By T. Ghezzi
Cover photo courtesy of Jaymie Belknap
Austin Visintainer, the kid from the “Kan,” is your 2025 Red Bull Heavy Metal St. Paul winner! Red Bull Heavy Metal is a single-day snowboarding contest featuring the world’s top street snowboarders. For the second time, it was held in Saint Paul, Minn., on the steps of the State Capitol Building. The contest featured three specific street zones, each highlighting different features of street snowboarding (rails, gaps, ledges, and stairs). Each zone has a winner and the contest has an overall winner.
Vizz is not new to this competition—last year, he won Zone 1. This year, he was runner up in Zone 2, and won Zone 3. Many would agree, Vizz landing a last-minute stylish and technical backside 180 on switch 50-50 switch back 180 off the 60-foot down-flat-down rail is what secured his Zone 3 win and overall Heavy Metal victory!
Vizz on winning: “It’s a dream come true to win an event like this. Feels like all the hard work is paying off, and I couldn’t be more stoked to be able to bring this award home in one piece.”
