Colorado Freeride Festival Practice

Jul 28, 2012

by Ian Hylands

The view from atop Winter Park showed the impressive clouds the rolled through the Grand County valley most of the day.

Dramatic skies were the theme of the day. Rain, lightening and even hail made for exciting weather.

The afternoon rain came fast and it came hard.

Even with the rain the final jump landing got a fresh coating of sand, which allowed riders to push their tricks to new levels.

A soft sand landing made for mellow crashes.

The soft sand landing made for mellow crashes.

When you come to the Colorado Freeride Fest you are in Colorado Country and the home of Kelsey Hoog. He is known for his boosty airs and funny faces.

Riders practiced below the top features starting with the hip.

When the rains came photographers and judges alike fled to cover. Paul Rak and Justin Olsen, not happy about the weather.

Justin Wyper is the honey badger of freeriders, he just doesn't care. Rain? I'll do back flips, while Martin Soderstrom throws down some style on the right.

Colorado Freeride Festival Slope Course Preview:

Colorado Freeride Festival Slopestyle Course Preview

by ColoradoFreerideFestival

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Check out the killer course from Kyle Ebbett for the Shimano Slopestyle here at Colorado Freeride Festival. The course was designed after features many of the top riders have at home. Song: "I Spy" By Mikhael Paskalev Shot by Mark Oliver and Levi Allen.

Be sure to check back here for the live broadcast from Winter Park

Saturday, July 28 - Weather Permitting
Shimano Slopestyle Finals - LIVE WEBCAST in HD
7-10:30 PM EDT - East Coast
5-8:30 PM MDT - Colorado
4-7:30 PM PDT - California, BC
12-3:30 AM BST (Sunday) - UK
1-4:20 AM CEST (Sunday) - Germany

Sunday, July 29 - Alternate Weather Day
Shimano Slopestyle Finals - LIVE WEBCAST in HD
7-10:30 PM EDT - East Coast
5-8:30 PM MDT - Colorado
4-7:30 PM PDT - California, BC
12-3:30 AM BST (Monday) - UK
1-4:20 AM CEST (Monday) - Germany

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20 Comments

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taletotell (Jul 28, 2012 at 4:35)

I'm just glad the whole place isn't burning.

smokey101 (Jul 28, 2012 at 9:03)

true dat

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mtbpkdude (Jul 28, 2012 at 3:56)

Justin Wyper just doesn't give a sh*t. He's a crazy ass honey badger

michaelmarsh (Jul 28, 2012 at 10:32)

Anybody have a rider list? Is this an FMB event? This is the first time I hear about it.

SuperSlowDH (Jul 28, 2012 at 8:04)

It seems every contest this year has been plagued by rain in areas which are usually dry this time of year. North Van summers usually aren't great but this summer is above average horrible. If anyone has seen the satellite pictures of greenlands snow melt this year you would know its a unusual year for weather. I'm grabben my bike and dog and headen for the hills the Mayans were right. Or just getting ready to publish a new calendar when everything whent wrong. Well obviously I should still be sleeping in on this Saturday morning because I'm producing quite the crazy banter on a slopestyle board. Meh I'll just go ride my bike and hang out in the woods alone.

ebehn (Jul 28, 2012 at 13:53)

Don't know what your talking about. It's rained only a few days this month? First two weeks of July were bluebird and warm.

dytrdr6 (Jul 28, 2012 at 6:30)

hope it stays dry next weekend, because I am driving there all the way from Houston.

KK11 (Jul 28, 2012 at 11:30)

My advice....skip WP and ride Keystone when you come up. WP was fun this year so far, but Keystone has GOT IT. Just lettin' ya know...

i-eat-dirt (Jul 28, 2012 at 13:52)

I disagree. I prefer flowy trails with lots of jumps and wp is where it's at. Keystone is awesome and definitely worth making the trip, but I had way more fun at wp. But go to both if you can.

billybobzia (Jul 28, 2012 at 20:26)

keystone is great, but as a coloradan, Keystone hasn't changed in 10 years, always the same, no development, nothing new, very little trail work.. I spend my money at WP because they are actively involved in getting better.. I do think Keystone has the best potential, they just aren't tapping into it..

danarchy420 (Jul 28, 2012 at 6:52)

Thet sould run the contest at 10 am it rains everyday by 2

DexterKing (Jul 28, 2012 at 22:30)

Up box? I've never seen one before. looks cool though.

spandex (Jul 28, 2012 at 14:40)

1:40...trying a sneaky little copy of semenuk at highland

HMBA106 FL (Jul 28, 2012 at 16:19)

Just because somebody does a trick that has already been doesn't mean it's a copy... Dude, it's not like tricks are patented.

Semenuk wasn't even the first to do a cork 720 anyways.

spandex (Jul 31, 2012 at 16:24)

yeah i know...semenuk just performed his in a unique way (upside down most of the time) and that seemed a lot like what this guy did!!! and it was just an observation..not a criticism

HMBA106 FL (Aug 2, 2012 at 11:47)

Nice! I appreciate the non-confrontational reply.

schwing (Jul 28, 2012 at 18:31)

truck to whip was fresh

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zoomzoomchicken (Jul 28, 2012 at 9:17)

Dont know what to think about that sand on the landing pros practice on jumps like that for contests like this. I think that was a stupid idea, flow obviously means nothing to this course designer.

3whip (Jul 28, 2012 at 9:44)

"Even with the rain the final jump landing got a fresh coating of sand, which allowed riders to push their tricks to new levels"

Read it, its the final jump.

suicidedownhiller (Jul 28, 2012 at 12:25)

I love that idea, and wonder why it's never been done, especially for best trick contests. You tell me you put sand down on the last landing, and I'll try tricks that I haven't dialed in yet and go crazy, which is just more fun for the riders and the fans. Safer, better tricks, more competition and progression? Yeah, That's a stupid idea.