CoverGirl Snow Angels Invitational Results
Aspen/Snowmass, CO - Gretchen Bleiler took home a significant $10,000 on Saturday, April 5, for dominating the inaugural CoverGirl Snow Angels Invitational. The competition was fierce, with nearly fifteen of the world’s best women snowboarders competing for over $20,000 in prize money.
Results:
1st – Gretchen Bleiler, Aspen, CO. – $10,000
2nd – Kelly Clark, Mount Snow, VT – $4,500
3rd – Elena Hight, South Lake Tahoe, CA – $2,000
4th – Hannah Teter, Belmont, VT – $1,000
5th – Manuela Pesko, Lenzerheide, Switzerland – $500
Best Trick: Kelly Clark with a frontside nine hundred
Highest Air: Kelly Clark
Most Progressive Riding: Gretchen Bleiler
Best Trick, highest air, and most progressive award winners received a spa therapy and message treatment good for the Snowmass Club during the ESPN Winter X Games 13, January 22-25, 2009.
In addition to these awards, every athlete who competed received a portion of the $20,000 prize purse. The competition included an hour and fifteen minute jam session with full superpipe runs.
“This first year has been above and beyond all my hopes and expectations,” said Bleiler. “We had amazing weather, a perfect halfpipe, an extremely progressive session in the park and relaxing off-the-hill activities. I couldn’t ask for anything more.”
The CoverGirl Snow Angels Invitational is more than a simple superpipe competition. The weekend features spa activities, yoga, environmental workshops and cooking workshops.
Aspen/Snowmass would like to thank the partners that made this event possible: CoverGirl, Oakley, Herbal Essences, Dr. Hauschka Holistic Home Remedies, Mission Product, Nike, Snowmass Village, the Snowmass Club and The Villas at Snowmass Club.
About Aspen
Aspen Skiing Company operates the four mountains in the Aspen/Snowmass area - Snowmass, Aspen Mountain, Aspen Highlands and Buttermilk - as well as the award-winning Ski & Snowboard Schools of Aspen/Snowmass. The area offers unparalleled nightlife and off-slope activities as well. Aspen/Snowmass is accessible by two of the most convenient airports in the mountains – Aspen/Pitkin County Airport (ASE) (3 miles from Aspen) and Eagle County Airport (EGE) (70 miles from Aspen). For more information on Aspen Skiing Company, please call or , or visit the company’s website at aspensnowmass.com.
Monday, April 07th 2008 @ 08:38 AM.
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