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PARK UPDATE
April 15th, 2012
It's Closing Time... Thank You All For Another Epic Season! We hope you enjoyed the Park as much as we did this year and we look forward to seeing you all again next season.
Stay safe and enjoy your summer, 228 days till next year's tentative opening date of December 1st, 2012!
April 4th, 2012
What a night for a rail jam! March 31st we played host to our 4th and final night rail jam in TELUS Park. Mother Nature was up to her usual tricks, and dumped snow on us all night. It was very tough for the judges to make their decisions with such a unique set-up, and a huge variety of tricks being thrown down by everyone. In the end, there can be only one…first place finish.
Men’s Ski Results
1st Stefan Mortveit
2nd Ryan Jaenicke
3rd Matthew Glen
Women’s Snowboard Results
1st Meelen
2nd Janelle Leclair
3rd Emily Boucher
Men’s Snowboard results
1st Eric Corbin
2nd Calvin Hobbes
3rd Marshall Godfrey
Big thank you to all the riders, the enthusiastic crowd, and the Terrain Park and Outdoor Events team for putting together a great event.
March 30th, 2012
15th Annual Neil Edgeworth Banked Slalom
What a great weekend we just had! The 15th annual Neil Edgeworth Memorial Banked Slalom just wrapped up on Sunday evening. This event is so much more than a contest; it is a gathering of old friends, former and current Olympians, National team riders, coaches, all riders young and old, coming together to celebrate the spirit of snowboarding.
Big White proudly hosted a record field of 262 riders, the biggest we’ve had in 15 years! Among those riders we had our youngest competitors, three of them at nine years old. Big props to Krista Shepard, Rhegan Ryos-Michel, and Sam Fisher for showing everyone what nine year olds can do! This is not an event for only the young, but also the young at heart. Our oldest competitor was Big White “super-local” Scott Richards. Scott has been teaching snowboarding here longer than anyone else. Our oldest Female competitor was of course Willie Findlater. Willie and her Husband Doug enter every year; unfortunately Doug suffered a broken leg just a week prior to the event and was unable to compete. Doug is also the mayor of West Kelowna. Their son Dave competed as well, keeping it a very family oriented event. The Findlater’s are one of many family’s that compete together, they are joined by the Cowtan’s, the Goodwin’s, the hanson’s, the Joncas’, the Lockey’s, the Pederson’s, the Shepards, the Smeltzer’s and many more.
The Pro Category was the most stacked it has ever been, with a top field of competitors, current and former Olympians, National Team members and coaches all battling it out for the top cash prize. Just by looking at the top 3, you can see how strong the Pro Category was.
Female Pro
| 1st |
Maelle Ricker | 01:18.45 |
2010 Gold medalist Snowboard cross |
| 2nd |
Marni Yamada | 01:23.83 | Winter X-Games competitor for 10 years |
| 3rd | Carle Brenneman | 01:24.83 | National Team Member |
Male Pro
| 1st |
Rob Fagan |
01:15.58 |
National Team Member, Olympian |
| 2nd | Tom Velisek |
01:16.89 | Former National Team Member, Olympian |
| 3rd |
Carl Cowtan | 01:17.73 | Former Provincial Team Member, World Cup Racer |
Not everyone can make the podium, riders such as Kevin Hill (2011 X-games Silver medalist) Mark Fawcett (Former Olympian, National Team Alpine Coach) and Derek Wintermans (previous NEBS Winner) were knocking on the door in 4th 5th and 6th places e respectively.
The Neil Edgeworth Memorial Banked Slalom is not solely about the pro category, it’s an event for everyone, regardless of age, or ability level. Three years ago we expanded to include an adaptive category. This year we hosted a Snow Skate category, seeing 7 competitors, Male and Female. Sebastien Brunet (Local Groomer) spearheaded the movement by riding his skate in the event last year. Unfortunately he was unable to post a full run, as he was nursing an ankle injury. Seabass being hurt opened the door for Jesse Blackstaffe (Terrain Park Groomer) to post an incredibly fast time of 1:44.30. With that time Jesse beat out a lot of the snowboard field, and he did it on a snowskate! Jesse was also the proud recipient of the commemorative Neil Edgeworth custom guitar made by Art Abrahams. Art is the owner of Artavox custom guitars. Art creates a beautiful hand built guitar, which is awarded each year to a member of the snowboarding community who represents the true spirit of the sport.
The Neil Edgeworth Memorial Banked Slalom is not about getting first place in your category, even though placing first in your category gets you a coveted scarf made by Mrs. Edgeworth herself. It’s about having a great time racing with your friends and family, celebrating the spirit of snowboarding. 1997 was the inaugural year of the Neil Edgeworth Memorial Banked Slalom. Neil was tragically killed in an avalanche in Chamonix France in 1997 while on a photo shoot. Neil was a second generation Big White local; he is fondly remembered by everyone that knew him. He was great friends with Sean Johnson, founder of Stepchild Snowboards, on of the biggest supporters of this event. I personally did not know Neil, but being involved with this event for the past eight years and getting to know the people that did know him and listening to their stories and hearing their kind words, I feel I know him in some small way. Neil’s spirit lives on through this event, and all of us that ride in it every year.
I know there are some great stories out there from this past weekend; we’d love to hear yours. Check out our NEBS Facebook page be sure to “like” the page, and share your favorite Neil Edgeworth Stories.
Also check out the Photo page on Facebook here.
I want to thank everyone who participated, the sponsors for all the great prizes, Big White Ski resort for hosting such a great event, the Terrain Park and Outdoor Events staff for all their hard work on the course, Cathy and Erin for all their hard work, from registration, timing, tabulation and results. Of course a huge thanks to Flynn Seddon, for all he has done for the sport of Snowboarding since its inception.
See you all next year!
Chris “Fastest Manitoban” Smylski
March 3rd, 2012
NORTH AMERICAN SKI CROSS CHAMPIONSHIP
Ski Cross athletes from all over the world converged on Big White this weekend to battle it out at this North American series event. TELUS Park has amped up its snowcross course for this high level event.
Today Big White Ski Resort was host to the second day of competition of the Sport Chek Ski Cross Coupe Nor-am. Travis Firth, Ski Cross Competitions Coordinator, was pleased with how the event went:
“Another great event at Big White. A very successful day, an amazing effort and work put in by the Big White TELUS Terrain Park & Outdoor Events Staff. They produced a safe course with tough conditions with a large amount of snow overnight. We had some very exciting racing and an excellent display of sportsmanship. On behalf of Alpine Canada we would like to thank Big White Ski Resort, Sportchek and our volunteers for their support in putting on a great event”.
Kelsey Serwa, the current world champion, who is home at Big White resort recovering from ACL surgery helped design the course and was up at the start line all day today encouraging the athletes giving them tips and telling them about her world cup experiences. The young athletes were all excited to have the company of a world champion.
RESULTS
| Ladies 1st - Mariannick Therer, Canada 2nd - India Sherret, Canada 3rd - Sarah Lepine, Canada |
Mens 1st - Rob LePine, Canada 2nd - Mathieu Leduc, Canada 3rd - Thomas Domenach, France |
February 28th, 2012
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February 22nd, 2012
BILLABONG FLAUNT IT BIG WHITE, BRITISH COLUMBIA
For Immediate Release:
February 20th, 2012
Billabong Flaunt It, presented by Sony Ericsson arrived at Big White, BC for the third stop of the tour on Saturday, February 18th. The long awaited snow finally hit Thursday night and did not let up all weekend, making for some great powder turns but unfavorable contest conditions. While most riders were roaming the mountain getting lost in the fog, 18 competitors gave up a powder day and made their way out
to flaunt their skills.
The Rail Jam was held in the morning in hopes that the fog would roll out in the afternoon in time for the Slopestyle. Unfortunately the weather did not cooperate and as a result a second rail jam was held in the afternoon. The afternoon Rail Jam consisted of a log bonk, up‐flat‐down rail, a picnic table and a quarter pipe. The setup allowed the girls to get creative and was judged on overall impression. Defending champion Stephanie Haines made her mark on the judges and won both Rail Jams and the Dakine Best Trick, taking home a total of $1050 dollars, tons of prizing and secured herself a trip to the finals at Sierra‐At‐Tahoe for a second time.
Alaura Ewen and Zuzy Rocka stood out among the riders and each podium-ed twice in both morning and afternoon Rail Jams. Another outstanding rider, 13‐year‐old Kira Lengkeek rocked solid hand-plants on the quarter-pipe and took home the Nixon Style Award as well as 5th place in the afternoon Rail Jam.
Slopestyle Results:
1st: Stephanie Haines $700 + Flight and Accommodation to Finals in Tahoe (Salomon, Bonfire)
2nd: Alaura Ewen $500 (Burton, Freeride Boardshop)
3rd: Zuzy Rocka $300 (Burton, Island Snow)
4th: Jen Mcgoldrick (Rip Curl, Salomon, Cypress Mountain, Second Wave)
5th: Kira Lengkeek (Oakley)
Rail Jam Results:
1st: Stephanie Haines $250 (Salomon, Bonfire)
2nd: Zuzy Rocka $100 (Burton, Island Snow)
3rd: Alaura Ewen $50 (Burton, Freeride Boardshop)
Dakine Best Trick: Stephanie Haines $100 (Salomon, Bonfire)
Nixon Style Award: Kira Lengkeek (Oakley)
VZ Rag Doll Award: Zuzy Rocka (Burton, Island Snow)
Series Schedule:
Blue Mountain, ON: Jan. 21st
Lake Louise, AB: Feb. 11th
Big White, BC: Feb. 18th
Mount Seymour, BC: Feb. 25th
Mont Saint‐Sauveur, QC: Mar. 10th
Waterville Valley, NH: Mar. 17th
FINALS with Jamie Anderson: Sierra‐at‐Tahoe: Mar. 31st
Billabong Flaunt It is proudly supported by Sony Ericsson, Contour, VonZipper, Dakine, Nixon, Snowboard Canada Women’s Annual, and Snowboarder Magazine.
For all tour information, including registration, head to: www.billabong.com/flauntit or visit them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/billabongflauntit.
For any additional information please contact:
Ashley Turnbull
Email: aturnbull@billabongcanada.com
February 6th, 2012
What a great night for a Rail Jam! Saturday night we played host to our 3rd Rail Jam of the season in TELUS Park. The Jam took place on our brand new stairset courtesy of our friends at Deviate and Island Snow board shops. Tons of crazy tricks were thrown down on the rail and ledge from our large field of snowboarders and skiers. Thanks to One T apparel for donating some sweet toques and facemasks for the draw prizes.
The judges had their work cut out for them, trying to decide who would take home the cash prize in each category. In the end, there can only be one winner, see below for who took home the coveted spot on the top of the podium.
RESULTS:
| Men's Snowboard: 1st. Tim Teeuwen 2nd. Calvin Hobbes 3rd. Mitch Campbell |
Men's Ski: 1st. Liam Murphy 2nd. Stefan Mortveit 3rd. Ryan Jaenicke |
| Womens Snowboard: 1st. Janelle LeClair 2nd. Alaura Ewen 3rd. Zuzy Rocka |
Women's Ski: 1st. Kira Byers 2nd. Jenna Anderson |
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January 30th, 2012
What an exciting weekend of Boardercross racing we just had in TELUS Park! The action was fast and furious as competitors from nine different nations battled it out on our custom built course. We were very fortunate to have a former world cup racer, Tom Velisek here to help us design and build our course for this event. Tom was super stoked to have the opportunity to help and ride the course as one of our forerunners. Tom has a long list of accomplishments in the world of Boardercross, even competing at the 2006 Olympics in Torino, Italy.
On Saturday and Sunday we played host to two separate NOR AM races, giving riders double the opportunity to take home the gold, and earn even more FIS points. We saw quite a bit of snow fall from the sky this weekend, which makes for great freeriding, but it’s not what you like to see on race day! Thanks to our amazing and dedicated Terrain Park and Outdoor Events Crew, for shovelling their little hearts out to make both races happen.
Results:
Day One - January 28th
| Women 1st. Jacqueline Hernandez 2nd. Michelle Brodeur 3rd. Tess Critchlow 4th. Justine Cote |
Men 1st. Pierce Smith 2nd. JJ Tomlinson 3rd. Hagen Kearney 4th. Cameron Bolton |
Day Two - January 29th
| Women 1st. Jacqueline Hernandez 2nd. Justine Cote 3rd. Belle Brockhoff 4th. Michelle Brodeur |
Men 1st. JJ Tomlinson 2nd. Andy Fischer 3rd. Jarryd Hughes 4th. Hagen Kearney |
If you would like to see more results information, including qualifying times, check out: www.bcsnowboard.com/results.
Thinking of getting in on the action? We are hosting a Provincial Series Boardercross from February 10th to 12th. This event is open to all ages, so come out and show your stuff on our Boardercross Course, who knows, you might even take home some gold!
Check out this quick little video edit of the race:
Big White - NorAM Snowboard Cross
January 24th, 2012
What a great weekend we just had in TELUS Park! Saturday the park played host to the Rugged Riders Kinky Rail Jam. It was an all-female snowboarding event, designed for girls, by girls and did not disappoint! We had a huge turnout, with ages ranging from 12 to 30yrs coming out to style it up in the park. Gurls of all ability levels were given the chance to showcase their skills in our custom made rail jam area. There were three categories, beginner, intermediate and advanced. All the girls had the chance to win some great prizes! Check out the results below!
Sunday saw the long-awaited opening of our first ever staircase feature in TELUS Park. This custom made feature features a down rail, and a down box going over 15 wooden stairs. Big thanks to our good friends at Deviate and Island Snow board shops for building us this sick feature! This feature is definitely EXTRA Large, and is designed for advanced riders only, unless you happen to enjoy stair massages!
Results for Kinky Rail Jam
Winner of game of S.P.Y.: Amanda Cormier
Most Rugged Bail: Ellen Skinner
Most Rugged Trick: Jamie Clark
Beginner1st. Katie Rayfield |
Intermediate1st. Haley Wright |
Advanced1st. Zuzy Rocka |
January 16th, 2012
Thanks to everyone that came out to the Rail Jam on Saturday, what a fun night! Whether you were there competing or just came out to watch all the action go down, it was good to see you all. We had great weather for the Jam, the crazy snowstorm ended just as we started our event... Perfect timing!
Here are the winners from each category;
| Men’s Snowboard: 1st Kyle Stainton 2nd Mike Senger 3rd Jordan Elias |
Women’s Snowboard: 1st Stephanie Haines 2nd Janelle Leclaire 3rd Jamie Clark |
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| Men’s Ski: 1st Stefan Mortveet 2nd Dylan Anderson 3rd Robert Person |
Women’s Ski: 1st Kira Byers 2nd Katie Walker |
Check us out this Saturday for the Rugged Riders Rail Jam this one’s for the ladies only, with a great day of coaching and a fun competition in the afternoon. Register on the day of the event inside the Village Centre Mall or pre-register by emailing registration@ruggedriders.com. If you pre-register you do still need to show up in the Village Centre Mall to sign forms on the day of the event.
January 12th, 2012
We have just wrapped our first two Slopestyle events of the 2011/2012 season over the past weekend. What a great turnout, over 75 riders each day! BIG THANKS to the British Columbia Snowboard Association for organizing another great event. We had a huge field of competitors, from all age groups competing for that coveted spot on the podium with something new this year on the provincial tour; cash prizes for overall 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners, both male & female. Be sure to check out the video of the event below, and stay tuned to our website for more exciting event action!
January 3rd, 2012
TELUS Park is starting 2012 off with a bang! We are proudly hosting our first Slopestyle events of the season, this Saturday and Sunday, January 7th and 8th. Saturday and Sunday are both their own days of separate competition, that means twice the opportunity to win!
We are very excited to announce that for the first time in history, our provincial series will be paying out cash prizes for the overall 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners.
Total Series Prize Money: $15000
Total Series Draw Prizes: $7500+
Each event (2 Slopestyle events Jan 7th and 8th): Male/Female Overall
1st = $300
2nd = $200
3rd = $100
Total: $1200 per day!!! Plus all the great draw prizes randomly drawn at awards for all the competitors (must be in attendance to claim your prize).
BC Snowboard Association is committed to providing a competition series that provides amateur snowboarders with an opportunity to gain competitive experience within a positive and structured series. Big White Ski Resort is committed to supporting amateur sport and is proud to host the BC Snowboard Provincial Series Slopestyle events.
The BC Snowboard Provincial Series is sanctioned by Canada-Snowboard, FIS and TTR. The events provide opportunity for athletes to compete for FIS and TTR points and to qualify for Canada-Snowboard Nationals through their points and Provincial Series ranking. These events are the developmental program for young riders, as well as a tool for more established riders to gain FIS and TTR points.
Click Here to view the Schedule
Athlete Sign In and On-site registration (limited to availability): White Crystal Conference Room
Friday, January 6th: 2pm – 4pm
Saturday, January 7th: 7:30am – 8:30am
Sunday, January 8th: 7:30am – 8:30am
Events are open to all current Advanced Membership holders (and current FIS license holders).
All competitors MUST hold a current BC Snowboard Advanced Competitor License (or reciprocal provincial membership), can be purchased at registration.
All FIS competitors MUST hold a current FIS license.
All competitors MUST sign an Event Waiver at registration prior to participating in event.
All participants under 19 years of age MUST have a parent or legal guardian sign waiver at event.
Please contact BC Snowboard if you require other arrangements for Waivers.
*Helmets are required for all events in TELUS Park.
Entry Fees: $50/event
Lift Tickets: Competitors receive 25% discount coupon at registration to purchase Lift Tickets
Lift tickets are purchased at the Village Center Mall
Medals will be awarded for the following categories by gender:
14yrs & Under
15yrs to 18yrs
19yrs+
FIS
Overall (Cash Prizing as well)
See you in the park!
