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Beaver Valley Banked Slalom – Video, Photos, Results

With 250 riders entered, the 2017 Beaver Valley Banked Slalom capped off the season as largest snowboard gathering in Ontario Canada, attracting the best park, pipe, race and freeriders, from the newest generation to the legends and champions of old.

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The Beaver Valley Banked Slalom is the one annual event that brings together the entire snowboarding community for a fun “bragging rights” chase through the banked course as well as to shred some final park laps, ending with a massive afternoon apres! The Foremast Jacks band were back by popular demand to reprise their live music performance of last year to rock the deck party! Many thanks to Madjack Beer for supporting event!

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A new addition this year was a classic spring snow “pond skim” in front of the base lodge deck during the afternoon. It provided some extracurricular fun for a number of banked slalom shredders and plenty of entertainment for onlookers, some of whom got as wet as the pond riders thanks to some well executed pond carves (Nick Marshall and Joel Dalacker!)

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This year’s banked course was one of the most challenging and fun to date but still generated very fast times despite softening spring snow conditions. The fastest overall men’s and women’s riders were last year’s champs, boardercrosser’s Ryan Tryhane and Tayler Wilton who also won their 20-29 “Almost Washed Up” age categories. They took home massive jugs of Beaver Valley’s Canadian maple syrup and some new gear courtesy of Capita and Union for their victories.

As part of the WSF World Snowboard Banked Tour, the Beaver Valley Banked Slalom’s top three fastest men and women will be entered in the Tour’s lottery to score spots in the 2018 Legendary Mt Banked Banked Slalom, to be announced later this year. Congrats to this year’s fastest: Men – 1. Ryan Tryhane; 2. Kenny Riedman; 3. Michael Nazwaski. Women – 1. Tayler Wilton; 2. Hannah Kilmer-Choi; 3. Stephanie Angeja.

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Local shop staff and snowboard reps also battled for the coveted “Union Bindings Faster Industry Rider” award. This year it was Endeavor/Electric/Rip Curl rep Lee Jack scoring the fastest lap followed by Capita/Union/Dragon rep Connor Dudgeon and Sanction shop’s Travis Tedford!

The famed Beaver Valley Snow Parks were in great spring snow condition with multiple jump lines and tons of rail, jib, transition and box set-ups! Thanks to Caleb Bosse and the BV Snow Parks crews for the amazing work on the parks and banked slalom course!

One of the best things about the Beaver Valley Banked Slalom is the charitable funds it raises for Leukemia Research at Princess Margaret Hospital Cancer Centre in memory Beaver Valley snowboarder Jackie Snarr. This year’s Banked Slalom raised $16,000, adding to the over $47,650 raised by previous year’s events!

Thank-you to all of the BV Banked Slalom sponsors: Madjack; Ski Big 3 – Lake Louise/Sunshine/Norquay; Kawartha Metals; Union; Capita; Vans; Burton; 686; Ride; Arbor; Zeal; K2; Dragon; Coal; ThirtyTwo; Beaver Wax; Sandbox, Squire Johns, Beaver Valley Ski Club and member volunteers.

For Instagram pics of the Banked Slalom follow @BeaverValley.SnowParks.

Video & Photo Gallery Link – 2017 Beaver Valley Banked Slalom: beavervalley.ca/2017/04/banked-slalom-photos-2017

Banked Slalom Podium Results (by age category)

GROMS 14 & UNDER GIRLS

Hannah Kilmer-Choi, Alpine Club
Mikayla Crawford, Beaver Valley
Brenna O’Brien

GROMS 14 & UNDER BOYS

Cameron Spalding, Pine Valley Projects
Liam Denney, Mt St Louis
Griffin Levy, Beaver Valley

YOUNG GUNS WOMEN 15-19

Isabella Ottino
Katie Speiss

YOUNG GUN MEN 15-19

Michael Nazwaski, Beaver Valley
Ryan Lalonde
Riley Howell, Milton Heights Glen Eden

ALMOST WASHED UP WOMEN 20-29

Tayler Wilton
Stephanie Angeja, Milton Heights Glen Eden
Katie Shultz

ALMOST WASHED UP MEN 20-29

Ryan Tryhane, Caledon
Kenny Riedmann, Caledon
Rich Evanoff, Brimacombe

MASTERS WOMEN 30-39

Erika Langman, Blue Mountain
Meghan Loney, Bue Mountain
Marie-Michele Pethick

MASTERS MEN 30-39

David Offierski
Brad Martin
Ryan Caesar, Beaver Valley

LEGENDS WOMEN 40-49

Aexis Ginn
Elaine Kilmer-Choi, Apine Club
LEGENDS MEN 40-49

Chad Critchley, Devils Glen
Brandon Hune
Andrew Pethick

IMMORTALS WOMEN

Linda Leistner, Alpine Club
Techa Van Leeuwen, Beaver Valley
Annie Hartviksen, Beaver Valley

IMMORTALS MEN

Robert Lalonde
Dennis McGuinness
Steve Jarrett, Beaver Valley

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upcoming events

Beaver Valley Banked Slalom

28.03.2015
Beaver Valley
United States

250 local shredders will compete in the thrd ever banked slalom event in Eastern Canada on March 28th 2015 at Beaver Valley Ski Club near Markdale, ON! Based on the model of the Legendary Mt. Baker Banked Slalom, the BVSC Banked Slalom is an open-registration event, featuring a course of banked-turns, winding its way down one of the most beautiful stretches of the Niagara Escarpment and landing at the clubhouse deck for the Apres Party! In addition to the Banked Slalom event guests and members not competing in the event, may enjoy a day of skiing/snowboarding, yoga, hiking/snowshoeing and an Apres Ski on the deck with live music

This annual event is in honour of long time BVSC club member and committed snowboard community member Jackie Snarr, who lost her life tragically in 2010 while riding her snowboard. Proceeds from the event go to Rebecca’s Hope for Leukemia Research at Princess Margaret Hospital. A charitable organization that supports the cure for Leukemia that Jackie had a part in starting. www.rebeccashope.com Charitable donations can be made directly to PMHF on behalf of Jackie Snarr at http://www.thepmcf.ca/beavervalley (a charitable tax receipt will be issued automatically)

More info:
www.beavervalley.ca
events@beavervalley.ca

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