWARDS and D & E on the CATWALK
The coveted runner-up vid. was awarded to the ladies. The docu-drama FIT for REAL from Jacqui Edgerly and her crew of Erin, Megan, Lula and Rachel was nasty (in a good way). The new Secrets of Aspen were filmed getting fit all around Aspen in their leotards and neon ski outfits. RIGHT ON!!
The third place NEPSA went to BIG Mountain Skier and B.A.S.E. Jumper Ted Davenport for his auto-biographical flick HEY LOOK at ME...and my MUPPETS. Ted is on the mend from two broken legs...so he rolled to NEPSA in his chair. The good news is he'll be back on his sticks soon.
The NEPSA Audience Award.. always a highly contested category, and perhaps the most important NEPSA went to High Society's own Nate Berkel, D & E team rider Tae Westcott and the highly technical Matt Hobbs for THE TOP 5 SECRETS of ASPEN.
NEPSA always attracts an over-confident (skiers) and rowdy (snow boarders) element to the Historic Wheeler Opera House, but the super high-quality video entertainment kept the animals in their cages. NEPSA hosts Chris Davenport and Travis McClain cleaned up their acts and rented tuxes in an attempt to increase their KLOUT Scores (don't ask). Dav & Trav scored BIG with their "staying classy" style.
The after-party included a sick D & E FASHION SHOW (tons of models) and entertainment from ROBOTIC PIRATE MONKEY out of Boulder. Click the pix... you won't regret it.
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