Alpine

U10 kids that travelled to Telluride for U10 Alpine Championships went a day early to free ski. They had an epic time!

Freestyle

Last weekend 3/9-3/12 we attended the Rocky Mountain Qualifier (RQS) state championships for Mogul skiing at Purgatory in Durango, CO. This is the Mogul series for kids age 14 and under. We had some very strong results from our local competitors. Here they are for singles and duals:

Singles (3/10/17):
Women
Maisie Wagner 1st overall (STATE CHAMPION), 1st in U15 age group
Carina Creamer 8th overall, 3rd in U13 age group
Leah Sullivan 5th in U11 age group

Men
River King 1st overall (State Champion), 1st in U15 age group
Xander Tater-Brown 5th overall, 4th in U13 age group
Declan Sullivan 30th overall, 8th in U15 age group

Duals (3/12/17):
Women
Maisie Wagner 2nd overall

Men
Xander Tater-Brown 2nd overall

There were over 70 competitors at the 2017 RQS State Championships. All competitors had to qualify to compete in the competition. Amazing work by these young athletes!

Snowboarding

The SBX team has continued to be a dominating force on the Nor-Am and World Cup tours. In Solitude Utah the Steamboat SBX team brought five athletes and two forerunners to compete in the domestic World Cup. Several athletes competed in their debut World Cup, while Rosie Mancari earned a Gold medal with US Team Athlete Lindsey Jacobellis in the SBX Team event, as well as 7th in the individual event.

After Solitude Rosie, Colleen Healey, Cole Johnson, & Cody Brown headed to Europe for World Cups in Bulgaria, Germany, & Spain. While Austin Leal lead the Nor-Am crew to several podiums, victories, & personal bests throughout North America.

Mancari & Healey both earned spots to compete in the 2017 World Championships in Sierra Nevada, Spain.

Although the melting snow in Steamboat reminds us the season is coming to an end, the SBX team has a few remaining races with World Cup finals in Veysonnaz, Switzerland starting in a few days. Followed by USASA Nationals in Copper, and Nor-Am finals in Mt. Tremblant, Quebec.