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Riders Joe Parsons, Heath Frisby, Daniel Bodin and Isaac Sherbine are touring Russia at the moment with the SCS/Red Bull Sledstyle crew. The tour—”Revolution on Machines—is modeled after a show in Moscow from ‘05, but this time it features three stops, including Yekaterinburg and Novosibirsk. Here’s the report from the Feb. 21 demo—attended by an estimated 25,000 fans—in Yekaterinburg, from Tyler Tobin of SCS.

“The SCS Crew once again proved that there are no limits as to what can be done, or better yet, where it can be done. We were given the distinct opportunity of continuing the excitement of Red Bull Sledstyle, once again, on an international stage. Red Bull Russia came to SCS with the proposal of continuing the famed events known as Revolution on Machines. This time they wanted to have multiple stops in cities that were reminiscent of historic Russia. Both sides worked diligently to make events happen and the first stop already has, and it was a HUGE success.”

“February 21, Yekaterinburg, Russia. Lenin Square. A central location in the middle of the city that is a historic area—Red Bull thought it would be the perfect stage for the sleds and riders to throw down on. For this event we had Frisby, Parsons and Sherbine, and Daniel Bodin made the jaunt from Sweden to throw down as usual.

The SCS crew worked day and night in preparing a course that had an element that had not been used or attempted at any other course in sledstyle history: a river gap. The Red Bull people came to Steve Miller and proposed putting a ramp and landing that would have part of the river in the middle which then leads to a reflecting pool. He knew the idea was innovative and creative and we designed the course to highlight this feature. Once the course was complete, the stage was set and the riders were ready to get the show started.”

“Unfortunately, we had a few complications along the way. Parsons and Frisby were incredibly ill a few days prior to the show and were unable to throw down to their full potential. Frisby was able to ride and did throw a huge flip over the river gap which made the crowd of nearly 25,000 scream! Parsons, on the other hand, was unable to ride the full event. He threw down a few tricks but his sickness got the best of him. Needless to say, he was still looking as smooth as ever despite being sick as a dog.”

“Isaac Sherbine, aka Big Sticks, threw down and did not miss a beat. Bodin was unable to figure the correct setup in his sled and struggled with feeling comfortable. However Bodin gave his all and it was noticed by the fans and the crew. All four riders put in some excellent tricks and crowd pleasing antics. We must extend our great appreciation to Rosan Distributing for providing the riders with all new 2009 Ski-Doo 600RS snowmobiles. The riders were grateful for being provided such great equipment.”

“It was truly a site to see, being that this was my first time in Russia doing events with the entire SCS crew. I was in absolute awe as to how excited these people were. The event ended up being a HUGE success. The riders did an incredible job for not having any practice prior to the event! The SCS crew enjoyed their time in Yekaterinburg and the Red Bull people truly treat us with class and style. We want to thank everyone at Red Bull Russia for all their efforts.”

“The next stop will be in Novosibirsk, which is an amazing city. Stay tuned for the next write up after the next event—25,000 to 50,000 spectators expected!”—Tyler Tobin