Photos and Facts from the 2007
US Open of Snowboarding
Burton US Open 2007
Finals were March 16, 17, and 18, at Stratton
Mountain, Vermont
by Lauren Traub Teton
Spring Riding in Vermont? It was more like winter finally arrived.
Thursday the Slopestyle Qualifiers were postponed due to rain. Then
the snow started and there was an actual blizzard Friday night necessitating
the cancellation of the bands that were scheduled to play in Stratton
Village and making for lots of smaller house parties instead of one big
united hoop-de-doo outside in town.
Saturday the Halfpipe Competition was delayed while the groomers dug the
pipe out from under its snowcover, and it remained a slow pipe all day.
There was plenty of space for spectators along the pipe unlike other years.
Many people just couldn't make it up for the Open in the snowstorm. A
lot of the contestants fell when they rode, but Shaun White went huge,
landed like a cat, and pulled off another big win. He was
elated!
Saturday night the much anticipated Big Air Comp under the lights in the
Village had to be cancelled due to gusts of wind that blew the airborne
riders dangerously off course. When the cancellation was announced, hordes
of hungry cold tired spectators tried to crowd into the restaurants, making
for long waits. Saturday night's outdoor concert was cancelled because
Pennywise couldn't get a flight in during the snowstorm.
Sunday the weather goddess smiled on the Junior Jam and there were some
blue skies, to end things up beautifully. The Junior Jam in the halfpipe is
a fun end to the Open and let's you watch the winners of tomorrow, today!
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| Kelly Clark hikes the pipe |
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| Brandon
Reis,(say "reese" )Lauren, Tara Dakides. Brandon just got that new board
from O-matic.He was the winner of the Main Event this year too. |
Tara
Dakides waxes her 147 Super-Omatic board at Mountain Riders before the
Slopestyle
Tara owns O-matic with Todd
Richards, Louie Vito, the Kanes, and Andreas Wiig. |
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| Yale
Cousino, filmmaker Tom Vayianos, and Lauren pick up necessities at the
7-11. Check out the super styley hoodies the boyz got in Chinatown after
the NYC Union Square Rail Jam. See pix
here
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Tom
Vayianos, Jeremy Cloutier, Ryan Rojo, and Lauren |
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| TJ Moloney
of Mt. Snow, and Lauren |
Andy is a
good dog, with credentials |
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| Alex Pearle
has style! Great jacket Alex! |
The Soup
Man at Stratton shreds it up |
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| I should
have written down his name! |
Antti Autti,
LT, Janne Korpi. Korpi was 3rd at European Open 2007 in halfpipe and
rides for O'Neill and Kissmark |
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| Sumo Andrew
Mutty |
Steve Hayes
boxes with Sumo Andrew Mutty |
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| Gretchen
Bleiler |
Gretchen
Bleiler |
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| The Dingo &
his fan club |
Travis Rice
gets interviewed on TV after his Slopestyle win. |
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Jamie
Anderson won $20,000 for first in Slopestyle and $5000 for best trick.
She rides for Salomon. |
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| Travis Rice
won first in Slopestyle for $20,000, and best trick. He's riding for
Quiksilver now. Travis loves to read books, and is an awesome artist
too! |
Micah
Murray, impresario of the Main Event, New England's premiere competition
series |
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