Downtown Throwdown

Jason Robinson throwing down on a flat-down box.

I wasn't sure what to expect, as it was my first time attending the Downtown Throwdown rail jam in downtown Seattle. It's an event put on by Snowboy Productions to get everyone stoked for winter. And stoked they were!

Grand prize winner Nick Visconti.

I arrived to workmen hauling in bags of snow that they were piling up around the flat-down box and rail that were set up. At the bottom of the course was a Snowboy wall ride. It was pretty funny to see snow in Pioneer Square. As 2:00 rolled around, the park became pretty packed and they started shortly after.

Nick Visconti, Forest Bailey, Scott Stevens, Johnny Lazz, Jason Robinson, & Ben Bogart.

Twenty riders from around the country participated on an invitation only basis. Nick Visconti walked home with a grand prize of $3000 in an IOU. The turnout was great and there were plenty of high fives to go around. Plus, we got to satisfy our fall snowboard craving. Watching good riders is almost as satisfying as actually getting to ride...well, sort of.