Salt Lake City, UT – POWDER Magazine has announced its list of nominees for the 15th Annual Powder Awards, celebrating the best in winter sports cinematography, photography, and athletic achievement. A judging panel that included the POWDER staff, ski industry veterans, photographers, filmmakers, and ski film savants reviewed 30-plus entries to determine who will be the winners at the December 5 show at The Depot in Salt Lake City.
Highlighting the best ski films and athletes of the year, the event also showcases readers’ favorite skiers with the annual Powder Poll. A limited number of invitations are available at PowderAwards.com for a $14 donation that directly benefits the High Fives Foundation. Viewers can also tune into the live webcast at 8:00 PM MST on PowderAwards.com.
One of the biggest nights in skiing, the Powder Awards plays host to professional skiers, ski legends, ski film production crews, industry brands, national media, and celebrities. Celebrating 15 years, the Powder Awards is the longest running awards shows in the sport and this year’s event will feature winners from seasons past as far back as 2001 as guest presenters including the likes of Aaron McGovern, Kent Kreitler, Ian McIntosh, Pep Fujas, and Kim Reichelm.
OFFICIAL 15TH ANNUAL POWDER AWARDS NOMINEES:
Photo of the Year
Sammy Carlson, Mount Hood, Oregon
Photographer: Darcy Bacha
Eric Hjorleifson, Sentry Lodge, British Columbia
Photographer: Oskar Enander / Sweetgrass
Brody Leven, Wasatch Backcountry, Utah
Photographer: Jim Harris
Cody Townsend, Tordrillo Mountains, Alaska
Photographer: Blake Jorgenson / MSP
Andrew McNab, Monashee Mountains, British Columbia
Photographer: Bruno Long
Best Line
Markus Eder, Days Of My Youth, MSP Films
Tanner Hall, Twenty, Poor Boyz Productions
Eric Hjorleifson, Elements, 4FRNT
Cody Townsend, Days Of My Youth, MSP Films
Best Manmade Air
Adam Delorme, less, Level 1 Productions
Henrik Harlaut, Oil and Water, Armada
Dane Tudor, Twenty, Poor Boyz Productions
David Wise, Elements, 4FRNT
Best Natural Air
Markus Eder, Days Of My Youth, MSP Films
Pep Fujas, Twenty, Poor Boyz Productions
Tanner Hall, Twenty, Poor Boyz Productions
Richard Permin, Days Of My Youth, MSP Films
Best Powder
J.P. Auclair, Tanner Hall, Riley Leboe, Oil and Water, Armada
James Heim, Michelle Parker, Richard Permin, Cody Townsend, Days Of My Youth, MSP Films
Pep Fujas, Coordinates, Nimbus
Sage Cattabriga-Alosa, Johnny Collinson, Dylan Hood, Nick McNutt, Almost Ablaze, Teton Gravity Research
Best Jib
Phil Casabon, Oil and Water, Armada
Phil Casabon, Oil and Water, Armada
Cam Riley, Ten and Two, Stept Productions
Clayton Vila, Five, Clayton Vila Studio
Best Female Performance
Angel Collinson, Almost Ablaze, Teton Gravity Research
Lynsey Dyer, Pretty Faces, Unicorn Picnic Productions
Tatum Monod, less, Level 1 Productions
Michelle Parker, Days Of My Youth, MSP Films
Elyse Saugstad, Pretty Faces, Unicorn Picnic Productions
Best Male Performance
Phil Casabon, Oil and Water, Armada
Tanner Hall, Twenty, Poor Boyz Productions
Nick McNutt, Almost Ablaze, Teton Gravity Research
Cody Townsend, Days Of My Youth, MSP Films
Dane Tudor, Almost Ablaze, Teton Gravity Research
Best Short
Afterglow, Sweetgrass Productions
Coordinates, Nimbus
From The Road, Fisher Creative
Out on a Limb, T.Bar Films
Best Editing
Almost Ablaze, Teton Gravity Research
Oil and Water, Armada
Pretty Faces, Unicorn Picnic Productions
Ten and Two, Stept Productions
Best Cinematography
Afterglow, Sweetgrass Productions
Almost Ablaze, Teton Gravity Research
Dream Line, Endlessflow Films
Ten and Two, Stept Productions
Best Documentary
#skigoodmoneywillcome, Legs of Steel
Dream Line, Endlessflow Films
From The Road, Fisher Creative
Out on a Limb, T.Bar Films
Movie of the Year
Almost Ablaze, Teton Gravity Research
Dream Line, Endlessflow Films
Pretty Faces, Unicorn Picnic Productions
Ten and Two, Stept Productions