Sunday, January 14, 2001 -- Champion, PA
Mid-Atlantic Snowboard Series Halfpipe Competition
Story and photos by Don Parks
[Details]
[Coverage]
[Overall Results]
[Results by Class]
[Pic Set 1]
[Pic Set 2]
[Pic Set 3]
[Pic Set 4]
(NOTE: Stay tuned for links to many more images that were taken
by the folks at Smoke Ridge Images.)
Meeting at the top of the pipe just before race time, there had already been plenty of time for practice. The rules were simple, anything goes... inverts included. The scoring took a little more explaining, each would be graded in three categories. The highest combination of these three scores combined for two runs would decide the winners.
What are the categories? First was your tricks, second was your
tricks that included aerial moves of greater than 360 degrees, and the
final was amplitude (or how big can you go). What if you didn't do
any 360+ aerials? Simple, you get zero for that score. Well, that
does not sound fair? Sure does if you are scoring points toward the
MASS South Region championships and a possible qualification for
nationals!
The next most impressive class were the Senior Men (23-29) where the
third and fourth overall best times separated the class winners by
just 0.3 points. With James Evans holding on to a 0.5 point
lead after his first run 15.2. Shay Bell (Lib Technologies) followed
up with a second run of 16.1. Evans was consistent with a 30.5 total,
bit Bell took the win with 30.8.
A final shout-out goes to Bill Van Gilder and his crew as they continue the M.A.S.S. mission. All the winners took home their medals, and anyone who participated had a chance at the random prizes. So, no excuses that you couldn't have won, just kick yourself if you missed all the fun!