that's just the way the industry is moving, towards the BMX/snowboarding/skiing influence. how much armour do those guys wear? it's not like i approve of not wearing armour, but if you guys start to enforce rules like "must compete with elbow pads," you are going to lose some serious support and viewership.
or not, since mountain biking slopestyle applies more to the mainstream than quite a few other action sports. we shall see.
in regards to the article, nice work Cam!! I found it very well written and of refreshingly good quality compared to most of the stuff we get from the magazines and press these days. The pictures were also very good, Markus Greber did well in covering the event.