2008 US Freeskiing tour dates announced

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10-09-2007, 05:10 AM
karma

2008 US Freeskiing tour dates announced

Might be a repeat, can't beleive this got missed. Jim Jack Posted dates on Freeskiers.org last friday:

2008 SUBARU U.S. FREESKIING SERIES

*Telluride Freeskiing Open,. Feb 7-10th
*Squaw Valley Freeskiing Open. Feb 14-17, 2008
*Jackson Hole Freeskiing Open. March 13-16, 2008
*U.S Freeskiing Nationals. FWT. snwbrd Ut Mar 18-23, 2008.
*North American Freeskiing Championships. FWT Krkwood.
March 25-30th, 2008
*Alyeska, AK. FWT Finals Dates TBA(April)

See you all there... I like the Jackson-bird-wood lineup, easy travel over three weekends. To bad they didnt through Squaw in between Bird and wood, that woulda been perfect.
10-09-2007, 05:38 AM
soul_skier

sweet, i'm in for Jackson this year
10-09-2007, 06:31 PM
Tatsuno

Mmm mmm...can't wait! I'm going for a 5 out of 5 finish set this year! No more falls!!!
10-09-2007, 07:41 PM
thebigeast

i thought telluride was canceled and alyeska was in its place?!? but i am in for squaw, jackson, snowbird
10-09-2007, 07:51 PM
Altaholic

I wanna do JH & the bird, 11 days off will be strech, hopefully I'll get it off from work.

Sqauw is a possibility, but being in feb. it could happen.
10-09-2007, 09:27 PM
minddoc

Question
So it seems like it’s a race to registration in order to get into the qualifying round. This doesn’t seem fair for some skiers. For myself with limited experience, it’s like getting a chance to race the Tour de France, because I register on time. I get to push myself and learn a ton about skiing and…myself. However, I will most likely never make it out of qualifying. So, for those who don’t register in time is it tough luck? This doesn’t seem to work in my mind. It’s cool to compete, but who qualifies to qualify? Those with money and the right timing?

It seems like there should be different levels or more competitions like Crystal Mt.

Anyone from the board want to start a new event next year?
10-09-2007, 10:13 PM
Sinecure

This would be fun to go watch at Squaw but who the hell would go there on President's weekend? That's whack. Shame.
10-09-2007, 10:43 PM
Jim S

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sinecure

This would be fun to go watch at Squaw but who the hell would go there on President's weekend? That's whack. Shame.

I would concur but I have been there a couple of president's weekends and it's been shockingly empty.
I was stunned. Shhhh.....
10-09-2007, 11:48 PM
karma

Quote:

Originally Posted by thebigeast

i thought telluride was canceled and alyeska was in its place?!? but i am in for squaw, jackson, snowbird

I thought so too,maybe it's a misprint. Notice there is no 2008 at the end...
10-09-2007, 11:49 PM
Hurdy Girdy Man

Anyone making it to AK?

I'll grab a round of brews at the Sitz.
10-10-2007, 12:39 AM
Atrain505

Rerun info, but it deserved its own thread anyways.

I am going to try very hard to make it to AK. Very hard.
10-10-2007, 12:41 AM
GoNads

Quote:

Originally Posted by Atrain505

Rerun info, but it deserved its own thread anyways.

I am going to try very hard to make it to AK. Very hard.

Do I smell a roadtrip? I wonder if we got 4 people if gas would be more or less expensive than flying... hmm.
10-10-2007, 12:44 AM
Atrain505

I was wondering the exact same thing.
10-10-2007, 05:58 AM
thebigeast

Quote:

Originally Posted by karma

I thought so too,maybe it's a misprint. Notice there is no 2008 at the end...

that is true, i hope t-ride gets a comp, sick venues, that place is unreal, just hope there is finally some snow this year!
10-10-2007, 08:18 AM
SkiJunky05

I'm going to try to hit as many of the stops as possible...with my goal being to finish each run in one piece. Would one guess that Alyeska may be the
2nd week of April? It would be great to be in JH for the last week of it's season then head north.
10-10-2007, 09:31 AM
alto

Yee-haw.

I just love the look of the list. Badass resorts, all of em. I mean, if you could choose a list of 5 NA resorts to hold these comps at, what would it be?

Snowbird
Jackson
Alyeska
Squaw
Whistler
10-10-2007, 10:09 AM
SkiJunky05

I guess that is where we differ...my 5 resorts:
Blandford, MA
http://www.skiblandford.org/images/trailmap2004.jpg
Otis Ridge, MA
http://www.otisridge.com/images/or.jpg
Mount Southington, CT
http://www.mountsouthington.com/imag...-TRAIL-MAP.jpg
Mount Dubai Ski Dome
http://www.skidubai.com/ACEimages/sk...n_ski_dome.jpg
Grass ski France
http://www.grass-ski.alpesprovence.n...2/DSCN0318.jpg

oops, not all NA...
10-10-2007, 10:15 AM
TahoePowShredder

i'm gonna rip the subaru tour this year. pretty excited about it, never competed in the Subi comp before.