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Gatorade Groms Impress in Freeski Pipe And Slope

Men's Snowboard Slope Podium

By: Mike Rogge - Groms, groms, groms. The Gatorade Free Flow Tour made good on it's promise to showcase the best groms North America has to offer and today's pipe competition did not disappoint. Tomorrow's superstars hit the pipe like pros, threw down like the big boys, and proved the line between am and pro has never been blurrier.

Shining brightly in the warm Vermont sun was Torin Yater Wallace hailing from Colorado. Torin improved upon his first run, tossing in smooth spins in the West Dover superpipe and boosting with textbook grabs to snag himself a 92.75! Congrats Torin, you're in next year's Winter Dew Tour!

Torin Wallace
Torin Wallace

Standing just one podium spot below Torin was none other than his Colorado brethren, Patrick Baskins. Baskins made sure his 9’s and 5’s were stomped and, because the judges like those qualities in pipe runs, was rewarded with second place.

Patrick Baskins
Patrick Baskins Switch 720

Rounding out the all West Coast podium on the East Coast was Michael Bochenek from Truckee, CA. California is known for it’s stylie riders and Michael did the C-A proud with the solid third place finish. Nice!

Michael Bochenek
Michael Bochenek

Freeski Superpipe Finals

1. Torin Yater-Wallace
2. Patrick Baskins
3. Michael Bochenek
4. Aidan Smith
5. Brendan Wall
6. Billy Mann
7. Brody Leeds
8. Alex Mochan
9. Alex Gorham

On the slopestyle side of things, the kids put on a clinic, showing up some of the pros in attendence! 270’s on were the going trend on the upper rail feature and the two-jump line made for a high flying show.

Taking home first place and a guaranteed spot in next year’s Winter Dew Tour was the Norwegian Steffen Hamre. Steffan threw down an impressive switch 10 on the bottom hit that had Tom Wallisch stoked. Tom congratulated the young kid from Norway with a friendly high five. Next year they’ll be competing against one another.

Steffen Hamre
Stefan Hamre

In second was the Minnesota monster Austin Torvinen. Austin’s second run scored him a 88.25 and his switch 9’s were on point and his stylie bonks on the Gatorade feature at the bottom were easily the best of the day.

Austin Torvinen
Austin Torvinen

Finishing off the podium was Jason Arens hailing from sunny Lake Tahoe, CA. Jason’s consistency on both his runs were enough to land him with a third place finish.

Paker White
Parker White

Just missing the podium was Vermont local and steeze machine, Parker White, the only competitor with a double. Parker’s double front was a crowd pleaser and had the bottom of the slope course cheering into the frigid Vermont air.

That’s all from the first annual Gatorade Free Flow Tour. Thanks for tuning in and stay tuned to allisports.com for all your freeskiing wants and needs!

Freeski Slopestyle Finals

1. Steffen Hamre
2. Austin Torvinen
3. Jason Arens
4. Parker White
5. Will Hibbs
6. Jack Strain
7. Scott Donahue
8. Peter Engen
9. Tanner Coulter
10. Robert Franco
11. Ryan Wyble
12. Yvan Metrailler


Men’s Superpipe Finals By: Bryce Kanights
Torin WallacePatrick BaskinsMichael BochenekAidan Smith
Superpipe Finals By: George Crosland
Torin WallacePatrick Baskins – Switch 720Michael BochenekBrody LeedsBrendan WallBilly MannAlex MochanAiden Smith
Superpipe Finals By: George Crosland
Steffen HamrePatrick Baskins – Switch 720Parker WhiteWill HibbsJack StrainScott DonahuePeter EngenTanner CoulterRobert FrancoRyan WybleYvan Metrailler

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I went to the Mt Snow event, and it was awesome! well ran, well recieved, and a good time. Look forward to next year's event.

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