It’s on again, the Boost Mobile “Sno Sho” Presented by Samsung, and this year the event that has been running for four years will also be a 3 star TTR event! There is an allocated number for Australian and International riders invited to the main event on Saturday 30 however the Wildcard event on Friday 29 is open to the public with 2 of the winners going into the main event on Saturday. (Go to Wildcard Entry to register).

This years’ event will be held under lights on Perisher Blue’s Front Valley from 6:00pm to 9:00pm on Saturday 30th of August. The Boost Mobile Sno Sho will have two plays, the ‘Longest Rail Slide’ and the ‘Sno Sho’ main event.

Australia’s best 22 snowboarders will compete in the SNOSHO along with and 2 wildcard entrants (from Thursday’s Wildcard event) The SNOSHO will have two plays, the ‘Longest Rail Slide’ and the ‘SNOSHO’.

Whoever slides the longest along the 100 metre, 75mm wide box rail and lands successfully wins the winner-take-all $5,000 wad of cash. This event also offers the chance for boarders to take a stab at being immortalized into the Guinness Book Of Records, the current local record holder is Ryan Thorley’s (Jindabyne) 54.14 slide at the SNOSHO in 2007.

This record is for the longest grind on a snowboard.

1. For the purposes of this record attempt, a grind sliding on the underside of the deck.
2. There are no restrictions regarding the height or angle of the rail along which the slide is being done.
3. The length of the rail grind must be measured from the point at which the snowboard first hits the rail. Independent observers must be on hand to confirm this. It should be measured to the point on the rail directly above the point on the ground where the rear part of the snowboard first touch. In other words, a line should be drawn vertically upwards to the rail, from the point at which the rear edge of the snowboard first touch to ground. This point (on the rail) is considered to be the end of the rail grind.
4. Only attempts which are successfully landed are eligible for the world record. This means that the snow boarder should bring the snowboard to a controlled stop after leaving the rail. No part of the snowboarder’s body should touch the ground before the board has come to a controlled stop.

Here we have a 45 minute Jam Session where each rider has the freedom to hit either the Big Air or Jam Rail and do up their own tricks. This will be officially judged with the top 6 riders going through to compete in the Boost Mobile Sno Sho final. All rides on the Big Air will have their scores attributed to TTR and the rider with the highest score will also bag $5,000 prize money.

This is where the fun really starts- expect to see a chicken wheel spun by an angel and thumbs giving out letters! If you’re thinking "what the?" read on…

Riders that make the final have to successfully complete five tricks spun from the "Sho Wheel". The wheel will be spinning on every round and each rider must attempt to complete the set trick displayed within the time given. If they are successful they receive a "thumbs up" from the judges as well as a letter to advance them closer to the final prize. Rides on the Big Air will also have scores going towards their TTR ranking.

The first rider to complete 5 tricks and spell the word B-O-O-S-T wins the Boost Mobile SNOSHO presented by Samsung and the $15,000 winner-takes-all cash prize.

There will also be over $10 000 in Boost Mobile and Samsung prizes (phones, plasma’s etc) to be won throughout the night.