The ice has surely put an end to this for now, but a Brooklyn reader sent in these photos taken over the past week of snowboarders dominating the North Side of Fort Greene Park. He tells us, "The series of three steep sets of steps covered with 19 inches of snow has morphed into a rather decent downhill. Snowboarders have been enjoying them... the only problem is there's no tow line to get you back up to the top." (And yes, it's totally legal to snowboard there.)
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Before The Ice, There Was Snowboarding (In Brooklyn!)
Snowboarders Compete, Slope Opens to Public
Last night the big Red Bull snowboarding event finally took place at East River Park, with around 20,000 fans sticking it out in bone-chilling weather. 16 riders were lucky enough to drop in from a nine-story structure, but only one took home the 1st prize of $50K: New Jersey’s own Shayne Pospisi. Finland’s Torstein Horgmo took 2nd place, with 3rd going to New Hampshire’s own Scotty Lago and Terje Haakonsen of Norway taking home Best Trick honors for "dropping into the 90-foot tall ramp with his back foot unstrapped from the binding, pulling off a one-footed method air as he kicked his rear foot out." Anthrax brought the rock to the event, playing a few songs along with Brooklyn’s Black Gold and Valient Thorr...and according to Anthrax's Scott Ian, Chuck D also performed with them. Here's some video of the boarders:
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