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North American Open is Under Way
It’s official, The North American Open is up and running at Breckenridge, Colorado. Jon Olsson has been shoveling for hours everyday to put the finishing touches on the course to perfect the jumps. Pretty impressive when you have someone like Olsson himself out doing all the shoveling, that shows he’s really passionate about putting on a solid comp.
After the first day of competition the first twenty qualifiers will be chosen with two more last chance finalists being selected tomorrow. Founders Jon Olsson and Simon Dumont are personally picking each finalist in hopes of showcasing the best park skiing in the world during the finals Saturday afternoon. All sorts of crazy tricks have been thrown which is helping riders advance to compete against the likes of Jon, Simon, Jacob Wester and Colby West. Kangaroo flips, spins and tech rail sessions are all being laid down in stylish fashion. Look for video coverage on Jon Olsson’s video Blog.
Posted by Derek on Saturday, February 23rd, 2008 in Snow.
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February 23rd, 2008 at 12:47 pm
The simple fact that Jon was out there personally working his ass off to make sure this is a top-notch event is very impressive when you think about a lot of contests that riders simply put their name on and make appearances at.
February 23rd, 2008 at 7:26 pm
GO BLAKE NYMAN !!
February 26th, 2008 at 12:35 am
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