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Flaunt It: Mt. Seymour Results

2010-03-16T15:48:00Z

Billabong's Flaunt It tour held their second last stop at Mt. Seymour this past weekend. Billabong's Risto Scott sent us this run down of the event. And don't forget, the tour finals are at Mt. Tremblant on March 27th.

Billabong's Flaunt It, the all girls snowboard tour had it's final stop before the tour finals this past weekend at Mt. Seymour. Located on the North Shore Mountains of Vancouver, top girls from across BC converged to show their skills and for a shot at the podium. After a lack of snow for most of the season on the North Shore mountains, mother nature changed her tune and over 1 meter (3 feet) of snow dropped into the Mt. Seymour terrain park before the contest. With the park crew working hard all morning to get the course ready, the girls got going on the rail jam to start the day off. The snow definitely didn't deter the girls from throwing down, as the judges had their work cut out for them to determine the top girls. In the end, it was Molly Milligan who rose the top, with a front board down the kink and backlip on the down bar. Second place went to Claudia Avon and Marie-Andree Racine.

The afternoon saw continued weather rolling through the park. After a brief break for lunch, the girls were all back up top for the Slopestyle contest. Due to some heavy fog, the executive decision was made to turn the Slopestyle into a Big Air event due to lack of visibility. Again, not deterred, the girls came ready to throw down, all knowing that first place brought with it $700, a custom gold Nixon 42-40 watch, and airfare and accommodation to the series finales at Mt. Tremblant in two weeks. Once again, Molly Milligan was not to be denied, as she threw down consistent cab 5's over the jump to lock in first place. Not only does she get a paid trip back to the finals, but she gets a chance to defend her title as last year she won the Flaunt It finales at Mt. Tremblant. Asked about going back, Milligan replied ‘I'm stoked to be heading back'. Second place went to Claudia Avon, with Taylor Godber bringing home 3rd place.

Results:

L to R: Marie-Andree Racine, Taylor Godber, Molly Milligan and Claudia Avon.

Slopestyle:
1st Molly Milligan
2nd Claudia Avon
3rd Taylor Godber
4th Marie-Andree Racine

Rail Jam:
1st Molly Milligan
2nd Claudia Avon
3rd Marie-Andree Racine

Dakine Best Trick:
Claudia Avon

This series finale for Billabong Flaunt It is in two weeks, Mar. 27th at Mt. Tremblant. The first 35 girls to register will have a chance at the $10,000 cash purse at the 3* TTR finals for Flaunt It.

For more information and registration: http://www.billabong.com/flauntit

Photos: Evan Chandler-Soanes

National Team Update: Winning Ways

2010-03-15T21:12:00Z

Following the Olympics, the Canadian National Team hit the road to keep the competitive spirit strong in Europe. For starters, our gold medal boarder crosser Maelle Ricker locked down the World Cup Crystal Globe, awarded to the rider with the most World Cup points in each of the disciplines. Even with one more race in the season, no one can pass her current point total. Her second place finish in Valmaleco, Italy, combined with Dominique Maltais's third place finish, makes the 2010 season the new high water mark for podium finishes for the Canadian team.

Jasey-Jay Anderson, our gold medal winner in men's parallel giant slalom (PGS), secured his 60th podium finish with a 3rd in Italy. Unfortunately, Benjamin Karl of Austria took the race and nabbed himself the Crystal Globe for PGS along with it.

Mercedes Nicoll, our highest finishing halfpipe Olympian, has been riding that momentum, getting a fourth at the Winter X Games in Europe, and now a third at the latest World Cup stop in Italy. Sarah Conrad found herself in fifth, and Justin Lamoureux just missed the men's halfpipe podium with a fourth.

Also of note, Justin is currently sitting on top of the World Cup ranks for halfpipe points, making him a prime candidate for another Crystal Globe for the Canadian team's trophy case.

The Canadian team now travels to La Molina, Spain, for the last stop of the World Cup where the Crystal Globe will be handed out. Mercedes' podium finish puts Canada in a tie with Austria for the most podium finishes this season, making the last stop in Spain that much more of a nail biter.

You can following all the Canadian Team updates at http://www.canadasnowboard.ca/, or all the FIS World Cup snowboarding at http://www.fissnowboard.com/.

Photo: Mercedes Nicoll/FISsnowboard.com

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Roxy Ride Day at Mont Avila

2010-03-15T19:30:00Z

If Roxy's Ride Day at Blue Mountain isn't in the cards for you, they're also holding at at Mont Avila in Quebec on the same day, March 20th. Presented by Empire, Roxy will have riders Joanie Robichard and Megan Whiteside on hand to ride with everyone who shows up. There's still some time left if you want to register; it's $50 for the day with a lift ticket, or $30 if you don't need a lift ticket. That'll get you breakfast, lunch, and transportation to and from Empire in Montreal. Registration is available online at the Empire store, or in person at any Empire store.

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Press Release:

ROXY RIDE DAY PRESENTED BY EMPIRE MARCH 20th 2010
ROXY TEAM RETURNS TO MONT AVILA

Roxy is excited to announce the return of the Roxy Ride Day to Mont Avila on March 20th, 2010. The Roxy Ride Day, presented by Empire, is chance for girls to spend a day on snow, learn tricks in a fun environment, and meet new friends.

Roxy team riders, Joanie Robichard and Megan Whiteside, will be on hand to hang out with participants, give away prizes and demo the latest snowboards from Roxy. Everyone will receive a gift bag full of prizes from Roxy, Empire and Clean Start just for showing up. The day will end with a fun Best Trick Jam with $250 cash up for grabs!

Girls can pre-register online or in person at any Empire location. Registration fee includes breakfast, lunch and transportation to and from Empire Montreal. Early registration is encouraged as space is limited.

Online Registration
$50 Registration includes lift ticket:
http://store.thinkempire.com/en/item.php?id=59026

$30 Registration does not include lift ticket:
http://store.thinkempire.com/en/item.php?id=59027

Last Week on Push.ca (10/03/08 - 10/03/12)

2010-03-15T16:20:00Z

Things are heating up, so get out there and slash some slush and learn some last minute tricks in the low-consequence soft stuff. It's also contest season, and we had results and video from the Oakley Arctic Challenge, along with results from the European Winter X Games. We were also on hand for the Telus Triple Challenge, bringing you daily reports from the slopestyle, rail jam and big air. On top of that, we've got the Burton US Open starting this week, You Look Good at Mt. Seymour this weekend, along with Roxy's Ride Day at Blue Mountain coming up on Saturday. So don't give up on the season yet...there's lots more to come. We also had the latest Snowboard Realms episode, the second TTR history video, along with a video from Empire's Backyard Party. And Rome announced that another team video is in the works.

For columns, Sayer attended the Smolik Says contest at Horseshoe Resort and filed his report. Mikey caught up with Kevin Griffin to see how he as fairing after a car accident put a dent in his season. And Pete talked to photog Crispin Cannon about how to make it in the photo game.

In the blogs, Matt asked the question: who else has the dreaded double mctwist? Sayer had some J Rusk footage, Stuck On Rinse had Grudge Match footage, and the Alterna crew made the front page of the Norwegian news. Spencer hit some jumps and rode in after some dumps at Lake Louise. And in the Infamous blog, Simon Chamberlain waxes about his time Sweden with JP and Joe Sexton.

Regardless who came out on top in the polls, I hope all of them come up with a new double if they're going to stand a chance at this week's Burton US Open.

Triple Challenge: Big Air

2010-03-14T20:18:00Z

"Has anyone ever broken their neck doing this?" guest MC Josie Dye, of 102.1 The Edge, asked the frothing crowd. They cheered - wanting blood - as rider's spun through the air onto the flat, bumpy landing. Actually, yes Josie they have, but maybe reminding the riders as they are dropping isn't the best motivation.

Qualifiers
Last year's double-flipping third-place finisher, Mike Osachuk, was wearing a flagrant gold snakeskin jacket as he strolled through the village before the qualifiers kicked off. Fresh off the plane from BC he had dollar signs in his eyes, but would have to battle the field of 20 to get into the nighttime final. By the end of the marathon three-hour qualifiers, only a few competitors remained. 40 km/h uphill wind gusts meant the gods would decide whether a knuckle or safe drift down the landing was in a rider's future. Harsh wipeouts entertained the crowd almost as much as double flips. The course consisted of the not-too-big, but big-enough jump into a mogul field straight line of a landing. Riders then had a last chance to leave a lasting impression on the judges by hitting the Coors Light triple tall boy can jib.

Jon Versteeg.

The women's field was trimmed from a massive field of three down to a more manageable two. Fearing Sam Denena's safety due to her miniature stature, only Jenna Blasman and Dianne Rudge would be attacking the Big Air.

On the men's side the top 15 advanced into the bright lights of the nighttime final, while the others would be watching from the Rusty's patio.

The March break crowds at Blue Mountain didn't disappoint with all kinds of fashionable people milling around the course. It's good to see denim one-piece Von Dutch suits still in vogue on the slopes.

Andrew Skelhorn.

Main Event
True to predictions, Jesse Fulton was no longer entertaining the crowd on the mic. Maybe this was connected to him waking up at 4:30pm without a voice? Josie Dye and Cassandra Ironside continued to do their thing and DJ O-God put the final energy into the world's longest DJ set. The jump was around 75 feet from lift-off to touch down, winds were down, speed was up, but riders were having a hard time landing clean on a bumpy slope that could have been a few degrees steeper. A few riders perfectly navigated the run-out though. The stage was set, let the 1080 and double back games begin.

Zak Stone.

For reasons unknown at press time, Jenna Blasman didn't end up competing. As the only female competitor in the field Dianne Rudge technically didn't have to do much to take 1^st place. She didn't let that stop her from stomping massive back 3's anyway. No victory laps for this girl.

Diane Rudge.

Many of the men ate it on the landing, but the one who had the hardest time with the landing was last years champ Mike Osachuk. Double backflips are not a trick you want your rotation to come a little short on. Don't worry Os, broken collarbones usually heal in month or two. Cole Cummings was the only other throwing the double, this kid is impressive for a 15-year old. Brandon Morris was spinning around the front 1080's. Victor of the Slopestyle and Rail Jam, Jon Versteeg showed off his massive bag of smooth tricks. All kinds of nines and tens, but what set him apart was the how deep he was punting into the landing. Ryan Caesar was back on his game and wore more pink than any other competitor - females included. The judges looked thirsty for the entire two-hour jam and had their work cut out for them. With so many near misses and nicely done tricks crowning a winner would be tough and not without controversy.

Jon Versteeg.

When it came down to it Kevin Konings took the win with a back 10 so clean it left us wondering if it was a 7. Jon Versteeg landed in 2^nd, narrowly missing the triple sweep, with a cab 9 being his top scoring run. Zak Stone rounded out the top three with his backside ten double cork, just barely off-axis but certainly stomped. He didn't look too happy on the podium, walking off as the winners name was called. Let the message boards sort this one out.

WOMEN'S BIG AIR
1) Dianne Rudge
2) -
3) -

Men's podium: Jon Versteeg and Kevin Konings, Zak Stone MIA.
MEN'S BIG AIR
1) Kevin Konings - back ten
2) Jon Versteeg - cab nine
3) Zak Stone - back ten (double corkish)

Kevin Konings.

The Cold Party
The night wasn't officially over until Coors Light had it's closing moment, allowing the riders to blow off three days of riding steam with the naughty boys and immoral girls of Collingwood. Fritz Helder and the Phantoms gave music to the night. Fritz started out looking more like a member of CB4 than Tyra Banks (as is their usual style), much to my disappointment, but ended the night in topless style. I was satisfied - the studs on T-Hills leather jacket stood to attention, the naughty boys and immoral girls danced on stage, and Coors Light rained down upon everyone. The Telus Triple Challenge wrapped another three-days of successful snowboarding.

Words: Andrew Sayer

Don't forget about to other parts of the Triple Challenge trifecta: Slopestyle and Rail Jam.

Telus Triple Challenge: Rail Jam

2010-03-12T23:58:00Z

Day 2 - the meat in the three day event schedule - is the bastard of the competition. The first day excitement is gone and the final night's Big Air hype has yet to come. The hangover hurts because you are not yet immune to pounding Coors Light all day. Your Electric shades were stolen from some underage chick in the bar last night. But at least the sun is gone - Telus, you lied to me, but we still had slush - and I had a VW key to show their tent in the village so they treated me with free Starbucks and massages of the feet. To top off the day and lead into Saturday the fine folks at SBC will be treating me to drinks all night at their Kaytoo Afterparty, they just don't know it yet.

Craig Gouweloos.

The Rail Jam wrapped to the beats of O-God and the filthy tongue of Jesse Fulton. Challenge two of three complete and victory two of a possible three for Jon Versteeg. Will he prove victorious in all three challenges this year? After a few hours of intense rail jamming qualifications the Open Women, Amateur Men, and Open Men were chiseled down to the top 10. Each had thirty minutes to do battle in the finals.

Mark Goodall.

Open Womens - The girls were ruling the long, slimy, green rails and Coors Light triple tall can jib. Jenna Blasman rode strong but couldn't sneak in top three, neither could Dani Brown although she was riding slippery and dressed all street. Apparently yesterdays slope winner, Diane Rudge, doesn't hit rails. Is that even an option these days in the Triple Challenge? Regardless no one killed it like the three girls below. Catrina Boyd rode best and took the win out of nowhere.

Catrina Boyd.

1) Catrina Boyd
2) Leanna King
3) Samm Denena

Women: Samm Denena, 3rd, Catrina Boyd, 1st, and Leanne King, 2nd.

Mens Am - First of all, if you can grow a beard I am not sure you should be competing against amateur kids. Anyway let's tick some highlights: Cole slide through the kink switch frontside, Ben Poechman put down some maneuvers, Josh Witt won the tallest tie-dye tee contest, and Mr. Wild Style, Travis Mooney, was a personal favorite going for huge spins over the can and not letting what looked like a busted shoulder slow him down for a second. But none were a match for Minishred, who took the win again.

1)     Taylor "Minishred" Watling
2)     Mike Rotsaert
3)     Cole Vibert

Amateur Men: Cole Vibert, 3rd, Taylor Watling, 1st, and Mike Rotsaert, 2nd.

Mens Open - With Minishred pumping up the crowd through a mouthful of metal, the Open Men took to the course for the big show. Brad Gauley took time out of his coaching schedule to whoop his riders in the jam in tribute to MJ (Jordan, not Jackson). CBGB was pressing through the kink like his board was cracked, Eric Brown did smooth front 5 can bonks and lots more, Brady Swartz was a champ, gypsy dread Mark Goodall has a serious case of the smoothies and should be checked for magnets under his bindings - cab 50 through the kink bs 3's out. At 15-yrs old Cole Cumming's once again put himself into the Open Division and blew minds - sending massive back lips and 270's over the kink. Once this kid invests in some landing gear look out. Move of the day - Jon Versteeg performed a back three handplant variation over the Coors Light tall can with impressive style. Various blunts, bagels, and switch board slides gave him his second win in as many days.

Jon Versteeg.

1)     Jon Versteeg
2)     Mark Goodall
3)     Eric Brown

Pro Men: Eric Brown, 3rd, Jon Versteeg, 1st and Mark Goodall, 2nd.

That's it for the rails and Day 2. Tomorrow is the Big Air finale extravaganza. There are some big names going for cash tomorrow. Jon Versteeg says ‘bring it.' I know Adam Chuntz looked game ready. He wasn't wearing his leather jacket that was stolen from his truck the night previous. Even Mike Osachuk is back in the east, threatening to repeat his podium performance from last year. Following the Big Air will be the legendary Coors Light After Party in the Grand Central Lodge where Fritz Helder and the Phantoms (and the T-Hill), will be performing a slightly toned down set from their regular show. See you there.

Words: Andrew Sayer

Eric Brown.

Brad Gauley was sending it with FS 270 to down rail, but didn't put it together.

Craig Gouweloos.

Don't forget yesterday's Telus Triple Challenge slopestyle coverage as well.

Winter X Games Europe: Results

2010-03-12T16:31:00Z

Turns out some Canadians made the trip to Tignes, France for the first ever European Winter X Games, and faired pretty well. Our best halfpipe Olympian, Mercedes Nicoll, just missed the podium in women's pipe, finishing 4th. Similarly, Spencer O'Brien came just as close in slopestyle, also finishing 4th. Our highest placing Olympic men's pipe rider, Justin Lamoureux, finished 14th in qualifiers, not making the finals. Hopefully he'll bounce back for next weekend's Burton US Open in Vermont. Mark McMorris, who did pretty well at the Oakley Arctic Challenge, didn't make finals in men's slopestyle, finishing 14th in qualifiers.

You can get all the Euro Winter X results at the ESPN site, including video (if you're in a place that will let you see it).

Photo: Dave Lehl/ESPN.com

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Video: Empire Backyard Party

2010-03-12T16:12:00Z

You probably saw our story, results and photos from last week's Empire Backyard Party. If you didn't feel that did the event justice, we've now got the video for you. Taking place in a real backyard (although, probably way cooler than yours), Eric Mercier and Ryan O'Dowd brought their skate contest concept to the snow. Yan Devo, Jeremy Cloutier, Frank April, Antonin Chamberland and more all threw down in the rider-friendly jam format. MAke sure you're there next year.

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Telus Triple Challenge: Slopestyle Results

2010-03-12T04:11:00Z

The Telus Triple Challenge at Blue Mountain is, like, totally a big deal. A big deal that will require me to ride slush, tip back Coors Lights, and watch great snowboarding for three days. I love my job.

At the crack of 11:30am this morning, I hopped into my trusty Volkswagen TDI to burn up to Blue Mountain. The Telus flyer promised spring conditions and sure enough the sun was blazing, requiring the use of my Electric Hoodlum sunglasses. I glanced in the rearview and Bam Margera starred back.

Driving alone up Airport Road can get real boring now that texting and driving is illegal. Good thing I had the newest issue of SBC to read on my lap. The Smiths provided the soundtrack as I looked up every few minutes to swerve around 10-ton trucks. By the time I hit Creemore the monotony of hills and farm fields became too much to handle. Reaching behind my drivers seat I grabbed a Coors Light, cold certified of course, and iced my aching shoulder.

Today (Thursday) was the first of the three challenges - Slopestyle: Open, Am, and Women. My arrival was timed perfectly to coincide with the finals in which the top 10 qualifiers from each of these divisions would be competing. On my way to the judges tower I high-fived Olympic halfpipe celebrity coach/MC for the weekend Jesse Fulton. Wasn't he banned from Blue Mountain Village for life? If not yet, surely he will be by Sunday morning. Joining Fulton on the mic was Harrison Gray and Miss Ironside, both on the DL. If the rumors of a television show called Wasaga Shore are true, then look for Cassandra "Hoodrich" Ironside to be the star. Looking good girl.

Women's winner, Diane Rudge, sending it.

Before throwing out high-fives to the judges I heard a loud noise from the woods, looking over just in time to see a hatless, hockey jersey wearing skier pile drive himself straight into a muddy berm. He was shook and possibly injured. Photographer to the stars, Richard Roth, seized the opportunity by taking a portrait of the muddy man and yelled out "Drink it off buddy!"

His reply..."That's the problem." Fact: anyone enjoying the mountain in a hockey jersey will be drunk before noon. This is going to be entertaining weekend.

Men's winner Jon Versteeg impresses the judges and sun-soaked onlookers alike.

Let's get to some riding. This year a central on-hill events site was built where all the events will take place. Rails at the bottom, big air jump in the middle, and another set of jumps/rails at the top. All three combined made up the slopestyle course. This provides prime viewing from the village and the Coors Light beer garden.

Open Women dropped first and they were going for it in the slushy conditions. Diane Rudge ended up having the run of the day and taking the slope title. Having some trouble with the landing was Jenna Blasman, but this girl has some serious style. She will be a threat over the next couple days. Also riding strong was Sam Denena who took third. Some girl threw a massive 720 but I turned away before getting a name because I thought she was going to land in the village.

Michael Rotsaert.

You would think there was cash on the line by the way the amateur men were ripping. Taylor "Minishred" Watling narrowly took out Travis Mooney for first place, riding well beyond his size. Not sure if Fulton's screaming helps or hurts Minishred's when he's riding. Travis has great hair and rides in denim with style. Third went to Michael Baker; the future of slopestyle is looking good.

Andrew Skelhorn.

The Men's Open field was stacked. Cole Cummings, at 15 years old, decided to enter the Open and had the talent to back his decision. He pleased the crowd with a massive double back, but the lacked the landing gear to him in the top 3. His name alone will ensure him future success. Jon Versteeg came all the way from BC to take 1^st place with a run that consisted of a cab 9, bs 9, switch bs 9, and a locked front board through the kinked rail. His run was bananas, but declined to comment when asked if Kevin Sansalone would be receiving 15% of his winnings. Zak Stone and Elliot Catton both rode solid, like professionally solid, following in 2^nd and 3^rd. The style on Stoner is effortless.

Zak Stone.

What's on tap for the next couple days? Friday is the Rail Jam followed at night by the SBC party at Kaytoo, where I assume there will not be an open bar but you can probably weasel a free magazine or just grab someone else's drink while they aren't looking.

Saturday is the Big Air Invitational where the best riders will be tossing big tricks for money. Saturday night is the Coors Light Cold Party in the Grand Central Lodge. It will be Cold Certified but will it be Party Certified? If you touch your t-shirt at midnight and it is soaked in beer, your night is officially Party Certified and you are "making party." You will sleep alone - possibly in a muddy ditch, but you will have made party like a champ. Fritz Helder and The Phantoms are the stars of the night. Look closely at the drummer Trash Helder and you will recognize him as ex-snowboarder Taylor Hill. T-Hill no longer snowboards now that he is a big rockstar because he is afraid he might fall and hurt his wrists. He is pretty much like James Hetfield from Metallica. Seriously though, Fritz is on Nelly Furtado's new label and they will be show stopping.

Should you come up to Blue Mountain tomorrow? With the Triple Challenge stacked with the first weekend of March Break and St. Patrick's Day - things are going to get crazy, like Myrtle Beach spring break crazy.

Words: Andrew Sayer

Brandon Morris.

This guy boosted a backside rodeo about five feet higher than anyone else off that jump.

Amateur Men: Travis Mooney, 2nd, Taylor Watling, 1st, and Michael Baker, 3rd.

Women: Jenna Blasman, 2nd, Diane Rudge, 1st, and Samm Denena 3rd.

Open Men: Elliot Catton, 3rd, Jon Versteeg, 1st, and Zak Stone, 2nd.

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You Look Good Mt Seymour: March 20th

2010-03-12T03:38:00Z

The next You Look Good tour stop is set for next weekend, on Saturday, March 20th, at Mt. Seymour in B.C.. There's another $5,000 in cash and $12,000 in prizes on the line, so it's in your best interests to get up there and compete. We'll see if the tour leaders from the eastern leg, Elliot Catton and Diane Rudge, make the trip out west to maintain their tour leads. We'll have photos and coverage from the day like always.

If cab 9's aren't your thing, there's still time to enter the Push.ca Slope-side Host Search for a chance to host our on-site video coverage. It's not all work, since you'll be rewarded with Bonfire outerwear and a Salomon snowboard, with a chance to win a Camp of Champions session. You can find out more and enter here.

Press Release:

Coors Light YOU LOOK GOOD Rider's Cup stops in BC
~ YLGRC10's third stop at Seymour on March 20, 2010 ~

Toronto, ON - The Coors Light YOU LOOK GOOD Rider's Cup (YLGRC10), Canada's premier slopestyle series, continues its series at Mt Seymour in under two weeks on Saturday March 20, 2010. At the forefront of the Canadian snowboard contest scene, YLGRC10 will be awarding another $5,000 in Cash and $12,000 in Prizing. With the first two stops, at Mont Tremblant and Louis, seeing sunny skies and great conditions, there are hopes the Seymour stop will follow in its foot steps.

Registration at Seymour will take place on Friday March 19^th ^th from 8 - 10am and Saturday March 20th^th from 7:30am - 10:30 am in the Whiskey Jack Room. Seymour will be offering discounted lift tickets to our registered athletes for both Friday and Saturday costing $25 each day for adults and $15 for those 15 and under. Online registration is also available at www.youlookgood.ca.

As the YLGRC10 series has just two stop left, the Coors Light Pro Category for both Men and Women could prove to be an exciting Overall Series win. Currently in the lead for the Coors Light Pro Men is Elliot Catton, of Barrie Ontario, who has 18,500 points and Andrew Skelhorn, of Innisfil Ontario, in the second spot with 13,500 points. For Coors Light PRO Women, Sam Denana currently sits second with 10,000 points and Diane Rudge is in the lead with 18,500 points. Word has it these ladies and gents are making the trip across Canada to maintain their positioning in order to win the 7 - Day Surf Safari provided by Atlantic Riders and additional 3 nights accommodations, a farewell dinner and Algarve boat trip in the Natural Park of Ria Formosa provided by Algarve Promotions Bureau and the Pedralva Village.

Push.ca will be awarding its next Push.ca Slope-side Host Search so get your video uploaded onto Push.ca to appear in Push.ca's live video coverage of the YLGRC as the slope-side host and win a Salomon Snowboard, Bonfire Jacket, and Camp of Champions Prize Pack. To enter to be the next Push.ca Slope-side Host at Mount Seymour visit www.push.ca.

YLGRC10 has four signature events across Canada awarding a total of $20,000 and $50,000 in prizing. YLGRC10 is Canada's only open event that welcomes and encourages snowboarders of all ages and talent levels. The YLGRC10 is nationally - recognized as a launching ground for Canadian snowboard talent, assisting in riders' progression from amateur to professional. After Seymour, YLGRC10 make the trip to Sunshine Banff for the finale on April 24, 2010.

The Coors Light YOU LOOK GOOD Rider's Cup 2010 Event Schedule
MONT TREMBLANT                        FEBRUARY 6, 2010
MT ST LOUIS                                     FEBRUARY 20, 2010
MT SEYMOUR                                    MARCH 20, 2010
SUNSHINE VILLAGE                        APRIL 24, 2010

For more info on scheduling please visit www.youlookgood.ca.

Ride Shakedown USA Starts Friday

2010-03-12T03:12:00Z

Tomorrow marks the first expansion of Canada's biggest contest, the Ride Shakedown, making it's first appearance south of the border. Summit at Snoqualmie is the location that will try and recreate the magic the Quebec brings to the party, hopefully with the same results. If you can't be there, you can watch online at Fuel.tv, or even get results direct to your iPhone. We'll also have coverage for you early next week, right here on Push.ca.

Get full event info here: http://snoqualmie.shakedown.ca/

Being an originally Canadian event, the rider invite list is stacked deep with Canadian talent:

Invited Riders:
E-man
Alex Cantin
Austen Sweeten
Austen Hironaka
Corey Noble
Dan Brisse
Darrell Mathes
Dustin Craven
Forest Bailey
Frank April
Ian Thorley
Ivan Marcinko
Jason Dubois
Jeremy Cloutier
Johnny Lazz
Jusso Lavisto
Lonnie Kauk
Lucas Magoon
Marc McMorris
Mark Sollars
Matt Belzile
Matts Kulesik
Nash Lejeunesse
Robbie Walker
Sam Hulbert
Scott See
Sebastien Toutant
Silas Stannard
Tyler Flanagan
Will Lavigne
Yale Cousineau

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Burton US Open: March 15th-21st

2010-03-10T18:46:00Z

The final stop of the Open Snowboarding Tour, the Burton US Open, gets underway next week at Stratton Mountain in Vermont. After what everyone saw at the Olympics, there's no doubt the same riders will be spinning and (double) flipping for a chance at redemption after having a few weeks to expand their bags of tricks. The entire men's Olympic podium is expected to compete, along with the two US podium spots for the ladies, so there will definitely be some Olympic hardware on the hill. I saw on Facebook that Jeff Batchelor intends to be there, as well as the video evidence of Justin Lamoureux claiming he might be able to unleash his double, which he meant to be in his Olympic run. Spencer O'Brien will be there to show the women how to rip a slopestyle course.

If you can't make a pilgrimage to what is annually one of the biggest events in snowboarding, there's a webcast of the finals, Friday March 19th (slopestyle) and Saturday March 20th (halfpipe), on GO211.com.

Press Release:

2010 Burton US Open Brings Olympic Snowboarders to Vermont
Shaun White, Peetu Piiroinen, Scotty Lago, Hannah Teter & Kelly Clark to Compete

Burlington, VT (March 8, 2010) The 28th annual US Open Snowboarding Championships will once again host thousands of fans and many of the world's top snowboarders for a weekend of slopestyle, rail jam and halfpipe competitions. Taking place at Stratton Mountain Resort from March 15-21, the Open is the firstUS event since the 2010 Olympics where snowboard medalists Shaun White, Peetu Piiroinen, Scotty Lago, Hannah Teter and Kelly Clark will compete.

In addition to all three men's 2010 Olympic halfpipe medalists, the US Open rider roster includes 2009 Burton Global Open Series (BGOS) Champion Chas Guldemond (USA), two-time Olympian and US Open podium threat Kazuhiro Kokubo (JPN), Luke Mitrani (USA), Mikkel Bang (NOR), current BGOS points leader Christian Haller (SUI) and Mason Aguirre (USA).

The entire women's US Olympic halfpipe team will compete at the US Open, including Hannah Teter, Kelly Clark, Gretchen Bleiler and Elena Hight. Jamie Anderson (USA), Ellery Hollingsworth (USA), Spencer O'Brien (CAN), Kjersti Oestgaard-Buaas (NOR), Jenny Jones (GBR), Lisa Wiik (NOR), Cheryl Maas (NED), Sarka Pancochova (CZE) and Sina Candrian (SUI) are also on board to compete.

This year's US Open kicks off with slopestyle finals on Friday afternoon, March 19 followed by the invitational ‘Black & Night Jam' on Friday evening. Rahzel and JS-1 will play a free concert at 9:00 pm right after the rail jam wraps up. The legendary US Open halfpipe finals take place on Saturday, March 20 with Shiny Toy Guns playing a free show directly after the awards ceremony. On Sunday, the Open's youngest riders take to the halfpipe for the Junior Jam, where girls and boys 13-years-old and under compete for a US Open title.

Over $500,000 in prizes will be given away at the US Open, including a new Volvo to the top male and female rider. As the final event in the fourth annual Burton Global Open Series, the US Open is the last chance for riders to make a play for the women's and men's 2010 Burton Global Open Series (BGOS) championship title, each worth $50,000. European riders Christian Haller (SUI) and Lisa Wiik (NOR) are currently in the lead for the BGOS titles. The US Open is also honored to be the event where the men's Swatch TTR World Tour Champion is crowned, with Peetu Piiroinen (FIN) clinching the title for the second straight year.

If you can't make it to Stratton, you can watch the US Open on ABC on March 27 at 5:00 pm EST and 3:00 pm PST. Also be sure to check out the US Open live on GO211.com.

Burton would like to thank GO211, Stratton Mountain Resort, Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour, Volvo, Amp Energy, Paul Mitchell, Nature Valley, Totino's, Kodak, Shiseido, SteelSeries and Corona for their support of the 2010 US Open. For more information on the US Open, head to www.opensnowboarding.com.

Oakley Arctic Challenge Videos

2010-03-10T17:52:00Z

You already know who won (Peetu Piiroinen, results here), but now you can see why he won. There's a wrap up of the whole Oakley Arctic Challenge, as well as a Peetu-specific video, talking about how he's already won the TTR Tour for a second time even before the final event of the tour. Don't miss Mikkel Bang's insane rodeo to face plant to recovery in the wrap-up video (starting around 2:11). That kid has become a beast.

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Peetu's TTR Win
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Brother's Factory Video

2010-03-10T15:40:00Z

Coors Light and Mont Saint-Sauveur held a video contest (St-Sauveur Video Challenge) last weekend where teams of two (filmer and rider) had two days to create a three minute video at Sauveur, edit, and submit it. The was a $5000 prize awarded for first (along with $3000 for second, $1000 for third) at the end of the three days, but there's still $1000 up for grabs for the Web Challenge: most views on YouTube wins. The team of Will Demers and Jeremy Cloutier, representing the Brother's Factory video crew, hit us up wanting to share their video. Who are we to say no? Besides, fat suits can make anything funny.

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TTR: History Video #2

2010-03-09T17:00:00Z

The TTR continues their history lesson with part two of their educational video series. Lots of past TTR winners get time in front of the camera, talking about how much the TTR means to snowboarding, along with extensive talk from Reto Lamm, TTR president, and Terje Haakonsen, the TTR founder. And in case you missed part one, you can see it here.

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