Members of the NYSEF Freeride team started their slopestyle season this past weekend at the USASA event held in Whiteface's Brookside terrain park. The park crew worked all night to complete the jump line and set new rails in place to create the venue and it turned out to be one of the best season-openers yet. Thanks to snowmaking and Mother Nature the park was in mid-season form and so too it seemed were the skiers and riders form NYSEF. Head Freeride Coach Justin Perry credits the higher level of competition to summer pool training and the addition of the new US Airbag to the mountain's freestyle arsenal. "Our athletes now have the tools to take their tricks up a level right here at home" , says JP, "and it shows with the number of flips, spins, and higher difficulty maneuvers we're now seeing them throw on snow. It's awesome!"
Check out the results here .
And check out the video of Orion Stearns' attempt at a double! Almost pulled it off! Maybe next time?
Compared to last year, the level of competition has definitely visibly improved. Props to everyone who went out there and threw down. And like J.P. said, we've got the pool which made a difference for sure for those who attended and we've got the airbag for the rest of the season so that's something to take advantage of for sure. Get out there and dial in your tricks for next slope and see y'alls at the railjam this weekend!
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