We would like to send deep heartfelt sympathy to all the family and loved ones of Kelsi Cook. Kelsi, a Crystal Mountain employee, had her young life taken tragically last week. We will miss your smile!
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Congratulations to Crystal's very own Freeride Members
Tyler Ceccanti took first place in the Men's Adult Skiing Category. This is Tyler's first year in the Adult category.
Laura Ogden took first place in the Adult Women's Skiing Category.
The competition took place on March 13th- 15th.
Laura & Tyler with their winnings!
To view the full list of results in both men's and women's ski and snowboard categories click here.
March 6-8, 2008 IFSA Junior North American Freeskiing Championships
These juniors are the future of freeskiing and they ripped on the slopes of the King. It was an amazing event. All of them are truely inspirational!
Junior Boys Finals
1. Mike Mandahl- Alta/Snowbird 71.83
2. Ryan Sullivan- Whistler/Blackcomb 70.75
3. Lloyd Dahlem- Crystal Mountain 69.92
4. Tim Hiatt- Tamarack 66.50
5. Andrew Pollard- Alta 64.50
6. Alex Anderson- Snowbird 63.50
6. Norm Griswold- Crystal Mountain 63.50
8. Jake Balzarini- Whistler/Blackcomb 62.50
8. Christian Mandahl- Alta/Snowbird 62.50
10. Jehren Boehm- Squaw Valley 60.58
11. Henry Gates- Snowbird 58.75
12. Casey Rose- Alta/Canyons 57.83
13. Payton Covlin- Crystal Mountain 56.58
14. Jordan Ling- Whistler/Blackcomb 55.84
15. Colston Beatson- Red Resort, BC. 54.58
16. Taylor Lyman- Snowbird 53.41
17. Shane Schorzman- Crystal Mountain 53.00
18. Riley Rose- Alta/Canyons 52.66
19. Frazer McGraw- Whistler 49.25
20. Will Greenwood- Crystal Mountain 44.83
21. Adam Sandoval- Snowbird 43.34
22. Ben Greenland- Tamarack 43.00
23. Leo Ahrens- Alta/Snowbird 38.17
Junior Girls Final
1. Erin Kerr- Whistler 56.50
2. Brittani Ballantyne- Crested Butte 54.57
3. Alexandria Bachmeier- Crystal Mountain 53.58
4. Danielle Rowe- Crystal Mountain 53.42
5. Ariana Stufano- Whistler 46.50
Congratulations to the following CMAC racers:
Men: Women:
Paul E. Meyer Stephanie Schott
Blake P. Jarvis Karyn Winquist
Cameron Stone Mckenna McNabb
Joseph Dolack
Gunnar Lindskog
March 4, 2008
Congratulations to Tyler! He won the viewers choice award for the Red Bull Cold Rush Event and the $1000 prize. We are so very proud of our Freeride Athlete! Keep up the good work and best of luck in the upcoming events. Stay tuned for other events...
February 15, 2008
Congratulations Tyler on your 9th place finish in the Red Bull Cold Rush event at Red Mountain. Click here to see Tylers footage.
February 7, 2008
Crystal local and Freeride Team Member Tyler Ceccanti is one of 21 athletes invited to compete at the Red Bull Cold Rush Event. This multi-discipline competition includes a slopestyle session in an open pit mine, summit approach, big mountain descent and an online vote for People’s Choice
Red Bull Cold Rush takes place on February 8 – 9, as 21 of the world’s best freeskiers compete for the title of most versatile and best all-around skier, as judged first by the athletes themselves and then by fans everywhere via a People’s Choice Award on www.rip.tv. Help Tyler make it to the top by watching & voting!
TO LEARN MORE CLICK HERE
All videos will then be uploaded to rip.tv where fans will be able to vote for the Red Bull Cold Rush People’s Choice Award starting on Feb. 11th by 11:59 pm PST, with voting closing Feb. 22nd. Voters who participate in the rip.tv People’s Choice Award will also automatically be entered into a draw for a free pair of skis signed by the winner.
Continue Reading...A GIRL WHO KNOWS HOW TO RIP...
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Year after year Ingrid continues to impress us all. Crystal would like to congratulate her on winning the 2008 Best Female Performance, at the Powder Magazine Video Awards in Aspen, for her segment in Matchstick's 7 Sunny Days.
Ingrid Backstrom is a member of the 2008 Crystal Mountain Freeride Team and learned how to slide at Crystal. She now rips slopes across the world with style and grace. You go girl...
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Above: Billy in the "white room" at Crystal November 2006
Photo: J. Rayne
The sunny skies over Crystal Tuesday were overshadowed by the news that athlete Billy Poole was killed jumping a cliff in the Utah backcountry. The extremely talented Poole was filming with Warren Miller for an upcoming movie and suffered fatal injuries upon landing. Billy was among several professional athletes that visited Crystal last November. Billy and his calm demeanor made a presence that will not be forgotten. His passion for the sport was undeniable and lived for a sport that drove him...to do what he loved to do.
Crystal sends warm regards to Billy's family and celebrates his passion for the sport.
1/19/2008 -Let's all send some good energy to Scott Macartney, who's in a medically induced coma in an Innsbruck/Austria hospital after a horrific fall near the finish line of the Hahnenkamm world cup race in Kitzbuehl/Austria.
Get well soon, Scott!! 
1/ 20/2008 -UPDATE: Scott is in the hospital under evaluation and is expected to make a full recovery!!!
Continue Reading...Crystal Mountain is so much fun on New Years Eve. The best way to ring in the New Year is with other people who know what is important: snow, skiing, snowboarding.
This year marked an exceptionally fun New Years at Crystal Mountain because there were tons of people at the mountain due to the great conditions. As usual, there was a big turn-out to watch the fireworks at the base area. During the fireworks display, a man next to me said, "This is what's great about Crystal: Amazing skiing, and then you get this!"
Crystal Mountain offers RV parking in B Lot, and every year I see more and more RVs in that lot for New Years. It's prime real estate as it is just a 5 minute walk from your mobile home to not only the Chinook chairlift but also to all of the New Years Eve festivities. I think the word is spreading about RVs and Crystal on New Years Eve because B Lot was almost filled to the rim with RVs this year. After the midnight countdown to 2008, I spent my first minutes of the New Year strolling through B Lot crashing bonfires. Every place I stopped, people welcomed me and invited me over to stand by their fire pit. It made me wish I had an RV.
Jan 1, 2008, snowboarding was fantastic. The snow is staying nice due to the cold temperatures. Let the snow keep flyin'!
Crystal mountain is a breeding ground for great skiers. International pros like Ingrid Backstrom and Scott McCartney have grown up skiing here and gone on to make big waves as Ski movie stars and World Cup racers. Tyler Ceccanti (a member of Crystals freeride team) could be our next big export...he's been skiing really well this season and we're all excited for him. Here are a couple pictures of Tyler recently taken by Crystal's own Rory Robison. Be on the look out for these two, we'll probably be seeing more images like these on the Glossy pages of Powder soon...
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Tyler brings in the new year...
Tyler taking advantage of our new Northway lift
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Untracked and wide open...? Just another day at Crystal mountain for Tyler Ceccanti...
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