Seniors tear up Roberts as the Canadian Open celebrates ten years at Red
By Contributor
RED Mountain hosted the 10th Annual Canadian Open Freeskiing Championships Senior event this past weekend. With a flurry of walk-in registrations the competition had a healthy group of competitors vying for top spot in the Senior Open.
With variable cloudiness, fresh snow and mild temperatures, the finals for the senior portion of the event concluded on Saturday, January 15th. With all of the athletes descending down the slopes of Mount Roberts, typically known as a backcountry enthusiast slope, the championship saw a tough pool of competitors showing top caliber skiing. Prize money was issued for the top five athletes in the men’s and women’s categories.
CJ Wright and Kasie Stroshin took top spot for the Senior Men’s and Women’s categories respectively. Local RED athletes Colston Villanueva Beatson placed 4th in the men’s category and Leah Evans placed 5th in the women’s category. The newly renovated Rafters Bar at Red played host to the Kokanee Afterparty which rounded out the celebration in typical legendary fashion.
The Junior portion of the Canadian Open Freeskiing Championships takes place January 20 – 22, 2011. Athlete check-in takes place on Thursday and qualifiers/finals taking place on Friday/Saturday.
See attached file for final scores of all athletes that competed in Saturday’s finals.
