Season Finale Returns for Second Consecutive Year

 Burr Ridge, Ill. – June 29, 2011 – The Winter Dew Tour today announced the full schedule for the 2011-12 season. Closing out the season with the Winter Dew Tour Championships, Snowbasin Resort in Ogden, Utah has been chosen as the stage for the final event of the season. Showcasing the world’s top freeski and snowboard athletes competing in slopestyle and superpipe, the event will take place February 9-12, 2012 and will feature the year-ends Awards Ceremony.

Boasting the largest media platform in all of winter action sports, The Winter Dew Tour will be televised live on NBC with additional domestic and international programming reaching more than 200 million households worldwide.

“It is terrific to be selected once again to host the season ending Winter Dew Tour Championship,” said Jeff Robbins, president and CEO of the Utah Sports Commission. “Last year’s event drove significant economic impact and brought tremendous international media exposure to Utah. Also, with the 2011 event at Snowbasin setting an all-time Winter Dew Tour attendance record, it highlights that Utah remains a great location to host major sporting events.”

“Snowbasin is excited to welcome the Dew Tour back in February 2012 and showcase our resort to a worldwide audience,” said Kent Lyons, General Manager of Snowbasin. “The opportunity to welcome the best snowboarders and skiers to our resort has proven to be very popular with our guests and we hope to again demonstrate the sports appeal of the Ogden and Northern Utah area to yet another record-setting audience.”

The Winter Dew Tour continues its commitment to progression in winter action sports, featuring premier 22-foot superpipes and the highest level slopestyle courses at each stop. Cornerstone elements including live music and a festival village will remain a mainstay of the Tour. Rising freeski and snowboard stars will also have an opportunity to solidify a regular spot through a qualifying system hosted at the Breckenridge event.

“The Winter Dew Tour continues to be the most successful winter action sports tour by continuing its tradition of setting spectator attendance records, attracting the world’s top competitors and enjoying partnerships with the country’s premier resorts,” said Chris Prybylo, General Manager of the Winter Dew Tour. “A standard of excellence for winter action sports has been set, and we look forward to building upon it during the 2011-12 season.” 

The complete 2011-12 Winter Dew Tour schedule is as follows:

Date                 Location

Dec. 15-18        Breckenridge Ski Resort – Breckenridge, Colo.

Jan. 19-22         Killington Resort – Killington, Vt.

Feb. 9-12          Snowbasin Resort – Ogden, Utah – Toyota Championship

Entering its fourth season, the top athletes in the world will take part in the 2011-12 Winter Dew Tour, all competing for the highly coveted Dew Cup that will be awarded at the Toyota Championship at Snowbasin Resort in Ogden, Utah. The 2010-11 Dew Cup champions include Bobby Brown (Freeski Slopestyle), Kevin Rolland (Freeski Superpipe), Jamie Anderson (Women’s Snowboard Slopestyle), Torstein Horgmo (Men’s Snowboard Slopestyle), Kelly Clark (Women’s Snowboard Superpipe) and Louie Vito (Men’s Snowboard Superpipe).

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Winter Dew Tour

The Winter Dew Tour consists of three major, multi-sport events spanning across the country. Each event features snowboard (superpipe and slopestyle) and freeskiing (superpipe and slopestyle).  At season’s end, the overall point’s leaders are crowned year-end champions and awarded the prestigious Dew Cup. As part of an Alli property, key lifestyle elements compliment the competitions at each Tour event including the Festival Village, specialty competitions, and live cutting edge music. Current Winter Dew Tour partners include Mountain Dew (tour title sponsor), Toyota, Nike 6.0, Ball Park, Pantech, Paul Mitchell, Playstation, and Power Bar. For more information, visit www.Allisports.com.

AlliSports

AlliSports, is an action sports lifestyle brand whose mission is to connect fans with athletes and brands through best in class events, media, and authentic branded products.  AlliSports includes: the Dew Tour, Winter Dew Tour, Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship and the Gatorade Free Flow Tour; Alli Media which creates, produces, and distributes original content; Alli RideShop an online retailer carrying top skate and BMX consumer products; and Alli MotoShop an online retailer carrying top moto consumer products.  AlliSports is owned by NBC Sports.  More information can be found at www.allisports.com.

NBC Sports Group

When the Comcast-NBCUniversal transaction was completed in January of 2011, the broad reach and storied history of NBC Sports united with Comcast’s 24/7 ability to super-serve fans to create the NBC Sports Group. The new sports media company consists of an array of broadcast television, cable television and digital sports assets, including NBC Sports & Olympics, Golf Channel, Versus, 11 SportNets (regional sports networks) and their respective websites. Together, the new combined assets of the NBC Sports Group possess an unparalleled collection of television rights agreements, partnering with some of the most prestigious sports properties in the world: the Olympics, NFL, NHL, PGA TOUR, PGA of America, USGA, IndyCar, Wimbledon, French Open, Tour de France and Kentucky Derby.

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Yesterday’s action was incredible.  Check out some video highlights or better yet, get on up here and see the last day’s action for yourself.

1/29/10 — Come and get it!  The School Hill half pipe is still in great shape, and will be yours for the taking through the end of February (pending conditions).  We will cut it two times a week.   The advanced park on Coyote is still in snowmaking production – stay tuned for updates!  The  Littlecat Park is now starting on Showboat and continues to Littlecat.   There are currently five jumps and 13 rails. The jumps on Littlecat Park vary in size for all abilities.  Please remember to always inspect a Terrain Park daily. Features can change over night. Easy style it, and have fun!

SNOWBOARDERS DANNY DAVIS AND QUERALT CASTELLET AND FREESKIER MIKE RIDDLE WIN SUPERPIPE FINALS AT THE TOTINO’S OPEN AT BRECKENRIDGE      

December 19, 2009 – Danny Davis of Highland, Mich. won the men’s snowboard superpipe final for the second consecutive year at the Breckenridge stop of the Winter Dew Tour. Spain’s Queralt Castellet and Canadian Mike Riddle took home their first Winter Dew Tour wins in women’s snowboard superpipe and freeski superpipe, respectively.

It was obvious that landing a double cork was key during the men’s snowboard superpipe final. Ilkka-Emeli Laari of Finland, Iouri Podlachikov of Switzerland and Roger Kleivdal of Norway were among the athletes that landed successful variations, however it was Davis that came out ahead. Davis, 21, landed a cab 10 double cork and a frontside 10 double cork during his first run, to earn him a score of 96.50, the highest score in the history of the Winter Dew Tour.

“I feel good especially after not landing any runs in the contest I had last weekend at Copper,” said Davis. “I just put something together, and it feels doubly nice to win.”

Podlachikov came in second with a score of 91.25 and 2002 Olympic bronze medalist and Breckenridge-native JJ Thomas came in third with a score of 84.75, landing a giant frontside 1080 and a backside nine 12 feet out of the pipe.

In the women’s snowboard superpipe final, Castellet, 20, came out on the top of the podium for the first time at the Winter Dew Tour, landing tricks like a frontside 540, backside 5 and a frontside 900. Castellet showed consistency in both runs by earning scores in the 90s, with a final winning score of 92.50.

“I’m so excited because I’ve never won before,” said Castellet. “It feels very, very good, and I can’t believe it.”

Canadian Sarah Conrad came in second by landing a backside 540 into a frontside 5, earning her a score of 89.00 in her second run, jumping her from sixth place to the number two spot on the podium. Kjersti Ostgaard Buaas of Norway combined big air with stylish spins to earn her a third-place score of 87.00.

 It was all about the second runs in the freeski superpipe final, as the majority of the athletes fell attempting technical tricks during their first runs. Riddle, 23, came out on top, landing a huge double flip and his signature alley-oop bow and arrow to give him his winning score of 93.00.

 “It feels amazing to win. I couldn’t be happier,” said Riddle. “I put down the run I wanted to, and I’m just happy I came out on top.”

 Josiah Wells of New Zealand had a second-place finish with a score of 91.50, with a run that included a 720 tail grab. Frenchman Xavier Bertoni rounded out the podium in third with a 90.75. The Totino’s Open marks the first time Riddle, Wells or Bertoni have finished on the podium in a freeski superpipe competition.

The four-day competition is the first of three stops of the Winter Dew Tour, which features men’s and women’s snowboarding and freeskiing disciplines. Sunday’s action features the freeski slopestyle final and men’s and women’s snowboard slopestyle finals.

 The complete 2009-10 Winter Dew Tour schedule is as follows:

 Event                           Date                             Location

Totino’s Open                Dec. 17-20                    Breckenridge Ski Resort – Breckenridge, Colo.

Wendy’s Invitational    Jan. 14-17          Snowbasin  – Ogden, Utah

Toyota Championship     Feb. 4-7                        Mount Snow Resort – West Dover, Vt.

 Winter Dew Tour’s Totino’s Open at Breckenridge Ski Resort

Saturday, December 19, 2009 -  Breckenridge, Colo.

 Men’s Snowboard Superpipe Final

1. Danny Davis, Highland, Mich., 96.50.  2. Iouri Podlachikov, Switzerland, 91.25.  3. JJ Thomas, Breckenridge, Colo., 84.75.  4. Mason Aguirre, Duluth, Minn., 80.00.  5. Steve Fisher, Breckenridge, Colo., 78.50.  6. Zachary Black, Breckenridge, Colo., 75.00.  7. Ilkka-Eemeli Laari, Finland, 71.00.  8. Fredrik Austbo, Norway, 68.50.  9. Roger Kleivdal, Norway, 64.50.  10. Janne Korpi, Finland, 62.00.  11. Matt Ladley, Steamboat Springs, Colo., 56.50.  12. Scotty Lago, Seabrook, N.H., 49.00. 

Women’s Snowboard Superpipe Final

1. Queralt Castellet, Spain, 92.50.  2. Sarah Conrad, Canada, 89.00.  3. Kjersti Ostgaard Buaas, Norway, 87.00.  4. Kelly Marren, Hillsborough, Calif., 84.00.  5. Elena Hight, South Lake Tahoe, Calif., 83.75.  6. Kaitlyn Farrington, Sun Valley, Idaho, 80.25.

Freeski Superpipe Final

1. Mike Riddle, Canada, 93.00.  2. Josiah Wells, New Zealand, 91.50.  3. Xavier Bertoni, France, 90.75.  4. Kevin Rolland, France, 87.75.  5. Justin Dorey, Canada, 82.50.  6. Simon Dumont, Bethel, Maine, 81.00.  7. Matt Duhamel, San Francisco, Calif., 76.25.  8. Banks Gilberti, Sun Valley, Idaho, 67.75.  9. Dan Marion, Windham, Maine, 60.25.  10. Matt Margetts, Canada, 50.25.  11. Thomas Krief, France, 46.00.  12. David Wise, Reno, Nev., 14.25.

The second stop of the Dew Tour will take place at Snowbasin on January 15, 16 & 17! The slopestyle and superpipe events will be free to spectators, with easy access from the base. And you won’t want to miss the big party in O-town (Ogden), with a free concert. Mark you calendars, and watch for more details on the party downtown, participating athletes, and park-n-ride transportation to Snowbasin. The event schedule will be released by AlliSports 30 days before the event. Stay tuned!