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2023 IFSA North American Championships - Kicking Horse Finals Day

Cloudy weather, snow, fog, and full sunshine accompanied our qualifying and finals runs during the 2023 North American Junior Championship. The spectacle began on Marley's with our 12-14 qualifying runs to be followed by the 15-18 qualifier on Compton's.

We finished out the week with a finals venue on White Wall near the Freeride World Tour's famous Ozone venue. 

 
12-14 FEMALE SKI

1. Kennedy Cochenour
Big Sky Ski Education Foundation (BSSEF)

2. Maddie Haser
Team Summit Colorado

3. Hannah Epsteyn
Team Palisades Tahoe

4. Anjah Morgan-Smith
IFSA Independent

5. Penelope Garton-Barendregt
Alyeska Ski Club
 
12-14 MALE SKI

1. Seth Sands
Ullr Big Mountain

2. Zebedee Schreiber
Team Palisades Tahoe

3. Carden Tomic
Whistler Freeride Club

4. Fletcher Taylor
Ski & Snowboard Club Vail

5. Kyler Porter
Alyeska Ski Club
12-14 FEMALE SNOWBOARD

1. Riley Ericksen
Team Palisades Tahoe

2. Maya Wetzel
Alpental Freeride

3. Skylar Hare
Grand Targhee Ski and Snowboard Foundation

4. Simone McWherter
Kirkwood Freeride Team

5. Meredith Panfil
Kirkwood Freeride Team
 
12-14 MALE SNOWBOARD

1. Cass Jones
Team Palisades Tahoe

2. Kaleb Gibbs
Ski & Snowboard Club Vail

3. Braden Lewis
Kirkwood Freeride Team

4. Benjamin Morton
Team Monarch

5. Jameson Washburn
Winter Park Big Mountain Team
 
15-18 FEMALE SKI

1. Indy Boyer
Team Palisades Tahoe

2. Drea Dimma
Whistler Freeride Club

3. Tia Schenk
Telluride Ski & Snowboard Club

4. Lynsey Nagle
Mad River Glen Freeski

5. Molly Adams
Kirkwood Freeride Team
 
15-18 MALE SKI

1. Finn Griffith
Ski & Snowboard Club Vail

2. Hayes Livernois
Big Sky Ski Education Foundation

3. Austin Pickett
Olympic Valley Freestyle and Freeride Team

4. Wyatt Gentry
Jackson Hole Evolution Team

5. Kieren Ferguson
Whistler Freeride Club
 
15-18 FEMALE SNOWBOARD

1. Lila Yeoman
IFSA Independent

2. Mia Jones
Team Palisades Tahoe

3. Teagan Turner
Crested Butte Mountain Sports Team

4. Emma Hyon
Team Summit Colorado

5. Willow Newton
Grand Targhee Ski and Snowboard Foundation
 
15-18 MALE SNOWBOARD

1. Elijah Singer
Big Sky Ski Education Foundation

2. Curran Hall
Team Palisades Tahoe

3. Sam Briggs
Team Palisades Tahoe

4. Sebastian Lerner
Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation

5. Finn Eisenman
IFSA Independent

2023 IFSA North American Qualifiers

  • Backcountry Access
  • Flyin Ryan Hawks
  • CAST
  • Western Colorado University
  • SHRED Optics
  • Booking.com
  • My Wicked Dude
  • UTHRIVE ACADEMY FREERIDE CAMPS
  • Skicom For Freeskiers 1