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Wrightwood, CA – February 16, 2010: The $25,000 Cholula Triple Air returns to Mountain High this Saturday, February 20th, for its 12th straight season. The Triple Air is the resort’s largest one-day snowboarding competition and participants come from as far away as Utah and Colorado to battle for the enormous prize purse. Cholula Hot Sauce, Monster Energy, Powder And Sun Ride Shop, and Jarritos Soda have pooled a terrific $25,000 in cash and prizes, and the top rider takes home a whopping $10,000.

The Cholula Triple Air Show is a modified big air contest. Not one but three enormous jumps stand between the rider and the podium, and competitors are judged on their amplitude, execution, and technical difficulty. First held in snowboarding’s method-grabbing heyday of 1998, the Triple Air has been bringing top-name riders to the region for 12 years and past participants include Shaun White, Chaz Guldemond, Kevin Pearce, and Keegan Valaika.

Says John McColly, Director of Marketing, “The Triple Air is where we shine. It’s our largest event of the season and this year it will be at the East Resort so it is easily accessible to all spectators.”

Registration takes place from 7am to 9am in the Angeles Crest Café (East Resort), and the event begins promptly at 10am. Entry fees are $150 for Open Mens Snowboarding, $125 for Open Women’s Snowboarding, and $125 for the Open Skiing division. Cash prizes are paid out to 16th place in the mens division, 6th place in the women’s, 6th place in skiers, and there is a special $1,000 cash prize for best trick. All competitors receive a complimentary breakfast, souvenir bib, and lunch compliments of Wahoo’s Fish Tacos. Immediately following the event is a huge after party in the Snowshoe Saloon with DJs, raffles, and guest hosts, the Monster Energy Girls.

Check out Halldor Helgason as he STOMPS 2 perfect 50’s at WXG Big Air, scoring a perfect 100, and the Gold Medal at his first WXG appearance.

Halldor laid down a Backside Double Cork 1080, and a Frontside Double Cork 1260 to dominate the competition.

Check out the video at ESPN

http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=4873682&categoryid=4864223

(Story from Yahoo Sports)

SALT LAKE CITY – Snowboarder Danny Davis has been admitted to a Utah hospital with a back injury he endured in a non-snowboarding accident.

Davis was likely to make the U.S. Olympic team in halfpipe. He was admitted to the hospital Sunday, the day after he won the Winter Dew Tour halfpipe contest at Snowbasin in Utah.

Details of his injuries were not immediately available.

Davis is good friends with Kevin Pearce, the snowboarder who was injured Dec. 31 in practice and is in a Salt Lake City hospital in serious condition with a head injury.

About a week after Pearce’s injury, Davis won a Snowboarding Grand Prix event in Mammoth Lakes, Calif. He won with what is already being regarded as one of the best halfpipe runs in the history of the sport — a performance he dedicated to Pearce.

SALT LAKE CITY (Jan. 13, 2010) — Kevin Pearce is continuing to recover at the University of Utah Hospital after suffering a severe brain injury last month. He consistently encourages his doctors and family with the strides he is making.

Elaine Skalabrin, MD, Medical Director, Neuro Critical Care, and one of Kevin’s doctors, states, “Kevin continues to improve and is actively participating in his therapies. He is making progress on a daily basis.”

Doctors removed Pearce’s breathing tube last week and upgraded his condition from critical to serious at University Hospital in Salt Lake City.

Family spokeswoman Danielle Burch says Pearce is still in serious condition and remains in intensive care.

Pia and Simon Pearce, Kevin’s parents, have been by Kevin’s side at the hospital since his arrival. They would like to share: ” We cannot say enough good things about the doctors, nurses, and support staff here at the University of Utah Hospital in Salt Lake City. They have shown Kevin and our family the best of what modern medicine can offer and have been completely caring and supportive throughout this entire process. We extend our heartfelt appreciation and admiration to everyone involved Kevin’s recovery.”

Kevin’s Facebook Fan page , Well Wishes to our Frend Kevin Pearce, is the preferred site for people posting their get-well wishes and for getting the most current and reliable information.

This years IRONMAN Day will be held on February 27th, 2010 at Mountain High Resort in Wrightwood, CA.

Registration begins at 7am in the back corner of Mountain High’s West Resort parking lot.
Contest begins at 8:00 AM, and ends at 10PM.

A $5 entry fee will enter you in the contest, and get you an Epic Ride Gear logo T-shirt to wear during the contest (So we can spot you on the mountain).  Completing the Ironman contest will get your name and picture posted up on www.EpicRideGear.com!  You will have the option of entering the contest for $15, which will get you our GraveDigger t shirt instead of our logo tee, and upon completing the challenge, your picture will be posted on the main page at www.EpicRideGear.com.

Once the mountain opens, riders must ride constantly throughout the day.  Riders will be allowed two 30 minute breaks for lunch and dinner, as well as four 15 minute rest breaks.

Please keep in mind that your entrance fee does NOT include a lift ticket to Mountain High.  You are responsible to purchase your lift ticket.  Epic Ride Gear is not responsible for any injuries you may suffer while on the mountain.  RIDE AT YOUR OWN RISK, and PLEASE take full advantage of your breaks.  This event is not sanctioned or promoted by Mountain High Resort.

WARNING:  Ironman Day is an extremely physically challenging event.  Please consider bringing a designated driver for the ride home.  You WILL be exhausted.

PLEASE ARRIVE EARLY TO REGISTER.  WE WILL WALK TO THE LIFT LINES IN A GROUP AND TAKE A GROUP PHOTO IN FRONT OF THE MOUNTAIN AT 7:55AM.

Ironman Day 2009

Story from Mt. High website:

Wrightwood, CA – January 5, 2009: Mountain High Resort in Wrightwood is proud to name Vans its official terrain park sponsor. Besides the traditional media plays and park branding, Vans will be an active participant in the resort producing on-hill events such as jib contests, product demos and team rider appearances. Also look for a signature Vans terrain feature in 2010.

Says John McColly, Director of Marketing, “I’m stoked to see this collaboration finally come together. The synergies are great and it’s something we’ve been working on for a while.”

While collaborations between Vans and Mountain High go back to the late 1990’s, only recently have the two combined forces to flex their collective marketing efforts. Co-branding is taking place at the mountain and at Vans outlets throughout Southern California, and social media campaigns have been developed to fuel Vans-themed sales events. Monthly on-hill competitions called Jib City Nights will also drive guests to the resort with music, barbecues and giveaways.

As part of the sponsorship, all Mountain High Terrain Park employees will be fitted with Vans boots and, as owners of Pro-tec helmets, Vans has also capped the crew with custom Mountain High head gear to promote and encourage mountain safety.

“All of us at Vans are very excited about the partnership with Mountain High. They have done a great job promoting their park and we have some awesome events lined up for the winter season,” said Peter Dericks, Vans Marketing Director.

About Vans
Vans is the original action sports footwear company and promotes snowboarding through its full line of men’s and women’s snowboard boots, worldwide events, and through sponsorship of top professional snowboarders including Andreas Wiig and Hana Beaman.

About Pro-tec
Pro-tec is the original action sports protective gear brand offering equipment for a variety of sports including snowboarding, skateboarding, BMX and wakeboarding. Pro-tec creates helmets, protective gear and base layers for some of the top boarders on the planet including Danny Kass, Andreas Wiig and Scotty Arnold.

About Mountain High
Mountain High is committed to providing the best possible park, and, more than ever, riders are singing its praises. These include professional snowboarders such as Marc Frank Montoya and Louie Vito who now ride for the Southern California resort.

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The Olympic snowboarding hopeful Kevin Pearce was in critical condition Thursday after sustaining a head injury during training in the halfpipe in Park City, Utah.

Pearce hit his head against the edge of the halfpipe and was knocked unconscious. He was flown to the University of Utah Hospital in Salt Lake City, where doctors planned external ventricular drainage to relieve fluid buildup in the brain, according to Pearce’s mother, Pia.

Pearce, a 22-year-old from Norwich, Vt., was among many of the world’s top halfpipe riders in Park City preparing to compete next week in a competition at Mammoth Mountain, Calif., an event that will serve as part of the Olympic trials.

Pearce, a favorite to make the United States Olympic team, is the rare rider who has beaten the 2006 Olympic gold medalist Shaun White in head-to-head competitions the past couple of years.

Mike Jankowski, the Olympic halfpipe coach for the United States, said that Pearce was injured while trying a double cork, a supremely difficult trick — essentially a twisting double back flip — that most of the top men are trying to add to their repertory this season.

“He did it a little too hard, put a little too much oomph into it, and over-rotated on his second flip,” Jankowski said.

He said that Pearce seemed to strike the edge of the pipe just above his eye. He said that the preliminary diagnosis was for a “significant concussion.” A team trainer and medical director were with Pearce at the hospital.

Pearce’s father is Simon Pearce, one of the most renowned glass blowers in the world, whose Vermont based company has retail outlets across the Northeast, including one on Park Avenue.

The rumors are true. As winter has arrived, so has Norwegian phenom Andreas Wiig to Forum’s pro team. Joining Peter Line, Eddie Wall, Pat Moore, Jake Welch, Stevie Bell, John Jackson, Nic Sauve and Daniel Ek, Andreas is set to give it 110% this season. Whether riding the park, at a slopestyle event or filming in the backcountry, Wiig continually pushes his limits.

“It’s an honor to be part of such a talented and progressive team, a team that is setting the standard in snowboarding today,” says Wiig. “I already know most of the guys on the team and I’m looking forward to riding with them. It’s going to be good times.”

“There is no better fit for Forum than Andreas. Forum is a cutting-edge freestyle brand and that is exactly who Andreas is, always taking it to a new level,” states Director of Team Marketing, Bryan Knox. “We are all extremely happy to be working with a rider of this caliber.”

Thinking back to when his snowboarding career began and how he got to where he is today, Andreas is looking forward to focusing more on filming and shooting photos. Although he’ll continue to participate in select contests globally, the emphasis of Wiig’s upcoming season seems to be reconnecting with his roots.

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Source: http://www.forumsnowboards.com/blog/2009/12

Finally got the sequences back!  Here they are for your viewing pleasure.  More to come.

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11/12/2009 Breck Opening Day from Scott Klumb on Vimeo.