The best riders of the year have officially been selected by their fellow pros for the 13th annual TransWorld SNOWboarding Riders’ Poll Awards presented by New Era and will swoop down on the Fillmore Auditorium in Denver, Colorado, on Friday January 27 to collect their accolades. It’s all part of a little thing we like to call the biggest night in snowboarding. To see who wins, join us at the Fillmore when the doors open at 7:00 p.m. The show starts at 8:30 p.m.

LRG Team Riders nominated include:

Men’s Rider Of The Year
Eric Jackson
Bode Merrill

Men’s Video Part Of The Year
Eric Jackson, Good Look
Bode Merrill, Twel2ve

Award winners are determined by votes from pro riders in each of the seven categories. The show also features the men’s and women’s New Era Readers’ Choice award as chosen by TWS readers.

Public tickets to the award show can be purchased soon at www.livenation.com. Industry bros can nab some tickets at the SIA trade show by visiting the TransWorld SNOWboarding booth located in The Bluebird Social Zone (formerly The Yard).

The Riders’ Poll Award Show is presented by New Era. Additional sponsors include Red Bull, Keystone Resort, Spy+, Chipotle, KRU Vodka, and Oskar Blues Beer.

Source: Transworld Snowboarding

Rider of the Year: Bode Merill

Bode Merill was the man in 2011. Sure, he didn’t have his own movie, but he had the best footage in most of them, went toe-to-toe with a legend and kept us all entertained this Summer. For proof of this awesomeness, go check out Absinthe’s “Twelve”.

Source: YoBeat.com