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Fernie Alpine Resort and Lake Louise Mountain Resort have announced the dates of their Freeski events for the 2006/2007 season. Further, after the success of last year’s Fernie Junior Freeski competition, Junior events have been added to Lake Louise Mountain Resort and Kimberley Alpine Resort, in addition to Fernie. The total prize pot available for the entire series (adults and juniors) is expected to be close to $20,000.

Kimberley Alpine Resort Junior Freeski Competition

The Junior Series will kick off January 27 & 28, 2007 at Kimberley Alpine Resort. There will be separate categories for the guys and the gals and for ages 7-11, 12–15, and 16-18. They’ll be judged on line choice, control, fluidity, technique and aggressiveness.

Smith Optics Lake Louise Big Mountain Challenge

In February, Lake Louise’s Powder Bowls will take centre stage and host freeskiers from across Canada and the U.S. for the 5^th Annual Smith Optics Lake Louise Big Mountain Challenge. Over 100 competitors are expected to take part in the multi-day event, which includes Registration and Venue Inspection (February 21), a Qualifying Round (February 22), Semi-Final Round (February 23) and Final Round, Awards Ceremony and Wrap-up Party (February 24). February 25 is held as a weather day.

Lake Louise’s Junior competition will be held the weekend prior, February 17 & 18. Age categories will be 7-11 years, 12-15 years, and 16-17 years of age.

Smith Optics Fernie Freeski Competition

Athletes will be challenged by Fernie Alpine Resort’s intense terrain and legendary powder. The event will kick off with the Junior Fernie Freeski Competition on March 10 & 11. For the adults, athletes will be challenged by Fernie’s intense terrain, and the top prize will go to the one who skis the best line, being judged on line choice, control, fluidity, technique and aggressiveness. Fernie Alpine Resort has the best ingredients for this event – epic terrain and deep powder! The event will follow a similar format to the Lake Louise Big Mountain Challenge, with Registration and a Venue Inspection (March 14), Qualifying Round (March 15), Semi-Final Round (March 16), and Final Round, Awards Ceremony and Party (March 17). March 18 will be held as a weather day.

The event will wrap with a party on Saturday, March 17^th in Fernie Alpine Resort’s legendary Griz Bar.

Athletes competing in both the Smith Optics Lake Louise Big Mountain Challenge (February 21-25) and the Fernie Freeski Competition (March 14-18) will be eligible to win in an additional category: Champion of the RCR Freeski Series.

Registration for all events will go live online at www.skikimberley.com, www.skilouise.com and www.skifernie.com later this fall. Please visit resort websites for a complete events listing.

Spectators watch the 2006 Finals at Lake Louise Mountain Resort

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    IMPORTANT FREESKIING ATHLETE INFORMATION

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

    2007 Subaru U.S. Freeskiing Series & Freeskiing World Tour Athlete Information

    -EVENT SCHEDULE

    -NEW EVENT & REGISTRATION POLICIES

    -PRE-QUALIFIED ATHLETE LIST

    TO ALL ATHLETES:

    Winter is fast approaching and that means so is competition season. After a hugely successful tour in 2006, MSI has decided to grow the Subaru U.S. Freesking Series by adding a fifth event. With the new event and expanded programs, such as same-day video, photo, and story coverage, 2007 is set to be the best year yet.

    Registration for all events in the Subaru U.S. Freeskiing Series will begin on:

    November 1, 2006.

    To register, please log onto www.usfreeskiing.com. To guarantee entry, athletes interested in competing—including World Tour IFSA pre-qualified athletes (see list below)—must register prior to the event and pay in full to be considered officially registered. A partial payment/deposit, will NOT secure you a spot. As always, entries are limited and events sell out within days, so we urge you to register early to avoid disappointment.

    On the first morning of each event all athletes must check in at registration and sign waivers, purchase lift tickets, and receive bibs and start order. As a reminder, IFSA (International Freeskiers Association) memberships ARE REQUIRED for all athletes competing in the Subaru U.S. Freeskiing Tour and Freeskiing World Tour. Please go to www.freeskiers.org to sign up. We are working to add a link from usfreeskiing.com to register for membership.

    Due to the popularity of the Snowbird and Kirkwood World Tour Qualifiers, the qualifier run has been extended to a two-day event, with each athlete still only getting one run to qualify. This will increase the amount of athletes who are given the chance to qualify for the World Tour event.

    2007 SUBARU U.S. FREESKIING AND FREESKIING WORLD TOUR SCHEDULE & ENTRY FEES

    SUBARU U.S. FREESKIING SERIES (STOP #1)

    Subaru Telluride Freeskiing Open

    Telluride, Colorado

    February 8-11

    Entry Fee: $150

    *Prices do not include lift tickets

    FREESKIING WORLD TOUR (STOP #1)

    Les Arcs Freeride

    Les Arcs, France

    Feb 5-9

    Entry fee: www.ridetheplanets.com

    FREESKIING WORLD TOUR (STOP #2)

    Verbier Big Mountain Heli Ride

    Verbier, Switzerland

    Feb. 22-25

    Entry fee: www.verbierride.com

    SUBARU U.S. FREESKIING SERIES (STOP #2)

    Location and Date TBD

    Entry fee: $150

    *Prices do not include lift tickets

    U.S. FREESKIING SERIES (STOP #3)

    FREESKIING WORLD TOUR (STOP #3)

    Subaru U.S. Freeskiing Nationals

    Snowbird, Utah

    March 6-11

    *Snowbird entry fees:

    World Tour Qualifier: $100

    (Athletes who qualify will pay an additional $125 for the main event)

    World Tour Main Event (pre-qualified athletes): $175

    *Prices do not include lift tickets

    SUBARU U.S. FREESKIING SERIES (STOP #4)

    Subaru Jackson Hole Freeskiing Open

    Jackson Hole, Wyoming

    March 15-18

    Entry fee: $150

    *Prices do not include lift tickets

    SUBARU U.S. FREESKIING SERIES FINALS (STOP #5)

    Freeskiing World Tour (Stop #4)

    Subaru North American Freeskiing Championships

    Kirkwood, California

    March 26-April 1

    *Kirkwood entry fees:

    World Tour Qualifier: $100

    (Athletes who qualify will pay an additional $125 for the main event)

    World Tour Main Event (pre-qualified athletes): $175

    *Prices do not include lift tickets

    FREESKIING WORLD TOUR FINALS (STOP #5)

    Tignes, France

    April – Dates TBD

    Entry Fee: www.freeskiingworldtour.com

    PRE-QUALIFIED ATHLETES

    Based on: Top World Tour point holders, top US series, winners of individual US and NA events, top Euro and NZ standings. Wild Cards may be added at specific events, approved by IFSA official.

    **$ Indicates athletes that need to pay 2006 IFSA dues in order to be considered "Pre-Qualified" for 2007.

    Men

    1 Guerlain Chicherit **$ FRA

    2 Mathieu Richard **$ CAN

    3 Adrien Coirier FRA

    4 Olivier Meynet **$ FRA

    5 Nick Greener USA

    6 Craig Garbiel USA

    7 Rick Greener USA

    8 Cedric Pugin **$ FRA

    9 Drew Stoecklein **$ USA

    10 Julien Gaidet **$ FRA

    11 Cliff Bennett USA

    12 Justus Meyer USA

    13 Justin Modroo CAN

    14 Drew Tabke USA

    15 Tom Dunbar **$ NZ

    16 Jason Dobbs USA

    17 Christian Boucher **$ CAN

    18 Reine Barkered **$ FRA

    19 Jon Mullens AUS

    20 Drew Billington USA

    21 Jack Nelson USA

    22 Victor Galuchot **$ FRA

    23 Craig DiPietro **$USA

    24 Olinne Glenne USA

    25 Wille Lindberg USA

    26 Jamie Blair USA

    27 Jonny Manwaring USA

    28 Chris Paulding USA

    29 Aurelien Ducroz **$ FRA

    30 Tom Dockter USA

    31 Ben Wheeler USA

    32 Arron Estrada USA

    33 Chris Tatsuno USA

    34 Kevin O'Meara USA

    35 Chad Sayers CAN

    36 Kaj Zackrisson SWE

    37 Fred Mooney USA

    38 Jonas Delogne **$

    39 Thibault Des Camiers **$ FRA

    40 Neil Valiton **$ FRA

    41 Herve Gouy **$ FRA

    42 Mathieu Vigier **$ FRA

    43 Tyson Bolduc USA

    44 Griffin Post USA

    45 Hamish Acland NZ

    46 Geoff Small **$ NZ

    47 Alastair Eason **$ NZ

    48 Ilian Petrov **$ BG

    49 Mike Hopkins **$ CAN

    50 Joel Jacques CAN

    WOMEN

    1 Laura Ogden **$ CAN

    2 Jess McMillan USA

    3 Marte Lise Karlsen NOR

    4 Carrie Jo Chernoff USA

    5 Lynn Kennen **$ USA

    6 Alaina Huestis USA

    7 Libby Bittner **$ USA

    8 Marie Pieronne **$ FRA

    9 Amelie Simond **$ FRA

    10 Shelly Robertson **$ USA

    11 Andria Huskinson USA

    12 Amy Holland **$USA

    13 Jen Ashton CAN

    14 Katharina Mihaljevic **$

    15 Kelly Holland USA

    16 Anik Demmers **$ USA

    17 Beanie Milne Horne **$ NZ

    18 Kirsty Exner **$ CAN

    19 Maria Opelz **$

    20 Jo Guest **$ UK

    21 Camille Imbert **$ FRA

    22 Guilia Monego ITA

    23 Suzanne Graham USA

    24 Galena Gleason **$ USA

    25 Tanya Christensen **$ USA

    26 Janina Kuzma **$ NZ

    27 Kate McDougall NZ

    28 Jacobina Home **$ NZ

    29 Karolina Ekman CAN

    30 Dina Power **$ CAN

    Special thanks to our sponsors:

    Subaru

    TNF

    Nordica

    Yakima

    A-Line

    Skull Candy

    Tramdock.com

    Sports Insurance

    Powder Magazine

    Emergen-C

    Leatherman

    Grabber

    Ski Press Magazine

    IFSA

    Snowbird

    Jackson

    Telluride

    Kirkwood

    MEDIA INQUIRES AND FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT

    Keith Carlsen

    Director of Marketing, PR, & Communications

    Mountain Sports International

    office: 801.349.4614

    keith@mtsports.com

    Cara Williams

    PR, & Communications Coordinator

    Mountain Sports International

    office: 801.349.4608

    cara@mtsports.com

    REGISTRATION INFORMATION AND ATHLETE INQUIRIES CONTACT

    Barb Hamblett and Nicole Leitner

    Registration Team and Athlete Liaisons

    Barb Hamblett

    Mountain Sports International

    East Coast Logistics Manager

    barb@mtsports.com

    Nicole Leitner

    Mountain Sports International

    National Logistics Manager

    nicole@mtsports.com

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WHO?

THEORY-3 MEDIA AND POORBOYZ PRODUCTIONS

WHEN?

OCT 7 2006, 10 PM DOORS – 11 PM START

WHERE?

MAXX FISH, WHISTLER, BRITISH COLUMBIA

COST?

$5.00  -  Tickets available 2 weeks at TMC (Limited quantity) and at the door.

Starting Saturday October 7th, in Whistler BC, the World Premiere for [PHOTO]PLAY the anticipated release from Theory-3 Media and Poorboyz Productions begins at 10 PM at the MAXX FISH. Be sure to attend the double feature where we will also be premiering SKI PORN by Johnny Decesare and the Poorboyz Productions crew.

This is not an event to miss! Come drink, party, and get stoked!

Free gear, skis, SBC Skier Magazines, schwag, movies and much more! Shark Energy Drink Specials too!!!

[PHOTO]PLAY, presented by Atomic Freeskiing, SBC Skier Magazine, and Shark Energy Drink is the anticipated 2nd release from Theory-3 Media and Poorboyz Productions. Come experience the Northwest of North America through the eyes of the Theory-3 athletes. Watch them tackle the streets of majors cities, while pursuing all switch take offs and landings off countless backcountry jumps. Come be a part of the deep snow, the loads of pillows and cliffs and the fast paced lines that make up the North West. Follow these athletes through their entire season, from start to finish, from crash to burn and from October until May!

Starring James Heim, Wiley Miller, Justin Dorey, Charley Ager, Mike Hornbeck, Erich Kunz, Brandon Kelly, Riley Leboe, Mike Henituk, Joe Schuster, Billy Poole, Josh Stack, Charles Grant, TJ Schiller, Banks Gilberti, Ryan Johanessen, Johnny Five and a featured segment on the K2 Back 9 mini golf event!

Johnny Decesare, director of last seasons FILM of the Year, is proud to present his latest explosive, alpine thriller “Ski Porn”. Johnny, his crew of top-shelf cinematographers, and the best freeskiers on the planet tackle the latest challenges that the backcountry and urban skiing has to offer. This year “Ski Porn” continues the tradition of progressing the sport and blowing minds with its epic visuals and top notch tricks.

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Whistler Blackcomb has kicked off “If Ullr Was A Girl”, the first contest of its kind, offering a huge prize purse of $25,000 for a female skier or snowboarder who’s crowned Ullr Girl. The contest officially began September 1^st with Whistler Blackcomb’s launch of the contest’s voting microsite ifullrwasagirl.com.  

 

1. A big mountain competition which will be held in-bounds on Whistler Blackcomb
2. A parks and pipe competition (exact format to be announced)
3. An arts component based on the TWSSF events. Each athlete will be asked to pick an art form – for example photography, film, art, or music – to present during a special evening event at the TWSSF. 
4. Votes on ifullrwasagirl.com. Votes for the final selection will refresh on March 1st with skiers and snowboarders starting with a clean slate.

Full contest information and rules, as well as details on posting an athlete profile, nominating a girl, voting, or applying to be a judge, are available on-line at ifullrwasagirl.com. 

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Rossland, BC-Red Mountain Resort announced its dates for the 2007 Canadian Open Freeskiing Championships to be held January 6th-15th at Western Canada’s oldest ski resort, featuring over 100 of the world’s best freeskiers. The weeklong event carries a cash purse of $10,000 for the competitors that best tame the steep, chutes of Mount Roberts, one of Red’s five mountain peaks.

“We are really stoked to host this event for the 6th consecutive season, making this Canada’s longest running and most legendary Open big mountain competition. Red welcomes athletes, sponsors and media to Rossland, to enjoy our mountain hospitality and a superb competition on our world-class terrain”, states VP of Sales and Marketing Erik Kalacis. “For spectators, Mount Roberts is an ideal setting to view these unbelievably talented athletes. The competition, the skiing and the after-parties will surely deliver a highly entertaining event.”

The format of the competition will follow IFSA Big Mountain Freeskiing guidelines, which dictates that participants ski the mountain creatively, unrestricted by gates or formal course layouts, while they take aggressive lines and make big drops on Roberts’ varied and challenging terrain. Judges of the championship will evaluate skiers on five categories – line choice, fluidity, technique, aggression, and control. Jeff Holden, head judge of the competition last year, returns to lead his team of judges for another year.

Event Schedule:

Date Event & Location
Saturday Jan. 6th, 2007 Junior Event, Ages 12-17, Lynx Line
Thursday Jan. 11th, 2007 Open Qualifier, Ages 18+, Lynx Line
Friday Jan. 12th, 2007 Semi-Finals, Mount Roberts
Saturday Jan. 13th, 2007 Finals, Mount Roberts, Awards Ceremony
Sunday Jan. 14th, 2007 Weather Contingency Day

Registration is open to skiers 18 years and older. On January 11th, contestants will begin qualification on the mountain’s most difficult in-bounds run, Lynx Line, in order to secure one of the 50 sought-after semifinal slots. Finalists will compete the following two days on backcountry and technical Mount Roberts, adjacent to the resort, before winners are announced on January 15th.

New last season and returning due to its unbelievable popularity and turnout is the Junior event for kids ages 12-17. Held on Lynx Line underneath the Motherlode Chair, youths will participate in a one-day event on January 6th. Teams from as far away as Utah and Vermont have signed up to test their skills on some of the most challenging terrain in the region against the newest “up and comers” from the Kootenays.

Registration forms and more information on the 6th annual Canadian Open Freeskiing Championships will be available after October 1st by logging on to www.redresort.com

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Results: 

Womens   1.       Kaya Turski (CAN)    2.       Tori Beattie (AUST)        3.       Anna Segal (AUST) 

Mens         1.       Jossi Wells (NZ)        2.       Russ Henshaw (AUST)    3.       Alexis Godbout (CAN)  

Images:  Photo credits: Camilla Stoddart/NZ Free Ski Open 

The slopestyle course at Snow Park NZ, which the riders were calling one of the best competition courses they had been on.

Kaya Turski (Canada) coming off the jump-to-down box with a switch 360.

Jossi Wells completes a switch 900 tail grab with perfection.

Jossi Wells mid-way through a switch 630 onto the down rail. 

-ends-  August 16 2006

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Saturday, March 4, 2006

Freeski Super Fling

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