The sun was extreme for the final two events of the Sprite Park Rider Series last weekend. There was a halfpipe and a slopestyle, and both had strong turnouts.
All told there were nine events on the calendar this year, all of which were open to both skiers and boarders. Organizers and athletes had to cope with every weather condition conceivable, but got all of the races off. Whether you won or finished last it was always worth it, if only for the great draw prizes.
The sponsors gave away Oxygen snowboards and a Nentendo Gameboy at every event, and during the course of the year they chipped in a Nintendo GameCube, clothing from Nike ACG, helmets from ProTec, gloves from Kombi, CDs from Universal Music, and of course some schwag from Sprite.
Halfpipe Results, Saturday, May 11
Skiers Junior Open
1. Callum Pettit
2. Eddie Hicks
Skiers 17 and Over Open
1. Chris Cameron
2. Etienne Dion
3. Jason Johnston
Open Snowboarding 13 and Under
1. Jordan Bell
2. Austin Smith
3. Lucas Debari
Men Snowboarding 14 to 16
1. Jonathan Lyall
2. Jung Min Yoon
3. Francois Ligeti
Men Snowboarding 17 and Over
1. Dan Raymond
2. Lee Inchan
3. Crispin Lipscomb
Women Snowboarding 17 and Over
1. Chiyoko Iwabuchi
2. Shirley Caron
3. Paula Mitchell
Slopestyle Results, Sunday, May 12
Skiers Open 16 and Under
1. Callum Pettit
2. Sean Pettit
3. Eddie Hicks
Open Skiers 17 and Over
1. Charley Ager
2. James Hillier
3. Matthew Hicket
Open Snowboarding 13 and Under
1. Lucas Debari
2. Austin Smith
3. Michael Mains
Girls Snowboarding 14 to 16
1. Sarah Kopinya
2. Stephanie Just
Boys Snowboarding 14 to 16
1. Max Durand
2. Vinny Ligeti
3. Jonathan Lyall
Womens Snowboarding 17 and Over
1. Junko Naka
2. Lisa Mason
3. Kiyoko Ishibashi
Mens Snowboarding 17 and Over
1. Michael McPhee
2. Aaron Shapiro
3. Jay Wexler