SCS stoked the crowd out with plenty of T-shirt and sticker giveaways. The kids loved the excitement that we brought to Big Sky and we want to thank Choppers for their continued support for wanting to work with us each year. We are already looking forward to the 4th Annual show. Thank you to all of the fans that made it out as well, your support is truly appreciated and we hope to see everyone there next year.

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CHEERS,

SCS CREW!!

Stay tuned for a full recap with more photos and video in the days to come.  In the meantime, have a happy and safe New Year!  Thank you for your support.

Cheers,

SCS and the Crew!

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Also please check HeathFrisby.com and SCS Unlimited Facebook for further details as they develop regarding this exciting event!

Red Bull Russia contacted SCS and wanted to develop a three city tour across Russia to promote the growth of Red Bull domestically.  SCS began to tackle this daunting, yet incredible opportunity to showcase Sledstyle to the masses!  The events were slated to run during the month of February 2009.  The cities chosen were Novosibirsk, Yekaterinburg and Moscow.  Each event had its own uniqueness which made it exciting for SCS and the riders.  Novosibirsk used two ramps and a giant landing.  Yekaterinburg had a river gap jump.  Finally, Moscow used a setup that jumped perpendicular across a massive scaffolding structure that was used for an FIS Snowboard Big Air Event.

The riders chosen were Heath Frisby, Joe Parsons, Isaac Sherbine and Daniel Bodin.  Daniel was only able to ride our first event in Yekaterinburg and he did not disappoint.  We wish we had him throughout the tour but our three American boys straight threw down for the Russian crowds.  Our events were three of the biggest events ever done in Red Bull Russia history.  Yekaterinburg drew 35,000 fans.  Moscow drew 40,000 fans.  BUT OUR EVENT IN NOVOSIBIRSK WAS THE LARGEST EVENT IN RED BULL RUSSIA HISTORY WITH 75,000 fans in attendance.  This was truly a mind-blowing site for the SCS crew.  It was an unreal experience and we are all fortunate to have been able to produce these excellent events.  We also want to thank Red Bull Russia and its professional crew, especially Roman Chebunin, who started out as a business colleague but throughout the month in Russia he became a close friend!!  We all look forward to hopefully visiting more cities in Russia in the future and producing more quality Sledstyle events.

Please check out our photo gallery that shows the ins and outs of our events and the large crowds that they drew!!

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The main statue is of Lenin, who is, from what we have gathered, their George Washington.

“First it was Yekaterinburg. Now it’s Novosibirsk. Heath Frisby, Joe Parsons, Isaac Sherbine and the SCS/Red Bull Sledstyle crew are taking Russia by storm—here’s the latest report from the Novosibirsk State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre, Feb. 28, by SCS’ Tyler Tobin.”

Novosibirsk, Russia. Revolution on Machines. February 28… RED BULL RUSSIA AND SCS PRODUCTIONS BIGGEST EVENT IN HISTORY!!!

Devin Karr

Greetings Novosibirsk (Frisby).

Stop 2 on the Red Bull Revolution on Machines tour is complete and let’s just say that history was made in Novosibirsk, Russia. The SCS crew pulled off the biggest sledstyle show to date with 70,000+ spectators in attendance to watch Heath Frisby, Joe Parsons and Isaac Sherbine. The setup was a little bit different than our event in Yekaterinburg: Instead of two ramps with two landings, we mixed it up and built two ramps with one giant landing. Needless to say, the venue and course worked and flowed much better with this new setup, and the crowd definitely enjoyed it. Frisby and Parsons were able to flip side-by-side and you could see it in the Russians’ eyes—they were in complete awe.

Denis Klero

Novosibirsk (or “New Siberia City”) is known for severely cold winters. Leave it to an Idaho tourist like Heath Frisby to catch it on a pleasant bluebird day then.

We had a four round setup with Round 1 consisting of each rider getting a total of 10 jumps. Then the crowd judged the top two to move into a final round. Frisby and Parsons were selected. However, Sherbine definitely did not disappoint and is emerging with some excellent tricks and professional showmanship (even though he did have a pretty nasty get off in practice that ended up totaling a sled). (Thanks again to Rosan Distributing of Russia for providing us with ample Ski Doo equipment to get another sled ready for Isaac.)

Round 2 was the Best Trick round and this really started to set the stage for what was in store. Isaac threw an amazing stripper which the crowd screamed for and he was pumped up for sure. It was one of the best strippers I have seen in a long time. Parsons came out second and threw a super flip and a pendulum flip—two of his best flip variation tricks to date, super extended and smooth. Frisby came out third and this is where it got interesting. Instead of a flip variation, Frisby threw something completely new: A one-handed Hart attack to Rock Solid. Steve and our incredible announcer Tim, who was fresh off a trip from Egypt for a surfing competition after Yekaterinburg, was standing next to Steve Miller in the middle of the landing and each of them were amazed and absolutely blown away by the creativity and shear sickness that Heath brought out.

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Heath Frisby, foreground, and Joe Parsons put on a little bit of a show in Novosibirsk, Russia.

Round 3 consisted of Parsons and Frisby each throwing down another ten hits from Round 1, which was again an amazing show. Flip variations, huge extended tricks and classic Parsby showmanship!!

Round 4 was where history and crowd amazement were made. For all of the previous rounds I had been communicating with the riders down at the production tent so I was unable to get the full effect of what was happening. However, I picked up my video camera and traversed my way up 30 feet of scaffolding where Devin Karr had been shooting photos all night and he told me to get ready for the show. I got the camera out and began shooting and each rider threw down in what we decided on to be a finale/jam session for 10-15 minutes. I am not sure if the crowd stopped screaming seeing two riders jumping simultaneously and throwing the same sick tricks as before. Parsons and Frisby were throwing huge flip variations simultaneously and then Sherbine was right behind them both flipping as well. It was so awesome to witness this in Novosibirsk, Russia, and when it was all said and done the photos and video will prove the statement that this was the biggest sledstyle events to date and we made it happen here at SCS.

All of us at SCS would like to take the time to individually thank all of people and companies that made this event possible. First, Red Bull in Novosibirsk and all of the employees that came from Moscow headquarters truly were a huge help and their efforts are greatly appreciated. Second, the production company Modific out of Moscow made a gigantic effort to make the setup and look of everything extremely professional and we are grateful to Gleb and his crew for working day and night on setup. Lastly, we would like to thank and give support to Joe Parsons. Steve informed me that he has not seen Joe ride that good yet. Steve also told me that Joe rode better in Novosibirsk then he did at X Games!! Keep up the great riding Joe, but also each rider rode above and beyond what we could have even expected!!

Devin Karr

Does it take 70,000 Novosibirsk-ites to bring out the best in Joe Parsons? Yes—Vashe Zdorovie!

—Tobin

Denis Klero

The stripper of Novosibirsk: Isaac Sherbine.

Devin Karr

No Russian tour-de-force-de-sled would be complete without some industrial scenes to contrast Frisby’s white suit.

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Illin’ in Russia: Joe Parsons, left, and Heath Frisby.

Riders Joe Parsons, Heath Frisby, Daniel Bodin and Isaac Sherbine are touring Russia at the moment with the SCS/Red Bull Sledstyle crew. The tour—”Revolution on Machines—is modeled after a show in Moscow from ‘05, but this time it features three stops, including Yekaterinburg and Novosibirsk. Here’s the report from the Feb. 21 demo—attended by an estimated 25,000 fans—in Yekaterinburg, from Tyler Tobin.

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Parsby Tribe salute: Parsons, Friz and Sherbine got some sightseeing in too.

The SCS Crew once again proved that there are no limits as to what can be done, or better yet, where it can be done. We were given the distinct opportunity of continuing the excitement of Red Bull Sledstyle, once again, on an international stage. Red Bull Russia came to SCS with the proposal of continuing the famed events known as Revolution on Machines. This time they wanted to have multiple stops in cities that were reminiscent of historic Russia. Both sides worked diligently to make events happen and the first stop already has, and it was a HUGE success.

February 21, Yekaterinburg, Russia. Lenin Square. A central location in the middle of the city that is a historic area—Red Bull thought it would be the perfect stage for the sleds and riders to throw down on. For this event we had Frisby, Parsons and Sherbine, and Daniel Bodin made the jaunt from Sweden to throw down as usual.

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Isaac Sherbine, international sled delegate: From Bellevue, Idaho, to Yekaterinburg, Russia.

The SCS crew worked day and night in preparing a course that had an element that had not been used or attempted at any other course in sledstyle history: a river gap. The Red Bull people came to Steve Miller and proposed putting a ramp and landing that would have part of the river in the middle which then leads to a reflecting pool. He knew the idea was innovative and creative and we designed the course to highlight this feature. Once the course was complete, the stage was set and the riders were ready to get the show started.”

“Unfortunately, we had a few complications along the way. Parsons and Frisby were incredibly ill a few days prior to the show and were unable to throw down to their full potential. Frisby was able to ride and did throw a huge flip over the river gap which made the crowd of nearly 25,000 scream! Parsons, on the other hand, was unable to ride the full event. He threw down a few tricks but his sickness got the best of him. Needless to say, he was still looking as smooth as ever despite being sick as a dog.

Denis Klero

Some things about Russia may not agree with Heath Frisby. Still, a Frisby backflip certainly agrees with the sled-loving peoples of Yekaterinburg.

Isaac Sherbine, aka Big Sticks, threw down and did not miss a beat. Bodin was unable to figure the correct setup in his sled and struggled with feeling comfortable. However Bodin gave his all and it was noticed by the fans and the crew. All four riders put in some excellent tricks and crowd pleasing antics. We must extend our great appreciation to Rosan Distributing for providing the riders with all new 2009 Ski-Doo 600RS snowmobiles. The riders were grateful for being provided such great equipment.

It was truly a site to see, being that this was my first time in Russia doing events with the entire SCS crew. I was in absolute awe as to how excited these people were. The event ended up being a HUGE success. The riders did an incredible job for not having any practice prior to the event! The SCS crew enjoyed their time in Yekaterinburg and the Red Bull people truly treat us with class and style. We want to thank everyone at Red Bull Russia for all their efforts.

The next stop will be in Novosibirsk, which is an amazing city. Stay tuned for the next write up after the next event—25,000 to 50,000 spectators expected!”—Tyler Tobin

Devin Karr

Nothing spells relief for whatever’s ailin’ you like a snowmbile backflip… in Yekaterinburg. (Heath Frisby.)