Congrats Dude!
Back at the Mammoth Mountain Inn, the crew gathered for a slideshow
from the week as well as a highlight edit from Cody at Poorboyz, and
the moment we'd all been waiting for: the announcement of the winners
of this year's tour. Needless to say this was a talented pool of skiers
and everyone I spoke to noticed a marked improvement in the skill level
even over last year's crew. It was great to have a more international
flavor this year, and plans are in the works to expand even further for
next year, possibly into Asia.
It was a super close race and required some lengthy backroom
discussions between the Salomon team, but three riders were awarded for
their efforts this week:
With that, and a few encouraging words from Jenny, Mike Douglas, and
Bruno from Salomon, we were all but finished. The crew packed up and
were out the door by 7:00 am Friday morning for the three hour tour
back to Reno for flights home. And so ends Season Two of the Jib
Academy. Most everyone is looking forward to next year, myself
included, when we'll get another chance to visit far flung locations
for the best local talent the world has to offer, and bring them to a
park where they can really get their game on.
Back at the Mammoth Mountain Inn, the crew gathered for a slideshow
from the week as well as a highlight edit from Cody at Poorboyz, and
the moment we'd all been waiting for: the announcement of the winners
of this year's tour. Needless to say this was a talented pool of skiers
and everyone I spoke to noticed a marked improvement in the skill level
even over last year's crew. It was great to have a more international
flavor this year, and plans are in the works to expand even further for
next year, possibly into Asia.
It was a super close race and required some lengthy backroom
discussions between the Salomon team, but three riders were awarded for
their efforts this week:
- Charlie Owens walked away with $500 in travel budget for the coming season
- Sean Jordan got hooked up with a free flight and week at Windells Camp
The overall winner was Sweden's Kim Boberg who walked away with a trip
to the Peak Performance King of Style this fall in Stockholm.
With that, and a few encouraging words from Jenny, Mike Douglas, and
Bruno from Salomon, we were all but finished. The crew packed up and
were out the door by 7:00 am Friday morning for the three hour tour
back to Reno for flights home. And so ends Season Two of the Jib
Academy. Most everyone is looking forward to next year, myself
included, when we'll get another chance to visit far flung locations
for the best local talent the world has to offer, and bring them to a
park where they can really get their game on.
