Monthly Archives: February 2012
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17 Feb
The Rahlves Banzai Tour kicked off this past weekend at Kirkwood Mountain Resort. There is no doubt
that this is the most exciting race series in the US today. The course was set by Daron Rahlves and it
showed; technical, fast and above all fun. This particular course ran from above tree line and then dove
off the Pop Chips air into the Snake Gully. The lack of snow only added to entertainment of the course,
with more features such as jumps and the necessity of technical skiing. This Banzai stop will certainly go
down as one of the more exciting stops of the series.Day one at Kirkwood was all about qualifying to determine who the best skiers were. The course was
running fast to say the least and having the right tune was key. There were skiers from all different
disciplines of skiers within this competition be it big mountain, freestyle or race all of which proved to
have certain advantages. Topping the Men’s qualifying was Toby L -
2 Feb
(Photo Credit: Marcus Caston)
By Lesley LeMasurier
Former World Cup Skier, National Champion, and Rahlves' Banzai Stop Winner.
Only two athletes hold these multi-titles, one male and one female. Funny thing is, the latter looked up to the former when she was a kid.
Montana Girl
For Keely Kelleher, skier Daron Rahlves is the man. “I loved going off jumps pretending to
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