DTR - Breckenridge, CO

Chevy Truck U.S. Snowboard Grand Prix

Nearly eight inches of fresh powder made for exciting contests this weekend in Breckrenridge, Colorado. Men and women competed in front of hundreds of spectators in the superpipe event for $10,000 cash.

Twelve-year-old Luke Mitrani made it into the men's top ten by busting large airs, clean 5's and a 720. Watch out for this kid in the future, he is riding with the strength and power of an adult at only age 12, and scaring some veteran pros. Overall, the riding was impressive and younger guys like Elijah Teter and Steve Fisher are proving they are the new force to be reckoned with in the pipe. Rob Kingwell kept his top three streak going for the season and showed everyone that he isn't just making powder turns and growing hair up in Jackson Hole all season. With all said and done, hometown favorite Chad Otterstrom locked in gold by stomping numerous spins including back-to-back 9s, and starting out with large Mctwist in his final run.

For the ladies, the young Hannah Teter dominated by launching possibly the largest air by a woman in the superpipe, and once again stomping a frontside nine, which secured her second Grand Prix gold this season. Gretchen Bleiler was dropping in hot as always with smooth back-to-back 5s and a crippler to lock in 2nd place.



Results

Men's
1. Chad Otterstrom
2. Elijah Teter
3. Rob Kingwell
4. Steve Fisher
5. Tommy Czeschin
6. Mason Aguirre
7. Zach Horwitz
8. Louie Vito
9. Luke Mitrani
10. Aaron Woodard

Women's

1. Hannah Teter
2. Gretchen Bleiler
3. Elena Hight
4. Tricia Byrnes
5. Molly Aguirre
6. Lindsay Jacobellis

Yahoo! Big Air and Style

Snow continued to dump in full force as lights were set up for the Yahoo! Big Air and Style. Competitors endured poor visibility and slow snow while daringly warming up on the 50-foot-long double jump. Hoots and hollers were heard from the diehard spectators who saw competitors go for broke over the gap, which made for nearly a seventy-foot jump. Hannah Teter and Jamie McLeod pulled 180, and cab 5 variations that would put almost anyone to shame, but it was Hana Beaman who proved fearless by pulling clean corked 540s over the gap.

Chad Otterstrom must not have been content with a first place finish in the Grand Prix Pipe because he continued his rampage by busting bs 7s and cab 5 underflips over the gap. In the end, 9s, corked cab 5s, 720s and double back flips made for an entertaining final as five male riders tried to get in as many hits as possible in the 20-minute jam format to impress the judges for first place. With everything said and done, it was Tom Flocco who walked away $5,000 richer and with the respect of fellow riders and mesmerized fans.

These last couple days at Breck have been a lot of fun with good riding conditions and numerous restaurants and bars to check out. This week we have nominated ourselves as Team Mogul after deciding to not take a trail map and by finding every mogul this side of the Rocky Mountains, but it just makes for better riding and a good laugh. As host of SNOWBOARDER Magazine's Superpark, the Vans Triple Crown, and Chevy U.S. Grand Prix, Breckenridge is a premier resort that is definitely worth your while to check out.

For more go to www.breckenridge.com