Danny Kass and Elena Hight ruled the superpipe at Northstar-at-Tahoe for the second straight yeat at the Vans Cup on Sunday.
Louie Vito slid into second place behind Kass and repeat third place finisher Iouri Podlatchokov. Kass, who also won the inaugural Cup Superpipe in 2005, took home $20,000 for his efforts on Sunday. Elena Hight claimed the $11,000 first place prize ahead of Lizzy Beerman and Kjersti Buaas.
Earlier in the weekend weekend, X-Games winner Andreas Wiig claimed his second straight Vans Cup slopestyle title and Cheryl Maas took to the podium for a second day in a row with her win in slopestyle.
It took a bit of final run heroics for Wiig as top qualifier Mason Aguirre put the pressure on with his second and final run that had him in the top spot. But Wiig then nailed a Front 1080 to Backside Rodeo 900 on the last run of the day to seal the title.
Cheryl Maas took third in Friday night’s Rail Jam and added another $15,000 to her pocket with her win on Saturday.
Chas Guldemond and Molly Aguirre claimed the first two titles at the Vans Cup at Tahoe under the lights Friday night with each taking top honors in the Rail Jam. An open qualifying jam brought a bunch of new names into Rail Jam finals, and Guldemond, a New Hampshire native, led an East Coast contingent of guys who took top spots on the podium after a couple of frenzied of hours under the lights.
Sunday, March 2 - Superpipe Finals
Men:
1. Danny Kass (Vernon, NJ) 92.1 $20,000
2. Louie Vito (Bellefontaine, OH) 90.3 $14,000
3. Iouri Podlatchokov (Zurich, SWZ) 88.3 $7,000
Women:
1. Elena Hight (South Lake Tahoe, CA) 92.0 $11,000
2. Lizzy Beerman (Weston,VT) 81.0 $6,500
3. Kjersti Buaas (Trondheim, NOR) 75.0 $3,000
Saturday, March 1 - Slopestyle Finals
Men:
1. Andreas Wiig (Asker, NOR) 93.7 $20,000
2. Mason Aguirre (Duluth, MN) 90.7 $14,000
3. Robbie Walker (, AUS) 88.0 $7,400
Women:
1. Cheryl Maas (Biarritz, FRA) 79.0 $15,000
2. Kjersti Buaas (Trondheim, NOR) 75.5 $7,500
3. Chanelle Sladics (Newport Beach, CA) 66.2 $3,000
Friday, February 29 – Rail Jam Results
Men:
1. Chas Guldemond (Truckee, CA) $10,000
2. Brandon Reis (Dublin, NH) $7, 000
3. Kade Madsen (Sparta, NJ) $3,000
Women:
1. Molly Aguirre (Mammoth Lakes, CA) $3,000
2. Desiree Melancon (Riverside, CA) $1,500
3. Cheryl Maas (Biarritz, FRA) $1,000
A television special on the Vans Cup at Tahoe will air on Fuel TV soon – we’ll bring you the dates when we get em.
