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Whistler Blackcomb’s search for their Ullr Girl ended at the TELUS World Ski & Snowboard’s Playstation Big Air on Saturday April 21 when skier Grete Eliassen was crowned with a Viking helmet befitting a mountain goddess and awarded with a cheque for $25,000. The Minnesota native dominated over a field of 14 skiers and snowboarders in the resort’s girls-only contest based on online votes, a park event, a big mountain event, and an arts and culture presentation.“I’ve never won this much money before and I know how blessed I am to be able to have this opportunity,†says Eliassen. “I’ve decided that I want to give back and donate the entire prize purse to charity.â€
Signal Snowboards is honored to announce Matt Guess from Northern Alliance as our 1st place winner. Matt put together an amazing profile consisting of jump, rail, and pipe photos. Along with video footage that any film company would be proud of. Matt also took 1st place at the Vegetate Half-pipe contest a couple weeks ago. Not to mention all the votes he received from snowboarder’s around the world on the site. With his win Matt will be getting a one year contract with Signal Snowboards and a place on the AM Team. FULLY SPONSED….Congratulations Matt.
Whistler Blackcomb has kicked off phase two of the “If Ullr Was a Girl” contest. Ten invited professional skiers and snowboarders will join the top open athletes from ifullrwasagirl.com to battle it out for a $25,000 prize purse.
Confirmed invited skiers are Jess Cumming, Lynsey Dyer, Grete Eliassen, Michelle Parker and Sarah Burke. Confirmed invited snowboarders are Leanne Pelosi, Silvia Mittermuller, Bev Vuilleumier, Dominique Vallee and Mercedes Nicoll.
Open contenders Joanna Dzierzawski of South Lake Tahoe, NV; Vanessa Stark of Whistler, BC; and Pip Hunt of Crested Butte, CO won phase one of the contest and a seven day, six night trip to Whistler Blackcomb from anywhere in North America by getting the most votes on the ifullrwasagirl.com site. They will compete against the invited pro skiers and snowboarders for the massive $25,000 prize purse.
Ash Crist of Snowbird, Meredith Eades of Dewittville, PQ and Angie Seeley of Sun Peaks, BC also won trips and will be competing as amateurs within the contest. Amateurs will vie for a separate Ullr Girl prize package including a professional photo shoot, inclusion in a Matchstick Productions’ or girl’s snowboard DVD, a new gear set-up and a Whistler Blackcomb season pass.
With all the athletes confirmed for the athletic and mountain culture competitions, Phase Two of the “If Ullr Was a Girl” contest officially began with the launch of the new voting microsite on March 9. The contest will culminate with the on-mountain and mountain culture events at the TELUS World Ski & Snowboard Festival (TWSSF) April 13-22.
“We are proud to have so many of the ski and snowboard industry’s top athletes competing in ‘If Ullr Was A Girl,’” says Meredith Armstrong, Brand Marketing Manager for Whistler Blackcomb. “Our confirmed athlete list reads like a who’s who of North America’s hottest women skiers and riders. The battle for $25,000 and the Ullr Girl title is going to be a major attraction at this year’s TELUS World Ski & Snowboard Festival.”
The Ullr Girl finals for both open and amateur categories will consist of the following four event components:
1. Votes on ifullrwasagirl.com. Votes for the final selection were refreshed on March 9 with skiers and snowboarders starting with a clean slate – Voting will end Wednesday, April 18 at 5pm PST.
2. Participation in the Stompede, a sanctioned TWSSF event – Friday-Sunday, April 13-15
3. Ullr Unleashed – an evening of mountain culture. Each athlete will be asked to pick an art form – for example photography, film, art, or music – to present during a special evening event – Monday, April 16
4. A big mountain competition held in-bounds on Whistler Blackcomb – Wednesday, April 18
5. Ullr Girl crowned and $25,000 grand prize awarded at the Big Air – Saturday, April 21
During the on-mountain events, skiers and snowboarders will be judged by different judging panels and ranked separately. All four event categories will carry equal weight and the finalists will be awarded points for their ranking in each event. The grand prize winners in the open category and the amateur category will be the two athletes who accumulate the most points after all four categories are totaled.
Aspen/Snowmass is inviting the world’s best female snowboarders to compete for a $20,000 cash prize. The contest will go down during the 7th Annual Bud Light Spring Jam, March 22-25. I may just grow my hair out and change my name to get a shot at all that cash.
20 invited shops, 5 locations, 1 national title…shit’s about to get real grimey.
Series Schedule
1. East Coast: Killington – Jan. 20th
2. So. Cal.: Bear MT. – Feb. 25th
3. Sierra Nevada: Sierra at Tahoe – March 10th
4. North West: Snoqualmie – March 17th
5. Rockies: Copper MT. – April 7th
6. National Finals: Windell’s snowboard camp, MT. Hood – TBA
MFM says: “My block is iller than yours, and I’m gonna throw a party to prove it. Dogg.” Okay maybe not those exact words, but something along the same lines. The block party will go off Dec. 8,9,and 10, and should be one hell of a weekend. Get you best “sick day” voice ready and call into work on the 7th.
In case anyone wanted to know what was going down in Jan. Here is the complete schedule…
Honda Vail Session event schedule
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Wednesday, January 10:
8:00am- 6:00pm:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Regstration-Golden Peak
9:00am:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Open Riding-Â Vail Mountain
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Thursday, January 11:
8:00am-6:00pm:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Regstration-Golden Peak
9:00am:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 9:00am:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Open Riding-Â Vail Mountain
1:00pm-3:00pm:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Rail Practice and Pro Photo Shoot
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Friday, January 12:
8:00am-7:00pm                        Registration-Golden Peak
9:00am                                     Open Riding-Vail Mountain
12:00pm-9:00pm                       Honda Base Camp
12:00pm-1:30pm                       Bud Light Men’s Slopestyle- Inspection and Training
2:45pm-3:15pm                        Mens Rail Practice
3:30pm-5:00pm                        Mens Rail Qualifier (14 to qualify)
4:00pm- 7:00pm                        Pre-registration for Sunday Rail Session-SOS Tent
5:15pm-5:45pm                        Womens Rail Practice
6:00pm-7:00pm                        Womens Rails Competition
7:15pm-8:15pm                        Mens Rails Competition
8:30pm                                    Awards(Women’s and Men’s Rails)
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Saturday, January 13:
8:00am-7:00pm                        Registration-Golden Peak
9:00am                                     Open Riding-Vail Mountain
12:00pm-1:30pm                       Bud Light Men’s Slopestyle Training
12:00pm-9:00pm                       Honda Base Camp
2:00pm-9:00pm                        Hospitality Tent Open- Proper Credentials & ID required
2:00pm-4:30pm                        Bud Light Men’s Slopestyle Qualifier (10 to Qualify)
4:00pm-7:00pm                        Pre-registration for Sunday Rail Session- SOS tent
5:00pm-6:00pm                        Bud Light Mens Slopestyle Training (for finalists)
5:00pm-6:00pm                        Dressy Bessy Concert-Golden Peak
6:15pm-7:45pm                        Bud Light Men’s Slopestyle Finals
8:00pm                                    Awards (Men’s Slopestyle)
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Sunday, January 14:
8:00am-9:00am                        Sunday Rail Session-Check in/Registration-Golden Peak
9:30am-10:45am                       Clinic (Beginner & Intermediate riders) Golden Peak, Vail Mountain
10:00am-1:00pm                       Honda Base Camp
10:00am-10:45am                     Sunday Rail Session Practice for Advanced riders (main rail venue)          Â
11:00am-1:00pm                       Sunday Rail Session—public competition (two heats)- Golden Peak
12:30pm-1:30pm                       Autograph Session- Honda Base Camp
32 adopted part of the 395. The 395 is the highway that leads up to Mammoth from Southern Cali. It’s nice to see companies helping keep the environment clean.
