Congratulations to Crystal's very own Freeride Members
Tyler Ceccanti took first place in the Men's Adult Skiing Category. This is Tyler's first year in the Adult category.
Laura Ogden took first place in the Adult Women's Skiing Category.
The competition took place on March 13th- 15th.
Laura & Tyler with their winnings!
To view the full list of results in both men's and women's ski and snowboard categories click here.
March 6-8, 2008 IFSA Junior North American Freeskiing Championships
These juniors are the future of freeskiing and they ripped on the slopes of the King. It was an amazing event. All of them are truely inspirational!
Junior Boys Finals
1. Mike Mandahl- Alta/Snowbird 71.83
2. Ryan Sullivan- Whistler/Blackcomb 70.75
3. Lloyd Dahlem- Crystal Mountain 69.92
4. Tim Hiatt- Tamarack 66.50
5. Andrew Pollard- Alta 64.50
6. Alex Anderson- Snowbird 63.50
6. Norm Griswold- Crystal Mountain 63.50
8. Jake Balzarini- Whistler/Blackcomb 62.50
8. Christian Mandahl- Alta/Snowbird 62.50
10. Jehren Boehm- Squaw Valley 60.58
11. Henry Gates- Snowbird 58.75
12. Casey Rose- Alta/Canyons 57.83
13. Payton Covlin- Crystal Mountain 56.58
14. Jordan Ling- Whistler/Blackcomb 55.84
15. Colston Beatson- Red Resort, BC. 54.58
16. Taylor Lyman- Snowbird 53.41
17. Shane Schorzman- Crystal Mountain 53.00
18. Riley Rose- Alta/Canyons 52.66
19. Frazer McGraw- Whistler 49.25
20. Will Greenwood- Crystal Mountain 44.83
21. Adam Sandoval- Snowbird 43.34
22. Ben Greenland- Tamarack 43.00
23. Leo Ahrens- Alta/Snowbird 38.17
Junior Girls Final
1. Erin Kerr- Whistler 56.50
2. Brittani Ballantyne- Crested Butte 54.57
3. Alexandria Bachmeier- Crystal Mountain 53.58
4. Danielle Rowe- Crystal Mountain 53.42
5. Ariana Stufano- Whistler 46.50
Crystal Mountain is so much fun on New Years Eve. The best way to ring in the New Year is with other people who know what is important: snow, skiing, snowboarding.
This year marked an exceptionally fun New Years at Crystal Mountain because there were tons of people at the mountain due to the great conditions. As usual, there was a big turn-out to watch the fireworks at the base area. During the fireworks display, a man next to me said, "This is what's great about Crystal: Amazing skiing, and then you get this!"
Crystal Mountain offers RV parking in B Lot, and every year I see more and more RVs in that lot for New Years. It's prime real estate as it is just a 5 minute walk from your mobile home to not only the Chinook chairlift but also to all of the New Years Eve festivities. I think the word is spreading about RVs and Crystal on New Years Eve because B Lot was almost filled to the rim with RVs this year. After the midnight countdown to 2008, I spent my first minutes of the New Year strolling through B Lot crashing bonfires. Every place I stopped, people welcomed me and invited me over to stand by their fire pit. It made me wish I had an RV.
Jan 1, 2008, snowboarding was fantastic. The snow is staying nice due to the cold temperatures. Let the snow keep flyin'!
This morning was my first morning as the snow phone princess. I'm getting used to the idea of getting here long before any skiers and boarders are forming lines at the ticket windows, but this morning they were here gearing up for first chair an hour and half before the lifts start running. Even though we had limited operations today there was a lot of excitement. I spent the day in the office working hard and listening to those who were lucky enough to play out on the hill tell me about how great it was. There is nothing like the first day of ski season to make people smile.
Love was in the air today and not only for skiing. A long time local resident and his girlfriend decided to tie the knot on opening day. They had a beautiful winter wonderland wedding at the Bullwheel. I think it was a great way to get the season started.
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