Red Bull Ultra Natural snowboarder seeding includes axe throwing games

Axe Throwing Skills a Plus for Backcountry Snowboarders

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Date: FEB 16, 2013
Participants: John Jackson, Mark McMorris, Pat Moore, Travis Rice
Event: Red Bull Ultra Natural
About this Video: To determine the official start order for Red Bull Ultra Natural, each competing snowboarder took part in a series of logging games. Athletes were timed through log carrying, log sawing, and nail hammering tasks, then took turns hurling an axe at a target to increase their standing. Not exactly your typical contest seeding process, but of course, Red Bull Ultra Natural is anything but a typical contest.

The event takes place during the February 15-21 holding period, and a full-event recap will air on NBC as part of the Red Bull Signature Series on March 30 at 1:30 p.m. ET / 10:30 a.m. PT.