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 As this year's Metro Ski and Snowboard Show drew to a close on Sunday, the British Snowsports Industry sighed with satisfaction. What an incredible week...this years show surpassed all our expectations and literally blew the socks off the general public and exhibitors alike. There was so much to see and to do that there isn't room to report it all to you here, so we're going to do it in sections, this is the Quarterpipe competition results...
The centrepiece of this year's show was the Trespass Quarter Pipe, which hosted the London Ride &the British Quarterpipe Championship.
 British Quarter-Pipe Championships (Fri 26th)
Huge inverts, 900’s and the legendary wake’n bake, were among the tricks of choice being thrown down at the British Quarterpipe Championships. Twenty of the UK’s best freeskiers and snowboarders were invited to compete and showcase their tricks in front of a crowd of thousands with the hopes of winning the British Quarterpipe Championship title.
The qualification round kick started the competition, with each rider getting two runs to impress the judges, before going through to the final, with the top two skiers and snowboarders then going through to a one run super final. The younger competitors including, freeskiers, James Woods, Josh Fawcett and snowboarders, Jamie Nicholls, Cody Hierons and Sparrow Knox, were pushing the limits throwing down a selection of 900’s and Mctwists, whilst the likes of snowboarders Dom Harington, Gary Greenshields and freeskier Andy Bennett, were reaching some crazy heights out of the quarterpipe.
British Snowboard Quarterpipe Championships
The prestigious TWO STAR TTR Event, witnessed riders pulling out all the stops during the snowboard final, with Gary Greensheilds going huge with a big backflip to fakie. Dom Harington was also on top form with some super stylish frontside 720’s, Jack Shackelton also going huge with impressive cripplers and Mctwists, whilst Jamie Nicholls stepped it up by attempting a Mctwist 900. Sparrow Knox, who had been trying to land a Mctwist 720 throughout the competition, landed a super clean one, giving him top spot in the two man final. Not to be out shone by his 14 year old brother, 19 year old Ben Knox claimed theremaining spot in the super final after landing a big stylish Mctwist. The battle of the Knox brothers commenced in the one run super final, with Ben showing Sparrow some brotherly love before dropping in to hit the quarterpipe first. Ben stomped a big Mctwist, and the pressure was on for Sparrow, who was the youngest rider in the competition. Sparrow pulled out a big Mctwist 720, but slightly sketched out on the landing, giving Ben the advantage needed to take the British Quarterpipe Championship Title and the FREE holiday out to the BRITS 08.
British Freeski Quarterpipe Championships
In the Freeski final the competition was tight, with the likes of 2006 and 2007 British Halfpipe Champion, Paddy Graham and 2006 British Slopestyle Champ, Andy Bennett, pulling out huge flares and stylish 720’s with ease. Back from injury, one of the UK’s most fearless freeskiers, Mike Wakefield, proved he was back on top form with a series of flares and huge wake’n bakes, his signature trick (frontflip, 180 with a mute grab). With performances to close to call, an unprecedented three men, James Machon, Mike Wakefield and James Woods, went through to the super final. First to drop in was James Machon, who had been killing it all day and landed a super stylish corked 720 during qualifications, which was tipped by judges as the best trick of the day. James didn’t fail to impress in the super final, with a huge 900, but didn’t quite get the grab giving James Woods and Mike Wakefield the chance to answer back. James pulled out a massive flare landing a little flat, whilst Mike stomped a huge text book wake’n bake to take the British Freeski Quarterpipe Championship title and holiday out to the BRITS 08 for the second year in a row.
British Snow Tour Quarterpipe Invitational Championship Results:
Snowboarders: Skiers:
1st Ben Knox, Crouch End 1st Mike Wakefield, Wakefield
2nd Sparrow Knox, Crouch End 2nd James Machon, Sheffield
3rd Dom Harington, Leeds 3rd James Woods, Sheffield
4th Jack Shackleton, Bracknell =4th Josh Fawcett, Sheffield
5th Jamie Nicholls, Halifax =4th Paddy Graham, Sheffield
6th Gary Greensheilds, Edinburgh 6th Andy Bennett, Sheffield
7th Kevin Mills, Dorset 7th Joe Murrell, Devon
8th Cody Hierons, Chatham =8th Joe Tyler, Sheffield
9th Luke Paull, Glasgow =8th Murray Buchan, Edinburgh
10th Chris Kightley, Tamworth 10th Charlie Smith, Stoke on Trent
11th Rob Machon, Sheffield
The next and final event on the British Snow Tour calendar will be the Quiksilver British Indoor Big Air Championships at Braehead SNO!zone, Glasgow on Saturday 3rd November. You can pre register to compete or for event timings and info.
The BRITS 2008 event is back in Laax, Switzerland, from March 29 – 05 April, to celebrate its 18th birthday in style and is set to be the biggest and best yet. Combining six days of World-class snowboard and freeski action and heavy après policy.
Check out more pics in the Natives Gallery.
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