Words & photos by Alli Sports

Tom Wallisch is making it a habit to bring excitement to the final minutes of Winter Dew Tour freeski slopestyle, achieving the highest Winter Dew Tour freeski score ever and the top spot on the podium with his second run. Wallisch tore through the rail section, starting with a switch lip slide 270 on blind 270 out on the top down rail, a right foot forward switch-up blind 450 out of the flat-down and a switch on front 450 out of the cannon rail. He then hit the jumps full force, pulling a left double cork 1260 mute grab, a switch left double cork 1080 japan grab and a switch right double cork 1080 japan grab.

"I'm trying to convince myself that I'm a second run skier," said Wallisch. "I get a good mindset, picture myself at the bottom and let my body do the work." Today's result, coupled with a win at the Nike Open in Breckenridge, puts Wallisch in first place heading into the Dew Tour Toyota Championships in Snowbasin. "I'm so happy. I'm in such a good mood," said Wallisch. "There's a lot of pressure for me to keep skiing well."

Full recap and results...

Words & photos by Alli Sports

Torin Yater-Wallace showed the freeski community a glimpse of the future by becoming the youngest athlete to ever win a Winter Dew Tour final during Men's Ski Superpipe Finals today, with Wing Tai Barrymore in second and Tucker Perkins in third.

The first stop of the Winter Dew Tour kicked off today at the Nike Open in Breckenridge, Colorado with Men's Ski Slopestyle Qualifiers.

Jamieson Irvine overcame blustery winds and on and off snow showers to finish with a top score of 84.67 on a run that included a right double cork 1080 high mute and a switch right double flat 900 safety, while Chris Logan came in second with a score of 84.50 and Chris Laker rounded out the top 3 with a first heat score of 83.83.

Here's a look at the full results and who's moving on to Friday's Semi-Finals, followed by a preview of the immaculate slopestyle course with Alex Schlopy.

Heat 1

1) Chris Laker - 83.83
2) Willie Borm - 79.50
3) Torin Yater-Wallace - 78.67
4) Aleksander Aurdal - 77.67
5) Matt Walker - 76.17
6) Vincent Gagnier - 75.83

cut-off

7) Colby James West - 73.33
8) Tim McChesney - 73.33
9) AJ Kemppainen - 73.00
10) Lyman Currier - 71.00
11) Alex Beaulieu-Marchand - 70.17
12) Oscar Scherlin - 69.83
13) Cody Cirillo - 69.33
14) Jeremy Pancras - 66.00
15) Pat Goodnough - 62.83
16) Kai Mahler - 62.17
17) Beau-James Wells - 60.17
18) John Spriggs - 59.83
19) Kim Boberg - 59.33
20) Steffen Hamre - 58.50
21) PC Fosse - 57.83
22) Ben Smith - 57.00
23) Alex Gorham - 53.00
24) Max Peters - 41.67
25) Joe Schuster - 32.83
26) Rockwell Nixon - 32.17
27) Tyler Duncan - 32.00
28) Austin Torvinen - 20.50
29) David Wise - 15.33

Heat 2

1) Jamieson Irvine - 84.67
2) Chris Logan - 84.50
3) Ole Christian Mustad - 81.33
4) Fridtjof Fredricsson - 79.33
5) Aidan Sheahan - 77.17

cut-off

6) Karl Fostvedt - 75.17
7) Banks Gilberti - 75.00
8) Will Hibbs - 72.67
9) LJ Strenio - 71.67
10) Thomas Dolplads - 70.50
11) Mike Mertion - 68.67
12) Alex Bellemare - 68.33
13) Erik Hughes - 59.33
14) Noah Morrison - 56.33
15) Dale Talkington - 55.00
16) Clayton Vila - 53.17
17) Marshall Mcgonegal - 50.83
18) James Campbell - 50.67
19) Will Berman - 49.50
20) Charlie Ingalls - 41.33
21) Tim Gage - 40.50
22) Spencer Milbocker - 40.17
23) Elvis Harsheim - 35.83
24) Jonas Hunziker - 32.00
25) Kolby Ward - 30.50
26) Peter Brown - 26.50
27) Jason Arens - 22.00
28) Nicholas Keefer - 16.17
29) Willis Brown - 12.00

Head to Newschoolers to preview the course with Alex Schlopy.

Standing at the top of the superpipe at Copper Mountain today is like having a window into the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. Most of the members of the U.S. Freeskiing and Snowboarding halfpipe teams along with top athletes from around the world are here taking their turns dropping in.

These guys and girls are not wasting any time shaking the rust off from a long summer, boosting high above the 22' pipe walls, spinning, grabbing and tweaking in order to master their tricks.

Hopefully all this practice will pay off at the upcoming Sprint U.S. Grand Prix at Copper Mountain Dec. 5th - 10th. Until then, we can watch in amazement as these athletes put deposits down on their future Olympic dreams.

For a live look-in on the action check out our Center Village webcam, watch from the lift or drop-in shoulder to shoulder with the best in the world.

Head to Newschoolers to see the rest of the photos from training at Copper.

A few weeks ago, in conjunction with King of Style, we launched the King of Style North American Video Qualifier on Newschoolers, where we asked the best freeskiers in North America to upload videos and for you to vote for your favorite entry to determine who would get a spot in the 2011 King of Style big air event in Stockholm, Sweden on November 19th.

In the end, 14 solid entries were put forth, the Newschoolers community placed their votes, and made their choice. So without further ado, here's the winner of the King of Style North American Video Qualifier...

Congratulations to Nick Goepper! You're on your way to Sweden to compete in King of Style! On behalf of everyone at Newschoolers and King of Style, good luck, and thanks to everyone who entered and voted in this contest!

Head straight to Newschoolers to check out Nick's winning video, or click the picture above.