The first stop of the Grand Prix was an Epic one. With heavy hitters like Andy Finch, Ross Baker, Danny Davis, Louie Vito, Antti Autti and Steve Fisher you know the riding is going to be next level. With most riders landing a stock first run the level was finally set by Omatic rider and Louie Vito. His run included back to back 10's followed by Back to Back 9's. As run number two came so did some heavy weather. Some riders pulled through during their last run changing up the podium a bit but after all in all Vito's first run remained the top run of the day.

• 1. Louie Vito, Sandy, UT, 47.20


• 2. Steve Fisher, Breckenridge, CO, 44.00


• 3. Antti Autti, Finland, 43.60


• 4. Daniel Friberg, Switzerland, 43.40


• 5. Dustin Craven, Canada, 42.00


• 6. Andy Finch, Truckee, CA, 41.60

The women did some stunts I even saw a cab nine. Kelly Clark is hard to beat so here are the women's results.

• 1. Kelly Clark, West Dover, VT, 43.20


• 2. Soko Yamaoka, Japan, 37.60


• 3. Hannah Teter, Belmont, VT, 37.50


• 4. Madeline Schaffrick, Steamboat Springs, CO, 36.60


• 5. Elena Hight, South Lake Tahoe, CA, 32.30

Later on that afternoon our friend Paul Mitchell hosted a big air "progression session"... the run in was definitly a challenge for the riders with the light directly in their eyes but they pulled it off with some good back rodeo 7's and a few really nice cab and switch back 9's. Colorado native Madison Ellsworth took the $5,000 purse home stomping a flipping sweet Switch back nine

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