Salomon Extreme Freeride Championships at Taos 2008

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REGISTRATION HAS BEEN CLOSED FOR THE 2008 FREERIDE COMPETITION!

 

Taos Ski Valley is proud to host the 2008 Salomon Extreme Freeride Championships for the third straight time. This big-mountain competition will be held from March 6 - 8 on Taos' famed steep terrain, with venues including the ragged chutes and cliffs of the West Basin and the incomparable Kachina Peak.

The event attracts some of freeskiing's top athletes including competitors from across North America, Canada, Japan and Europe. Last year the competition was particularly heated, with nearly 100 athletes chasing their share of the $10,000 purse.

As was the case in previous incarnations of this event, competitors will move through a variety of qualifying days, with top finishers advancing to the next round to ski more difficult venues. Competitors are judged on degree of difficult of line, aggression, fluidity, control, and style by a panel of five judges. The field is progressively cut until only the top athletes remain to compete on the final day.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5

Final Day of Competitor Registration
 

THURSDAY, MARCH 6
On-Hill Action: West Basin Ridge

FRIDAY, MARCH 7
On-Hill Acion: West Basin Ridge

Aprés Ski:
Rail Jam, 4:30 p.m. at the base of Lift #1
DJ Uplifter at the Martini Tree Bar, 6 p.m.

SATURDAY, MARCH 8
On-Hill Action FINALS: Kachina Peak

Aprés Ski:
Red Bull/Tuaca Awards Ceremony, 5 p.m.
Tabularasa at the Martini Tree Bar, 8 p.m.

 
Registration:
REGISTRATION HAS BEEN CLOSED FOR THE 2008 FREERIDE COMPETITION!

Adult Registration Packet (PDF)
Minor (under 18) Registration Packet (PDF)

Download forms, fill out and mail to:
Taos Ski Valley
Attn: Alejandro Blake
PO Box 90
Taos Ski Valley, NM 87525

Or fax to:
575-776-8596

Venues:

Representing some of the best double-diamond terrain in the country, the venues for this event showcase Taos' toughest terrain. Kachina Peak and the West Basin Ridge are littered with tight lines, cliffs and rocks. Venues will be determined by the ski patrol, chief of race and event staff and are subject to change depending upon snow and weather conditions.

Judging:

There will be five judges for the event. Judging will adhere to the standards created by the International Free Skiing Association (IFSA). This event is an IFSA sanctioned event where competitors can earn IFSA points towards the Colorado Series Championship held in Crested Butte.

Questions:

Alejandro Blake, Events Coordinator
Phone 575-776-2291 ext. 1436
Email amb@skitaos.org

A DVD of the 2007 Salomon Extreme Freeride Championships is available for purchase through Taos Video Works.

2008 Results  ::
2007 Results  ::  Denver Post  ::  Freeskier Magazine
2005 Results  :: 

 

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