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Recess wRECklESS Rail Jam, Held Feb 28, Brings 70 Shredders to Beech Mountain Resort

First place Zach Soderholm, second place Julien Passajou, third place Reilly Tardiff. Photo by Drew Fuller.
First place Zach Soderholm, second place Julien Passajou, third place Reilly Tardiff. Photo by Drew Fuller.

On Saturday, Feb. 28, Recess Skate and Snow held the sixth annual wRECklESS Rail Jam at Beech Mountain Resort. This year’s event brought in 70 snowboarders to compete, which was quite a bit more than organizer and RECESS owner J.P. Pardy expected.

“For a snowboard-only event, we had a lot of people come out,” Pardy said.

“The level of competition this year was probably the highest I have seen in this area ever.”

The competition boasted a whole heap of great prizes, most impressive of which was the $1,000 cash prize for the overall winner of the competition.

First place advanced took home the coveted $1,000 cash prize, while second place received $600 and third place nabbed $400. Other prizes included a brand new Capita snowboard, Union bindings, SPY goggles, Recess Gift Certificates and much more.

The results of the competition are as follows:

Men’s Advanced

  1. Zach Soderholm
  2. Julien Passajou
  3. Reilly Tardiff

Men’s Intermediate

  1. Lee Jarson
  2. JK Mullins
  3. Garrett Cox

Men’s Beginner

  1. Tucker Brown
  2. Max Melange
  3. Blake Broussard

Women’s Standout: Sarah Seymczyk

Sponsors for this event included Recess Skate and Snow, Beech Mountain, SPY, Vans, Capita, Union, Coal, Airblaster, Speakeasy Tattoo, Stance, POW, Red Bull, Crab Grab and Snowboarder Magazine.

Photos by Sarah Weiffenbach

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