Jill Perkins Predictions + 2025 Snowboard RSEO Atmosphere Descriptions

Iris Pham on left and Jill Perkins on right. Photo: Durso

Rockstar athlete Jill Perkins opted out of competing at the snowboard Rockstar Energy Open (RSEO) this weekend, but is on the scene in Breckenridge for meet-and-greets with fans, autograph sessions, and even passing out some hardware. Following the first competition of the event, Jill helped with the trophy presentations after Friday’s Rail Jam and says she’ll be fanning out all week on her favorite riders while engaging with the masses.

"It's so important and fulfilling on both ends to have these kinds of human interactions at these events," Jill said on Friday, energized about the autograph session at the Rockstar activation in the RSEO Culture Village. She is best known for the snowboard video part prowess that has won her a heap of Rider of the Year, Video Part Of The Year, and Footage Of The Year accolades, but says filming can be a lonely pursuit.

Ullr fest in full swing with Ylfa Runarsdottir. Photo: Yoshida

"I spend a lot of my time out riding in the streets where I don't see anybody, and the interactions are all kind of online. So to be able to sit and have a conversation with somebody at such a cool event is very validating. It always feels really good if we can do something good, if we can make somebody want to strap into a snowboard or go skate or do something that's changed their life... hearing people come up and tell us those stories makes our job more fulfilling. To me, that's my favorite story to hear."

In April 2025, Jill won Torment Magazine’s Video Part of the Year for her part in the Videograss film Search Party, her second consecutive win in the category. In 2024 she won it for her Ride Snowboards part, Timeline: Jill Perkins RATED R and also won Slush Magazine’s Footage Of The Year prize.

Photo: Muller 

Jill, also a huge skateboarding fan, has been at both of the RSEO Portland summer events, in 2024 and 2025, and says she is excited to help bring the same kind of for-the-culture event to snowboarding. 

“I was lucky enough to see the first two Rockstar Energy Open skate events, and I think it's really cool how the community gets together and how, for the riders, it's a different contest format that  breeds a lot more fun than intensity. I'm excited to see how that translates into the snow side of things!”

From left to right: Chris Grenier, Danny Davis, and Jill Perkins. Photo: Ortiz

On Friday we asked Jill for her podium-topper prediction for Sunday’s Parkstyle contest, which will be the final event of the weekend. Her answer? Jessica Perlmutter, one of four women who earned their RSEO spot through the Video Qualifier Series. “She’s a younger competitor and rips on the rails but is also great at jumping,” Jill said. The 16-year-old ripper has already made good on Jill’s prediction, winning Friday’s Rail Jam contest. So… we agree, Jill! Jessica Perlmutter, remember the name on Sunday and beyond.

Jill was initially in the field for Friday’s rail jam, but pulled out just before the contest. “It’s more fun for me that way, because I like watching it and enjoying it, and it's gnarly! I’m more comfortable out filming.”

Her other motivation for coming to Breckenridge, though, is the chance to hang out with the full Rockstar team. In addition to the many Rockstar snowboarders in the mix this week, her skater friends Jimmy Wilkins, Braden Hoban, and Cory Juneau are here, snowboarding and hanging out. One big name missing: recently-named Thrasher Magazine Skater of the Year Chris Joslin, who had a schedule conflict with his SOTY party.

“For a lot of years, companies and brands have been like, ‘we need to get the skate and snow teams together’ and it's cool that Rockstar is actually doing it! Some of the best conversations I have had at these events are with Braden Hoban, for example, just the curiosity of how we operate versus how they operate, and also, the similarities in it. It's really cool, because it's where everyone's kind of cut from the same cloth. Rockstar has done a really good job at curating a team and we all get along really well. It's like a big family. I'm stoked to be able to ride with some of my close friends, and to be able to share a sponsor with them is huge. It's also cool because it becomes a lot more seamless to make projects or do certain things—working with your friends is a lot easier than with people you barely know.”