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- 2005 US OPEN MOUNTAINBOARDING CHAMPIONSHIPS-

Presented by MBS Mountainboards and Snowmass Village

Special thanks to Paul Mitchell

Halston Rhodes leading Dave Sansone and Rob Eakle down the straightaway.

2005 US Open Mountainboarding Championships

A Snapshot

By Dan Dworkin

Everyone who came to the US Open agreed, the event just keeps getting bigger and better. The track was dialed in and taking names and the slopestyle arena was completely unique to any US event ever. The band on Thursday, the screening of Riding Giants on Friday, and the parties on Saturday night built momentum with the event and had people raging well through to Sunday morning. For those eager enough to keep riding before heading out Sunday, or took advantage of the free chairlift throughout the week, Snowmass big mountain freeriding was there for the taking, with more possibilities than anyone could ever imagine.

At the top of the track there was little trash-talking, people were nervous, scared, or both, and the track was seen as “thrilling” by some riders and “down right dangerous” by others. Jason Lee took a couple heavy tumbles during his heats and commented after the event, “That was one of the most challenging tracks we've ever raced on. Especially when you have to go balls out to stay up with some of the top competitors. The course had it all: air spots, high speed sections and technical features.” Leon Robbins, added in, “You can spend just as much time on the ground as you do in the air.” Clearly, this was the pro-level course riders had been waiting for.

The Slopestyle competition fit in to the day perfectly. After some amazing DBX finals, a two-hour break was taken for lunch and a passing Colorado hail storm. The moisture improved the terrain and the show that followed was impressive. From the groms to the pros everyone had something to ride and the options for lines after the landings allowed rail and park riders something more familiar. The duels by competitors pushed everyone a little more and the good spirit spread to the crowd, cheering just as loudly for the youngest riders as they did for the oldest. In the end, familiar names were on the podium and a whole gang of up and coming riders are gaining strength to knock someone’s medal away from them next year.

Riders getting psyched for Big Air / Slopestyle.

MEDIA - PRINT

Denver Post - Aug 16

Aspen Times - Aug 14

Aspen Daily - Aug 13

Aspen Times - Aug 12

Aspen Times - Aug 10

Leon Robbins going so fast I couldn't get him in focus.

MEDIA - TV

JSP Productions shot this year's US Open and are making a half hour TV show. Look for the US Open Mountainboarding Championships to be airing nationally soon. Stay tuned for details and air times.

Sean Vile getting inverted.

Aspen Snowmass' Mountain Photos available for sale.

Professional photographers for Snowmass Village were on-site Friday and Saturday taking pictures of almost everyone competing in the Boardercross and Big Air events. These are high quality digital shots and can be ordered directly from them.

Click here to get to their site. It's a bit misleading but search under Portraits and don't put a name or location. Then hit search and US Open pics should be listed. If you're having problems you can call them at 970-923-8625 X 3702

Joel Lee leading Small Dog into the 1st berm.

2005 US OPEN MOUNTAINBOARD CHAMPIONSHIPS - FINAL RESULTS

PRO OPEN DIVISION

DIRTBOARDERCROSS

• LEON ROBBINS
• JEREME LEAFE
• JASON SMALL
• TYLER MORK
• ROB EAKLE
• TOM HAYCOCK
• JOSH KNEPPER
• JOEL LEE

BIG AIR SLOPESTYLE                          SCORE

• JEREME LEAFE                              103.50
• LEON ROBBINS                             91.00
• DEVIN GARLAND                          70.50
• VAN DEWITT                                 69.50
• CHRIS PINCETICH                        58.50
• JASON SMALL                               52.50
• BRIAN CYNKAR                            47.50
• BRACK LEE                                    41.50
• TYLER MORK                                41.00
•  SEAN VILE                                     25.50

OVERALL CHAMPION

              JEREME LEAFE

SPORT DIVISION AGES 18-34

DIRTBOARDERCROSS

• COLE SHIPP
• BRANDON JOHANNS
• CASEY THOMAS
• BRAD BAREN
• NEIL SELINGER
• PAUL JOHNS
• GENTRY GARD
• JOSEPH PONCE DE LEON

BIG AIR SLOPESTYLE                                        SCORE

• TIGGER HARTMAN                                    78.5
• COLE SHIPP                                                76.50
• NEIL SELINGER                                          72.50
• CASEY THOMAS                                        70.00
• JOSH ST. GEORGE                                     56.50
• STEVEN RIVERA                                        52.50
• JOSEPH PONCE DE LEON                        46.00
• JOSEPH MCGREW                                     43.00
• KYLE SULLIVAN                                        42.50
• STEVE HAGEDORN                                    42.00
• BRANDON JOHANNS                                36.00
• RYAN KANOUF                                            8.00

OVERALL

              COLE SHIPP

MASTERS DIVISION AGES 35 AND OVER

DIRTBOARDERCROSS

• ERIC STEFFLRE
• JASEN CICOUREL
• BRIAN BISHOP
• TED LADUE
• LISA ANNE RUGIARRI
• ZAC HEBERLY
• JIM TASCANO
• LEE MULCAHY

BIG AIR SLOPESTYLE                                        SCORE

• JASEN CICOUREL                                       98.50
• LISA ANN RUGGIARI                                 62.50
• BRIAN BISHOP                                            59.00
• ZAC HEBERLY                                             35.50

OVERALL

JASEN CICOUREL

WOMENS OPEN DIVISION

DIRTBOARDERCROSS

• CAROLYN KUNKLE
• NANCY NG
• TIFFANY ECKER
• PAIGE NEHASIL
• JULIANNE LEWIS
• COLLEEN MOONEY
• EMILY SMITH-ZURWASKI
• EMILY WALLACE
• AMANDA RYAN

BIG AIR SLOPESTYLE                                        SCORE

• EMILY WALLACE                                       77.00
• CAROLYN KUNKLE                                  62.00
• COLLEEN MOONEY                                   55.00
• AMANDA RYAN                                         48.50
• NANCY NG                                                 48.00
• AMILY SMITH-ZURWASKI                       37.00
• TIFFANY ECKER                                         36.00
• JULIANNE LEWIS                                       35.50

OVERALL

              CAROLYN KUNKLE

YOUTH DIVISION AGES 13-17

DIRTBOARDERCROSS

• MORRIS HOGAN
• BEN SELINGER
• CALVIN O’BRIEN
• DEREK HOWE
• CONNER GLEASON
• STEPHEN SALERNO
• MASON HEBERLY

BIG AIR SLOPESTYLE                          SCORE           

• MORRIS HOGAN                          70.00
• DEREK HOWE                               67.50
• BEN SELINGER                             66.50
• CALVIN O’BRIEN                         44.50
• CONNOR GLEASON                    37.50

OVERALL

              MORRIS HOGAN

GROM DIVISION AGES 12 AND UNDER

DIRTBOARDERCROSS

• MAX PUDER
• CHRIS O’BRIEN
• JEFF WOOLEY
• PATRICK REYNOLDS
• OLIVER LYKKEN
• KERRI RYNOLDS
• FORD MCCLURE
• MAX MERMELIN

BIG AIR SLOPESTYLE                          SCORE

• JEFF WOOLEY                              85.00
• CHRIS O’BRIEN                            84.00
• MAX PUDER                                  72.00
• WILL SARDINSKY                       48.00

T5. PATRICK REYNOLDS                      43.50

T5. KERRY REYNOLDS                          43.50

OVERALL

              CHRIS O’BRIEN

Pro Dirt Boardercross Podium - Leon Robbins, Jereme Leafe, Small Dog (arf...arf..)

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