ROTY AWARDS
FORWARD LEAN AWARD
Winner: WAYWARDNominees:
Wayward, GoonJam, Hoods to Woods
SHORT VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Winner: Atlas 2 Nominees:Fruit Fly, Atlas 2, Swarm, Head Under Water, Curveball, Buster 2
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Winner: Derek Lemke, Livia Tanno Nominees:Derek Lemke, Gibby Corcoran, Jack Coyne, Micah Coville, Patti, Zhou, Jess Perlmutter, Livia Tanno, Lily Dhawornej
LONG VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Winner: Red Ribbon Nominees:Red Ribbon, When Doves Cry, Spike, Eternal Descent, Paved, The Realm
FOOTAGE OF THE YEAR
Winner: Forest Bailey, Savannah Shinske Nominees:Forest Bailey, Ben Ferguson, Cooper Whittier, Sage Kotsenburg, Sebbe De Buck, Bode Merrill, Estelle Pensiero, Savannah Shinske, Iris Pham, Livia Tanno, Kennedi Deck
RIDER OF THE YEAR
Winner: TBA! Nominees:Forest Bailey, Ben Ferguson, Ayumu Hirano, Blake Moller, Iris Pham, Savannah Shinske, Mia Brooks, Zoi Sadowski-Synnott, Spencer O'Brien
I always feel like it’s necessary to point out that any attempt to quantify what makes snowboarding good is, at its core, subjective. Hard as we try to strip personal bias away, the fact that snowboarding can’t be neatly measured by metrics is part of what drew most of us to it in the first place. With that said, we take this seriously, and the process weighs on us every year. There is no perfect way to do it. Like a contest judge, there will always be disagreement, always a different angle, always a clip someone thinks should have tipped the scale. These nominees are simply what we decided, not a law carved into stone. I don’t just welcome other magazines doing awards, I encourage it, because more perspectives only make the conversation richer. This list exists to honor the riders and projects that stood out this season, and while the gray area will never disappear, our confidence in these choices is rock solid.
-Stan Leveille
6TH ANNUAL SLUSH AWARDS — RIDER OF THE YEAR WINNERS: SAVANNAH SHINSKE & FOREST BAILEY
To win Footage of the Year the clips have to stand out. To win Rider of the Year, everything else has to stand out too. And to win both, well, that just means you did everything right. Savannah and Forest claimed the Footage award and, with Savannah taking a cover and Forest influencing the larger genre of street snowboarding as a whole, the win for Rider just seemed fitting.
6TH ANNUAL SLUSH AWARDS — RIDER OF THE YEAR
Ah, the illustrious category, the one with the most power and, inevitably, the most blowback. What makes a Rider of the Year nominee goes far beyond a single performance. It’s about covering all the bases, contest wins, magazine covers, unforgettable footage, and the kind of presence that shapes the conversation for an entire season.
6TH ANNUAL SLUSH AWARDS — LONG VIDEO OF THE YEAR WINNER: RED RIBBON
This crew never ceases to amaze, and their latest video might just be their best one yet. This one is a start to finish banger, with huge spots and great trick selection. Independent snowboarding is alive and well with this one. Congrats.
6TH ANNUAL SLUSH AWARDS — LONG VIDEO OF THE YEAR NOMINEES
It’s bold to put out a full length project in an era where budgets are dwindling faster than attention spans. But, to the few who do, to those who want to keep the full length alive and well, we salute you. And this category is our thanks.
6TH ANNUAL SLUSH AWARDS — SHORT VIDEO OF THE YEAR WINNER: ATLAS 2
It's the video everyone was talking about this year, so it's no surprise Atlas 2 is walking away with Short Video of the Year. Congrats to this all star crew, we'll be keeping this on repeat for a while.
6TH ANNUAL SLUSH AWARDS — SHORT VIDEO OF THE YEAR
There’s a, let’s cut the B.S. and get to the good stuff, attitude that comes with a short video. And looking at the list of nominees this year, it's clear that the B.S. was non-existent, and the good stuff was plentiful. Check out the nominees for Short Video of the Year.
6TH ANNUAL SLUSH AWARDS — FOOTAGE OF THE YEAR WINNERS: SAVANNAH SHINSKE & FOREST BAILEY
Savannah Shinske and Forest Bailey are your 2026 Slush Footage of the Year winners. These two gave us the most jaw-dropping, awe-inspiring, and sickest moments of the year. We're sure you've seen it already, but why not give it a rewatch anyway.
6TH ANNUAL SLUSH AWARDS — FOOTAGE OF THE YEAR
The Footage of the Year award is rather straightforward. It recognizes who filmed the best work in snowboarding over the past season. While contest riders are offered a clear and established path toward recognition, we stand behind the idea that standout filming deserves the same spotlight.
6TH ANNUAL SLUSH AWARDS — ROOKIE OF THE YEAR WINNERS: LIVIA TANNO & DEREK LEMKE
Livia Tanno and Derek Lemke take home Slush Rookie of the Year honors after breakout seasons that turned heads across snowboarding. Watch their standout footage here!
6TH ANNUAL SLUSH AWARDS — ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
6TH ANNUAL SLUSH AWARDS — FORWARD LEAN AWARDS
The 2026 ROTY Slush Awards are back - starting the celebration with the Forward Lean Award, recognizing projects that push inclusivity, elevate underrepresented voices, and strengthen the culture from the ground up.
5th Annual Slush Awards — Rider of The Year
SLUSH 2025 RIDER OF THE YEAR! These are the best of the best. Watch and learn about the nominees: Emma Crosby, Kennedi Deck, Mia Brookes, Anna Gasser, Jill Perkins, Kokomo Murase, Iris Pham, Mike Ciccarelli, Victor De Le Rue, Jared Elston, Kas Lemmens, Rene Rinnekangas, and Reid Smith
5th Annual Slush Awards — Footage of The Year
SLUSH 2025 FOOTAGE OF THE YEAR! These are the best from the snowboard video universe. Watch and learn about the nominees: Emma Crosby, Kennedi Deck, Henna Ikola, Ivika Jürgensen, Jill Perkins, Ylfa Rúnarsdóttir, Elena Hight, Sam Anderson, Victor De Le Rue, Jared Elston, Kas Lemmens, Ethan Morgan, Rene Rinnekangas, Reid Smith, and Cooper Whittier
5th Annual Slush Awards — Long Video Of The Year Award
SLUSH 2025 LONG VIDEO OF THE YEAR! These are the longer snowboard videos that we can't stop watching. Watch the top videos here including: Screwdriver,
5th Annual Slush Awards — Short Video of The Year
SLUSH 2025 SHORT VIDEO OF THE YEAR. Some of the best snowboard videos in the last year. Watch the top videos here including: Blitz, Anthill, Wishing Well, Pickpocket, and Horsepower.
5th Annual Slush Awards — Rookie of The Year Award
SLUSH 2025 ROOKIE OF THE YEAR! These are the futures of our sport. Watch and learn about the nominees: Ellie Weiler, Telma Särkipaju, Sierra Forchheimer, Stine Tønnessen, Mateo Massitti, Jadyn Chomlack, Drake Warner, & Caleb Kinear.
5th Annual Slush Awards—Forward Lean Award
It's award season and here, to kick off the show, is the Forward Lean Award. It's more than just a great pun, it's an instrument for change and we couldn't be more proud to nominate these wonderful organizations.
SLUSHIES 2024 — RIDER OF THE YEAR AWARD
2024 RIDER OF THE YEAR NOMINEES!
SLUSHIES 2024 — FOOTAGE OF THE YEAR AWARD
2024 FOOTAGE OF THE YEAR NOMINEES AND THE WINNERS!
SLUSHIES 2024 — ROOKIE OF THE YEAR AWARD
2024 ROOKIE OF THE YEAR nominees & WINNERS!
SLUSHIES 2024 — LONG VIDEO AWARD
2024 LONG VIDEO OF THE YEAR NOMINEES AND WINNER! Read & Watch
SLUSHIES 2024 — SHORT VIDEO AWARD
2024 SLUSHIES: Short video of the year nominees and winner!
SLUSHIES 2024 — FORWARD LEAN AWARD
2024 SLUSHIE AWARDS FORWARD LEAN WINNER IS....
2023 SLUSHIES — RIDER OF THE YEAR WINNERS
2023 RIDER OF THE YEAR winners are........
2023 Slushies — Rider of The Year Award Nominees
2023 Rider Of The Year Nominees. Award and nominee info!
2022 Slushies—Rider of the Year Awards Winners
The votes are in! Presenting this year's top dawgs.
2022 Slushies—Rider of the Year Awards Nominees
The Slush Rider of the Year Awards provide the world's top snowboarders with an opportunity to take part in celebrating which of their peers have had the most impressive season over the previous 12 months.
2021 Slush Awards Women's Rider of the Year—Jill Perkins
A banner year for Perkins!
2021 Slush Awards Men's Rider of the Year—Sage Kotsenburg
Sage stomps back to back ROTY nods.
2021 Slush Awards Short Film of the Year—Videograss "GUTTERBALL"
High energy and hi-jinx for the W! Another VG classic.
2021 Slush Awards Full Length Film of the Year—Vans "EVERGREEN."
Vans on fire!
2021 Women's MVVP Winner—Jill Perkins
Second award-winning part in as many years!
2021 Men's MVVP Winner—Cole Navin
Taking a new category with a classic approach.
2021 Slush Awards Men's Rookie of the Year—Denver Orr
Denver's tricks in Tangle are on point and infectious, and his peers let their votes speak volumes as to the potential they see in him.
2021 Slush Awards Women's Rookie of the Year—Ylfa Rúnarsdóttir
Even as an am, Iceland’s Ylfa Runarsdottir was more prolific than most of her pro counterparts in 2020.
2021 Slush Awards Forward Lean Winner—Torment Pride Week
Voter recognition of the depth and humanity Torment Pride Week brought to our culture.
2021 Slush Awards—Men's Rider of the Year Nominees
Rounding out the nominations!
2021 Slush Awards—Women's Rider of the Year Nominees
Women's selects for the Holy Grail.
2021 Slush Awards—Full Length Film of the Year Nominees
Voter's choice for long player of the year.
2021 Slush Awards—Short Film of the Year Nominees
Nominees for the year's best film under 20 minutes.
2021 Slush Awards—Men's Most Valuable Video Part Nominees
Voter selects for the top men's video performances of the year!
2021 Slush Awards—Women's Most Valuable Video Part Nominees
A reflection of those riders whose on screen performances—in a video part or otherwise—warrant elevated recognition.
2021 Slush Awards—Men's Rookie of the Year Nominees
The top selects in a stacked class.
2021 Slush Awards—Women's Rookie of the Year Nominees
2021's leading ladies!
Features
FORWARD LEAN AWARD
Winner: WAYWARDNominees:
Wayward, GoonJam, Hoods to Woods
SHORT VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Winner: Atlas 2 Nominees:Fruit Fly, Atlas 2, Swarm, Head Under Water, Curveball, Buster 2
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Winner: Derek Lemke, Livia Tanno Nominees:Derek Lemke, Gibby Corcoran, Jack Coyne, Micah Coville, Patti, Zhou, Jess Perlmutter, Livia Tanno, Lily Dhawornej
LONG VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Winner: Red Ribbon Nominees:Red Ribbon, When Doves Cry, Spike, Eternal Descent, Paved, The Realm
FOOTAGE OF THE YEAR
Winner: Forest Bailey, Savannah Shinske Nominees:Forest Bailey, Ben Ferguson, Cooper Whittier, Sage Kotsenburg, Sebbe De Buck, Bode Merrill, Estelle Pensiero, Savannah Shinske, Iris Pham, Livia Tanno, Kennedi Deck
RIDER OF THE YEAR
Winner: TBA! Nominees:Forest Bailey, Ben Ferguson, Ayumu Hirano, Blake Moller, Iris Pham, Savannah Shinske, Mia Brooks, Zoi Sadowski-Synnott, Spencer O'Brien
I always feel like it’s necessary to point out that any attempt to quantify what makes snowboarding good is, at its core, subjective. Hard as we try to strip personal bias away, the fact that snowboarding can’t be neatly measured by metrics is part of what drew most of us to it in the first place. With that said, we take this seriously, and the process weighs on us every year. There is no perfect way to do it. Like a contest judge, there will always be disagreement, always a different angle, always a clip someone thinks should have tipped the scale. These nominees are simply what we decided, not a law carved into stone. I don’t just welcome other magazines doing awards, I encourage it, because more perspectives only make the conversation richer. This list exists to honor the riders and projects that stood out this season, and while the gray area will never disappear, our confidence in these choices is rock solid.
-Stan Leveille
6TH ANNUAL SLUSH AWARDS — RIDER OF THE YEAR WINNERS: SAVANNAH SHINSKE & FOREST BAILEY
To win Footage of the Year the clips have to stand out. To win Rider of the Year, everything else has to stand out too. And to win both, well, that just means you did everything right. Savannah and Forest claimed the Footage award and, with Savannah taking a cover and Forest influencing the larger genre of street snowboarding as a whole, the win for Rider just seemed fitting.
6TH ANNUAL SLUSH AWARDS — RIDER OF THE YEAR
Ah, the illustrious category, the one with the most power and, inevitably, the most blowback. What makes a Rider of the Year nominee goes far beyond a single performance. It’s about covering all the bases, contest wins, magazine covers, unforgettable footage, and the kind of presence that shapes the conversation for an entire season.
6TH ANNUAL SLUSH AWARDS — LONG VIDEO OF THE YEAR WINNER: RED RIBBON
This crew never ceases to amaze, and their latest video might just be their best one yet. This one is a start to finish banger, with huge spots and great trick selection. Independent snowboarding is alive and well with this one. Congrats.
6TH ANNUAL SLUSH AWARDS — LONG VIDEO OF THE YEAR NOMINEES
It’s bold to put out a full length project in an era where budgets are dwindling faster than attention spans. But, to the few who do, to those who want to keep the full length alive and well, we salute you. And this category is our thanks.
6TH ANNUAL SLUSH AWARDS — SHORT VIDEO OF THE YEAR WINNER: ATLAS 2
It's the video everyone was talking about this year, so it's no surprise Atlas 2 is walking away with Short Video of the Year. Congrats to this all star crew, we'll be keeping this on repeat for a while.
6TH ANNUAL SLUSH AWARDS — SHORT VIDEO OF THE YEAR
There’s a, let’s cut the B.S. and get to the good stuff, attitude that comes with a short video. And looking at the list of nominees this year, it's clear that the B.S. was non-existent, and the good stuff was plentiful. Check out the nominees for Short Video of the Year.
6TH ANNUAL SLUSH AWARDS — FOOTAGE OF THE YEAR WINNERS: SAVANNAH SHINSKE & FOREST BAILEY
Savannah Shinske and Forest Bailey are your 2026 Slush Footage of the Year winners. These two gave us the most jaw-dropping, awe-inspiring, and sickest moments of the year. We're sure you've seen it already, but why not give it a rewatch anyway.
6TH ANNUAL SLUSH AWARDS — FOOTAGE OF THE YEAR
The Footage of the Year award is rather straightforward. It recognizes who filmed the best work in snowboarding over the past season. While contest riders are offered a clear and established path toward recognition, we stand behind the idea that standout filming deserves the same spotlight.
