It is no secret that among the finest freeriders round hail from New Zealand. Whether or not it is one thing within the water or merely a coincidence, the tiny nation simply can not seem to cease producing unbelievable athletes. Whereas some ski areas in New Zealand have had a little bit of a tough go this winter and have been unable to open as a consequence of circumstances, others are thriving, and a current storm has solely helped. Treble Cone, which is simply up the highway from Wānaka on New Zealand’s south island, acquired 12cm of recent snow during the last week, which was apparently the proper quantity to open up some options close to the mountain’s summit. The Backcountry Invitational’s inaugural New Zealand check occasion befell earlier this week and introduced an unbelievable roster of freeriders to the realm. Previous to the competitors, a number of of the athletes competing within the occasion and others had a little warm-up session on the mountain’s summit rocks. As you’d count on, it was unreal, and since we will not fairly do it justice with phrases, listed below are just a few of the most effective clips from it.Wish to sustain with the most effective tales and images in snowboarding? Subscribe to the brand new Powder To The Individuals e-newsletter for weekly updates.Here is Ross Tester throwing down.
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A number of hits from Tester’s fellow FWT opponents, Toby Rafford and NZ native, Ben Richards (anybody else nonetheless enthusiastic about Ben Richard’s entrance flip from final season?).
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Here is one from Jess Hotter sending an enormous backflip.
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And final however not least, 15-year-old Jasper Rogers sending a triple backflip. Spoiler: He would not land it, however we love the ship anyway.
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Except Jasper, all these people competed on the Backcountry Invitational following this session, the place Jess Hotter ended up taking third within the girls’s class. Beginning subsequent week, the Jossi Wells Invitational can even happen at Treble Cone, in addition to the New Zealand Freestyle Nationals. Treble Cone is slated to shut for the season on September 28, so this is to getting after it so long as you possibly can within the southern hemisphere and hopefully seeing extra bonkers clips like these earlier than the tip of the season.
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