Friday, February 10, 2012 12:36pm PST

Men's and Women's Snowboard Slopestyle Semifinals: Dew Tour Championships

By: Heather Hendricks

The final stop of the Winter Dew Tour kicked off today at Snowbasin Resort in Utah with men's and women's snowboard slopestyle semifinals.

See who laid it down and made the cut for Sunday's Finals.

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Sarka Pancochova started off the first semifinal action of the weekend right with a win in women's snowboard slope semifinals. Pancochova's run of half cab boardslide to 50/50, 50/50 to front boardslide into a 50/50 indy off the cannon box, capped with a fronstide 360 and stylish backside 360 indy grab poked to perfection, impressed judges for a score of 87.33, earning her first place. Enni Rukajarvi (86.00) and Julianne Brackett (83.67) finished second and third respectively. The top 5 finishers will move on to Sunday's finals where they will face off against Spencer O'Brien.

1. Sarka Pancochova- 87.33
2. Enni Rukajarvi- 86.00
3. Julianne Brackett- 83.67
4. Joanna Dzierawski- 76.50
5. Nicki Slechta- 72.50

With the sun shining at Snowbasin Resort in Ogden, Ut., Mark Hoyt put together an exciting run to win men's snowboard slopestyle semifinals. The Colorado native put together a run of disaster to 270 frontboard, tailslide 270 off over the up down rail, into a 50 50 backside 180 off the cannon box finished with a switch backside 900 mute grab and huge backside double cork 1080 melon grab to score a 88.17 and secure a spot in Sunday's finals. Sage Kostenburg (86.50) and Seth Hill (86.50) finished second and third respectively. The top nine riders from todays semis advance to Sunday's finals to take on Eric Willett, Sebastian Toutant, and Gjermund Braaten.

1. Mark Hoyt- 88.17
2. Sage Kostenberg- 86.50
3. Seth Hill- 83.00
4. Dash Kamp- 82.83
5. Justin Morgan- 81.50
6. Jake Aaronson- 79.17
7. Ian Thorley- 76.83
8. Spencer Link- 75.33
9. Brandon Resi- 73.17

Check the course with Sage Kotsenburg.

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Friday, February 10, 2012 10:16am PST

Remember Sarah Burke from Michelle Parker and Shreddy Times

By: Heather Hendricks

Pro skier, Michelle Parker was more than shocked when the news of Sarah Burke's injury hit. When word spread about her untimely passing, she was devastated, but knew there must be something she could to help her memory live off. Fueled by emotion, she joined forces with Shreddy Times and Sticker Pack to help raise funds for Sarah's enormous medical bills.

Together, the trio created "Believe In Sarah" and "Remember Sarah" stickers and made them available to the masses. Little did they know how big their project would become. After only two weeks, they've mailed over 2,700 stickers to 16 countries, to over 1,000 people, and have raised close to $15,000

Check out this touching video of the crew at work dedicating their time and efforts to raising funds for the family of the fallen freeski star.



Remember Sarah Burke from Shreddy Times on Vimeo.

Words: Michelle Parker

Sarah was a true pioneer for this sport that I am so incredibly passionate about. I owe a lot to her as she helped pave the way for so many more and me. Who knows if I would have had all of these amazing opportunities if it weren't for Sarah. She was driven, enthusiastic, strong willed, a hard worker, and my hero.

In memory of Sarah and as a small thanks to how she has inspired me I came up with an idea to sell stickers to help raise money for her fund. Sticker Pack has generously donated thousands of stickers. Kaya Turski created the sticker design. ALL of the proceeds made from these stickers will go to Sarah's outstanding medical costs and related expenses through her husband, Rory Bushfield.

With the momentum that we have gained from the release of Danny's movie and the similarities of Sarah's injury to Danny's, Shreddy Times has been kind enough to set up an online store. Each sticker cost $5.00. The price of the envelope and stamp comes to 47 cents. Each sticker bought will donate $4.53 to Sarah's fund.

Thank you very much for your generous donation. My thoughts are continuously with Rory and Sarah's family.

Head to http://shreddytimes.com/believe-in-sarah/ to purchase your own stickers.

Friday, February 10, 2012 9:40am PST

Nike Chosen Behind the Crew: Heavenly

By: Heather Hendricks

The Chosen is an online crew video contest for snowboarders that's run through Facebook where style, creativity, and camaraderie reign supreme. Recently, Nike met up with the Tahoe Chosen crew out of Heavenly California and went behind the scenes to see what it's like to shred at this legendary resort on a day to day basis.

Check it out.


Round 1 of The Chosen is about creating buzz and getting noticed through social hustle. The crew in each country with the most social buzz and ability to capture their style, creativity, and originality will be chosen by Nike to advance on 2/17/12.

Round 2 will open on 2/21/12 and the top country crews and wildcards will battle it for a 14 day period to earn the international vote. The 3 crews with the most votes on 3/5/12 will be chosen by the international community and advance to The Chosen Sessions.

The 3 final crews will be announced on 3/12/12, These crews will be flown to Austria to film an all new edit, documenting their travel, and riding experience during the Nike Chosen Sessions Slopestyle event week. On the final day of the event, the winning crew will be chosen by our Nike athletes to live like a pro.

Head Nike.com/chosen for more info.

Thursday, February 9, 2012 11:07am PST

Winter Dew Tour Toyota Championships Schedule

By: Heather Hendricks

Get ready to do the Dew, one more time.

The last stop of the Winter Dew Tour is going down this weekend at Snowbasin Resort in Utah. The Toyota Championships are gearing up to be jam-packed with ski and snowboard action from your favorite shred stars. Everyone will be throwing down in hopes of earning a piece of the massive Dew Tour prize purse.

We're on scene and will be bringing you all of the breaking action, so check the schedule and see when everything is popping off.
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Thursday, February 9, 2012 10:43am PST

Danny Davis shreds Northstar

By: Heather Hendricks

Welcome back, Danny!

With a few days off from the travel circuit, Tahoe local Danny Davis stopped by this week to shred and film at Northstar. Take a look at his "maneuvers!", lapping jumps, jibs and rails in a few of the resorts newly-opened parks. DD also sessions the brand-new, all-snow 22-Foot superpipe as he prepares for the Winter Dew Tour this weekend in Ogden, UT.

Danny has fun shredding anywhere no matter what. Just watch and see.