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Dew Snow: Casanova and Wallish |
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Written by SuperHuman
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Monday, 25 August 2008 |
Winter Dew Tour is set to drop this December and with excitement around the inaugural
winter season building, it was only fitting for Dew Tour to once again,
host the Rail Jam in Portland.
The Nike 6.0 Snowboard and Ski
Rail Jam went down on the Saturday night of the Wendy's Invitational in
Portland and the riding was top level, with Mike Casanova winning the
Snowboard division and Tom Wallisch taking top spot in Skiing.
Riders began their runs from the top of a 30-foot high snow-covered
platform, dropping in to hit handrails with ledges on either side. Each
rider had an intro solo run, after which all riders threw down in a
30-minute jam session.
Three judges ranked the competitors based on overall impression of:
variety, difficulty, technical ability and the use of course obstacles.
At stake was a prize purse of nearly $14,000.
Casanova beat out Chris Rotax, Trevor Jacob, Riley Nickerson, and 2007
champ Jonas Michilot in the 30-minute competition featuring handrails
and ledges. The event was a scaled-down preview of action to come in
Winter Dew Tour’s Slopestyle events.
“It’s awesome to be snowboarding under the lights in downtown Portland
in the middle of August,” says Casanova, standing at the base of a
30-foot platform covered in snow made from 44,000 pounds of ice. “This
is such an inspiring place to be riding, with all these FMX, BMX, and
skateboarding athletes I look up to, and in front of tons of kids who
are just looking to see progressive snowboarding firsthand. It should
be insane to see where it all goes once the Winter Dew Tour gets
underway this year.”
The Winter Dew Tour will feature Slopestyle and Superpipe competition
for both skiers and snowboarders, with events at Breckenridge Ski
Resort in Breckenridge, CO (December 18-21, 2008), Mount Snow Resort in
West Dover, VT (January 8-11, 2009), and Northstar-at-Tahoe Resort in
Lake Tahoe, CA (February 19-22, 2009).
“I think people are really stoked to see the Dew Tour come to skiing
after the rep it's built with skateboarding, BMX, and FMX,” said
Wallisch. He beat out Ian Cosco, Joe Schuster, Matt Walker, Nick
Martini, Peter Olenick, Francois Raymond, and John Spriggs to claim a
big chunk of the $14,000 prize purse, and says he’s got his eye on the
first Winter Dew Cup championship. “I think everyone's pretty excited
to have a new series that will bring something different to the
competition scene this winter.”
Wallisch was plenty busy last season, filming all over the world for parts in three different upcoming videos. Look for him in Turbo from Level 1 Productions, the Field Productions film Get Lucky, and Slammin’ from 4x9 Media, but says he hopes to compete at every stop on the Winter Dew Tour this season.
“This year I'm looking forward to skiing as much as possible, doing the
Dew Tour, and trying to do as many competitions as I can,” says
Wallisch. “I’m going to be filming and riding as much as possible, and
just skiing with my friends every chance I get.”
After spending the weekend on-site at the Wendy’s Invitational and
taking in the Skate, BMX, and FMX competitions before competing in the
Rail Jam, Casanova and Wallisch say they’re looking forward seeing how
much the AST Winter Dew Tour will help push the level of progression in
their sports.
“You see how much progression is on the scene here on the Dew Tour and
it’s just insane,” says Wallisch. “I’m stoked that the Winter Dew Tour
will bring our sport to the public in a bigger way and help push the
progression in skiing and snowboarding the same way it’s done for these
other sports. That’s what makes it fun for me, to be always learning
something new, that constant thinking and constant movement towards
what has never been done before, and from what I’ve seen that’s what
the Dew Tour is all about.”
Stay tuned in the coming months for more details around the 08/09 Winter Dew Tour season.
FINAL RAIL JAM STANDINGS
SNOWBOARD
1. Mike Casanova
2. Chris Rotax
3. Trevor Jacob
4. Riley Nickerson
5. Jonas Michilot
SKI
1. Tom Wallisch
2. Ian Cosco
3. Joe Schuster
4. Matt Walker
5. Nick Martini
6. Peter Olenick
7. Francois Raymond
8. John Spriggs
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