Top Boarders take on Big Mountain at Treble Cone
By: Snowboarding Editor | Date: Friday July 02, 2010
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Top Boarders take on Big Mountain at Treble Cone
LAKE WANAKA, New Zealand (July 2, 2010) - All eyes will be trained on Treble Cone's Saddle Basin on Saturday 24 July when the country's top freeride skiers and boarders take on some of Treble Cone's most challenging in-bounds terrain in the Summit Saddle Freeride Challenge.
Over 100 skiers and Snowboarders
Over 100 skiers and Snowboarders are expected to take on the steep faces and rock gardens beneath the Saddle Quad Chairlift, providing great entertainment for spectators on the chair. The Summit Saddle Freeride Challenge is the qualifier event for the Volkl New Zealand Freeski Open North Face Big Mountain event and judges will be looking for fluid delivery of the most technical line, combined with the difficulty of any tricks to take competitors to the Volkl New Zealand Freeski Open North Face finals, which will take place in the Mototapu Chutes on 16 August.
Snowboarder Freeride Competition
While not a qualifying event for snowboarders, there is no doubt they will also be pushing their skills to the limits to find the overall male and female freeride champion. With a day's heliboarding with Harris Mountains up for grabs, competition is bound to be fierce.
Athletes can register on line at www.treblecone.com and spectators should have their ringside seat on the Saddle Quad Chair by 10.00am when the event is scheduled to start.
The Summit Saddle Freeride Challenge is sponsored by Summit, Mars and Dragon. For further information, visit www.treblecone.com.
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