Mar 21, 2009
Author: SBC Skier Staff
Retallack, B.C. – Whistler’s 19 year old big mountain phenom Kye
Peterson was voted winner of the 2009 Red Bull Cold Rush by his fellow
competitors, all among the best big mountain freeskiers in the world. JP Auclair and Sage Cattabriga-Alosa were voted 2nd and 3rd place
respectively.
One of the most progressive big mountain freeski contests of the year,
the Cold Rush featured a three event format consisting of Backcountry
Big Air (20%); Cliff Lines (40%), and Big Mountain Descent (40%). The
Cold Rush took place at the famed Retallack Lodge in the Selkirk
Mountain Range from March 16-18. Podium Photo (Left to R): JP Auclair – 2nd; Kye Peterson – 1st; Sage Cattabriga-Alosa – 3rd.
Above photo: Kye Peterson, Big Mountain Descent contest
The contest line-up included the 2008 Cold Rush champ
Dave Treadway, 2009 Cdn Freeskiing Open champ Dane Tudor, plus CR
Johnson, Cody Barnhill, Riley Leboe, Tyler Ceccanti, Mike Hopkins,
Callum Pettit and Sean Pettit.
Red Bull Cold Rush Results
1. Kye Peterson, Whistler, BC (Oakley, Rossignol, Giro, Pow, Leki)
2. JP Auclair, Whistler, BC (Oakley, Orage, Armada, Giro, Level, JoyStick)
3. Sage Cattabriga-Alosa, UT, USA (Rossignol, Smith, The North Face)
JP Auclair, Backcountry Jump contest
Sage Cattabriga-Alosa, Cliff Lines contest
Kye Peterson
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