Truckee, CA – Norwegian Andreas Wiig and SoCal shredder Hana Beaman continued their prowess this season in Slopestyle as each captured their first titles at the Vans Cup at Northstar-at-Tahoe Resort on Saturday afternoon. Wiig, who took first at the X Games in Aspen last month, won $21,000 for his efforts today, while Beaman flipped spots with X Games gold medalist and defending Vans Cup slope titlist Jamie Anderson of South Lake Tahoe to win $17,000. Scotty Lago and Danny Kass rounded out the top three for the guys, while Canadian Marie-France Roy was third among the women.
Scotty Lago with a back 9
The Vans Cup at Tahoe draws to a close on Sunday with a Superpipe contest featuring such pipe heavy hitters as Olympic medalists Danny Kass, Markku Koski, Ross Powers and Kelly Clark as well as past Vans Cup winner Antti Autti, Keir Dillon, Tommy Czeschin, Iouri Podlatchokov, Tricia Byrnes and Jamie Anderson.
Snowboard fans who can’t make it up to Northstar-at-Tahoe Resort on Sunday will be able to watch the Superpipe live as well as weekend highlights on the web by visiting vans.com on Sunday afternoon. Look for plenty of photos and live updates at vans.com. The Vans Cup at Tahoe television special debuts on FUEL TV in two parts on May 7 and May 21 at 9:30 PM ET/PT.
Saturday, March 3 - Slopestyle Finals
Men
1. Andreas Wiig (Asker, NOR) 92.1 $21,000
2. Scotty Lago (Seabrook, NH) 86.0 $14,500
3. Danny Kass (Vernon, NJ) 84.2 $7,400
Women
1. Hana Beaman (Mammoth Lakes, CA) 75.8 $17,000
2. Jamie Anderson (South Lake Tahoe, CA) 73.7 $8,500
3. Marie-France Roy (Whistler, CAN) 65.0 $3,000
Tim Humphries, Antti Autti and Scotty Lago
Mikkel Bang, switch banger
Friday, March 2 – Rail Jam Results
Men
1. Lucas Magoon (Silverthorn, CO) $12,000
2. Yale Cousino (Lincoln, VT) $8,000
3. Keegan Vailaika (Dana Point, CA) $4,000
Women
1. Erin Comstock (Incline Village, NV) $2,600
2. Silvia Mittermuller (Munich, GER) $1,000
3. Leanne Pelosi (Calgary, CAN) $1,000
Sunday, March 4
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Men’s and Women’s Superpipe Qualifying
12:30 PM – 3:30 PM Men’s and Women’s Superpipe FINALS (live webcast)
The Vans Cup at Tahoe is made possible by the support of Rockstar Energy Drink, Scion, Snowboarder Magazine and FUEL TV, the 24/7 action sports lifestyle network.
Click HERE to see the video and HERE and HERE to see Andrew Miller's Photos
Davis Johnson
Chaz Guldemond
Fucker! I waited for so long to get this photo of Danny Kass and this guy walked right in front of me without warning, I will kill him, 720 for Danny