IF3 is coming up here in a few days. We are going to be up there for the event. One of best ways to kick off the season. If you are anywhere on the East Coast we highly suggest making the trip. We will be posting video’s daily of the event if everything goes according to plan.
See you soon Montreal.
VnC Cocktail Downhill ROCKS!
Date line: Saturday: September 5 2009
Reporter: Harro
Another perfect day yesterday greeted the World Heli Challenge crew. The “VnC Cocktail Downhill” was nothing short of an epic adventure for all – in many ways.
The event itself was as hard core as snow sports get. The goal is to find out who in the event was the fastest person on snow. Athletes raced head to head at mind boggling speeds. No rules, no regulations, just pure focus and adrenaline.
The top results of the VnC Cocktail Downhill are:
Ski Mens
1st Ted Davenport (US)
2nd Geoff Small (NZ)
3rd Geoff Vince (France)
Ski Women
1st Jackie Passo (US)
2nd Janina Kuzma (NZ)
3rd Ingrid Backstrom (US)
NB Full overall results available soon
The finish of the race was just the kick off to a crazy afternoon of fun, adventure and lifestyle. The VnC Ice Bar served frozen cocktails as athletes sessioned a windlip, throwing down an array of single, double and even triple flips! But that wasn’t all! The athletes had no idea that when they were flown off the mountain they would land on the Makarora river to awaiting Wilkin River Jets and jet boated back to the heli base.
World Heli Challenge – 2009. New Zealand from Timothy Konrad on Vimeo.
Day 1 – Freeride Day:
Jackie Paaso- 2nd
Tim Dutton – 2nd
Ralph Backstrom – 6th
Day 2 – Big Mountain:
Jackie Paaso – 2nd
Tim Dutton – 3rd
Ralph Backstrom – 6th
Day 3 – Chinese Downhill
Jackie Paaso – 1st
Tim Dutton’s (135 lb.’s) – 15th
Ralph Backstrom – 1st
