(Updated Friday 31st July 2009)
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Last night's MTV Snow Jam was hailed awesome by many of the spectators and the winning boarder, 19 year old French Canadian Charles Reid, added $7,000 to his bank account.
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Reid said:"I've just bought a house near Mt Tremblant and the $6,000 I won for coming first and an additional $1,000 for best trick could help me buy a little car.
"The Falls Creek event was a fun set up. It was small,it wasn't dangerous, it was a smooth set up and I got as high as I could on the wall ride.
"Pretty much every trick I pulled off including a front side 360 was probably why I just pipped Australian rider Robbie Walker (who produced a crowd pleaser with one of his signature backflips) for first spot.
"I love coming back here each winter. It is different to Whistler there's no cars and it is like a small town. I have won about $20,000 including last night's $7,000 MTV Snow Jam prize money at Falls Creek."
Robbie Walker has departed Falls Creek with $3,000 prize money for a hard fought second place. Walker said:"Anyone of the last eight in the final round could have won.
"It was an awesome comp I was happy to get second. The set up was really cool and fun to ride.
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Photo Ruby Rose taken by Charlie Brown
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(Updated Saturday 20 June 2009)
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Falls Creek, Victoria, has today been announced by MTV Networks Australia as the location for the third annual MTV Snow Jam 2009.
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Bringing the event local for the first time ever, Falls Creek will provide the backdrop for the free live music event featuring local and internationally acclaimed acts DJ's and Phrase.
MTV Snow Jam will take place on Thursday 30 July and will be aired on MTV Australia on Saturday 15 August at 5:00pm (AEST).
MTV's hottest rock chick Ruby Rose said:"I'm inviting everyone personally to our Snow Jam 2009 at Falls Creek because this will be the biggest party the resort will have ever seen.
"There'll be amazing live music and lots of crazy people (like me) from MTV.
"I love snowboarding but I've never done an Australian snow season. When I was living in Vancouver I went to Whistler and Fernie in British Columbia.
"Maybe whilst I'm at Falls Creek I'll get an opportunity to go boarding but my work schedule is mental, starting at 6am everyday. And the Falls Creek gig will include something we (MTV) have never done at our annual Snow Jam.
"The big after party, which is free for fans of music, and open to anyone, will be filmed. Anything goes! It will show everyone is in the best of moods and I said previously it will be the biggest party ever at Falls Creek."
This gig is an incredible coup for the resort. It will entice music fans from throughout Australia. However, it will be the ones who book early that will secure a place to stay at Falls Creek Alpine Resort.
Falls Creek Reservations Centre has some affordable lodge-style and self-contained apartment accommodation from $90 a night per person (1800 2 falls).
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