Sunshine Village Hosts Alberta Freestyle Championships
(firmenpresse) - BANFF, ALBERTA -- (Marketwire) -- 04/05/12 -- Editors Note: There are two photos and a video associated with this release.
Jaws were dropping at the weekend of March 31st and April 1st and it wasn't just due to the epic amounts of snow the resort has received recently.
Sunshine Village's own and the hosted the Alberta Freestyle Championships over the weekend and talented competitors impressed spectators and Sunshine staff alike.
"Sunshine Village is proud to host this incredible event," said , Senior Vice President of Resort Operations, Sales and Marketing of Sunshine Village. "The talent level of these athletes is incredible and I'm certain we will see them on the world stage in the future."
120 of Alberta's best freestyle skiers converged on Sunshine for the event, which featured moguls, dual moguls, and slope style competitions.
Conditions were snowy on Friday and Saturday for the moguls and dual moguls competition but on Sunday the sun came out in the Rogers Terrain Park.
DJ Franky Dubs provided the music and provided the barbeque and according to participants, a real party atmosphere came to the park for the slope style competition.
See: Results attached.
Alberta has a long history of producing top-level freestyle skiers. Current national team members hailing from Alberta include Rosalind Groenewoud, Keltie Hansen, Megan Gunning, Dania Assaly, Noah Bowman and Mike Riddle in half pipe, Warren Shouldice (world champion) and Jonathan Vellner in aerials, Ian Cosco in slope style, and Chelsea Henitiuk in moguls.
Alberta is also the home of mogul legend Jennifer Heil, Olympic gold medalist and four-time world champion.
Sunshine has experienced a this season and is currently sitting at a total snowfall of .
is wide open until May 21st with spring hours (all lifts to 4:30pm and Jackrabbit until 5:00pm).
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Results:
On the women's side in the F1 & F2 category was dominated by the Alberta Mogul Team.
On the men's side, the M2 category was dominated by the Alberta Mogul Team.
In the dual mogul competition:
On Sunday, the Rogers Terrain Park played host to the slope style competition.
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Contacts:
Sunshine Village Ski and Snowboard Resort
Dani Smythe
Communications and Marketing Co-ordinator
403-705-4026 or Cell: 403-614-9418
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