{"id":794126,"date":"2019-03-20T17:04:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-20T23:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/summit-county-locals-podium-at-helly-hansen-big-mountain-event-at-breckenridge-ski-resort\/"},"modified":"2019-03-20T17:04:00","modified_gmt":"2019-03-20T23:04:00","slug":"summit-county-locals-podium-at-helly-hansen-big-mountain-event-at-breckenridge-ski-resort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/local-news\/summit-county-locals-podium-at-helly-hansen-big-mountain-event-at-breckenridge-ski-resort\/","title":{"rendered":"Summit County locals podium at Helly Hansen Big Mountain event at Breckenridge Ski Resort"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"swift-gallery\" readability=\"6.8930669800235\">\n<ul id=\"imageGallery-363219-552\" class=\"gallery list-unstyled\">\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigMountain-SDN-032119-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigMountain-SDN-032119.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy Sean Branon | Skiers and snowboarders practice within the Six Senses terrain at Breckenridge Ski Resort's Peak 6 before Saturday's Helly Hansen Big Mountain Challenge.\" class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\" readability=\"6.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigMountain-SDN-032119.jpg\" alt=\"Skiers and snowboarders practice within the Six Senses terrain at Breckenridge Ski Resort's Peak 6 before Saturday's Helly Hansen Big Mountain Challenge.\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"8\">\n<p><strong>Skiers and snowboarders practice within the Six Senses terrain at Breckenridge Ski Resort&#8217;s Peak 6 before Saturday&#8217;s Helly Hansen Big Mountain Challenge.<\/strong><br \/>Courtesy Sean Branon<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigMountain-SDN-032119-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigMountain-SDN-032119-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy Sean Branon | A snowboarder holds a grab after launching off a natural cliff jump within the Six Senses terrain at Breckenridge Ski Resort's Peak 6 during Saturday's Helly Hansen Big Mountain Challenge.\" class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\" readability=\"7\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigMountain-SDN-032119-1.jpg\" alt=\"A snowboarder holds a grab after launching off a natural cliff jump within the Six Senses terrain at Breckenridge Ski Resort's Peak 6 during Saturday's Helly Hansen Big Mountain Challenge.\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9\">\n<p><strong>A snowboarder holds a grab after launching off a natural cliff jump within the Six Senses terrain at Breckenridge Ski Resort&#8217;s Peak 6 during Saturday&#8217;s Helly Hansen Big Mountain Challenge.<\/strong><br \/>Courtesy Sean Branon<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigMountain-SDN-032119-2-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigMountain-SDN-032119-2.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy Sean Branon | A snowboarder eyes a line within the Six Senses terrain at Breckenridge Ski Resort's Peak 6 during Saturday's Helly Hansen Big Mountain Challenge.\" class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\" readability=\"6.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigMountain-SDN-032119-2.jpg\" alt=\"A snowboarder eyes a line within the Six Senses terrain at Breckenridge Ski Resort's Peak 6 during Saturday's Helly Hansen Big Mountain Challenge.\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"8\">\n<p><strong>A snowboarder eyes a line within the Six Senses terrain at Breckenridge Ski Resort&#8217;s Peak 6 during Saturday&#8217;s Helly Hansen Big Mountain Challenge.<\/strong><br \/>Courtesy Sean Branon<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigMountain-SDN-032119-3-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigMountain-SDN-032119-3.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy Sean Branon | A snowboarder drops into the Six Senses terrain at Breckenridge Ski Resort's Peak 6 during Saturday's Helly Hansen Big Mountain Challenge.\" class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\" readability=\"6.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigMountain-SDN-032119-3.jpg\" alt=\"A snowboarder drops into the Six Senses terrain at Breckenridge Ski Resort's Peak 6 during Saturday's Helly Hansen Big Mountain Challenge.\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"8\">\n<p><strong>A snowboarder drops into the Six Senses terrain at Breckenridge Ski Resort&#8217;s Peak 6 during Saturday&#8217;s Helly Hansen Big Mountain Challenge.<\/strong><br \/>Courtesy Sean Branon<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigMountain-SDN-032119-4-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigMountain-SDN-032119-4.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy Sean Branon | A skier launches off of a natural cliff jump within the Six Senses terrain at Breckenridge Ski Resort's Peak 6 during Saturday's Helly Hansen Big Mountain Challenge.\" class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\" readability=\"6.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigMountain-SDN-032119-4.jpg\" alt=\"A skier launches off of a natural cliff jump within the Six Senses terrain at Breckenridge Ski Resort's Peak 6 during Saturday's Helly Hansen Big Mountain Challenge.\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"8\">\n<p><strong>A skier launches off of a natural cliff jump within the Six Senses terrain at Breckenridge Ski Resort&#8217;s Peak 6 during Saturday&#8217;s Helly Hansen Big Mountain Challenge.<\/strong><br \/>Courtesy Sean Branon<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigMountain-SDN-032119-5-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigMountain-SDN-032119-5.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy Sean Branon | A skier launches off of a natural cliff jump within the Six Senses terrain at Breckenridge Ski Resort's Peak 6 during Saturday's Helly Hansen Big Mountain Challenge.\" class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\" readability=\"6.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigMountain-SDN-032119-5.jpg\" alt=\"A skier launches off of a natural cliff jump within the Six Senses terrain at Breckenridge Ski Resort's Peak 6 during Saturday's Helly Hansen Big Mountain Challenge.\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"8\">\n<p><strong>A skier launches off of a natural cliff jump within the Six Senses terrain at Breckenridge Ski Resort&#8217;s Peak 6 during Saturday&#8217;s Helly Hansen Big Mountain Challenge.<\/strong><br \/>Courtesy Sean Branon<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigMountain-SDN-032119-6-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigMountain-SDN-032119-6.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy Sean Branon | A skier launches off of a natural cliff jump within the Six Senses terrain at Breckenridge Ski Resort's Peak 6 during Saturday's Helly Hansen Big Mountain Challenge.\" class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\" readability=\"6.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigMountain-SDN-032119-6.jpg\" alt=\"A skier launches off of a natural cliff jump within the Six Senses terrain at Breckenridge Ski Resort's Peak 6 during Saturday's Helly Hansen Big Mountain Challenge.\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"8\">\n<p><strong>A skier launches off of a natural cliff jump within the Six Senses terrain at Breckenridge Ski Resort&#8217;s Peak 6 during Saturday&#8217;s Helly Hansen Big Mountain Challenge.<\/strong><br \/>Courtesy Sean Branon<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigMountain-SDN-032119-7-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigMountain-SDN-032119-7.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy Sean Branon | A skier eyes a landing after a natural cliff jump within the Six Senses terrain at Breckenridge Ski Resort's Peak 6 during Saturday's Helly Hansen Big Mountain Challenge.\" class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\" readability=\"6.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigMountain-SDN-032119-7.jpg\" alt=\"A skier eyes a landing after a natural cliff jump within the Six Senses terrain at Breckenridge Ski Resort's Peak 6 during Saturday's Helly Hansen Big Mountain Challenge.\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"8\">\n<p><strong>A skier eyes a landing after a natural cliff jump within the Six Senses terrain at Breckenridge Ski Resort&#8217;s Peak 6 during Saturday&#8217;s Helly Hansen Big Mountain Challenge.<\/strong><br \/>Courtesy Sean Branon<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigMountain-SDN-032119-8-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigMountain-SDN-032119-8.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy Sean Branon | A skier regains control after launching off of a natural cliff jump within the Six Senses terrain at Breckenridge Ski Resort's Peak 6 during Saturday's Helly Hansen Big Mountain Challenge.\" class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\" readability=\"7\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigMountain-SDN-032119-8.jpg\" alt=\"A skier regains control after launching off of a natural cliff jump within the Six Senses terrain at Breckenridge Ski Resort's Peak 6 during Saturday's Helly Hansen Big Mountain Challenge.\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9\">\n<p><strong>A skier regains control after launching off of a natural cliff jump within the Six Senses terrain at Breckenridge Ski Resort&#8217;s Peak 6 during Saturday&#8217;s Helly Hansen Big Mountain Challenge.<\/strong><br \/>Courtesy Sean Branon<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"caption-toggle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/sports\/summit-county-locals-podium-at-helly-hansen-big-mountain-event-at-breckenridge-ski-resort\/#\" class=\"show-captions\">Show Captions<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/sports\/summit-county-locals-podium-at-helly-hansen-big-mountain-event-at-breckenridge-ski-resort\/#\" class=\"hide-captions\">Hide Captions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">On Saturday, the region\u2019s best big mountain skiers and snowboarders dropped off of the top of the Tenmile Range in front of a backdrop of bluebird skies as part of the Helly Hansen Big Mountain Challenge at Breckenridge Ski Resort.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The Rocky Mountain Freeride Series event, also a junior regional sanctioned by the International Freeskiers &amp; Snowboarders Association, took place at the \u201cSix Senses\u201d double-black diamond terrain on Breckenridge\u2019s Peak 6. The competition\u2019s one-run format saw skier after skier and snowboarder after snowboarder drop into the terrain\u2019s steep lines, tight chutes and big cliff drops. Each skier and rider was then awarded a point total by the judges based on variables such as line choice, control, fluidity, technique, style and energy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The freeski male 15-18 age group division saw a turnout of more than 35 skiers. In the end, Kyle Matlock of the Crested Butte Mountain Sports team won the day with a score of 33.67, followed by Jakob Rundell of the Winter Park Big Mountain team (33.2) and Jennings Heflin of Team Breckenridge Sports Club (32.93). Team Summit Colorado\u2019s top finisher on the day in the division was William Wagner (32.1), while another top local finisher included Cooper Orr of Team Summit (sixth place, 31.56).<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">There was a huge turnout in the ski male 12-14 division as well, with 30 skiers dropping into the Six Senses course. The division was won by Ben Leifer of the Winter Park Big Mountain team with his score of 34.0, as he was joined on the podium by Hastings Traficanti of Team Summit (30.9) and Elijah Blakney of Telluride Ski &amp; Snowboard Club (29.93). The top Team Breckenridge skier in the division that day was Charlie Reish (fifth, 29.3).<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The ski female 15-18 division featured 18 total competitors led by a top two from Telluride Ski &amp; Snowboard Club, including first-place finisher Nelly Busch (29.9) and second place Lily Young (29.36). The Telluride pair was joined on the podium by Hailey Hoffman of Aspen Valley Ski &amp; Snowboard Club (29.1). The top local skier was Violet Heisler of Team Summit (28.86). The ski female 12-14 division featured 13 competitors, as Aspen Valley Ski &amp; Snowboard Club athlete Selby Hall won the competition with a score of 26.93.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">In the snowboard male 12-14 division, Blake Hayen of Eldora Mountain Ski &amp; Snowboard Club won with a score of 28.2, joined on the podium by Jace Guadagnoli (27.43) and Lucas Lemire (24.3), both of Team Summit. In the snowboard female 15-18 division, Samantha Lansky of Winter Park Snowboarding (25.5) took the top spot followed by Catherine Darrow of Eldora Mountain Ski &amp; Snowboard Club (21.6). In the snowboard male 15-18 division, Warren Doyle of the Method Freeride Team won with a score of 29.7 followed by Tommy Brown of Team Summit (26.4) and Kyle desGarennes of Winter Park Snowboarding (14.17).<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Breckenridge Ski Resort will host the U-12 division of this competition this coming Sunday at the same Six Senses terrain.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/sports\/summit-county-locals-podium-at-helly-hansen-big-mountain-event-at-breckenridge-ski-resort\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Summit Daily<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Skiers and snowboarders practice within the Six Senses terrain at Breckenridge Ski Resort&#8217;s Peak 6 before Saturday&#8217;s Helly Hansen Big Mountain Challenge.Courtesy Sean Branon A snowboarder holds a grab after launching off a natural cliff jump within the Six Senses terrain at Breckenridge Ski Resort&#8217;s Peak 6 during Saturday&#8217;s Helly Hansen Big Mountain Challenge.Courtesy Sean [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[99],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-794126","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-local-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-13 23:22:16","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KSMT The Mountain","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/794126","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=794126"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/794126\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=794126"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=794126"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=794126"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}