Any sane person at Bear Mountain this past Saturday would swear that it was the month of June. A cloudless sky, uncomfortably warm temperatures, zero wind, and offensive tank tops greeted the crowds on the sun deck in Big Bear, CA for the Analog Design Unlikely Features contest. Yes, everyone in attendance was sweating their balls off like it was the beginning of summer, however to their dismay, it was in fact January 7th.

The winner of the design aspect of the contest was Paul Heran with his "Bat Wing" concept. This feature was unveiled before the contest started rolling and was the popular jib option during the rail jam. All jib masters alike were hiking The Scene vying for the full AG outerwear kit. Locked and loaded with five different park features, the competitors had multiple line options to consider - The Bat Wing, last year's Design Unlikely Feature winner The UFO, a multi-level staircase box, a cheesewedge with flat box on top, and lastly a flat bar set up for primetime stalls, handplants, and spins.

Kids were straight up hucking themselves on this set up, and definitely not always in a good way as you'll witness below in the recap video. One competitor in particular, with flowing blonde locks, thought it was a genius idea to continuously come in to the Bat Wing at mock speed and gap to flat bar. Needles to say, things got a little messy.

The sun beat down on the setup and snow and the shredders beat down on the setup until the end. After a flurry of hiking, gapping, sliding, and spinning, the panel of judges (Dave Downing, Mikkel Bang, Eyan Alferos and Matt Rohn) were faced with a tough decision. Who the hell was going to win this thing? Check the results and video below:

Photo courtesy of Bear Mountain

Men
1st -- Devin Allen
2nd -- Nathan Sovich
3rd -- Juan Poanco

Women
1st -- Melissa Spillman
2nd -- Veroniqi Hanssen
3rd -- Natalie Kerr

Each year Analog hosts a unique contest that encourages shredders everywhere to come up with their dream jib feature. The sky is the limit and some of these kids go a little nuts however, it always proves to push their imaginations and their creativity. Analog's Design Unlikely Features contest returned in 2011 and the winner's feature will be transformed into a reality at the one and only park haven - Bear Mountain.

Congratulations to this year's winner - Paul Heran with his "Bat Wing" feature. This rail/wallride/transfer has so many options of approaching it - it may just turn into a collision course for snowboarders. Get ready. The unveiling of this feature is January 7th.

Chris "Chippa" Wilson is the tattooed Cinderella story out of Australia. Through Stab mag's Little Weeds contest Chippa's skate-inspired approach to waves saw the light of day for the first time. At the time, Chippa was exploring his career options, which consisted of flipping burgers or construction. Analog picked him up and began filming him, and now he's regarded as one of the most progressive aerial pilots on earth. Here is the latest Chippasode, where we follow Chippa and the Analog team through the baguettes, bordeaux, boobies, and barrels that France has to offer.



Chippasodes - France from Analog Clothing on Vimeo.

In case you haven't seen the previous episodes, here they are:



Chippasodes 03 - Hawaii from Analog Clothing on Vimeo.



Chippasodes 2 - Australia/Tasmania from Analog Clothing on Vimeo.



Chippasodes 01 - California/Mexico from Analog Clothing on Vimeo.

If you're not going to do a trick properly, why do it at all. That seems like the code that the Analog team operates by. Whether It's Mikkel's effortless stompings or Hale's oozing style, there's no shortage board control here. Tell us whose your favorite member of the Analog team is and why. We'll pick one of you to receive a Flanorak jacket to add to your shredding pleasure.

Enter to win HERE.

Contest ends Wednesday November 24th.

GrindTV Newswire, Via Analog: (November 12, 2010) Analog's 2nd annual Design Unlikely Features Contest invited participants to create a unique, custom-built jib feature. We received 343 submissions for this year's contest-that's a ton of totally new ideas! Entries were judged based on creativity, ride-ability, and build-ability. We looked for something fresh and imaginative, and that is also movable.

Jesse Paul from Maple Grove, MN, will have his dream creation built and Analog will bring him out for the weekend to the Design Unlikely Features Contest on December 18th, 2010. Big Bear Mountain Resort will host the event where he can participate in the first ever contest on his winning feature (of course there's no pressure to compete it's optional). In addition, Jesse will receive:

1st Prize
2 Round Trip Tickets to/from Big Bear Mountain
2 Nights Lodging at Big Bear Mountain Resorts
Custom built snow feature at Big Bear Mountain
Contest centered around his creation
Analog Outerwear Kit (Gloves, Jacket, Pants)
Analog Clothing Package (Including: Jeans, beanie, t-shirt, flannel, fleece, backpack, and belt)