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snow came to town on the back of a truck in Wanaka and Queenstown
this week and with it the start of the Cadbury Moro Street Jib Series.
Giant Rail
Over 700 people gathered to watch the action in Wanaka's Pembroke
Park this week as a full field of 35 skiers and snowboarders took
on the giant Cardrona rail. The crowd was slightly smaller in Queenstown
as they witnessed spectacular tricks, and falls, along with some
amusing commentating from World Cup snowboarder, Crispin Lipscomb
and New Zealand Freeskiing Champion, Hamish Acland.
Gutsy and painful
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prizes were handed out to the best tricks, the most painful-looking
falls and the gutsiest moves. Spontaneous dance-offs, roly-poly
races and hand walking competitions interspersed the rail action,
much to the delight of the crowd.
"This first week of the series has been a great success," said Nigel
Kerr of Cardrona Alpine Resort who organised the event. "The youngsters
had a great time with some as young as 11 taking part. The crowd
got right behind them and it was a great fun evening out. The older
competitors also had a blast, keeping the crowd entertained with
some awesome slides."
And there's more to come as the Cadbury Moro Street Jib Series continues
next week on Wednesday 6 August in Queenstown
and Thursday 7 August in Wanaka.
Survival of the fittest
On August 9 Cardrona is hosting one of the most challenging races
of the calendar in the form of the Supersport Challenge. Competitors
will need nerves and legs of steel as they race both up and down
Cardrona's steepest terrain in the fastest time possible.
The day will kick off with the Volkl Vertical Hoon, an off-piste
race down through an unmarked course. Skiers may take whichever
line they wish, but the quickest will undoubtedly drop a few cliffs
in order to reach the finish line first.
Ski, climb, hurtle
No sooner are they at the bottom than it's back up to the top. After
lunch the competitors will leave their skis and race to the summit
of Mount Cardrona in the Marker Mountain Climb. The mass start will
sort the men from the boys ensuring only the fittest will triumph.
Once they've caught their breath and the mountain has closed to
the public it's back down the hill again in the Tecnica Tester.
This time skis are swapped for luge crates as the competitors hurtle
on their backs, feet first down MacDougall's.
This will be a real test for the mountain men and women .Not only
do they need the skiing skills, they also require endurance and
stamina to get through the day, but the $6,000 cash and product
prize pool will be a great incentive to take fitness training up
a level.
The event is open to skiers only and competitors may enter any one
or all three of the events. Entry fees are $45 for all three events
and $30 for juniors.
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