I thought Dew Tour showcased our sport to the masses in the best possible light. I really had my doubts about how well such a big commercially co-opted contest series would portray skiing, but after watching the other stops on TV and then getting to check out the Northstar event live, I'm super pumped on how it all turned out, including the judging.
The three different slope courses each favored different styles of skiing: Breck's big jumps put Bobby Brown's dub flips on top, while the Vermont course was creative with the cannon box and stuff, and ended up rewarding Houle's tech and creativity. Finally, the Northstar course was a bit smaller and the judges rewarded style this time around with Wallisch taking his first big contest. Pipe was dope too. We (and the public) saw everything from Riddle's and Tanner's dope style to Simon's big air spinning and Dorey's crazy doubles.
Overall I thought the judges properly rewarded the right skiers whose particular strengths suited the different styles of courses at each stop, and in the process the public got to see all the different facets of park skiing today, from balls out to creativity to style.
And the money is getting huge! Dope event overall!
