COPPER MOUNTAIN, CO (Dec. 13) - U.S. Snowboarding rookie Jaime Anderson (South Lake Tahoe, CA) and Madison Ellsworth (Frisco, CO) took to the slope in a huge way Saturday night, winning the Paul Mitchell Progression Session at the U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix presented by Sprint at snowy Copper Mountain, CO.

The run was kitted out with a bomb drop into a cliff style step down and finishing with a huge log stall. The musical stylings of DJ Majai, who came out of retirement to perform for the Progression Session, had the crowd and riders entertained by fresh music.

Anderson, who came to town to compete in the Progression Session, said she was intimidated by the weather and course at first, but once her fears settled she came out on top.

"It feels great. I'm so happy to come out here and ride. Everyone is out here and having a blast so I'm stoked. It was a good time," Anderson said. "I was pretty scared when I got here, but I hit the jump and it felt really good. This little feature [the log] wasa a little scary, but everything was good."

Ellsworth had to beat out the men's heat, which was stacked with talent, including last year's first Progression Session winner Tim Humphreys (Basking Ridge, NJ).

"It feels more than amazing and I'm really happy about it," Ellsworth said. "I was just having fun on the jump and it [the log] was interesting at first I wasn't sure what to do or where to go but I figured it out."

The Grand Prix at Copper Mountain is wrapped up, but the action will return Jan. 29 - Feb. 1 at Boreal Resort in the Tahoe area of California.

OFFICIAL RESULTS
PAUL MITCHELL PROGRESSION SESSION
Copper Mountain, CO - Dec. 13, 2009

Men's
1. Madison Ellsworth, Frisco, CO
2. Harrison Grey, Canada
3. Sage Kotsenburg, Park City, UT
4. Dylan Alita, Evergreen  CO
5. Tim Humphreys, Basking Ridge, NJ 

Women's
1. Jamie Anderson, South Lake Tahoe, CA
2. Celia Miller, Breckenridge, CO
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