Vermont Dew Tour Mens SKI Slopestyle final

Taking his freestyle rail skills to the slopestyle course, Canadian freeskier JF Houle won the men' (TM)s slopestyle finals on Friday. His fellow competitors embraced and congratulated him at the finish of the course after witnessing his impressive tricks on the rail obstacle. Houle executed a 450-degree spin onto the rail, with three spins as he slid down the rail, to finish with another 450 off the rail. He scored 92.00.' I' (TM)m strong at rail and I just went for a super technical run,' Houle said. ' I think it' (TM)s never really been done in slopestyle before. So I' (TM)m pretty stoked on that. I' (TM)m super stoked that finally rail gets some respect in the slopestyle course.' Per-Kristian Hunder, of Norway, placed second at 86.67 and Alexis Godbout, of Canada, was third at 85.00.Houle placed sixth at the first stop of the Winter Dew Tour in Breckenridge, Colorado.' Now with the first place I can' (TM)t believe it so I' (TM)m just going to be on it for the next Dew Tour for sure, and train hard,' Houle said.The four-day competition was the second of three stops of the Winter Dew Tour that features men' (TM)s and women' (TM)s freeskiing and snowboarding disciplines. Approximately 24,800 fans enjoyed the Winter Dew Tour experience at Mount Snow Resort in Vermont. The tour will conclude in February at Northstar-at-Tahoe Resort in California.