The unique team challenge competition, the Dew Hut Jam, is happening on Saturday July 30th at Mt Buller. They have released their team lists and there’s some pretty impressive pairings in there. Clint Allan and Robbie Walker for Billabong – going to be good. Tiene brothers for DC, awesome. Mitch Allan and Stef Zeestraten for Oakley? Amazing. Basically, I’m pretty excited for this years comp. The fifteen teams are after a piece of the $19,000 prize purse and the TTR points don’t hurt either. Check the full teams list and the release below – who do you think is going to take out the win?

OAKLEY – Mitch Allan, Stef Zeestraten
DESTYN.VIA – Darragh Walsh, Cohen Davies
BILLABONG – Clint Allan, Robbie Walker
DC – Ryan Tiene, Dane Tiene
BURTON – Chris de Campo, Jye Kearney
RIDE – Kieran McLaughlin, Andrew Roth
FORUM – Mitch Williams, Michael Trotto
NITRO – Nathan Johnstone, Jarryd Williams
QUIKSILVER – Nate Perry, Tim Laidlaw
LIB TECH – Tom Pelley, Jason Maxfield
K2 – Nick Wood, Andy Lloyd
FYVE – Marc Triffitt, Owen Newman
3CS – Jason Currie, Daniel Currie
STEP CHILD – Matto Smith, Billy Hayman
COMPATRIOT – Mathew Galina, Ben Fawcett

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PRESS RELEASE

The country’s top freestyle snowboarding competition for Australian and New Zealand riders, the Dew Hut Jam hits Mt Buller’s Bourke Street on Saturday 30 July 2011.  
The fifteen invited teams have handpicked their rider line up to battle it out for their share of the $19,000 prize money and points for rankings on the TTR WORLD SNOWBOARDING TOUR.
The 30 snowboarders compete in two-rider teams vying for the overall title or the best (team) trick award, riding together to perform their best and most technical tricks over an annually updated course including features such as a purpose built hut and a disused oil tanker.
Key industry figure and event curator, Russell Holt, notes: “Some riders and teams have been hungry to get in this invite only event for a few years…there’s a whole new crop of riders coming through in NSW. It’s going to be interesting to see if they can take it to the big dogs”.
Riders from New South Wales include Newport’s Nate Johnstone, riding in the Dew Hut Jam for the first time for Nitro alongside Mt Buller’s own Jarryd Williams. The team comes to the event having returned from successful 2010/11 seasons overseas with Johnstone making snowboarding history in March this year becoming Australia’s first FIS World Cup half pipe World Champion.
The 2011 line up includes established teams such a the 2009 winning combination of Quiksilver’s Nate Perry (NSW) and Tim Laidlaw (VIC), 2010 Best Trick winners, Billabong’s Clint Allan and Robbie Walker as well as event first timers in Compatriot’s Matto Smith (Vic) and Ben Fawcett (NSW).
Last year’s winning team, Oakley’s Jake Koia and Stef Zeestraten (NZ), set a new level for this year’s competitors with a range of big technical tricks including a Double Method together over the hut with Zeestraten riding switch. Zeestraten returns with Oakley for 2011 and will be riding alongside Mitch Allan (NSW).
“Its great to have a unique and top level event that offers great prize money and something different”, says Russell Holt.  
The main Dew Hut Jam competition kicks off on the slops from 4.30pm on Saturday 30th July and is FREE to watch. Visitors may wish to catch the practice sessions: Friday 29th July 2pm-4pm and Saturday 30th July 12.30-2.30pm.
The course can be approached without requiring use of chairlifts from the Village Centre.

Dew Hut Jam Vital Stats
WHAT            Top Aussie snowboarders competing on a purpose built jib course
WHEN:           Saturday 30 July 2011
WHERE:         BOURKE ST, Mt Buller, Victoria
TIME               4.30pm – 6PM
WHO              See page 2 for competitor listing
More info:     www.dothedew.com.au <http://www.dothedew.com.au>