And for the 3rd time in 9 years, the crown belongs to Kyle Kennedy 👑👑👑 #LordOfTheRopes Year IX unfolded in a way no one could have predicted, and yet everyone believed to be possible. Kyle proved that he truly does have Nine Lives, winning it all for the veterans after eliminating fellow Trollhaugen “Unc” Mike Skiba, and knocking out young Nixon Johnson, a next-gen ripper with an arsenal of tricks that most humans twice his age will never touch. Brandon Gill fought to the very end, putting on one heck of a show for the frothing crowd, and Joey Peterson & Stella Lobben rightfully earned Volcom & Zombie Boardshop Men’s & Women’s Best Lines. Once again, #LOTR continues to blow us away, from the riders, to the spectators, to the folks tuning in from afar. What we lack in giant budgets and stacked elevation, we make up for with immeasurable heart and unmatched community energy, and we couldn’t do it without all of you humans. We love you, we thank you, and that’s a wrap on #LordOfTheRopes Year IX | Nine Lives. See you next year! 💛💌💙

👑👑👑 3X #LOTR WINNER: Kyle Kennedy

FINAL FOUR: Kyle Kennedy, Nixon Johnson, Mike Skiba, Brandon Gill

MEN’S & WOMEN’S BEST LINE: Joey Peterson & Stella Lobben

FILM & EDIT: Camden West

ART & GRAPHICS: Mike Casanova & Joe Mertes

MUSIC: Angel Landing – Pretty Sick

PHOTOS: Stephan Jende

MADE POSSIBLE BY: The Interior Plain Project, Zombie Boardshop, CAPiTA SNOWBOARDING, Union Binding Company, Volcom, Coal Headwear, Trollhaugen

THANK YOU: Pete Harvieux , Tyler Mills , Emmet Clocker , Shawn Solem, Pete Croasdale, Joe Mertes , Stephan Jende , Tanner Burch, Jeffy Gabrick , Adam Mahler, Ben Smith , Matt Boudreaux, Marsha Hovey & Troll Park Crew