Florida Officially Joins the List of Snow Fallen States for Red Bull Butter Cup

Forty-seven Snowboarders take on the Florida Snow in the Heart of Downtown West Palm Beach

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Feb 12, 2011, 06:00 ET

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Feb. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Floridians witnessed history today as snow finally fell in the Sunshine State at downtown West Palm Beach's Waterfront Commons for the snowboard competition Red Bull Butter Cup. The scenery was full of palm trees, yachts, and a snow covered ramp with local boarders busting out their best tricks. In its third year, this is the first time the Red Bull Butter Cup series has ever been held in the state of Florida. While the powder may not have actually fallen from the sky, 30 tons of shredded ice were brought in to lay down a ski mountain snap-shot in the heart of this sunny paradise.

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"It was a lot of fun," says Pro division winner, Cody Ehlert. "I never thought I'd be in a snowboard competition in West Palm Beach. Let alone win it!" Following behind Cody was John Sinchok in second place and Damon Thompson in third. Winners were also chosen in the Amateur division and awards were given to Best Trick and Best Female rider. Contestants competed in a jam format and were judged on overall style, technique and creativity. Only trick sequences that included "buttering" counted.

LET THERE BE SNOW

Red Bull Butter Cup is a snowboard contest series that showcases creativity in technical flatland trickery. Born in the northeast in 2009 and expanded in 2010, it's all about going back to the basics of what made us all fall in love with shredding in the first place: FUN! The series invites riders of all types to cut loose, and spread it on.

Upcoming stops in the series include Loon, NH on 2/12, Big Boulder, PA on 2/18, Holiday Valley, NY on 3/5, Angel Fire, NM on March 12, Northstar-at-Tahoe, CA on 3/26, and Sierra-at-Tahoe, CA on 4/2. Log-on to www.redbullusa.com/buttercup for more information on the series and upcoming stops.

SOURCE Red Bull