Naturally On Top
Gigi Rüf, from left, took top honors, followed by Nicolas Müller in second and Bryan Fox third in Travis Rice's Red Bull Ultra Natural backcountry snowboarding contest.
2013 Red Bull Ultra Natural
Backcountry Playground
Behold the Ultra Natural course, viewed from the bottom, on the "Scary Cherry" run at Baldface Lodge in Nelson, British Columbia.
Cat Posse
Terje Haakonsen, Mark McMorris, Torstein Horgmo, Sal Masekela, Jussi Oksanen. … No, not a heavy lineup at all.
Course Preparation
Travis Rice does some last-minute jump shaping on the snow-covered platforms that pepper Baldface's "Scary Cherry" run in British Columbia. More than 80 features were built into the 45-degree slope.
Ultra Vision
Ultra Natural visionary Travis Rice with style masters Pat Moore and Torstein Horgmo.
Müller Time
Switzerland's Nicolas Müller took second overall and won the Best Trick Award for a mute air over a tree.
Raise the Rüf
Gigi Rüf on his way to winning the Red Bull Ultra Natural.
Method Action
Tom Burt's final jump tally of the three winning runs at the Red Bull Ultra Natural.
Lynnsanity
If you're going to have to judge a group of the world's best snowboarders on style, you better bring in some judges whose opinions on the matter are beyond reproach. What, would you argue with Jamie Lynn?
Redemption Song
Mark McMorris finished at the bottom of the 18-man competition last year. This year, he won another wild-card entry when he won gold in Slopestyle at X Games Aspen, came back to Baldface and finished sixth -- earning himself an invite back to next year's competition.
Best Laid Plans
DCP and Nicolas Müller map out their first run on the map in the riders' tent at the top of the course, and discuss plans for run 2.
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Naturally On Top
Gigi Rüf, from left, took top honors, followed by Nicolas Müller in second and Bryan Fox third in Travis Rice's Red Bull Ultra Natural backcountry snowboarding contest.
Backcountry Playground
Behold the Ultra Natural course, viewed from the bottom, on the "Scary Cherry" run at Baldface Lodge in Nelson, British Columbia.
Cat Posse
Terje Haakonsen, Mark McMorris, Torstein Horgmo, Sal Masekela, Jussi Oksanen. … No, not a heavy lineup at all.
Course Preparation
Travis Rice does some last-minute jump shaping on the snow-covered platforms that pepper Baldface's "Scary Cherry" run in British Columbia. More than 80 features were built into the 45-degree slope.
Ultra Vision
Ultra Natural visionary Travis Rice with style masters Pat Moore and Torstein Horgmo.
Müller Time
Switzerland's Nicolas Müller took second overall and won the Best Trick Award for a mute air over a tree.
Raise the Rüf
Gigi Rüf on his way to winning the Red Bull Ultra Natural.
Method Action
Tom Burt's final jump tally of the three winning runs at the Red Bull Ultra Natural.
Lynnsanity
If you're going to have to judge a group of the world's best snowboarders on style, you better bring in some judges whose opinions on the matter are beyond reproach. What, would you argue with Jamie Lynn?
Redemption Song
Mark McMorris finished at the bottom of the 18-man competition last year. This year, he won another wild-card entry when he won gold in Slopestyle at X Games Aspen, came back to Baldface and finished sixth -- earning himself an invite back to next year's competition.
Best Laid Plans
DCP and Nicolas Müller map out their first run on the map in the riders' tent at the top of the course, and discuss plans for run 2.