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The Winter Dew Tour announced the world’s top snowboard and freeski athletes that will compete for the coveted Dew Cup and a share of the $1.5 million prize purse offered at the end of the three-stop series, which will kick off Dec. 18 in Breckenridge.
“The Breckenridge Ski Resort and the Town of Breckenridge are already buzzing with excitement about the Winter Dew Tour,” said Brett Howard, Marketing Director at Breckenridge Ski Resort. “Especially now that the resort is open and snow continues to fall —everyone is looking forward to an amazing event with world-class athletes.”
The athlete roster reads like the who’s who of the modern freeski and snowboard movement, highlighted by multiple X Games and Olympic medalists including snowboard athletes Shaun White, Hannah Teter, Andreas Wiig, Travis Rice and Gretchen Bleiler. Freeskiing superstars Tanner Hall, Sarah Burke and Simon Dumont will join the snowboarders on the impressive roster of athletes. Local Breckenridge freeskier Colby West, who can make a switch 1080 look effortless, will compete in front of his hometown crowd.
“I’ve been watching the Summer Dew Tour for years and I’m really excited to have the opportunity to be a part of the first Winter Dew Tour at my home park and mountain, Breckenridge,” said West.
In the snowboarding discipline, White, who’s competed in skateboard vert on the Summer Dew Tour, will be the first Summer crossover athlete. White was the Dew Tour season points leader for skateboard vert in 2007, and was awarded the coveted Dew Cup for his efforts. After successful Summer season’s, White will compete in the superpipe discipline on the Winter Dew Tour. The 22-year-old from Carlsbad, Calif. has been a force to be reckoned with in competitive snowboarding since the tender age of 14.
“This is shaping up to be as impressive of an athlete field as anyone could hope for in a winter event; the Winter Dew Tour competition is bound to be a fight to the bitter end,” said Wade Martin, AST president. “With more than 28 hours of original programming on NBC, MTV, MTV2 and USA, there will be action-packed content for the crowds onsite in addition to the fans at home tuning in to the broadcast.”
The roster of snowboard and freeski athletes includes the following notables:
Snowboard Superpipe
Shaun White
Mason Aguirre
Trevor Jacob
Steve Fisher
Hannah Teter
Gretchen Bleiler
Kelly Clark
Torah Bright
Snowboard Slopestyle
Travis Rice
Andreas Wiig
Danny Kass
Kevin Pearce
Jamie Anderson
Hana Beaman
Torah Bright
Freeski Superpipe
Tanner Hall
Simon Dumont
Peter Olenick
Colby West
Jossi Wells
Freeski Slopestyle
Andreas Hatveit
Jossi Wells
Matt Walker
Charles Gagnier
Jon Olsson
Freeski Women
Sarah Burke
Jen Hudak
Kristi Leskinen
The complete list of Winter Dew Tour competitors will be released on Monday, Nov. 24.
Similar to the Dew Tour’s summer competition structure, the Winter Dew Tour will be based on a cumulative points system as the top snow athletes battle it out for a piece of the $1.5 million prize purse and the chance to take home the Dew Cup at the conclusion of the season in February.
“The Breckenridge Ski Resort and the Town of Breckenridge are already buzzing with excitement about the Winter Dew Tour,” said Brett Howard, Marketing Director at Breckenridge Ski Resort. “Especially now that the resort is open and snow continues to fall —everyone is looking forward to an amazing event with world-class athletes.”
The athlete roster reads like the who’s who of the modern freeski and snowboard movement, highlighted by multiple X Games and Olympic medalists including snowboard athletes Shaun White, Hannah Teter, Andreas Wiig, Travis Rice and Gretchen Bleiler. Freeskiing superstars Tanner Hall, Sarah Burke and Simon Dumont will join the snowboarders on the impressive roster of athletes. Local Breckenridge freeskier Colby West, who can make a switch 1080 look effortless, will compete in front of his hometown crowd.
“I’ve been watching the Summer Dew Tour for years and I’m really excited to have the opportunity to be a part of the first Winter Dew Tour at my home park and mountain, Breckenridge,” said West.
In the snowboarding discipline, White, who’s competed in skateboard vert on the Summer Dew Tour, will be the first Summer crossover athlete. White was the Dew Tour season points leader for skateboard vert in 2007, and was awarded the coveted Dew Cup for his efforts. After successful Summer season’s, White will compete in the superpipe discipline on the Winter Dew Tour. The 22-year-old from Carlsbad, Calif. has been a force to be reckoned with in competitive snowboarding since the tender age of 14.
“This is shaping up to be as impressive of an athlete field as anyone could hope for in a winter event; the Winter Dew Tour competition is bound to be a fight to the bitter end,” said Wade Martin, AST president. “With more than 28 hours of original programming on NBC, MTV, MTV2 and USA, there will be action-packed content for the crowds onsite in addition to the fans at home tuning in to the broadcast.”
The roster of snowboard and freeski athletes includes the following notables:
Snowboard Superpipe
Shaun White
Mason Aguirre
Trevor Jacob
Steve Fisher
Hannah Teter
Gretchen Bleiler
Kelly Clark
Torah Bright
Snowboard Slopestyle
Travis Rice
Andreas Wiig
Danny Kass
Kevin Pearce
Jamie Anderson
Hana Beaman
Torah Bright
Freeski Superpipe
Tanner Hall
Simon Dumont
Peter Olenick
Colby West
Jossi Wells
Freeski Slopestyle
Andreas Hatveit
Jossi Wells
Matt Walker
Charles Gagnier
Jon Olsson
Freeski Women
Sarah Burke
Jen Hudak
Kristi Leskinen
The complete list of Winter Dew Tour competitors will be released on Monday, Nov. 24.
Similar to the Dew Tour’s summer competition structure, the Winter Dew Tour will be based on a cumulative points system as the top snow athletes battle it out for a piece of the $1.5 million prize purse and the chance to take home the Dew Cup at the conclusion of the season in February.
