Words and Photos by Ashley Rosemeyer 

Winter is off to a great start on the East coast! With snow dominating the forecast for almost every week leading up to the event, the Killington Parks crew had plenty of snow to work with for this years Rails 2 Riches build. The riders didn’t let the high winds and nuking snow slow them down during qualifiers and some were even lucky enough to kick up some pow before finals. As the day turned into night, the judges had made their tough decisions and the selected riders were given 45 minutes to prove to the judges that they deserved a piece of the 25K cash purse. Ryan Paul won best trick for the men, with a switch front flip onto the down rail and Lauren Tamposi won best trick for the women, with a shifty front lip on the DFD. Through it all, Nate Haust and Kaleah Opal Driscoll stood out to the judges with their riding and trick selection. Shout out to Mike Garceau and the whole Killington park crew for a killer set up and grooming of the course throughout the day!

Men’s snowboarding

1. Nate Haust

 

2. Max Lyons

 

3. Tim Major

 

 

1. Kaleah Opal Driscoll

 

2. Maggie Leon

 

3. Savannah Shinske

 

 

Lauren Tamposi

 

 

Ryan Paul