OMS Snowboarders Compete in Mammoth!
Margie Black
Sumner Orr
Joey taking on the polar challenge in a glacial lake!
OMS snowboarders Sumner Orr, Margie Black, and Katy Buckley all headed to Mammoth last week to train and compete in the Toyota US Revolution Tour- a FIS Noram halfpipe event. The crew then met up with Joey Okesson, fresh off his 11th place World Cup finish at the US Grand Prix.
The training weather worked in everyone's favor with four spectacular days of "sunny and sick" pipe training with coach, Luke Bonang. On event day, the Mammoth "wind tunnel" swept in and the decision was made to hold the women's event and cancel the men's pipe event for safety precautions. In a heavy field of national and international riders, Margie narrowly missed a top ten finish and senior, Katy Buckley, landed in 15th place. The girls rode well in very challenging weather and conditions and landed their runs.
During the week off the hill, the crew was able to experience some of the beautiful landmarks of the Eastern Sierras which included a trip to the infamous Hilltopper dessert hot spring and a polar challenge dip into a very, very cold Convict Lake. Despite the inclement weather on event day, the trip was truly a success!
Joey Okesson
We went to the hot springs, where we met the man in the background. He is originally from Vermont, but moved to the Sierra’s in 1969. He taught the athlete’s a lot of knowledge about the area!
Quick stop at the beach on the way back to Vermont!