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Silver King Freeride started TODAY, yes TODAy

reed — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 22:13:39 -0400

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The first day of the Silver King Freeride went down today in snowy conditions, thank the heavens. Under the few inches of new snow is icy hardpack which is really sweet, especially for the snowboard competitors who only have one edge. The riding was strong, smooth yet aggressive with a dash of contrallability, a splash of garlic, and without anyone smashing themselves.

The second round of qualifiers will be held tomorow on either the snorting elk venue once again or on the throne. Blazer (Alex Blais), last years winner, didn't show up today. The french in him must be turning him into a girly man. I guess the bouncers will have to find someone else to throw out of the bar 3-4 times on saturday.

The Silver King freeride is organized by Mountain Challenge (mountainchallenge.org) with support from Sturtevant's, Boarderline Snowboards, K2 sports, Monkey Rides, Clearly Lasik, Fuel TV, Sports Legs, Zeal Optics, Scott, Adhost Internet, Nordica, and Phiten USA.

Smith Optics Lake Louise Big mountain Challenge: Day 2

Tobin Seagel — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 22:46:08 -0500

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Today's venue, ER3, was in perfect condition and the sun was out. The venue was technical, with plenty of sharks and exposure. Smart skiing was the mantra of the day but actions proved louder than words, and competitors throughout the field put it all out there for their chance at skiing in tomorrows finals.

The top score on the day in the women's field went to Sonja Lercher (Whistler), putting her into contention with the rest of the top three: 3) Martha Burley, 2) Crystal Rose-Lee (Whistler), and 1) Leah Evans. Rounding out the women's finalists are Lindsay McDermid (Fernie), Chelsea Sullivan (Whistler), and Meagan Klassen.

Venue: semi-finals

In the men's field, the field of 40 was axed to 23. The field was strong, with many competitors choosing a gnarly looking double through peppered rocks. Top score of the day went to Mike Hopkins, who skied fluid and stomped his landing. Athan Merrick and Jeremy McClure (Whistler) tied for second, followed by Brett Crabtree (Whistler). CJ Wright deserves a mention in 4th (can you say charged it) and was rewarded with the second highest score on the day.

Rounding out the top 23 in this order are: Rob Meaney, Blayne Hettinga, Kevin Hjertas, Mathieu GT (Whistler), Wes Harris, George Ezard, Caleb Mullen, Todd Paterson, Peter Hodgson, Scottie Dodds, Robert Smith, Ross Janzen, Bryce McLean, Drew Wittstock, Colin Puskas, Alex Blais (Whistler), Kai Caemmerer, Jeff Harker, Sam Wright, Josh Bremer, Jordan Kropper, Dustin Clark.

My favourite quote from the day has to go to Blazer. Never a dull moment with Blais, he drinks a redbull before his run and charges hard and fast out of the gate, sending his airs bigger than he planned, and missing a section of his run. I suggested maybe dropping redbull from his pre-game diet. His response: "NO!!! Tomorrow, I will drink two...and SEND IT!!"

Ya buddy! If today was anything to judge by, tomorrow's finals is going to be amazing. Get up to Louise this weekend and take in the finals at ER5.

Blazer and Mathieu

Smith Optics Lake Louise Big mountain Challenge: Day 1

Tobin Seagel — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 22:06:48 -0500

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Yessir folks, the The Canadian Rockies at Lake Louise is once again the epicenter of Big Mountain Freeskiing. Qualifiers were held today on ER6, with good snow and weather letting the athletes showcase their skills. Tune in throughout the weekend for updates and stories.

Results below:

Women Bib Score
1 Leah Evans 12 25.0
2 Crystal-Rose Lee 2 22.2
3 Martha Burley 8 20.8
4 Lindsay McDermid 9 20.2
5 Chelsea Sullivan 3 18.0
6 Sarah Frood 4 17.4
7 Sonja Lercher 6 17.2
8 Emma Mains 11 16.6
9 Meagan Klassen 5 15.0

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10 Kasie Stroshin 1 11.2
11 Candice Drouin 10 11.2
12 Danielle Rosenbaum 7 10.0

Men
1 Blayne Hettinga
2 Brett Crabtree
3 Caleb Mullen
3 Mike Hopkins
4 Kevin Hjertas
5 Jordan Kropper
6 Jeremy McClure
7 Rob Meaney
7 Athan Merrick
8 Wes Harris
9 Alex Blais
10 Mathieu Gagnon Theriault
11 Todd Paterson
12 Peter Hodgson
13 CJ Wright
14 George Ezard
14 Sam Wright
15 Drew Wittstock
16 Robert Smith
17 Mike Rooney
18 Scottie Dodds
19 Richard Small
20 Bryce McLean
21 Mike Schoof
22 James Wilson
23 Kai Caemmerer
23 Jeff Harker
24 Colin Puskas
25 Josh Bremer
25 Jeremie Duchaine
26 Ross Janzen
27 Kevin Bernier
28 Dustin Clark
29 Kyle Armstrong
30 Dave Petch
31 Martin Olsson
32 Glenn Hjorthol
33 Will Dawson
34 Mike Shynkaryk
35 Andrew Duncan
35 Darryl Hierlihy
36 Kas Farsh
37 Chris Raeside
38 Daniel Lindh
39 Jacques Auger
40 Lief Coughlin

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41 Parker Blackstock
42 Jonatan Odby
43 Mike Cole
44 Matthew (Matti) Wade
45 John S Dalton
46 Fred Naas
47 Chris Wren
47 Neil Farren
48 Chris Bouius
49 Joey Fournier
50 Dan Evans
51 Tom Clendening
52 Mike Klement
Ethan Johnson TDQ
Noah Cooper DNF

Photographer call-out: Louise

Tobin Seagel — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 13:58:42 -0500

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Any photographers attending the Lake Louise Big Mountain Challenge 2007 that are interested in having their photos on this website, please contact me at tseagelAThotmaildotcom

I'll be writing day-by-day reports on the event, and would love some high quality photos to animate the story. No pay, only fame! (due credit will be given).

Thanks!

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Tobin Seagel — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 18:48:30 -0500

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Tobin Seagel — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 18:45:43 -0500

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Tobin Seagel — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 18:38:52 -0500

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The Red Canadian Open Freeskiing Championships 2007

Tobin Seagel — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 16:30:39 -0500

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The Freeskiing competition season has begun... with the Ledcor Canadian Open Freeskiing Championships at Red Resort, BC. Some well-deserved Whistler and Fernie shredders took top honours - here's the dirt:

Qualifiers
Thursday’s qualifier on Lynx Line was all about line score. In the days prior to the competition, wind scoured the notoriously mogul ridden line under the chair to a smooth fast carpet. To qualify, it wasn’t enough to ski a flawless line, competitors had to milk everything out of the run, upping their line score to help them rise to the top and qualify for the semi-finals on Mt. Roberts. With no pre-qualified athletes and everyday’s score counting towards the final standings, Lynx line qualifiers was a critical day. 80 men were widdled down to 35 and 23 women were cut to 12. Crystal Lee, Dana Carmichael, and MC Larivee were 1-2-3 for the women: a strong showing for Whistler women (current and alumni). The top men were Oakley White-Allen, Ross Janzen, and Justin Modroo.

Mt Roberts, day 2 & 3 venue.

Semi-finals

The semi finals took place on Mount Roberts, a slack-country venue facing Red Resort and accessible only by hiking or snowmobile. This venue is 1700ft of steep skiing, with enough features and cliffs to give this World Class group of competitors plenty to keep them busy. Conditions didn’t disappoint; the wind hadn’t missed Roberts and the venue was fast and punchy. Lots of good snow to edge into and the hard landings didn’t discourage anybody, especially Christian Boucher who stomped the s*&t out of every air to flat in his line. His line stood out amongst this deep field of competitors earning him top spot on the day, followed by Oakley White-Allen of Whistler and Brady Smesrud of Montana.

In the women’s field Janina Kuzma from Fernie (shown above) must have like the venue change, scoring 37 points, more than ten points higher than the closest woman, and *ahem* enough to earn her 5^th place if she were competing against the boys on this day! Go Janina! Rounding out the top three women in the semis were Crystal Wright of Wyoming and Dana Carmichael from Whistler.

Mt Roberts Upper Section

Finals

The final day of competition was “Round Two Rumble on Roberts” with skiers right being opened up to competitors. Given the competition format, the competition could go to anybody and there was plenty of opportunity for competitors to carve out their place in history. A crash or a bobble could change the outcome of the competition. The leaders had to ski smart to protect their leads.

Those lower on the ranks could afford to just giv’r. This was competition at its finest.

In the women’s field Janina Kuzma earned 32 points (enough for 4^th place on the day overall), and took the competition, Crystal Wright held on to second place, and Crystal Lee skied a solid line to move up from the bottom of the finalists to third place.

The men’s field also saw a shake-up after the final day. Joel Jacques skied consistently on Roberts and moved from 4^th to earn 2^nd spot. Brett Crabtree skied his best line of the competition moving from 9^th to 3^rd place. Brett skied an unconventional entrance into his final run which I can only describe as “rocky, billygoaty, cliffy, gnar”…good on ya buddy! First place went to Christian Boucher of Pemberton (shown above) who skied another flawless line, throwing down big and skiing fast.

Spectators taking in the action and...er...keeping warm.

Summary

The 2007 Canadian Open Freeskiing Championships is widely considered one of the best competitions on the circuit because of the venue, the depth of competitors, and the professionalism with which it is run. This year was no disappointment. El Capitain Jack Carry, competition director, had the competitors moving through the event like clockwork. Jeff Holden and his panel of judges showed professionalism and were accessible and up-front about scoring and results. The 2007 Canadian Open Freeskiing Championships was presented by the Ledcor Group and supported by Kokanee, K2, Australian Wool Innovation Ltd., Skier BC, Mountain FM, Biglines.com, and Gore. Thanks to these companies for supporting freeskiing. And don't forget to find out more about the wicked venue - Red Resort - if you aren't already obsessed with this awesome place and aching to return.

Mens Final Results

Bib # Competitor City Thurs Friday Sat Final Score

1st 73 BOUCHER Christian Whistler 33.80 42.8 42 118.6

2nd 47 JACQUES Joel Whistler 32.00 39.8 40 111.8

3rd 32 CRABTREE Brett Whistler 28.00 34.2 41.4 103.6

4th 111 WHITE-ALLEN Oakley Whistler 34.60 38.6 30 103.2

5th 34 SMESRUD Brady Red Lodge, MT 31.40 41.2 27.2 99.8

Ladies Final Results

Bib # Competitor City Thurs Friday Sat Final Score

1st 18 KUZMA Janina Fernie 22.8 37 32 91.8

2nd 4 WRIGHT Crystal Wilson, WY 23 26.8 28.2 78

3rd 13 LEE Crystal-Rose Whistler 27.8 16.8 26.2 70.8

4th 2 CARMICHAEL Dana Whistler 24.4 25.2 20.8 70.4

5th 24 HUNT Phillipa Salt Lake City, UT 22.4 24.6 18.4 65.4

6th 105 GAUVIN Steph Rossland 21.4 23.6 20.2 65.2

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Tobin Seagel — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 16:21:03 -0500

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Tobin Seagel — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 16:15:54 -0500

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Tobin Seagel — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 16:15:01 -0500

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Tobin Seagel — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 16:13:00 -0500

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