Finals on Kachnia
With more than 160 skiers and snowboarders chasing a $15,000 purse, there’s no doubt that this year’s Salomon Extreme Freeride Championships at Taos, NM was one of the most competitive stops yet. The stop is the only Freeride World Tour qualifying event in the states. Meaning the winner is invited to compete on stops all over the world!
12481' Kachina Peak stands tall above the Sangre de Cristo Mountain Range
Colorado was represented well with Crested Butte sweeping the men’s and almost the women’s senior divisions. The Master’s men saw a Squaw Valley sweep as well, with Larry Segal taking 1st, followed by brothers David Saputo and Jon Saputo.
In the Junior division, Telluride’s Kyle Koenig took the win for the men, followed by Steamboat Spring’s Matthew White. Local skier Peter Hunt tied with Colorado athlete Finn Mahoney for 3rd.
Colorado Freeride Team athletes Josh Trosky and Jake Sivinski doing an inspection
Women Ski:
1. Ashley Bembenek Crested Butte, CO
2. Katie Gillen Albuquerque, NM
3. Alex Riedman Cressted Butte, CO
Women Snowboard:
1. Rosemarie Daiek Lake Tahoe, CA
2. Meghan Moran Steamboat Springs, CO
3. Meesh Hytner Breckenridge, CO
Men Ski:
1. Brandon Clabaugh Crested Butte, CO
2. Rob Dickinson Crested Butte, CO
3.Tom Runcie Cressted Butte, CO
Men Snowboard:
1. Ryan Montoya Mescalero, NM
2. Justin Bobb Santa Fe, NM
3. Matthew Baker Vail, CO
A full list of results is available at http://www.skitaos.org/freeride/results.php
That was a fun weekend down there – great venues and great times.
POV from my Qualifying Run – http://vimeo.com/37770580
What comp were you watchin? it was all CB and Taos locals
Well not counting juniors, there was 4 podiums by Squaw and 3 by NM athletes. Im no mathematician, Colorado was represented well and seeing a sweep by Squaw and CB was pretty glorious! Better luck next time!
kerry you werent even their. You were out pretending to be john jackson somewhere!
damn your infallible statistics
Yeah Runcie!
Larry Segal not only won the masters but tied for third in the mens senior field! And, secured the second highest score for the final day. Good times and great snow in Taos.
Congrats to Larry for really stepping up in the finals…How the hell was i supposed to beat that score? I had a .3 lead going into the finals and still lost by a full point! He was a man on a mission.Congrats to Nancy Elrod for making the finals in the open women’s division, no small feat there! Good times for the “old” Squaw Crew!
When I hit the over 40 group I wish and hope that I can still ski as hard as you guys! Congrats to all!
Thanks Kerry…..You still coming out to squaw?
Really enjoyed this blog.Really thank you! Fantastic.