2012 USASA Nationals

From March 31st - April 10th, 22 of the best young ski and snowboard athletes from the USASA Adirondack Series ventured to Copper Mt, CO to compete in the 2012 USASA National Championships. Each athlete competed in their own age group in the disciplines of Slopestyle, Half Pipe, and Ski/Snowboard Cross.

Here is a list of the results:

Snowboard Week

Open Snowboard Men

Orion Stearns from Port Kent, NY:

Rail Jam – 17^th

Slopestyle - 44^th

Breaker Boys (12 – 13)

Greg Livingston from Katonah, NY:

Slopestyle – 40^th

Youth Men (14 -15)

Daniel Badgley from Owls Head, NY:

Slopestyle – 25^th

Junior Men (16 – 17)

Dylan Dalmata from Johnstown, NY:

Slopestyle – 35^th

14 & Over Rail Jam (snowboard)

Daniel Badgley from Owls Head, NY: 8^th

13 & Under Rail Jam (snowboard)

Greg Livingston from Katonah, NY: 22^nd

Ski Week

Open Skier Men

Matthew Brady from Burlington, ON:

Ski Cross – 3^rd  (won $250!)

Skier Boys (9 & Under)

Camden Reiley from Saranac Lake, NY:

Ski Cross – 3^rd

Slopestyle – 11^th

Kaylen Reiley: from Saranac Lake, NY:

Slopestyle – 4^th (Also won the Hot Shot – Trick of the day award!)

Ski Cross – 6^th

Skier Boys (10 – 12)

Brian Gardiner from Vernon, CT:

Ski Cross – 11^th

Slopestyle – 26^th

Jacob Rooney from Laurel Springs, NJ:

Ski Cross - 9^th

Slopestyle – 76^th

Avery Higgins-Lopez from Ithaca, NY:

Slopestyle – 31^st

Bradley Gordon from East Greenbush, NY:

Ski Cross: 32^nd

Alexander Ruhl from Ridgewood, NJ:

Ski Cross: 46^th

Skier Men (13 – 15)

Jacob Prichard from Old Forge, NY:

Ski Cross – 25^th

Slopestyle – 37^th

Jake Wenn from Jay, NY:

Ski Cross – 8^th

Slopestyle – 40^th

Erik Sparkowski from Keene, NY:

Ski Cross – 6^th 

J. Sloan Ruhl from Ridgewood, NJ:

Ski Cross – 11^th

Blake Gordon from East Greenbush, NY:

Ski Cross – 39^th

Skier Men (16 – 18)

Peter Palumbo from Gansevoort, NY:

Ski Cross – 6^th

Half Pipe – 6^th

Slopestyle – 25^th

Oliver Holmes from Saranac Lake, NY:

Slopestyle – 21^st

Alex Higgins-Lopez from Ithaca, NY:           

Slopestyle – 34^th

Josh Nixon from Saratoga Springs, NY:

Ski Cross – 4^th

Sam Johnson from Rockport, ON:

Ski Cross – 5^th

Rail Jam 13 & Under (Ski)

Brian Gardiner from Vernon, CT:  5^th

Jacob Prichard from Old Forge, NY: 19^th

Avery Higgins-Lopez from Ithaca, NY: 23^rd

Rail Jam 14 & Over (Ski)

Alex Higgins-Lopez from Ithaca, NY: 10^th

Oliver Holmes from Saranac Lake, NY: 13^th

Peter Palumbo from Gansevoort, NY: 16^th 

Take a tour of Copper's Parks and Pipe

USASA ADK Nationals Hoodies Are In!

This year's hoody is a 1/4 zip pullover in gray with an old-school script logo. Available now in traditional sizes M - XL. Limited numbers of 2XL and 3XL will be here next week. Cost is $45 each. ADK series winners will receive a discounted price. Get in touch to reserve yours today or stop by the NYSEF front desk to check them out and make your purchase.
These will only be available through NYSEF so make sure you get yours before you travel to USASA Nationals. We want all our athletes and families to wear these in the opening ceremonies for both snowboard and ski week and show our Adirondack pride!

Freeride Summer Camp at Mt Hood

The info is now up on the NYSEF site regarding the MT Hood Summer Freeride Camp. This is a first-come, first-serve deal with limited spots so get in touch asap to reserve your place. It's a great way to hone those skills over the summer in a noncompetitive atmosphere and have fun at the same time. Registration forms are part of the downloadable brochure or you can pick them up in the NYSEF training center.

KC Brousseau Makes US World Junior Team

Through a tough winter season with many ups and downs weather-wise, KC Brousseau has put together some great finishes on the Revolution and Hole Shot Ski Cross Tours. A Rev Tour win in Otsego, MI and two 2nd's in Killington, VT last week at the Hole Shot Nor-Ams are some of the highlights that earned KC his first invite to represent the US at Junior Worlds in Valmalenco, Italy later this month.

The FIS Junior World Championships bring together the best athletes from around the world to compete in the disciplines of Moguls, Dual Moguls, Aerials, Halfpipe, Slopestyle, and Ski Cross. After his travels to Europe, KC will be heading back to USASA Nationals in Copper Mt, CO to try to best his 2nd place finish in Open class Ski Cross last year.

All the NYSEF staff and Freeride crew wish KC the best over the next few weeks! Get some!

Another beautiful afternoon on the hill with Jason Castle

Uh Huh! from Justin Perry on Vimeo.

Freeriding on a Friday

Freeriding on a Friday from Justin Perry on Vimeo.

The footage in this short edit was taken in a three hour stretch of time in the afternoon on Feb 24th, 2012 at Whiteface mountain. The past weeks weather has provided us with wonderful snow. Gavin, Brian, Alex and I reeped the benifits of many amazing powder and park runs all day!