Quick Notes from the event
∙ The pipe was good and I asked a bunch of heads; Louie Vito, Mason, Danny Davis, Rob Kingwell and others. If they say it was good, I believe them
∙ Breck has a pretty good base so if you live in California or the east coast, get your ass to Colorado
∙ Danny Kass, Shaun White, Travis Rice, Antti Autti, Hannah Teter and others were missing. I guess those guys don’t need $14,000. It is ok, the new crowd is taking over; Louie, Danny, Brad Martin and so on
∙ The Italian Stallion, Giacomo Kratter was there and made the finals but broke his tibia (shin) good luck to him and getting that healed
∙ Danny Davis was large and in charge. Transworld and Snowboarder’s rookie of the year lived up to his rep
∙ Brad Martin and Crispin Lipscomb are sponsored by McDonalds, what the hell is that?
Quotes from the Pros
“Thanks to JJ Thomas for clogging my toilet last night, that was fun” – Todd Richards
“Pipe is good, I hope I do well because I need to buy Christmas presents” – Mason Aguirre
“Scotty Lago has the only backside 900 worth judging” – Todd Richards
Photos
Brad Martin came out to take 4th place
Tommy Czeschin, Olympic veteran, with one of his huge frontside airs on the first wall
JJ Thomas, another former Olympian – big method airs like this and some spinning put him in 5th place
Xavier Hoffman airs to fakie – so sick
Masenutz was looking solid and got 2nd place for his efforts
The crowd and the pipe from the lift
Women’s podium, l-r, Elena Hight, Kelly Clark and Soko Yamaoka. Look for a women’s gallery early next week
Men’s podium, l-r, Mason Aguirre, Danny Davis and Tommy Czeschin
Results
Women
1 Kelly Clark $14,000
2 Elena Hight $7,000
3 Soko Yamaoka $3,500
4 Manuela Pesko $1,750
5 Holly Crawford $1,000
Men
1 Danny Davis $14,000
2 Mason Aguirre $7,000
3 Tommy Czeschin $3,500
4 Brad Martin $1,750
5 JJ Thomas $1,000
6 Ross Powers $350
7 Steve Fisher $350
8 Rob Kingwell $350
9 Crispin Lipscomb $350
10 Louie Vito $100