NEPSA Awards in Aspen

The NEPSA Awards is the unofficial kickoff to ski season in Aspen. Its always a huge night.  NEPSA (Aspen spelled backwards) offers cash prizes to amateur filmmakers as well as a "home field" venue to showcase their work.  The super-rowdy crowd, mostly locals, is full of energy and love for snowsports. 

 Due to AspenSpin's extended stay in ski-hab we missed NEPSA for the first time since its inception 6 years ago.  Although we were absent from the Ski-porn, we're happy to report that new blood topped the  NEPSA podium in 2010.  Local shredders Doran LayBourn and Aaron G. Hooper took home the $2000 first place price with their flick; GOOD to GO.  Laybourn who was injured in a terrible back country accident with a snowmobile in 2007 is apparently  back in Aspen and Good to Go for Winter 2010/11.  Yeeeaaaahh boy!!

Thanks to Zach Hooper for sharing his photos with us.  See his work at ZACHHOOPERPHOTO.com

Aaron G. Hooper: Getting his paper right.

Laybourn, Hooper and the "not messing around "crew. NEPSA 2010 Champions in Aspen

Papparazzi

Greg Boyd --always ready 2 rip.

Naka G on the wheels of steel.

NEPSA after party with TGR screening on top of Ajax.

 Beer line at the Wheeler Opera House.

NEPSA / Aspen

Yah, dude-bro, bro-brah, bro-bro, shred betty, chix on stix, knuckle dragger, free skiers, free-heelers, free-stylers, free-loders, rippers, strippers and midnight hut trippers. It's sooooo on. Aspen's 2009 / 2010 ski season kicked off tonight @ NEPSA. 

Let us break it down 4 ya...

Aspen is the most influential ski-town in the world (our opinion).  All the most influential ski-film producers in the world are in Aspen for THE MEETING & NEPSA (Aspen spelled backwards and the locals favorite).  It already dumped. Cash prizes, ski porn, swag and models.   Add that all up using the transitive property (our calculation) it means only one thing...... 

GAME ON !!!

NEPSA RESULTS: 1) Pat Sewell 2)Aspen Extreme Redeux (James Logan,Tyler Middleton,Derek Koster,Vince Mathias,Greg Ernst 3) Mike Cuseo CROWD FAVORITE: ASPEN EXTREME REDEUX

Huge weekend.  NEPSA, THE MEETING, Red Wings Old-Timers and Octoberfest @ Wienerstube.  A giant backlog of pix 2 follow.  Here's a taste, click to enlarge.

Crowd Favorite Winner. Aspen Extreme Redeux.

Neon Nate Berkel & his glow in the dark Posse.

Blizzard of Ahhhs. Film legend Greg Stump, Dav & super hot Kacee @ NEPSA in Aspen  NEPSA hosts Chris Davenport & Travis McClain.

 Simon Dumont with Johnny DeCeasre (w/ Tyler Hamlet in the back) of Poor Boyz Productions @ NEPSA in Aspen.

D & E Fashion Show & Model Fest. @ NEPSA

One more NEPSA model pic won't hurt.