Competitors Square off on Mackenzie Face
The finals of the Subaru Canadian Freeskiing Championships went off in grand fashion yesterday at Revelstoke Mountain Resort. Twenty men and seven women we’re flown to the top of Mac Face by Selikirk Tangiers Heli Skiing where they battled it out for the tour stop title.
The women’s champion was Leah Evans who skied a conservative line, but was the only woman to remain on her feet for their entire run, with a run score of 32.83 and combined score of 66.16. Tatum Monod fought her way from the qualifier to finish in 2nd with a combined score of 46.90. Rounding out the podium finishers for the women was Nicole Derksen with a combined run score of 42.10
On the men’s side, the competition was intense as the champion was not decided until the last run. Lars Chickering-Ayers came out on top with a run score of 42.07 giving him a combined score of 79.37. Chickering-Ayers earned his score by skiing a line that included lots of exposure and ended with high speed turns through the sluff debris at the bottom of the venue. Skiing directly after Chickering-Ayers was Drew Tabke, who came into the day in first place by a small margin of 1.23 points. Needing a score of 40.84 to retain his lead, Tabke fell short with a run score of 33.8 putting him in second place with a combined score of 72.33. The final podium finisher for the men was Spencer Brinson with a combined score of 71.67. The mens competition saw some lightning fast straight lines through the bottom of the venue from competitors such as Gord Spurgeon who blew up when he came in hot to the flats at the bottom.
The tops 3 men and women were presented with their Howitzer Trophies in downtown Revelstoke in front of hundreds of cheering ski fans. The howitzer trophy, fashioned from Howitzer shells used for avalanche control work, will be presented to the top three men and women at all of the remaining stops on the Subaru Freeskiing World Tour. The tour next heads to Jackson Hole, WY.
Press release; MSI
