Woodward Camp Winner

Bradford Coffey started off Sunday morning by having to tell Paul that he forgot his bib, how fun to you figure that would that be (he's not that bad)? Then he didn't end up putting down the slopestyle runs that he had hoped for, not making the podium himself. At the end of the day he still hung out to cheer for his fellow competitors at the awards ceremony in Burning Stones Plaza.

A pretty uneventful day.......or was it?

We gave a way a Never Summer snowboard, beanies, hoodies & t-shirts from Gravitee, gloves & backpacks from Dakine, enough Smartwool socks to outfit a small town, a sweet Oakley puffy jacket, Arctic Challenge swag and the Cholua Hot Trick of the Day awarded to Cullen Moran for a rodeo 900!

Rick Shimpeno from Woodward @ Copper was seen in the crowd and we recruited him to help draw the final prize of the day, a week on snow this summer at the Woodward Ski & Snowboard camp at Copper Mountain. The ruggies up front provided the "motorboat" drum roll and a name was drawn from the list of competiors in the hat!

Bradford's day didn't start off super cheery but you can believe from the smile on his face that he's gonna be one stoked camper this summer, thanks to Woodward @ Copper!

For those of you that were'nt as lucky to win a free camp session as Bradford was, we've still got a deal for you! Woodward @ Copper is offering USASA members the following Ski and Snowboard summer camp discounts if they book by April 18, 2010.

◦ $300 off on full weeks Sessions 2, 3, 5 or 6
◦ $100 off on shortened weeks Sessions 1, 4, or 7

Keep an eye on your inbox, Woodward @ Copper will be e-mailing all current USASA members a discount code to use to take advantage of this deal. Better yet, just give them a call and sign up today, I'm sure they'd be glad to hear from you!

Grom's Rock

groms The action on the hill today was fast an furious as riders from all age classes competed in both GS & SL alpine races to not only improve thier regional standings and national rankings but for a chance to win the hottest and most coveted trophy in snowboarding today, the Cholua Hot Lap of the Day.

In the end, the grom's were shut out by the efforts of Aaron "AJ" Muss who put down a smok'n hot combined GS time of 61.51 seconds to take home the Cholua Hot Lap of the Day and the $50 PacSun Gift Certificate! Pictured to the above are Grommet Boy SL Medalists, Blake Moller in 1st, Winston Vaughan in 2nd and Cody Winters in 3rd. Click here for complete results from this weekends events!

Scalded Monkeys

Just imagine that you threw a bucket of hot water on pack of monkeys that where pretty amped up to begin with, total chaos! Thats pretty much sums up this weekend's Breaker Boys boardercross racing! This class is by far one of the most competitive on the mountain! We needed a race off to set the field into heats, which was followed by the tightest racing I have witnessed in quite some time on the very demanding USASA Nationals Vein Glory SBX course. Right out of the gate, the riders were packed tightly, like they were velcro'd together and by all acounts from the course officials they stayed that way all the way down the track. Pretty amazing stuff considering this crew isn't even old enough to race at a Noram SBX event and would have all qualified handily!

Carter Smalley (pictured above) set the time trial mark high, with a 54.49 second run and with it, was declared the winner of the Cholula Hot Lap of the Day winning not only the coolest trophy in snowboarding but also a $50 PacSun Gift Certificate. Although Carter qualified with the days fastest Breaker Boys time, the rest of the monkeys were not going to let him rest and he ended up 5th on the day!

Breaker Boys SBX - January 31st

1- Corey Steinke - Vail
2- Sebastian Elsenpeter - Crosslake, MN
3- Ryan Wachendorfer- Vail (SSCV)

Just Push the Easy Button

To register to train on the home of the Cholula Hot Lap - Vein Glory SBX / SX track ! For the 2nd year in a row the boardercross course will be fully staffed and ready for your enjoyment and if you've made it to the USASA Nationals, some pre-nats training on April 1st & 2nd, 2010

There will be NO ONSITE REGISTRATION for the training sessions, you MUST REGISTER ONLINE. Space is limited, we sold out the sessions last year, so register early to avoid disappointment. A full day lift ticket is included in the training session so you can get right on the hill after checking in (mandatory check in required at the Event Registration Office)

A training bib will be required to gain access to the course just like last year and will be available for pickup along with your lift ticket the morning of the training session at the Event Registration Office, located on the lower level of Copper One directly adjacent to the main ticket windows.

Training bibs must be turned in after the session.

Coaches must have a valid & current USASA credential in order to gain access to the venue. Certified USASA Coaches participating in the training sessions will be provided with daily comp lift tickets. Helmets are required to be worn by all coaches.

The boardercross course is located on Vein Glory riders left of the Catalyst Terrain Park. Lift access via the American Flyer or High Point lifts.

Schedule

8:30 am - 9:30 am Bib Pick Up
9:00 am - Lifts Open
10:00 am - 11:00 am Inspection
11:00 am - 2:00 pm Training

A $25 processing fee will be charged for canceled transactions. Training space is limited, please be sure that you're going to attend before purchasing your session.

Cholula Hot Lap

We awarded the Cholula Hot Lap of the Day to Matt Larson from Boulder for laying down a smokin hot 50:59 second run in qualifiers at this past Saturday's Boarder & Skiercross races held on the Vein Glory course at Copper Mountain.

Matt walked away on Saturday with not only the hottest trophy on the planet but also with a $50 Gift Certificate to PacSun and a 153 Never Summer EVO true twin park shred stick featuring both Rock & Camber. Maybe with such a sic deck in his quiver Matt will hang up the ski's and start riding! Oops did I not mention that he's a skier? Yep thats right, both snowboarders and skiers are welcome to compete in the USASA.

Next race is this coming weekend, January 30th & 31st and a team training event on Friday January 29th where you'll train until noon, then participate in a time trial and we'll randomly draw teams of four (4) riders / skiers. We award a cash prize to the top three (3) teams with the lowest combined times. Totally random and totally fun.

Come out and give it a try. You must be a current USASA member and register for the weekends events by Midnight this coming Wednesday January 27th, 2010.