Back at the Mammoth Mountain Inn, the crew gathered for a slideshow from the week as well as a highlight edit from Cody at Poorboyz, and the moment we'd all been waiting for: the announcement of the winners of this year's tour. Needless to say this was a talented pool of skiers and everyone I spoke to noticed a marked improvement in the skill level even over last year's crew. It was great to have a more international flavor this year, and plans are in the works to expand even further for next year, possibly into Asia.
It was a super close race and required some lengthy backroom discussions between the Salomon team, but three riders were awarded for their efforts this week:
- Charlie Owens walked away with $500 in travel budget for the coming season
- Sean Jordan got hooked up with a free flight and week at Windells Camp
- The overall winner was Sweden's Kim Boberg who walked away with a trip to the Peak Performance King of Style this fall in Stockholm.
With that, and a few encouraging words from Jenny, Mike Douglas, and Bruno from Salomon, we were all but finished. The crew packed up and were out the door by 7:00 am Friday morning for the three hour tour back to Reno for flights home. And so ends Season Two of the Jib Academy. Most everyone is looking forward to next year, myself included, when we'll get another chance to visit far flung locations for the best local talent the world has to offer, and bring them to a park where they can really get their game on.
