Despite the chilly and overcast conditions a good crowd of 40 skiers and riders turned out last weekend for the second-to-last Sprite Park Rider Series event on the calendar, a slopestyle in the Whistler Spring Terrain Park in Glacier Bowl.
Results:
Snowboard Men 17 and Over
1. Marcus Culver 23.9
2. Tatsuya Miyazaki 23.5
3. David Quinsey 20.5
4. Arai Kazuyoshi 19.2
5. Felipe Angel 18.8
Snowboard women 17 and Over
1. Sarah Kopinya 26.3
2. Stephanie Just 24.5
3. Nana Hashimoto 18.1
4. Megan Middleton 16.8
5. Kaya Matsumoto 11.4
Snowboard Open 14 to 16
1. Hagime Takemura 20.0
2. Vinny Ligeti 19.3
3. Luke Jones 16.2
4. Tamo Campos 15.6
5. Taylor Cox 13.3
Snowboard Novice 13 and Under
1. Bryan Bowles 18.1
2. Tyler MacMillan 16.8
3. Megan Chamberlin 14.0
4. Calvin Chamberlin 12.0
5. Darcy Giles 10.2
Ski Men 17 and Over
1. Brandon Kelly 25.4
2. Jean Benoit Turgeon 24.7
3. Philippe Fournier 20.3
4. Benoit Herbert 13.0
Shogo Ishizuki won the draw prize for the Atomic Skis and Calvin Chamberlin won an Atomic Snowboard.
The final Sprite Series event of the season takes places this Sunday, May 16. This is an open rail jam event, where riders will get several attempts to ride obstacles in the time allotted.
You can register in advance at Whistler Mountain Guest Relations in the Whistler Village Gondola station, or until 10 a.m. on the day of the event in the Roundhouse Lodge. Helmets are mandatory.