The Canadian Shield Tour Tremblant Recap

Words by The Canadian Shield Tour
Photos courtesy of Jason Mousseau

Two days at Mont Tremblant saw skiers and snowboarders from all over the country competing for $20,000 cash, gear, AFP and TTR points and the bragging rights to the podium at the first ever stop of The Canadian Shield Ski and Snowboard Slopestyle Tour.  


On the ski side of things, doubles dominated as Alex Bellemare captured first place (with Ian Cosco in second and Matt Wilcox in third) in the Men’s Pro Open division and earning $5,000 for his win. He rode consistently and put down highly technical runs throughout the competition, including his winning run that consisted of a 450 on to the down rail, to a 270 on 450 off of the rail deemed the green canon, followed by a switch double cork 9, an effortless double flat spin and finished things off with a switch 9.


Nevin Metzger narrowly missed the podium by one spot but still managed to walk away with some cash for the SBC Skier Magazine Men’s Standout Trick Award for a double underflip. On the women’s front, Yuki Tsubota captured the win in the Pro Open by charging through the course all day and stomping some effortless cork 720 tail grabs, which earned her $2,000 and the SBC Skier Women’s Standout Trick Award.  

The K2 Skis Amateur Open division saw several strong performances throughout the day marked by a high level of trick difficulty being thrown down, including double back flips, double flatspins and technical rail variations. Simon Gingras dominated the men’s division from start to finish, easily capturing the win with scores well above the rest of the field. For the women, Maude Thoriault-Gauthier walked away with top spot in the K2 Skis Women’s Amateur category and some brand new K2 Skis for her performance.  


The Disney XD rookie categories thoroughly impressed the crowd and judges as well with their not so rookie talents. One of the day’s youngest competitors, ten year-old Luca Natale from Mont Tremblant, took top honors in the Disney XD X-Elerator 12 and under category with his strong performance.  



The next stop of the Canadian Shield Ski and Snowboard Slopestyle Tour lands this weekend at Mt. Seymour, BC on February 17th - 19th, where in addition to the event, Sean Pettit will be on hand to ski with fans. For event details and registration, check out thecanadianshield.ca.