I went with what I know how to do said Richards, who stuck a pair of switch 900-degree spins in the big air to give Team Breckenridge a second straight title. Team Whistler finished in second place with two solid big air jumps from Nic Drago. Drago was joined by David Carrier-Porcheron and Megan Pischke. Local riders Kirk Short, Rachel Nelson and Chris Van Valy of Team Vail finished in third place. Teams of three riders representing 11 resorts from around the country came together to compete in the North American Snowboard Team Invitational.
Teams consist of one woman and two men.
Other resorts represented Saturday were Aspen, Raging Buffalo, IL, Eldora Moutain, Snow Summit, Copper Mountain, Buck Hill, MN , Winter Park and Beaver Creek. Unvailed 2001 was a Spring Break Party atmosphere with lots of sunshine, warm weather and live music. The competition was complimented by a large expo area at the base of Golden Peak with lots of food, drinks, and giveaway s. Drawing a huge crowd in the afternoon was the Rail Slide Exhibition. Jonny Moseley, Joe Pack and Evan Dybvig of the US Freestyle Team made a guest appearance with a Big Air Freestyle Exhibition sponsored by Sprint.