Rail Jam Format & Weekend Kickoff
Breckenridge, Colorado | Tune in here on FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2025 at 3:30 PM MT
The Rail Jam features a live ranked scoring system, with judges placing based on:
Overall impression
Trick execution
Difficulty
Variety
Creativity
Semifinals:
10 women + 10 men
20-minute organized session
Riders drop one at a time
Finals:
Top 5 women + Top 5 men advance
15-minute organized session
Riders drop one at a time
At the end of finals, the podium is set—plus two bonus awards: The North Face – Best Trick & Nixon – Best Time
WOMENS RAIL JAM RIDERS: Jill Perkins, Veda Hallen, Egan Wint, Jessica Perlmutter, Telma Sarkipaju, Jaylen Hanson, Ella Sorensen, Emily O’Connor, Jordyn Gricol, & Bella Warren
MENS RAIL JAM RIDERS: Brandon Davis, Benny Milam, Pat Fava, Austin Visintainer, Joey Fava, Sam Anderson, Eli Bouchard, Sam Klein, Frank Jobin, Luke Winkelmann
MEN'S VQS QUALIFIER
Breckenridge, Colorado | SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2025
9:00 - 9:50 AM MT
Day two starts with the Men’s Video Qualifier Series showdown. Over 100 video parts were submitted—only ten riders earned the invite to battle it out onsite. The top four advance to the men’s semi-final, joining a stacked field of invited riders.
Men’s VQS Qualifier Field: Øynind Kirkhus, Yuto Miyamura, Truth Smith, Brooklyn DePriest, Lucas Ferry, Jesse Parkinson, Elias Hamalainen, Yuto Yamada, Tosh Krauskopf, & Sam Klein
WOMEN'S & MEN'S SEMI-FINALS
Breckenridge, Colorado | SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2025
10:35 AM - 12:45 PM MT - WOMEN'S SEMI-FINAL
1:15 - 3:15 PM MT - MEN'S SEMI-FINAL
Semifinals
Both the women’s and men’s semifinals feature a mix of invited riders and Video Qualifier Series (VQS) standouts.
Women: 16 total riders
Includes 4 riders invited directly from the digital VQS
Men: 24 total riders
Includes 4 riders advancing from the 10-person onsite VQS qualifier in Breckenridge
Each rider gets three (3) top-to-bottom runs down the course.
The fields are split into heats:
Men: two heats of 12
Women: two heats of 8
Once all riders have dropped and been ranked, only the top 8 women and top 8 men move on to Sunday’s finals.
MEN'S SNOWBOARDERS: Red Gerard, Mons Røisland, Brandon Davis, Nik Baden, Sam Taxwood, Gabe Ferguson, Raibu Katayama, Dusty Henricksen, Mark McMorris, Judd Henkes, Frank Jobin, Rene Rinnekangas, Sean Fitzsimons, Brock Crouch, Jake Canter, Cameron Spalding, Luke Winkelmann, & Eli Bouchard
WOMEN'S SNOWBOARDERS: Jill Perkins, Ylfa Rúnarsdóttir, Lily Dhawornvej, Jamie Anderson, Hailey Langland, Veda Hallen, Laurie Blouin, Egan Wint, Ellie Weiler, Telma Sarkipaju, Bella Warren, Mela Stalker, Jaylen Hanson, Jessica Perlmutter, Juliette Pelchat, & Jordyn Gricol
WOMEN'S & MEN'S FINALS
Breckenridge, Colorado | SUNDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2025
10:00 AM - 11:30 PM MT - WOMEN'S FINAL
12:30 - 2:00 PM MT - MEN'S FINAL
Finals Format (Head-to-Head Chaos)
Finals flip the script with a three-round, head-to-head battle format.
Round 1
Eight riders enter four matchups:
- 8th vs 1st
- 7th vs 2nd
- 6th vs 3rd
- 5th vs 4th
Each rider gets two runs.
The twist: second-run scores stay hidden until both riders finish.
Winners move on.
Round 2
- Winner of Match A vs Winner of Match B
- Winner of Match C vs Winner of Match D
Same deal: two runs each, second scores held.
Winners advance to the final.
The highest-scoring rider who doesn’t advance in this round is locked in as 3rd place overall.
Final Round
The last two standing go head-to-head.
Two runs each.
Second scores held.
Winner takes it.