Australian Slopestyle Tour 2014 — The Mile High / STYLEWARS

seems it’s all wrapped up now. can’t wait to see the footage

THE MILE HIGH 2014 — THE HIGHLIGHT REEL

The Mile High 2014 presented by Carlton Dry
The highlight reel presented by Boardworld
Perisher Resort, Australia

This was very cool to watch. Because it was jam session format you could stand at one feature, watch the entire field go through then move down to the next feature.

The transfer hit was the standout feature. It was a large takeoff only, that you had to hit at a tight angle to clear a gap and make the landing of the jump next to it. Most of the competitors were coming in on the angle to make the transfer, but spinning the wrong way. Pretty sure ST was spinning the wrong way, but then also doing FS spins off his heals - kinda wrongway then wrongway if you follow!

Torstein was the crowd favirote - trying really cool steezy stuff everywhere and being super cool at the same time. There where also heaps of clean triples and 1440s landed so I guess you can’t compete with that.

The girls are so tiny! - I don’t know how they get enough speed, particually for the last jump.

Great edit boys!! Such an epic job to get it up so quick!!

Everyone was ripping! Yeeww!

Look out stylewars!

Great edit boys!! Such an epic job to get it up so quick!!

Everyone was ripping! Yeeww!

Look out stylewars!

Thanks guys!

Unfortunately, STYLEWARS for has been cancelled today due to bad weather. 28 Stairs will go ahead as planned this evening. There is a BBQ lunch and men’s slopestyle presentation at the Village Bowl next to the skate ramp at 12:30pm today.

Rider: Max Eberhardt
Photo: Purple Collective

Will the main event be rescheduled? Such a shame as it was a killer park

I don’t believe so. They got a result for the men’s based on the day one results. 28 Stairs is going ahead tonight. Yeah, it’s a shame. I would have loved to see the finals.

Bummer. Will we see footage from day 1 you rekon?

Yep, we shared a video on our Facebook page. But we are also putting together an AST recap video which should have footage from STYLEWARS too.

17 Year-Old Kyle Mack Wins Stylewars 2014

Falls Creek, Vic – Monday 1 September 2014: American teenage snowboarder, Kyle Mack, was crowned the Stylewars 2014 Grandmaster after his top-scored run from day one secured him the overall win when high winds forced the cancellation of the final day of competition.

On Monday the Michigan-based 17 year-old impressed the judges in Falls Creek’s monster-sized slopestyle course, laying down a stylish and technical run during a day where tricky conditions and increasing winds threatened to call-off the action. And it was this late-season cold front and snowfall that hit the Australian Alps which ultimately didn’t allow the final day of slopestyle competition to proceed.  After waiting the two full days allowed in the weather window, gale-force headwinds and icy conditions still plagued the course: 70kph winds buffeted Falls Creek early this morning, and by 10 AM the headwinds had only decreased to 55kph, making it still too dangerous for riders to hit the big jumps at high speed.

“Winning Stylewars 2014 feels pretty good!” Kyle Mack said after collecting his $3000 winner’s cheque. “It’s the second contest of the year, so it’s definitely a good way to start the season. The course set-up was awesome. The takeoffs and the landings of the jumps really matched up, and the rails were good; it was a fun course. I really wish the second day and finals could have happened, so that everyone could have thrown down heavier runs, and I could have landed the run I wanted to try.”

On Monday Kyle Mack’s winning run included a super-stylish Backside 1080 Japan Air, followed by a smooth Frontside 720 off his toes, a technical Switch Wallride-Switch Backside 180-out on the final feature.

“My Australia trip has been a lot of fun,” Kyle continued. “It’s been awesome to check out Perisher and Falls Creek and everything in between. It’s a beautiful country, and hopefully I’ll be coming back next year for The Australian Slopestyle Tour.”

After Monday’s day of competition, Ireland’s Seamus O’Connor secured the Stylewars runner-up position ahead of USA’s Asher Humphreys. And Australia’s highest placed competitor was Victorian Tim Laidlaw.

“The Australian Slopestyle Tour is great for all us Aussie riders,” said ninth-placed Tim Laidlaw. “It brings all the international snowboarders out here, and we’re able to ride with the best in the world and really push our riding. The Mile High and Stylewars are some of the best competitions in the world, especially the world-class parks we are able to ride on. And with the jam session format of the competitions we’re really able to shine - to show our true skills without the normal pressure.”

The Women’s slopestyle event did not run after the female riders voted to wait for better conditions, which unfortunately did not eventuate.

But the Stylewars action will continue tonight with the famous 28 Stairs Rail Jam on the custom-built stair set-up in the Village Bowl from 7-9 PM, followed by the closing party inside The Frying Pan Inn.

RESULTS:

Men’s Slopestyle:
1.  Kyle Mack (USA) – $3000
2.  Seamus O’Connor (IRL) – $2000
3.  Asher Humphreys (USA) - $1000

Women’s Slopestyle:
Did not run

AUSTRALIAN SLOPESTYLE TOUR 2014 — FULL RECAP

STYLEWARS 2014 — THE HIGHLIGHT REEL