TAILGATE ALASKA Rocks the Planet!

Alaska Rendezvous Heli Guides

Tailgate Alaska 2011 and the King of the Hill World Freeride Championships brought over 500 people up to Thompson Pass in Valdez, Alaska for BIG, AWESOME FUN. Does winter camping in tents, RVs, and igloos with helicopters buzzing overhead sound rad? Heli-yeah!

This incredible gathering of international athletes, founded by Mark Sullivan and Nick Perata, is the best big mountain snowboarding event in the world.

The ORANGE EXTREME Big Mountain Snowboard Team arrived at the pass on March 30th, 2011. What followed was two weeks of high-poppin' snowboard action, culminating in the King of the Hill World Freeride Championships. Our team riders finished with impressive results (see below), and welcomed two new riders to the team. It is my great pleasure to officially welcome Kenny Jones from Girdwood, Alaska and Steve Klassen from Mammoth, California to Orange Extreme.

Orange Extreme Team: Tyler Dewitt, Onna Konicek, Kenny Jones, Kaelin Bamford, Casey Vandenbroek, Steve Klassen & Dave Watson (with special guest Casey Lucas down in front)

2011 KING OF THE HILL

WORLD FREERIDING CHAMPIONSHIPS RESULTS:

Women's Snowboarding

1. Holly Enderle

2. Iris Lazzareschi

3. Rachel Sheidow

4. Casey Lucas

5. Sunny Prather

6. Hana Beaman

7. Vera Janssen

8. Onna Konicek

9. Callan Chythlook-Sifsof

10. Mary Fenton

Men's Snowboarding

1. Will Brommelsiek

2. Ross Baker

3. Scott Sheer

4. Brandon Reid

5. Jeremy Thompson

6. Rob Kingwell

7. Mike Basich

8. Nakagawa Shinya

9. Josh Warnick

10. Tim Gallagher

11. Kenny Jones

12. Aaron Robinson

13. Tyler Dewitt

14. Jacob Focht

15. Greg Sperry

16. Nico Demetrio

17. Casey Vandenbroek

18. Steve Klassen

19. Donny Mills

20. Paul Henderson

21. Dave Watson

22. Rydor McCune

23. Micah Hoogeveen

24. Chase Madison

25. Travis Elquist

26. Kaelin Bamford

27. Eric Morrison

28. Jesse Fryer

29. Dennis Nazzari

30. Sebastian

Hale, Watson, Mark Sullivan, - King of the Hill- Will Brommelsiek, & Dave Geis

CONGRATULATIONS everyone on a safe and successful competition. It was off the chain. A big thank you to Nick Perata, Mark Sullivan, Dave Geis and the rest of the Tailgate Crew for making it happen!

Watson, Onna, Nico Demetrio, Casey, Nick Perata, Tyler Dewitt, & Kaelin Bamford @ Pipeline

VALDEZ: ORANGE EXTREME TEAM heads to TAILGATE ALASKA

Stoked to report that the whole team is launching our first annual mission to TAILGATE ALASKA and to compete in the KING OF THE HILL.
Kaelin Bamford, Dave Watson, Onna Konicek, Casey Vandenbroek and photographer Brady Curry in the house. Watson, who is also sponsored by Venture Snowboards from Silverton, CO, will have the Venture snowboard demo set. Stop by our RV and try next year's STORM or a splitboard.