Fresh snow over the last few days made for the perfect back drop for the Ansell expression session.An Antarctic blast of freezing weather hit Queenstown last night to leave a perfect winter’s day in the resort for events at Coronet Peak today.

Huge credit goes out to the Coronet Terrain Park crew for pulling a great Pipe together in the current frustrating snow conditions.

A very small turnout of riders mixed it with the skiers. A highlight for many been top Kiwi Dylan Butt sessioning with the crew and showing his obvious talent.

A crowd of around 50 people watched the 25 competitors perform McTwists, front and backside grabs and other tricks
for the judges. The "Jam" format allowed the riders to session as many runs as they wanted and to nominate the 2 runs they wished to be judged over. It is a relaxed format enjoyed by all.

First place in the male snowboard division went to Burch Marcel (20) of Switzerland, while Brad Prosser (19)of Wellington was first in the Skier division.

Normally famed for her snowboarding prowess, Queenstowner Christa Woerlee (19) took first place in the Women’s Ski division while Abby Lockhart (21) of
Coromandel grabbed the top prize in the Women’s Snowboard division.

Taking the junior prize for snowboarding was Ted Hanna (13) of Queenstown.

bzone team