Salomon Jib Academy Canadian Stop #2 : Calgary Olympic Park, Calgary, AB!

It’s funny and amazing how for the 2^nd year in a row the skies 
opened up and blasted beautiful sunshine on the Salomon Jib Academy at Canada Olympic park on March 21st. The Jib Academy kids must have done their sunshine dance because it was supposed to poor rain!!

The Godfather of Salomon Teneighty and freesking in general, Mike Douglas and a few other fabulous Salomon Team members and friends; Iannick  B, JD Zicat, Brandon Kelly, Noah Bowman, Drew Wittstock, Ben Gerwing, rolled into to the Jib Academy bright and early to greet the 65 participants.

You may expect the Salomon athletes to show up in Limos and have grapes fed to them for breakfast, but that’s not the case. The Salomon team members all jump in and lend a hand putting up banners and handing out all the free swag to the participants. And guess what, they love it! It is so much fun to hang out and meet everyone!

Here is what went down;

The day got started with some warm up laps and a quick stretch led by JD who is famous for JD’s SPK Bootcamp

Skiers broke into groups with their coaches and started to slay the park.

A super fun and delicious bbq lunch was served on the COP deck

Skiers then shredded some more while coaches and peers observed

The Jib Academy voted for their favourite 16 skiers of the day

16 Skiers sessioned the beautiful jumps and rails

The Jib Academy voted again for their fave’s;

Tucker Visser is Going to Mammoth for 5 days to ski with the International Salomon Pro Team

Results
1) Tucker Visser
2) Alex Mochan
3) Garrett Northey
4) Brendan Mackay
5) Hunter Visser
6) Jaeden Schneider-Clark

Coaches' Choice
Jd Zicat - Keaton Carlson
Iannick - Vinzenz Keller
Drew Wittstock - Kyler Tritter
Mike D - Brayden Power
Noah Bowman - Michael McKenzie
Brandon Kelly - Neil Jeffries

 
Check out more coverage here;

http://www.biglines.com/blarticles/4485/Salomon_Jib_Academy_Goes_Off_Big_In_Calgary

Update and Video here;

http://www.newschoolers.com/web/content/news/news_id/2611/

Thanks to Salomon, Smith, Skull Candy and Momentum Ski Camp for providing amazing prizing!!

Thanks to Felix Rioux and Devon-Boulton Mills for the beauty photos!