By the time the skiers took to the pipe at Snowbasin, the snow was starting to really come down in Ogden. The powder just kept coming harder and harder as the contest progressed, adding another element to the challenge of conquering the 615-foot superpipe.

Putting together a run that started off with a 900 into an alley-oop 900, a left 720 tailgrab, switch alley-oop right 720, 540, and right 540, Broby Leeds capped it off with a big 1080, taking the lead away from Hunter Visser with just one rider left in the contest. Leeds, making his first appearance in superpipe finals since 2010, held on to take the win and claim the championship and the spot in next year's Winter Dew Tour.

Broby Leeds

The 17-year-old Leeds had been going for a similar run on his first drop-in, but washed out on the second of his back-to-back 540's. "I added a couple hits," Leeds said of adapting his run to the contest. "I didn’t have to add in anything new, but worked on performing them better."

At Leeds' first superpipe final in 2010, the contest was won by a young kid named Torin Yater-Wallace. Just two years later, Torin has become one of the biggest names in the sport. Leeds will now have a chance to take advantage of a similar opportunity, as his pre-qualified spot in next season's Winter Dew Tour is secure. "I’m very excited!" he said. "I have a lot to learn I think, but it should be lots of fun."

Hunter Visser's 2nd-place run was pretty stellar in its own right. The Canadian skier dropped in and executed a 900, right 540, another 900, back-to-back 720's and an alley-oop flatspin 540 to top it off. Visser held the lead for a good portion of the contest before giving way to Leeds. While he didn't top the podium, Visser established himself as the most consistent rider of the contest, posting 2 of the 3 highest single-run scores of the contest with an 85.75 and an 85.25.

Hudson Knoll rounded out the podium in 3rd, landing an alley-oop flatspin 540, back-to-back 540s, and a flair in his run. You also gotta give it up for Conor Garrecht-Connelly, who competed with a broken right thumb that forced him to ski with one pole. CGC put down a solid 2nd run, throwing a combination of 900's, alley-oop flatspin 540's and flairs to finish one spot outside the podium.

Freeski Superpipe Results
1. Broby Leeds, 91.00
2. Hunter Visser, 85.75
3. Hudson Knoll, 82.50
4. Conor Garrecht-Connelly, 80.50
5. Logan Dobson, 79.00
6. Cody Buchalter, 69,75
7. Ty Wellman, 67.75

Broby Leeds

Hunter Visser

Hudson Knoll

Connor Garrecht-Connelly

Logan Dobson

Cody Buchalter

Ty Wellman

The snowboard world is now officially on notice. The name Kent Callister is one that will come to be known more and more over the next few seasons. The 16-year-old scored his second win in a 24 hour span, pairing Saturday's slopestyle win with a superpipe championship on Sunday, in the process becoming the first competitor to ever win 2 championships in a single Gatorade Free Flow Tour season.

Dropping in for his first run, Callister immediately caught the attention of the fans and judges with a monster backside air on his first hit. From there, he threw down the gauntlet, landing a frontside 1080 on his 2nd wall. The rest of his run was stellar as well, executing a Haakon flip, frontside 720, frontside 900, into a backside 900, then wrapping it up with a crippler.

Kent Callister makes it 2-for-2

Callister was one of three riders to successfully land a 1080 in the contest. Chase Josey landed a frontside 10 a little deep on his first run, leading him to wash out on a front 9 on his next hit. Showing lots of promise despite the first run troubles, Josey bounced back on his 2nd try, throwing back-to-back 900's before going into the frontside 10. Wrapping his run up with a cab 720, frontside 720, and an inverted backside 900, the 16-year-old from Idaho posted a great score that put him into 2nd.

Brandon Davis, the only rider in the contest aside from Callister pulling double duty this week, also landed the 1080, doing it cab on his first run. The trick was preceded by a Haakon flip, back-to-back 540's and a frontside 720. The run landed him on the podium on 3rd, a modest improvement from last year's 4th-place showing.

Callister's 2nd run brought about one of the day's biggest "did that really just happen?!" moments. Needing something major to step up his already-impressive score, he attempted a double mctwist in the middle of his run. An amateur rider even thinking of throwing a trick like that just seems to defy plausibility. Even though the trick wasn't landed, the fact that he even went for it gave everyone in attendance a glimpse of what the future might hold. Adding a double mctwist to the first run Callister had is the kind of thing that gets you into a Winter Dew Tour final.

Another notable contestant was Max Jenson, the youngest competitor in any contest this weekend. If that name sounds familiar to any of our season-long fans, it could be because he competed in skateboard vert finals at the Gatorade Free Flow Tour this past summer. Safe to say the kid's a legitimate two-sport athlete at just 13 years of age. He launched huge backside airs in the pipe and demonstrated execution of the frontside 900 and Haakon flip.

The men's contest was preceded by the ladies. Kirby Kelly, the only girl to make superpipe finals in all 3 years of the Gatorade Free Flow Tour, held the lead entering the 2nd set of runs. But before the order could circle back around to Kirby for a victory lap, 16-year-old Kelly Berger stated her case for the title.

Kelly Berger

Berger's run started off with a frontside 540, backside 540 and back-to-back-airs, all setting up a big-time frontside 720. The run wrapped up with a cab 360 and a frontside air tailgrab. The 720 really helped set the Mammoth Lakes native apart form the rest of the contenders, giving her the lead with just one rider to go.

Coming back around to Kirby Kelly, the challenge had been issued. She'd need to find a way to top what the judges had just witnessed. Kirby landed a mctwist on her first hit, going into back-to-back 540's and 3 setup airs before attempting a backside 900, washing out in the process. The 2nd place finish matched her previous best result at the Gatorade Free Flow Tour Finals, when she finished as the runner up in 2010.

Noelle Edwards rounded out the podium for the women, with Shannon Branthoover taking 4th a day after competing in slopestyle.

With the wins, Kent Callister and Kelly Berger earn pre-qualified spots into next season's Winter Dew Tour.

Men's Snowboard Superpipe Results
1. Kent Callister, 94.25
2. Chase Josey, 92.50
3. Brandon Davis, 91.50
4. Spencer Whiting, 89.75
5. Max Jenson, 86.50
6. Jake Pates, 76.25
7. Owen Dayton, 66.00
8. Adam Hohmeyer, 43.75
9. Nik Baden, 22.25

Women's Snowboard Superpipe Results
1. Kelly Berger, 90.25
2. Kirby Kelly, 85.75
3. Noelle Edwards, 75.50
4. Shannon Branthoover, 61.75
5. Maggie Leon, 50.00

Kent Callister

Chase Josey

Brandon Davis

Spencer Whiting

Max Jenson

Jake Pates

Owen Dayton

Adam Hohmeyer

Nik Baden

Kelly Berger

Kirby Kelly

Noelle Edwards

Shannon Branthoover

Maggie Leon

The second day of the Gatorade Free Flow Tour Finals brought with it snowboard slopestyle finals for the men and women. Considering the prize at-hand for the winners - a spot in next year's Winter Dew Tour - It's only fitting that the finalists were tasked with mastering a course designed for pro riders. While the course did present itself as a challenge for many riders, they still rose to the occasion in impressive fashion.

In the men's contest, 16-year-old Kent Callister was the last rider scheduled to drop in for his run, allowing him time to take stock of the contest. "It's a little bit [of an advantage] just to see if anyone was landing their run or not," Callister said.

Kent Callister

Among the riders Callister got to watch was 21-year-old Mark Reininga, a past finalist in the Gatorade Free Flow Tour. In his run, Reininga landed a 50-50 to frontside 360 out up top and a backside 900 on the first jump, putting him in the lead.

A few minutes later, Callister dropped into the course and layed down a sick run, exhibiting control on the top rails and landing some big spins on the jumps at the bottom. Most importantly for the Bend, Oregon native, he executed all the tricks he wanted to get into his run, leaving nothing on the table. Callister's run started off with a frontside lipslide on the first rail, into a boardslide to fakie on the 2nd rail. After a cab boardslide 270 out off the cannonbox, Callister then reached the jumps section, lofting a cab 900, and then adding a frontside 1080 as the exclamation point to his run.

Becoming the first rider top crack into the 80's with his score, Callister grabbed the top spot, outscoring Reininga by just a single point.

The 2nd set of runs was a wait and see game for Callister, but even with everyone going all out, no one was able to top his score.

By the time the contest circled back around to him, the contest was locked up, and he just took a mellow victory lap through the course. "The course was super fun," an excited Callister said after the contest. "I really liked it."

With the win, Callister earns a pre-qualified spot in next year's Winter Dew Tour. "That'll be pretty sweet," he said, looking ahead to next year. "I'm stoked to do that."

One of two riders competing in both disciplines this weekend, Callister will now look to carry over his success to Sunday's superpipe finals.

Mark Reininga held on for 2nd place, while fellow video contest winner Wylie Adams took home 3rd.

In the women's division, 18-year-old Brooke Voigt claimed the top spot. Making the trip with her boyfriend Tyler Macrae, who competed in the men's contest, the Canadian went 50-50 on the first rail, into a 50-50 frontside boardslide, then a tailgrab off the cannon rail. She then landed a smooth frontside 360 on the first jump, earning points from the judges for her execution.

Voigt was challenged by Nirvana Ortanez and Jessika Jenson, both of whom landed back-to-back 360s, but ultimately had to settle for 2nd and 3rd, respectively. We also saw some solid riding from Kirra Kotsenburg, younger sister of Sage, who challenged the podium, but finished just outside in 4th.

All in all, it was a solid day of riding from this group of ams, and it all leads into what should be another exciting final on Sunday for snowboard superpose.

Men's Snowboard Slopestyle Results
1. Kent Callister, 80.50
2. Mark Reininga, 79.50
3. Wylie Adams, 79.25
4. Jack Dawe, 78.25
5. Armeen Pirooz, 75.75
6. Brandon Davis, 70.25
7. Garrett Warnick, 64.50
8. Dillon Wilson, 64.50
9. Caden Michnal, 36.25
10. Josh Glen, 28.25
11. Adam Giola, 26.25
12. Tyler Macrae, 24.00
13. Chazz Roberts, DNS

Women's Snowboard Slopestyle Results
1. Brooke Voigt, 73.25
2. Nirvana Ortanez, 71.25
3. Jessika Jenson, 68.50
4. Kirra Kotsenburg, 67.75
5. Kelly Berger, 65.00
6. Lauren Tamposi, 61.75
7. Jamie Madrid, 53.25
8. Shannon Branthoover, 40.00
9. Devyn Schnake, DNS

Kent Callister

Mark Reininga

Wylie Adams

Jack Dawe

Armeen Pirooz

Brandon Davis

Garrett Warnick

Dillon Wilson

Caden Michnal

Josh Glen

Adam Giola

Tyler Macrae

Chazz Roberts

Brooke Voigt

Nirvana Ortanez

Jessika Jenson

Kirra Kotsenburg

Kelly Berger

Lauren Tamposi

Jamie Madrid

Shannon Branthoover

Devyn Schnake

The Gatorade Free Flow Tour Finals kicked off Friday afternoon in Snowbasin, culminating a season of hard work and anticipation for a select group of amateur skiers. Taking to the same slopestyle course that the Winter Dew Tour riders have been riding on this week, the 9 qualified riders came out charging, looking to put it all in the line so that they could call themselves champions and win that spot in the Winter Dew Tour next year.

Park City’s Andy Partridge ended up stealing the show on this day. Finding himself in 3rd behind Sam Viseur and Max Szekely after the first set of runs, the 15-year-old skier showed veteran-like poise. Partridge, the youngest competitor in the field, dialed things up a notch for his 2nd run, throwing a run worthy of a big score.

First taking to the rail section of the slopestyle course, Partridge went 270 onto the down-rail, followed by a frontside switch-up to backside 270 on the up-down rail. He capped off the upper section by spinning a 270 off the cannon rail. Moving on the jumps section, Partridge excelled there, landing a right 900 and then finishing off with a big switch 1080. As soon as the switch 10 on the last hit was stomped, everyone knew that the lead would be changing hands.

“The course was really good,” an excited Partridge said after the contest. “I’m stoked it was on the Dew Tour course. It was a lot of fun.”

Partridge would hold on for the remainder of the competition, as his 87.25 score was never truly challenged. Despite falls on their 2nd runs, Viseur and Szekely would hold on to the 2nd and 3rd spots respectively, putting them both on the podium.

Perhaps providing a bit of an edge, Partridge didn’t have to travel very far for this one. The Park City native competed locally at Brighton last weekend, earning his spot in Finals with a slopestyle win there. Just a few days later, he found himself making the drive to Snowbasin with his family in-tow. It was obvious that having his family in attendance made the win even more special for Partridge.

With this victory, Partridge has secured himself a spot in next year’s Winter Dew Tour. Looking ahead to the enormous opportunity awaiting him, Partridge said “It’s something I’ve been wanting to do for awhile, and I’m really stoked that I get to do it now.”

2012 Freeski Slopestyle Results
1. Andy Partridge, 87.25
2. Sam Viseur, 82.25
3. Max Szekely, 80.0
4. Ian Hamilton, 79.0
5. Noah Wallace, 70.50
6. Taylor King, 63.75
7. Max Heard, 54.25
8. Will Hibbs, 26.25
9. Tyler Duncan, 23.25

Andy Partridge

Sam Viseur

Max Szekely

Ian Hamilton

Noah Wallace

Taylor King

Max Heard

Will Hibbs

Tyler Duncan

The contest provided many hopeful amateurs with their final shot at qualifying into Finals, which will be hosted here at Snowbasin over the weekend. It also presented an opportunity for riders like Nik Baden and Broby Leeds, both already locked into finals, to get a jumpstart on practicing in the massive superpipe.

At the end of the day, 3 new finalists were added to their respective rosters: Chase Josey (men's snowboard), Kelly Berger (women's snowboard), and Hunter Visser (freeski.)

All three finals will take place on Sunday. Check back on gatoradefreeflowtour.com for a full recap afterwards.

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Freeski Slopestyle

The slopestyle field this year will feature a few tour veterans, including four finalists (Duncan, Hibbs, Hamilton, Briggs) returning from last year. Included in that group is Vermont's Will Hibbs, who has now made finals in all 3 years of the Gatorade Free Flow Tour's history.

In total, 3 countries on 2 continents (USA, Canada, New Zealand) will be represented by the finalists, with ages ranging from 15 through 21 years old. Here's a look first at some of the returning finalists we could see make some noise.

Tyler Duncan
Age: 16
Past Finals appearances: 3rd (2011)

Tyler was in good company on the podium last year, as Robby Franco and young Wille Borm have spent this season competing against the pro talent on the Winter Dew Tour. The Maine native finds himself back at Snowbasin this year by virtue of his win at Okemo.

Will Hibbs
Age: 17
Past Finals appearances: 5th (2010), 5th (2011)

Hibbs has experience on his side, having placed in the top 5 at both of his previous appearances in finals. He's proved to be quite dedicated already, making an 11-hour drive from his home in Vermont down to Seven Springs to compete at the Gatorade Free Flow Tour this year.

Ian Hamilton
Age: 19
Past Finals appearances: 6th (2011)

Tricks like the switch 900 will make Ian a name to watch on Friday. After placing a respectable 6th in last year's appearance, he's earned a return trip after winning the slopestyle contest at Jackson Hole.

The rest of the field...

Taylor King, 16: the lone representative from outside North America, King hails from New Zealand
Noah Wallace, 20: came close to making finals lin 2011 after finishing 2nd at Vail
Max Heard, 19: the lone Canadian in the field finished on the podium at Jackson Hole before winning at Mount Bachelor a few weeks later
Max Szekely, 17: has the switch 900 among his arsenal of tricks
Andy Partridge, 15: ability to spin in opposite directions helps keep him on par with other riders
Matt Heffernan, 21: one of three Virtual Stop video contest winners, oldest rider in the field
Sam Viseur, 18: another wildcard from the video contest
Michael Briggs: 2011 finalist, earned his spot through the video contest

Freeski Superpipe

This year's superpipe field is a bit smaller due to the unseasonably warm temps this winter that hindered the production of pipes across the country this year. But that doesn't mean it's devoid of talent in any way.

Most of the riders in the field have the 900 in their bag of tricks, so it may come down to who has the variations or who's able to step it up a notch as these guys look to set themselves apart in the contest.

Ty Wellman
Age: 18
Past Finals appearances: 7th (2011)

Back-to-back 900's helped propel Wellman to the win at Vail this year. The Boyne City, Michigan resident will return to Snowbasin this year looking to improve on last year's 7th-place finish. In August 2010, he was invited to compete in the International Ski Federation Junior World Championships

Broby Leeds
Age: 18
Past Finals appearances: 7th (2010)

Although Broby missed Finals last year, he's been relatively consistent in competition over the last few years, racking up four top-six finishes at local qualifiers in 2010 and 2011. In December, the Vail native tried his hand at breaking into the pro ranks through the Winter Dew Tour’s qualifiers in Breckenridge, Colorado

. Broby was selected as a wildcard after submitting a stellar video part to the Virtual Stop contest.

Conor Garrecht-Connelly, 19: selected as a wild card for his 2nd place finish at Vail
Logan Dobson, 16: the Canadian is one of the youngest riders in the field
Cody Buchalter, 18: after reaching the podium at a qualifier in 2011, cracks through with a win this year
Hunter Visser: claimed the last spot with a win at Snowbasin on Wednesday
Hudson Knoll: the other Virtual stop video contest winner

Freeski slopestyle finals kick the weekend off on Friday night, with superpipe finals still to come on Sunday. Check back on gatoradefreeflowtour.com after each event for a full recap.

With back-to-back 5th place finishes in Finals, Will Hibbs will be one to watch this weekend at Snowbasin

Out East, Seven Springs held a two-day competition, providing impeccable slopestyle and superpipe venues for the rising stars. The first-year host held a slopestyle competition Saturday, where Will Hibbs earned his third trip to the Gatorade Free Flow Tour Finals in slopestyle, looking to take his place in the circle of Champions. After eight inches of snow fell throughout the day, it took the best riding to Utah for his chance to “Flow to Pro”.

Seven Springs Freeski Slopestyle Results
1. Will Hibbs
2. Brian Kiss
3. Carson Kerr
4. Jimmy Leslie
5. Reid McEachren

With blue bird skies, a freshly cut pipe, and a fresh blanket of snow on the mountain, Sunday was an excellent day to send one talented aspiring freeskier to the Finals next weekend at the Dew Tour in Snowbasin, Utah. Cody Buchalter will represent the freeskiers, who earned the victory with a 540 mute, alley oop flat 540, cork 900, flair and massive 720 on his last hit. Not far behind were Mike Schumacher in second and Austin Kerker in third.

Seven Springs Freeski Superpipe Results
1. Cody Buchalter
2. Mike Schumacher
3. Austin Kerker
4. Jimmy Leslie
5. Evan McEachran

With great freestyle progression coming out of the Brighton park, the only thing more impressive than the ski area itself is the talent that drove up the canyon from SLC to slay the Brighton stop of the Winter Gatorade Free Flow Tour. Over 85 contestants made the trip, but making his way to Snowbasin for the Finals is Andy Partridge. The local will not have far to travel, as he hails from Park City, Utah.

Brighton Freeski Slopestyle Results
1. Andy Partridge
2. Erik Lukkari
3. Charlie Leveroni
4. Ian Hamilton
5. Quinn Wolferman

A warm winter pushed the superpipe contest over to Snowbasin, where challengers for the last three spots in the Finals will have their opportunity to compete for their spot on the professional circuit next winter.

Max Szekely

Sierra at Tahoe, a second year host resort, pulled an impressive field of young skiers to compete at the final west coast stop of the Gatorade Free Flow Tour. The course best showcased the skills of freeskier Max Szekely out of Truckee, who will compete on the same course as the professionals at the Toyota Championship.

Sierra-at-Tahoe Freeski Slopestyle Results
1. Max Szekely
2. Jason Arens
3. Chris Verrue
4. Ian Krommenkoek
5. Zan Zirbel

With the win, the four freeskiers earn a prequalified spot in the Gatorade Free Flow Tour Finals, taking place this weekend, Feb. 9-12. The event will be held in conjunction with the Winter Dew Tour’s final stop of the season, the Toyota Championships, where overall Champions will be crowed and earn a spot in the first stop of the 2012-13 Winter Dew Tour.  

Out East, Seven Springs held a two-day competition, providing impeccable slopestyle and superpipe venues for the rising stars. The first-year host held a slopestyle competition Saturday, where Adam Giola and Shannon Branthoover owned the course in a field of almost forty snowboarders. After eight inches of snow fell throughout the day, it took the best riding for these two to earn their way to Utah for their chance to “Flow to Pro”.

Men's Snowboard Slopestyle Results
1. Adam Giola
2. Cody Hines
3. Hayden Dillon
4. Seth Harding
5. Christian Canfield

Women's Snowboard Slopestyle Results
1. Shannon Branthoover
2. Chelsea Krenick
3. Shelby Layman
4. Erin Storck

Adam Hohmeyer was the weekend's lone winner in men's snowboard superpipe

With blue bird skies, a freshly cut pipe, and a fresh blanket of snow on the mountain, Sunday was an excellent day to send two talented aspiring boarders to the Finals next weekend at the Winter Dew Tour in Snowbasin, Utah. Doubling up for the weekend, Branthoover earned the top spot in the women’s division, and will compete in both disciplines in the Finals. With a run that started with a big 900 tailgrab, into a 540, followed by stale and method grabs, finishing with a 720 on his last hit, Adam Hohmeyer will advance from the men’s snowboard field.

Men's Snowboard Superpipe Results
1. Adam Hohmeyer
2. Cutler Whitely
3. George Scott
4. Colin Lynch
5. John King

Women's Snowboard Superpipe Results
1. Shannon Branthoover
2. Shelby Layman
3. Erin Storck

Josh Glen

With great freestyle progression coming out of the Brighton park, the only thing more impressive than the ski area itself is the talent that drove up the canyon from SLC to slay the Brighton stop of the Winter Gatorade Free Flow Tour. Over 85 contestants made the trip, but the two sticking around for the Finals are Josh Glen and Kirra Kotsenburg, both hailing from Park City, Utah.

“This is the best competition I’ve ever done,” Glen had to say after his victory. He will make his first trip to the Finals, along with Kotsenburg, who will compete on the same course as her older brother Sage, the 2009-10 Winter Dew Cup Champion.

Men's Snowboard Slopestyle Results
1. Josh Glen
2. Grant Giller
3. Dan Waltermire
4. Everest Arnold
5. Cody Lee

Women's Snowboard Slopestyle Results
1. Kirra Kotsenburg
2. Hailee Mattingley
3. Elise Borelli
4. Taelor Mattingley
5. Nicole Shephard

Sage Kotsenburg's younger sister, Kirra, will be one to keep an eye on in finals

A warm winter pushed the superpipe contest over to Snowbasin, where challengers for the last two snowboard spots in the Finals will have their opportunity to compete for their place on the professional circuit next winter.

Sierra at Tahoe, a second year host resort, pulled nearly 100 young ams from as far as Russia to compete at the final west coast stop of the Gatorade Free Flow Tour. The course best showcased the skills of Armeen Pirooz, a snowboarder out of Virginia and Mammoth Lake’s Kelly Berger, who will make their way to Utah this week for the Finals, where they’ll compete on the same course as the professionals at the Toyota Championship.

Sierra-at-Tahoe Men's Snowboard Slopestyle Results
1. Armeen Pirooz
2. Felice Pozzi
3. Anton Ryzenkov
4. Jack Lyle
5. Mike Hight

Women's Snowboard Slopestyle Results
1. Kelly Berger
2. Jasmin Gallop
3. Gina Petrice

With the win, each of the the eight snowboarders earns a prequalified spot in the Gatorade Free Flow Tour Finals, taking place this weekend, Feb. 9-12. The event will be held in conjunction with the Winter Dew Tour’s final stop of the season, the Toyota Championships, where overall Champions will be crowed and earn a spot in the first stop of the 2012-13 Winter Dew Tour.

Last year, Danika Duffy's video entry was her golden ticket to the finals, and it led her to a championship. Let's take a look at whose videos parts earned them a trip to Snowbasin this year.

Freeski Slopestyle
Michael Briggles
Matt Heffernan
Sam Viseur

Freeski Superpipe
Hudson Knoll
Broby Leeds

Men's Snowboard Slopestyle
Wylie Adams
Mark Reininga
Garrett Warnick
Dillon Wilson

This edit will put Mark Reininga into the finals for a 3rd year in a row

Women's Snowboard Slopestyle
Jamie Madrid
Haille Soderholm

Haille Soderholm will make her finals debut

Men's Snowboard Superpipe
Kent Callister
Brandon Davis
Spencer Whiting

Brandon Davis, already in for slopestyle, locks up a spot in pipe finals too with this edit

Thanks to everyone who entered this year's contest, and good luck this weekend to all the winners!

Saturday's slopestyle events at Sierra-at-Tahoe will go on as planned, as will Sunday's junior jam rail jam.

Due to the number of superpipe events being cancelled this weekend, the Gatorade Free Flow Tour has added a new pipe contest to the schedule, to be held Wednesday, February 8th at Snowbasin Resort in Ogden, UT. The contest comes just days before the Winter Dew Tour kicks off at Snowbasin, and competitors will have access to the same pipe that the pros will be competing in. Snowbasin is also the home of the Gatorade Free Flow Tour Finals this year, which will take place from February 10-12. Registration for that event is now available online.

If you have any questions, visit our facebook page or email gatoradefreeflowtour@allisports.com.

The contest comes just days before the Winter Dew Tour kicks off at Snowbasin, and competitors will have access to the same pipe that the pros will be competing in. Snowbasin is also the home of the Gatorade Free Flow Tour Finals this year, which will take place from February 10-12.

Saturday's slopestlye events at Brighton will go on as planned.

Registration for the superpipe contest at Snowbasin is available online now. Check-in will be at Earls Lodge from 11am-12pm the morning of the event, and the superpipe contests will run from 12-3pm.

Don't forget that winners will earn automatic entry into the Gatorade Free Flow Tour Finals. This will be your last chance to qualify for superpipe finals, so don't miss out!

If you have any questions, visit our facebook page or email gatoradefreeflowtour@allisports.com.

Snowboarders Lauren Tamposi and Jack Dawe earned bragging rights at Okemo, facing tough competition from second and third place finishers Sophie Anderson and Maggie Leon in the women's competition and Eric Cerra and Jed Sky in the men'. Dawe's winning run ended with back-to-back 720s in opposite directions.

Eager to get to Utah, Tamposi was grateful for the opportunity, saying, "Big thanks to Gatorade for putting on this awesome contest!" Expressing similar sentiments, Dawe said, "Today was a super fun day. I’m so psyched Gatorade is sending me to compete with the Dew Tour at Snowbasin!"

Okemo Men's Snowboard Slopestyle Results:
1. Jack Dawe
2. Eric Cerra
3. Jed Sky
4. Erik Fahie
5. Jack Greffin

Okemo Women's Snowboard Slopestyle Results:
1. Lauren Tamposi
2. Sophie Anderson
3. Maggie Leon

Killington held a strong pipe contest Sunday, with contenders coming from all over the northeast and beyond for the contest. Maggie Leon earned her trip to the upcoming Finals with a frontside indy 360, topping Abby Lancour and Sophie Anderson in the pipe, while Dayton's frontside 720 and 540 rounded out with a cork 540 landed him just above Randall Reynolds and thirteen-year-old Austin Rebetz, who finished second and third respectively.

Representing for the mountain, Leon feels comfortable advancing to more of the professional level pipes. "Since this is my home mountain, I felt pretty good about riding in a 22-foot pipe. I'm super psyched Gatorade puts on this contest and is sending me to Utah!"

"This was my first Gatorade Free Flow Tour event, and it was awesome!" said Dayton after his win. "This was a great event – the Gatorade Yowie is sweet – and I had a killer day."

Killington Men's Snowboard Superpipe Results:
1. Owen Dayton
2. Randall Reynolds
3. Austin Rebetz
4. Jack Valentine
5. Emmett Ellmaker

Killington Women's Snowboard Superpipe Results:
1. Maggie Leon
2. Abby Lancour
3. Sophie Anderson

With their wins, all six contestants earn an automatic bid into the Gatorade Free Flow Tour Finals, taking place in conjunction with the Winter Dew Tour's Toyota Championship, February 9-12, 2012 at Snowbasin Resort in Utah.

What the snowboarders were putting down earned impressive marks from the judges, but at the end of the day local shredder Kent Callister’s run, with a boardslide to fakie at the top, cab 7 indy, switch backside 9 and finished things off with a boardslide 270 out on the cannon rail stole the show. Close behind was Alex Kollar and Ben Ferguson, who completed the podium in second and third. The entire top five were Oregon-bred boarders.

"I can't wait for the Finals," said first-time finalist Callister. "It's going to be so much fun."

Men's Snowboard Slopestyle Results:
1. Kent Callister
2. Ben Ferguson
3. Alex Kollar
4. Jeff Hopkins
5. Nathan "Duder" Jacobson

Taking the win for the ladies and also hailing from Bend, Devyn Schnake used a boosty nose grab and backside 180 melon to lock herself into first, with Alexandra Morris, who took third place last weekend at Mt. High, and Kelly Underwood, a 2011 Finalist, her top competition for the spot.

"Today was fun, I'm really looking forward to the Finals," Schnake said after the day’s events.

Women's Snowboard Slopestyle Results:
1. Devyn Schnake
2. Alexandra Morris
3. Kelly Underwood
4. Zoe Kern
5. Sage Allen

Max Heard with a 450 out on a cannon rail. His win put him on the podium for the 2nd time in 2 weeks.

Following a recent record-setting snow, the park at Mt. Bachelor was primed for a heavy contest. After 48 competitors were whittled down to the top ten, the freeskiers gave the judges a show as they rode the course for their trip to the Finals. Claiming the win, British Columbia’s Heard scored big with a slide to 270 out up top, a right seven and left 900 tail on the jumps, and a killer slide to 450 out on the cannon. Throwing it down for second place was Carson Lehouillier, while Chris Verrue took third for the day.

"This made my trip from BC well worth it!" said an excited Heard, a week after taking 3rd at Jackson Hole. "I’m so psyched for Snowbasin."

Mt. Bachelor Freeski Slopestyle Results:
1. Max Heard
2. Carson Lehouillier
3. Chris Verrue
4. Keith Forsyth
5. Trevor Hattabaugh

Tyler Duncan is back in finals, and after placing 3rd overall in 2011, he looks like one of the early favorites.

Over 2,000 miles away on the East Coast, competitors vying for their shot into the pro circuits took to the slope course at Okemo and the superpipe at Killington, freshly used by the pros at the Winter Dew Tour. With nearly fifty competitors in freeski alone, it was up to Tyler Duncan, who used consistency and smooth style to land his spot atop the podium at Okemo. Runner-up Freddy Brideweser, a former Finalist, couldn’t top Duncan’s 450 onto the stairs with a 270 out, blind 450 out of the a-frame, switch-on switch-off the kink rail, a switch cork 720 japan to switch bio 900 safety grab. Rounding out the podium was Erik Lukkari.

"The contest was really fun, and I’m glad the weather was nice," said Duncan Saturday afternoon. "I’m psyched to go to Utah!"

Okemo Freeski Slopestyle Results:
1. Tyler Duncan
2. Freddy Brideweser
3. Erik Lukkari
4. Christian Franchino
5. Sam Parker

Logan Dobson was named the winner of the weekend's lone superpipe contest.

Killington held a strong pipe contest Sunday, with contenders coming from all over the northeast and beyond for the contest. Freeskiers flocked to the Killington pipe, where Canadian competitor Logan Dobson cleaned up with a first place run, throwing a huge 900 and following it up with a flatspin 540. Earning a close second place was Nick Rosenburger, while Ari Schneider secured a third place finish.

Killington Freeski Superpipe Results:
1. Logan Dobson
2. Nick Rosenberger
3. Ari Schneider
4. Mark Spinney
5. Gideon Le Gros

With their wins, all three contestants earn an automatic bid into the Gatorade Free Flow Tour Finals, taking place in conjunction with the Winter Dew Tour’s Toyota Championship, February 9-12, 2012 at Snowbasin Resort in Utah.

Keeping it simple, the contest requires an original video submission under two minutes in length, from any 13-21 year old rider, guys and girls alike. The contest closes January 31, 2012 and will be judged by YoBeat or Newschoolers, Alli and Gatorade. Judges will base their decision on overall style and board control, variety of tricks and usage of obstacles, technical ability, consistency and amplitude.

The six Grand Prize winners of the Yobeat Virtual Tour Stop Video Contest and three Newschoolers Virtual Tour Stop Video Contest winners will be announced on February 6th, 2012, and each winner will be awarded wildcard entry into the Winter Gatorade Free Flow Tour Finals, taking place February 11-12 at Snowbasin, Utah, along with transportation and accommodations for the event.

Here's how to enter:

Visit yobeat.com to submit your snowboard video or get more information.

Visit newschoolers.com to submit your freeski video or get more information.

Need more convincing? Last year, Danika Duffy submitted the edit below into the Virtual Stop contest. It won her a wildcard spot in the snowboard slopestyle finals, where she won the championship. Now she gets to compete in the Winter Dew Tour later this month.

The men's snowboard slopestyle field featured a solid mix of local and travelling shredders. 16 year old winner Brandon Davis put it down for his run with a backside rodeo 540, cab 900 tail grab, and a backside 720. Davis was a fixture on the tour last year, finsihing on the podium  in 2 separate slopestyle events, and winning the superpipe contest at Sierra-at-Tahoe. After travelling to Snowbasin for last year's superpipe finals, where he finished 4th, Brandon has his ticket punched this year for slopestyle. "I can’t wait to get out to Snowbasin and hit that course!" Davis exclaimed after the event.

Marco Gooding came in 2nd after throwing a backside 720 and a cab 540. Mammoth's Spencer Whiting rounded out the podium, landing a frontside 720 and a backside 360 double-grab in his run.

Men's Snowboard Slopestyle Results:
1. Brandon Davis
2. Marco Gooding
3. Spencer Whitling
4. Zack Foster
5. Levi Kaseroff

On the lady’s side, 2010 finalist Nirvana Ortanez will be heading back to Snowbasin this year after taking the win in the women's division. Ortanez's run went a little something like this: boardslide on the down box, into a backside 360 melon grab, followed by frontside 180 indy-grab, and then a cab 180 to wrap things up.

“I’m so happy to go to the finals again," Ortanez said. the jumps were really fun today and I’m looking forward to riding the course in the finals.”

Women's Snowboard Slopestyle Results:
1. Nirvana Ortanez
2. Kelly Berger
3. Alexandra Morris
4. Jasmin Gallop
5. Chloe Kim

With their wins, Davis and Ortanez are qualified into the Gatorade Free Flow Tour Finals in Snowbasin, Utah, which will take place during the Winter Dew Tour's Toyota Championships.

After pushing the contest back a day due to rain and high winds, the Mountain High slopestyle contest went off with blue skies and sunshine Sunday morning. The skiers took to the well-tended park, where Wallace stomped a run with a rightside  900, switch left 720 and switch right 900, following stylish domination of the rails. A repeat contestant in the Tour, Wallace will make his first trip from Spokane, Washington to the Finals in Snowbasin, Utah. Coming in second was Chris Verrue, while Alek Hackel snuck into the third place spot.

"I’ve entered a bunch of Gatorade Free Flow comps in the past and always got second or third," an excited Wallace said after his victory run. "I’m so psyched to win today and get the trip to Utah for the Finals!"

Mountain High Freeski Slopestyle Results:
1. Noah Wallace
2. Chris Verrue
3. Alek Hackel
4. Danny Arnold
5. Hudson Knoll

Ian Hamilton awaits his turn to drop in

Ian Hamilton earned his second trip to the Finals Sunday, advancing from Jackson Hole. Versatility and constant unseating of the leading amateur made decisions hard for the judges. In the last run of the entire day, Ian Hamilton claimed a well deserved victory over Noah Morrison by laying down a perfect switch left 900 mute-grab, rightside 540 tail-grab, and a textbook 450 onto the downbar. Morrison finished in 2nd, with Max Heard placing 3rd.

Jackson Hole Freeski Slopestyle Results:
1. Ian Hamilton
2. Noah Morrison
3. Max Heard
4. Jonah Elston
5. Trevor Jackson

With their wins, Wallace and Hamilton earn automatic bids into the Gatorade Free Flow Tour Finals that will take place at the Winter Dew Tour’s Toyota Championship, February 9-12, 2012 at Snowbasin Resort in Utah.

Ian Hamilton

Ian Hamilton

Noah Morrison

Max Heard

Sam Winship

Jackson Hole got hammered with snow all week long, including during the contest

Jackson Hole slopestyle

A severe weather warning was in effect at Jackson Hole over the weekend, as the home of unrivaled terrain had a foot of snow every night. Still, competitors came out to throw down on the slopestyle course, with a pair of 2010 finalists, Chazz Roberts and Jessika Jenson, winning their respective comps and earning trips back to February's finals.

The guys sacrificed pow laps to get techy in the park. Chazz Roberts stomped his run to claim first place, a trip to Utah and an ice chest full of Gatorade. His run was a super smooth switch 540, huge cab 720, a perfect boardslide on the trap to a switch-270-on, 270-off the downbar. The victory puts Chazz in the finals for the 2nd time in 3 years.

"I had fun and I was also just happy for my friend Corey who took second." -Chazz Roberts

Corey Steinke’s underflip, cab 5 with a full double nose that bent his board, half cab nosepress on the trap to 270 out, to frontside 180 50/50 on the downbar got him 2nd place.

Corey Steinke

Taking home 3rd place and the final spot on the podium was Brad Tiefenthaler, who landed a switch backside rodeo, backside 540 melon, switch nosepress on the trap to 270 out, to 270 backside lipslide on the downbar.

Men's Snowboard Slopestyle Results:
1. Chazz Roberts
2. Corey Steinke
3. Brad Tiefenthaler
4. Daniel Waltermire
5. Jared Elston

In the women’s division, the envelope was pushed for sure. Jessika Jenson got the crowd stoked with a huge backside 360, frontside 180, switch frontside boardslide on the trap to frontside lipslide on the downbar to claim 1st place.

Jessika Jenson

Sage Kotsenburg's little sister Kirra made her presence known in the contest, throwing duo backside 360’s, a boardslide on the trap, and a 50/50 on the downbar. Kirra finished as the runner-up, but will have another chance to crack into finals at the Brighton slopestyle contest coming up. Grace Mayernik rounded out the podium in 3rd.

Kirra Kotsenburg

Women's Snowboard Slopestyle Results:
1. Jessika Jenson
2. Kirra Kotsenburg
3. Grace Mayernik
4. Genevieve McNeil
5. Hope Mayernik

Chazz Roberts

Cody Hyman

Brady Durgin

Jessika Jenson

Genevieve McNeil

Snowboard slopestyle at Jackson Hole

Judges

Killington will also host the Junior Jam superpipe and rail jam divisions, originally scheduled for the same day at Okemo.

The event will take place on the same day, and all competitors currently registered for the Okemo superpipe contest or junior jam events will still be registered for the Killington contest. If you are looking to register, you can do so online here and select the Okemo superpipe (or junior jam) event when registering.

The Killington superpipe is located at the base of Bear Mountain. The updated schedule of events is below.

Sunday, January 29th at Killington:
7am-9am: Registration at FUELTV Lounge
10am-11am: Junior Jam, Rail Jam
11am-2pm: Superpipe Open Divisions
2pm-3pm: Junior Jam, Superpipe

The slopestyle events at Okemo scheduled for January 28th will go on as planned. Only Sunday's events (superpipe and junior jam) will be moving to Killington.

If you have any questions, visit our facebook page or email gatoradefreeflowtour@allisports.com.

Plenty of eager competitors turned out to compete in the first Gatorade Free Flow Tour contest of the season

Hosting for the third straight year, the Vail participants were hungry as they took to the park Saturday, with great jumps and a creative and progressive rail yard that helped the competitors shine. With super style and deep landings, when the freeskiers took to the course the judges had their work cut out for them. King’s bangers all the way from New Zealand – including a switch left 7 tail to corked switch right 7, followed by a switch left 9 mute and the most corked out blind 6 off the PJ and only misty 4 off the Legacy Feature - made the most of the course, earning his ticket to Utah this February. His closest competitors were second place finisher Erik Lukkari and third place finisher Austen Torvinen.

Freeski slopestyle

"It was an outstanding competition," King said of the Gatorade Free Flow Tour. "There were a lot of tricks being thrown down today, but I’m excited to win - this was my first international podium."

Freeski Slopestyle Results
1. Taylor King
2. Erik Lukkari
3. Austin Torvinen
4. Trevor Jackson
5. Mitchell Lee

Taylor King earns the first trip to February's finals in Snowbasin

Sunday’s freeski halfpipe contest set the bar for the season under sunny skies. Making his Gatorade Free Flow Tour debut, and making it count, was Boyne City, Michigan’s Wellman. Beating out riders from as far as the UK and New Zealand, his run consisted of a switch left 7, right 9 safety to left 9, using the entire pipe and a good portion of the sky above it. Second place went to Conor Garretch-Connely, and third place to Jake Cummings.

Freeski Superpipe Results
1. Ty Wellman
2. Conor Garrecht-Connelly
3. Jake Cummings
4. Rob Machon
5. Landen Mertz

Left to right: Jake Cummings (3rd), Ty Wellman (1st), Conor Garrecht-Connelly (2nd)

With their wins, the two earn automatic bids into the Gatorade Free Flow Tour Finals that will take place at the Winter Dew Tour’s Toyota Championship, February 9-12, 2012 at Snowbasin Resort in Utah.

Freeski slopestyle

Freeski slopestyle

Freeski slopestyle

Freeski superpipe

Freeski superpipe

Freeski superpipe