Shaun White. World Superpipe Championships p: Tim Roberts

“The competition was fierce and the crowd was in surplus, creating the absolute best World Superpipe Championships ever!” said Krista Parry, spokeswoman for Park City Mountain Resort. “The clouds parted to create a perfect day for the competitors with blue skies and warm weather.”

The World Superpipe Championships hosted by Park City Mountain Resort invites the world’s top skiers and snowboarders to compete for a piece of the $90,000 purse in the Eagle Superpipe, the world’s largest superpipe and the site for the 2002 Winter Games. On Saturday, March 10th, the best male and female snowboarders in the world battled it out in a best of three-run format. White was followed by Danny Davis with a best run of 89.7 to take second place, Mason Aguirre (88.67), Luke Mitrani (88.33) and Keir Dillon (86.67) took third, fourth and fifth respectively. Soko Yamaoka won second place with a top score of 86.30 in the women’s competition followed by Kelly Clark (85.33) for third and Juliane Bray (73.33) and Shiho Nakashima (71.0) for fourth and fifth respectively.

Tora Bright World Superpipe p: Josh Scheuerman

Shaun White, 2006 Olympic Gold Medalist, made his first appearance in the World Superpipe Championships and took the top spot in the men’s snowboarding competition. White jumped multiple places on the Ticket To Ride (TTR) World Snowboard Tour Ranking List from twelfth to fourth. Torah Bright, won for the second year in a row in the women’s competition moving her up three spots on the TTR World Snowboard Tour Ranking List to third place from sixth place. Ticket To Ride (TTR) World Snowboard Tour represents the largest group of independent freestyle snowboard events in the world. Events are rated via a 1-through-6 Star system, with points allocated accordingly and a 6 STAR event holding the highest amount of points. Any rider participating in these events will earn TTR Ranking Points and a position on the TTR Ranking List.

On Sunday, March 11th, the best male skiers, including Tanner Hall, will compete in the same three-run format. Other invited skiers include: Simon Dumont, Mike Riddle and Niklas Karlstrom. The World Superpipe Championships is free to the public and includes live music, food, and giveaways. For more information, visit: www.worldsuperpipe.com.