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Jordan Glendining took first in the U15-18 girls category.

Dylan Stueber finished third and Cade Cyphers finished fourth in the U12-14 boys category. On the second day in Winter Park, Devin Yarde finished fifth and Finn Griffith finished sixth for the U12 Boys. Kevin Nichols and Jack Nichols took first and third, respectively, in the U15-18 boys category. Max Pierce took third and Liam Mattison took ninth in the U12-14 boys category. Devin Yarde took fifth and Finn Griffith took sixth in the U12 boys category. On the first day, Molly Reeder took first in the U12 girls category. In Winter Park, SSCV’s athletes dominated on the tough terrain on Chutes and Cirque. Winter Park Regional Competition SSCV Top Performances

BIG MOUNTAIN SNOWBOARDING NATE SERIES

SSCV’s Big Mountain athletes have skied well this season, including most recently at the IFSA Big Mountain National Series competition at Crystal Mountain on February 26-March 1, the IFSA Big Mountain Regional Series competitions in Winter Park on February 28 and March 1 and the IFSA Big Mountain National Series competition in Crested Butte on March 5- 8. SSCV Big Mountain Results Consistently Strong SSCV Athlete Weekend Finishes in Vail SSCV Results-March 14, 2015 They are responding well to pressure and difficult terrain, and demonstrating terrific focus and commitment,” said Tim Luczkow, SSCV Big Mountain Coach. Many of them are experiencing personal bests at competitions this season. “I am really proud of our athletes of all ages. SSCV athletes had eight top 3 finishes on Saturday and top three finishes in every category on Sunday. This weekend brought great weather and a high level of competitive skiing, resulting in difficult decisions for the judges and top finishes within less than two points of each other.

We were really grateful for the support of Vail Resorts and its Ski Patrol in making both days of competitions happen.” Lover’s Leap proved to be a great venue for all ages and levels of athletes and we were really excited to see the energy and level of skiing that was displayed. Their scores are based on the difficulty of their line which is weighed most heavily, along with fluidity, technique, control and style, and are arrived at by a panel of three judges.Ĭat Iwanchuk, Director of Athlete and Mountain Relations for Ski JETA, the event organizer for this weekend’s competitions in Vail, stated, “We were psyched to get two events off the ground in Vail when a lot of ski areas have been having a tough time pulling off Big Mountain events due to tough snow conditions from a lack of natural snow.

In Big Mountain competitions, athletes navigate through natural terrain including trees, steeps, cliffs, chutes, drops and gullies. Over 100 athletes ranging in age from 8 to 18 years-old came from across the Rocky Mountain region to compete for two days on Lover’s Leap. Ski & Snowboard Club Vail (SSCV) athletes achieved strong results at the International Freeskiers and Snowboarders Association (IFSA) Rocky Mountain Big Mountain Regional Series competitions hosted by Ski JETA in Vail this weekend.

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