Whitelines Snowboard Magazine asked riders, industry, brands, media who they thought were the top 20 British Snowboarders of all time were. The results got published in issue 83 (Feb, 2009) and Soulsports founder Stuart Brass made it into 12th place.
Stuart said “I’m stoked to be recognised by the media and industry for my contribution as a professional snowboarder and very happy to be accompanied by some good friends in the top 20″
Whitelines said in the article “Today, Stu’s influence over the UK scene as a JR Ewing-style bigwig is so pervasive that it easy to forget what an equally influential rider he was for most of the ’90s. His balls-out style earned him the nickname ‘Bomber’ from his peers and the respect of the wider snowboarding public, as a ‘98 Rider of the Year award in SUK goes to show. He also dominated the media and competition arenas, bagging numerous covers, coverage around the world, international deals with Salomon and Bonfire, and Brits titlesin 1997 and 1998.
And then, just as his career looked to be warming up, Stu abruptly retired from pro riding to start his Soulsports management and events agency, and today most top pros in the country are guided by Stu’s invisible hand. As if that wasn’t enough, Brass is Vice President of the BSA, organises the Brits and Ski Show each year and still finds time to rip at the same high standard, as yet another WL cover this season goes to show.”
Here is a run down on the full article and the who’s who of British Snowboarding…
#1 Danny Wheeler, #2 Steve Bailey, #3 Jenny Jones, #4 James Stentiford, #5 Tyler Chorlton, #6 Scott Mcmorris, #7 Dan Wakeham, #8 Jamie Nicholls, #9 Gary Greenshields, #10 Dom Harington, #11 Lesley Mckenna, #12 Stuart Brass, #13 Chris Moran, #14 Simon Brass, #15 Neil Mcnab, #16 Sascha Hamm, #17 Simon Smith, #18 Justin Allison, #19 Nelson Pratt, #20 Jamie Phillp
The Top 20
#17 Simon Smith, #18 Justin Allison, #19 Nelson Pratt, #20 Jamie Phillp
#13 Chris Moran, #14 Simon Brass, #15 Neil Mcnab, #16 Sacha Hamm
#10 Dom Harington, #11 Lesley Mckenna, #12 Stuart Brass
#8 Jamie Nicholls, #9 Gary Greenshields
#6 Scott Mcmorris, #7 Dan Wakeham
#4 James Stentiford, #5 Tyler Chorlton
#3 Jenny Jones
#2 Steve Bailey
#1 Danny Wheeler
