Photos:Scott Nettleton
The Swatch Freeride World Tour kicks off next Saturday, in Andorra.
See, Friday was day two of the Revelstoke three-star, a Freeride World Qualifier event.
There are events like these all over the world and they happen virtually every weekend, all winter.
Theyre populated by local kids, a few bearded old guys and eager shreds from somewhere down the road.
A riders three best results on the season are compiled to determine her rankings.
Its a grind, to be sure, and none of it is particularly glamorous.
Two hours and some laps around the resort later, things still werent looking up.
He was up there calling the event and doing some coverage for the station.
Bummed out, he said, but theres nothing you could really do about the weather.
A few minutes after we spoke, they called it.
Thursdays runs would be counted as final.
again and again to every new listener.
A kid named Lewis, from Canmore, ended up winning the mens skier competition.
He goes home with a slick new trophy and a cool $750 in his pocket.
It felt a long way from Andorra, Chamonix or Haines.
