Thursday, March 26, 2009

BIG AIR FOR BIG BUCKS

Local Snowboarders Tyler Trot and Chris hagerty win big at sugarloaf’s revolution tour competition. On March 9th these two young men from carabasset valley academy high school competed in the men’s halfpipe and slopestyle snowboarding competition and won $5000 dollars a piece. The contest consists of three competitions halfpipe, slope style, and snowboard cross. The Tour is used to qualify athletes for World Juniors, U.S. Open, U.S. World Cup, US Grand Prix, USASA Nationals and Project Gold camps. This year the tour stopped in sugarloaf Maine where local snowboarders from CVA competed on there home turf. For those boarders from CVA who placed in these competitions not only walked away with some cash in their pocket but now have the experience to travel with the USSA Revolution tour and compete in bigger competitions across the world. This tour was a great preview of the new upcoming stars in snowboarding.

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