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Freeriders Defend Home Snow

Congratulations to SBA's Xander Guldman, who has started the freeride comp season with a pair of podium-worthy performances. Thank you, too, to Head Coach Trevor Tanhoff for the following report of freeride marmots competing last weekend on home snow... 

Team Freeride

"The Sugar Bowl Academy Freeride Team defended home turf well this last weekend with a pair of first-place podiums and four skiers in the top five! With over 130 skiers in the field, the competition was fierce. Xander Guldman and Sydney Gradeff took home top honors and some confidence going into next weekend's second stop at Squaw Valley. Drew Hartley and Isaac Freeland wowed the crowd with their big lines, but each had small control issues that cost them the podium. Louis Norris continued his strong showings this year with a fourth place in a stacked age division. Ian Scott redeemed himself after a bobble at Snowbird with a fifteenth-place finish here at home. Carly Gradeff and Erika Klenk had strong showings and undoubtedly will come out hungry at the next two stops at Squaw Valley and Regional Championships at Alpine Meadows." - Coach Trevor Tanhoff

High Fives!

SBA student-athletes learned some of the fundamentals of backcountry ski safety at Monday's All School Meeting. The lesson came courtesy of Truckee's High Fives Foundation, a non-profit organization which helps injured athletes get back on their feet (click HERE to learn more). High Fives' presentation focused primarily on educating students about essential backcountry gear - including a beacon, probe, shovel, and whistle - but emphasized that much more education and practice with these tools was necessary before venturing into the backcountry. During the presentation, SBA student-athlete Louis Norris ('17) had the opportunity to experience deploying an avalanche airbag. Enjoy the video, and thank you to Roy Tuscany and High Fives Foundation for helping educate SBA about backcountry safety.