Tahoe Junior Freeride Series athletes clean up in IFSA championships
Courtesy Chris Saito |
IFSA rankings (Tahoe Junior Freeride Series athletes top 5s)
F15-18 Ski
1. Mia Winans
5. Sydney Gradeff
M15-18 Ski
2. Xander Guldman
4. Ross Tester
F12-14 Ski
2. Ava Seelenfreund
3. Britta Winans
5. Lily Bradley
M12-14 Ski
3. Turner Drummond
4. Westan Lubin
M15-18 Snowboard
2. Dylan Zellers
3. Jesse Aves
M12-14 Snowboard
1. Nate Bromley
3. George Skaff
Xander Guldman: Jim Jack Mayor of Freeride Award
Jane Nall: Spirit Bird Award
Cooper Davis: Spirit Bird Award
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IFSA North American Junior Freeride Championships (Tahoe Junior Freeride Series athletes top 5s)
Whistler Blackcomb, April 6-9
M15-18 ski
2. Xander Guldman
3. Berkeley Patterson
F15-18 Ski
1. Mia Winans
5. Hallie Conyers-Tucker
M12-14 Ski
3. Turner Drummond
4. Westan Lubin
F12-14 Ski
2. Ava Seelenfreund
3. Elena Silverman
4. Britta Winans
M15-18 Snowboard
3. Jesse Aves
4. Dylan Zellers
M12-14 Snowboard
1. Nate Bromley
3. George Skaff
Tahoe athletes were far from intimidated by the elite competition and technical terrain at the IFSA North American Junior Freeride Championships.
On the contrary, more than 50 young skiers and snowboarders from the Tahoe Junior Freeride Series (TJFS) threw down with confidence and expertise in the season-ending event at Whistler Blackcomb, Canada, from April 6-9.
When the final results were tallied, Team Tahoe had earned two overall North American season titles, 12 podium finishes, two Spirit Bird Awards, the Jim Jack Mayor of Freeride Award, and 22 top-10 finishes.
It was a fitting way to end an action-packed winter of competition both locally and abroad. And for many, it was just the start of bigger things to come in the world of big-mountain freeriding.
Click here for complete IFSA season results, and here for more information and results from the TJFS.
