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: more ›

That huge ramp in East River Park is finally being put into use. Tonight, 16 professional snowboarders including Shaun White, Pat Moore, and Travis Rice will head down the 9-story ramp before launching into the air onto a "double-sided pyramid landing" in the Red Bull Snowscrapers competition. The snowboarders are competing for a piece of a $100,000 purse. In addition to White, who is coming off 2009 X Games golds in Slopestyle and Superpipe, and other snowboarders, Anthrax is scheduled to perform during tonight's competition. more ›

Bad idea snow pants! That giant, steep slope you see being erected on the Manhattan side of the East River will host professional riders this week...but Curbed (via Fast Company) is reporting they may leave it open for amateurs, too: "My sources at Red Bull tell me it might stay up and be open to city rippers throughout the winter!" Upon completion this thing is going to be 90 feet high with a "specially constructed kicker toward an immense 80-foot long hip" and a "massive 45-degree spine," according to the experts. We contacted the company to see if this was true, and to remind them of the litigious society we live in, but they only told us "no comment." Which isn't a denial! Get ready to sign one gnarly release form, New York! more ›

The Lower East Side is about to get cool again, at least for a couple of days. On February 4th snowboarders will start taking practice runs down the ramp that's being built on the side of the East River (you can get a nice view from the Williamsburg Bridge right now). Then on February 5th they'll compete in an hour long contest, followed by a 7 p.m. Anthrax concert, followed by another hour of riding for the finalists. Here's a look at how the ramp (and snow making) are coming along—would you take a ride down this? more ›

Snowboarding in Manhattan? Whatever! It's really happening though (it's actually happened before), thanks to the caffeine-pushers at Red Bull who will debut their "Snowscrapers" on the banks of the East RIver next month. more ›

Perhaps the only place you'll see snow in New York City this winter is today in Union Square and this weekend in Central Park. On the north end of Union Square, where the farmers market and skateboarders usually are, there's now a man-made hill with 132 tons of snow trucked in from Mountain Creek in New Jersey. The Union Square Street Sessions, which made its debut last year, has 20 competitors vying for $30,000 in prize money today. more ›

No snow? No mountains? No problem. This afternoon, New York City will play host to its first snowboard competition ever. The Union Square Street Sessions will feature 24 different male competitors as they compete for $30,000 in prize money. The list of riders (some as young as 14 and 15) scheduled to appear include New Jersey's Danny Kass, Marc Frank Montoya, and Eddie Wall. For the competition, snow and rails were brought in from Mountain Creek in New Jersey. One of the rails for the competitors is actually attached to a Jeep. more ›