The Alpental Freeride Open, originally scheduled for March 6th is postponed until further notice to allow for the highest quality competition conditions. Alpentalofficials and the IFSA came to this decision in order to guarantee that the venue will have adequate coverage for a safe event. Alpental plans to watch the next storm cycle before announcing the rescheduled dates to pre-registered athletes. Be on the lookout for an email with rescheduled event plans!
Ranallo and Gordon-Rowe Take 1st at Southern Vermont Freeskiing Challenge
Words: Chris James / Ski The East Photos: Tim Fater / STEFT / timfater.com & Andy McClellan/ STEFT
As the only STEFT stop in southern Vermont, Magic Mountain held up to it's typical reputation with the course being on the famed Black Line trail that saw upwards of 80 competitors on Saturday Feb. 28th. Thanks to all the blizzards that hit southern New England this winter, coverage was some of the best we've seen over the past 6 years, and the completely sunny skies and 20 degree weather were the cherries on top.
We are pleased to announce that Collegiate 2* FWQ event, originally scheduled for February 14-16, has been rescheduled to March 27-29th. This event will also now serve as the Collegiate Championships and take place as a two day competition. All athletes that previously registered for the Crested Butte Collegiate 2* FWQ event are curently paid in full and preregistered for the Collegiate Championships, now taking place in Crested Butte.
CBMR regrets to inform the junior athlete community that we were unable to find an available date to reschedule the Crested Butte Regional competition and therefore must cancel the competition. It is quite a let down for us here in Crested Butte, as it must be for all of you as well.
Attention all FWQ athletes: registration for Wrangle the Chute Kicking Horse 4* FWQ Event will close tomorrow evening at 7pm PST. Rank-based invites will shortly follow the close of registration.
Junior Freeski Big Mountain Event 2015 hosted at Castle Mountain Resort has been cancelled. This decision has been made due to the current conditions. The warm temperatures and lack of snow have forced this unfortunate outcome. Event organizers have made the decision that there is no appropriate event venue available.
Refund information will follow. We look forward to hosting this great event again next season.
The Crested Butte 4* Freeride World Qualifying even is the oldest freeride competition in the Americas and, as you might expect, the demand to participate in this year's competition will once again exceed the number of competitors that we are able to host.
We do have a very limited number of Wild Card spots open for athletes who for whatever reasons do not currently have enough FWQ points to ensure their spot in this event via the normal registration process through the FWQ. If you are interested in applying for a Wild Card allocation, we will need the following.
The Grand Targhee U12 Championships, originally scheduled for March 18-23rd, has been postponed because so many IFSA Qualifier events at other locations have been cancelled or delayed. "Many of our regions have expereinced a tough time getting their season underway", says Scott Mahoney, IFSA President, "and it would be unfair to hold a Championship event when so many kids have not had a chance to compete yet this year".
"Conditions at Targhee's traditional freeride venues of Reliable and Bobcat are skiing great at this time," says Andy Williams, the Grand Targhee Event Manager. "With one of the best snowpacks in the Northern Rockies right now, we are really looking forward to hosting the IFSA National event for the 12 to 18-year-old athletes."
The Crested Butte 2* Freeride World Qualifier (FWQ), originally scheduled for February 27-28, has been rescheduled for Wednesday, March 18th.
Crested Butte Mountain Resort (CBMR) officials report that the recent storm total of over two feet of fresh snow has delivered what was needed for a safe, fun and high quality event.
While last weekend's storm brought in over 2 feet of new snow, it was not enough for a quality event at Sugar Bowl. After careful inspection of Sugar Bowl's Avalanche venue, the Technical Director found that hidden volcanic rocks presented a safety hazard. The move to Squaw Valley will provide the TJFS crew with better conditions and more venue options given the current snow pack and weather forecast. Sugar Bowl and the TJFS crew look forward to a top notch event for Stop 3 at Sugar Bowl on March 26-29.
Registration for the original TJFS Sugar Bowl, remains in place for this weekend at Squaw. If you would like to register for this weekend's comp, registration for Stop 1 and 2 TJFS at Squaw Valley will remain open on Athletepath until midnight on March 4, 2015.
