Three New England snowboarders and one Midwestern snowboarder rode their way to victory this past weekend as they won the final Burton AM Series event of the season, which was held at Waterville Valley, NH. Each winner in the Men’s and Women’s Slopestyle and Halfpipe competition won wildcard spots into the US Open Snowboarding Championships, the largest and most prestigious snowboard event in the world, to be held March 17-23 at Stratton Mountain, Vt.
In the Halfpipe, Skyler Thomas (Chester, Vt.) won the Men’s competition and Devon Crowther (Jamaica, Vt.) took the Women’s event. In Slopestyle, Ian Thorley (Marquette, Mich.) won the Men’s competition and Taylor Owen (New London, NH) won the Women’s competition.
The Burton AM Series is an all new U.S. six-stop competition series that gives amateur riders around the country a chance to compete for spots in the US Open Snowboarding Championships at Stratton Mountain, Vt. on March 17th – 23rd, 2008. All Burton AM Series stops in the US are part of the annual Burton Demo Tour Super Stop events, where riders can test ride the latest Burton Snowboard gear for FREE at their favorite local resort.
AM Series events are open for all amateur competitors and feature men’s and women’s Slopestyle and Halfpipe competitions. Men’s and women’s first place winners in each discipline will receive a wildcard entry into the US Open Snowboarding Championships. Equal prize money was awarded to both men and women in the Slopestyle and Halfpipe competitions: $1,000 for 1st place, $500 for 2nd and $250 for 3rd, in addition to Burton product including boards, bindings, bags and ANON goggles and shades.
Results (Rank, Name, Age, Hometown, Sponsors, Bib #, Avg. Score):
Men’s Halfpipe Finals, March 8, 2008
1. Skyler Thomas*, 21, Chester, Vt., 66.66
2. Christopher Waker, 19, Manchester Center, Vt., Burton, Podium Shop, Vew Do, The Stache, 63.00
3. Henry Upham, 18, Newport, RI, Island Sports, Mount Snow Academy, 62.66
4. Benjamin Farrow, 16, Mt. Holly, Vt., Okemo, Mtn. Riders, BHB, 62.00
5. Chris Mitchell, 32, Essex Junction, Vt., 60.33
6. Merrick Joyce, 14, Laconia, NH, 59.66
7. Jordan Sanford, 15, Shapleigh, Maine, Head Snowboards, Pinnacle Snowboard Shop, 46.00
8. DJ Torroni, 15, Avalon, NJ, Mount Snow Academy, 37.66
9. Theodore James, 20, Proctorsville, Vt., Burton, Red, Anon, Okemo, 36.00
10. Seth Learned, 27, Holderness, NH, 29.33
11. Joseph Mensch, 16, Moriches, NY, Solid Montauk, 18.33
12. Tyler Troy, 17, Weston, Conn., MSA Ted Shreds, 12.00
Women’s Halfpipe Finals, March 8, 2008
1. Devon Crowther*, 17, Jamaica, Vt., Rome, Dakine, 41.00
2. Millie Chapman, 15, Beverly, Mass., GNU, Eastern Boarder, Nike 6.0, 32.66
3. Samantha Bouchie, 15, Moultonborough, NH, 23.33
4. Taylor Owen, 14, New London, NH, Nidecker, Roxy, Spy Bern, Pow Gloves, 23.00
5. Ty Walker, 11, Stowe, Vt., Roxy, Ted Shreds, Darkside, 17.66
Men's Slopestyle Finals, March 9, 2008
1. Ian Thorley*, 21, Marquette, Mich., NXT2, Oakley, EB525 East, 75.00
2. Brandon Reis, 19, Dublin, NH, Oakley 525 East EB, 71.00
3. Wes Walsh, 16, Plymouth, Mass., 67.00
4. Danny Toumarkine, 22, Conway, NH, TtN80, Cranmore, Capix, Oneballjay, 65.00
5. John Murphy, 19, Underhill, Vt., Analog 802 Snowboards, 56.66
6. William Mayo, 19, Augusta, Maine, Snow Grind, Projective Media, 52.33
Women's Slopestyle Finals, March 9, 2008
1. Taylor Owen*, 14, New London, NH, Nidecker, Roxy, Spy Bern, Pow Gloves, Outspokin, 32.00
2. Laura Rogoski, 20, Burlington, Vt. 802 Snowboards, Eesa, Darkside, UVM, 25.67
3. Millie Chapman, 15, Beverly, Mass., 22.33
4. Kirstin Seitz, 24, Truckee, Calif., Lib Tech, Von Zipper, Eternal Baordshop, 20.33
Video highlights from the Waterville Burton AM Series can be found online HERE
Wednesday, March 12th 2008 @ 08:18 AM.
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