Athlete Teams announced for Orage Masters II

Montreal, Quebec, March 26, 2004 -- The 2004 Orage MASTERS is quickly approaching and set to break the traditional mold of competition formats yet again. The six Team Captains have been chosen and they have used the Farmer's Almanac, Magic 8 balls, and dialed Miss Cleo to predict which athletes they need to battle it out to victory. The winning Team at this years Masters will play an intense game of "rock-paper-scissors" to determine who gets first pick of the 4 dream prizes; a Yamaha RX-1 snowmobile, 44" Plasma Flat Screen TV, PowerBook G4, and an all expense paid trip to Witches Rock Surf Camp in Costa Rica. The Team Captains have spoken and the athletes have been picked…

THE ORAGE MASTERS' DETAILS:

Athlete Selection: Athletes were selected by: Boyd Easley, Philou Poirier, Tanner Hall, JP Auclair, Iannick B., and Phil Belanger. Selection process conducted by Matt Levinthal of AXIS Magazine.

THE 2004 ORAGE MASTERS TEAMS:

Team #1 Boyd Easley - Captain Jon Olson Steele Spence Simon Dumont Henrik Windstedt - Alt.	Team #2 Philou Poirier - Captain Vinnie Dorion Dave Crichton Rory Bushfield JF Cusson - Alternate	Team #3 Tanner Hall -Captain CR Johnson Peter Olenick Matt Farris Alt. TBD
Team #4 Phil Belanger - Captain Phil Larose Thomas Rinfret Tanner Rainville Dash Longe - Alt.	Team #5 Iannick B - Captain Mark Abma TJ Schiller Josh Bibby Charles Gagnier - Alt.	Team #6 JP Auclair - Captain Anthony Boronowski Julien Regnier Phil Casabon Chris Benchetler -Alt

THE COURSE

The course layout stays true to the skate park influence that garnered the Orage Masters it's title as the "Most Creative and Progressive Competition of the Year" by Axis Magazine. Mammoth Mountain's Unbound Terrain Park Manager, Oren Tanzer, describes this year's Masters Set-Up, "I'm so excited about this years course. Once again, along with Orage, we've pushed the standard of what was formerly known as contests to the next level. Jibs, jibs, and more jibs, and the must see pit of doom. I can't give out any more info at this time except for the fact that we have sighted a pink alligator we hope to capture for it. I'm spent…"

THE JUDGING FORMAT

The judging format for the Masters is once again in the hands of the athletes but this time around every athlete has a say. The first 3 Heats will be head-to-head 12 min. jams while the other 4 Teams look on from their individual scaffolding "cribs". At the end of each Heat both Teams will stand before each non-competing Team and will be shown a number from 1-10. The esteemed MC Shawn Pozer will then add up the scores from the non-competing Teams and 1 Team will advance and 1 will be eliminated but will continue to judge remainder of the event. In the event of a "tie" each Team Captain picks 1 of his athletes to go head to head on the feature "tie-breaker" element for 3 minutes. The winning athlete advances his Team. After 3 Heats the Orage Masters field will be cut down to 3 Teams. Each of the remaining Teams will then have the course to themselves for 10 minutes and will receive a tally of the scores given from the 5 Teams looking on. The Team that receives the highest total score after their individual session has just won the 2004 Orage Masters.

THE ORAGE MASTERS FILM OFF

Orage Masters Film Off: - For information regarding the Orage Masters Film Competition please contact Rod Blackhurst via e-mail at rodblackhurst@hotmail.com. Space is open on a first come, first serve basis and is limited.

THE ORAGE MASTERS AFTER PARTY

Orage Masters After-Party: - To be held at Lakanuki from 10p.m. - 1:30a.m.located in the Mammoth Village. Location of Masters "Film Off".

Orage MASTERS SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

10:00a.m. - 4:00p.m.	Registration - Main Lodge
10:00a.m. - 2:00p.m.	MASTERS Open Practice
3:00p.m. - 3:30p.m.	MASTERS Mandatory Athlete Meeting

Saturday - May, 1

8:00a.m. - 4:00p.m.	Registration - Old Gondola Room
11:00a.m. - 12:00p.m.	MASTERS Practice/Course Inspection
1:00p.m. - 3:00p.m.	2004 ORAGE MASTERS
10:30p.m. - 1:30a.m.	MASTERS "Film Off" and After-Party

 

For VIP and Media Event Credentials: for the West Coast Invitational and Orage MASTERS please Contact Joani Lynch @ 760-934-2571 x3135 or jlynch@mammoth-mtn.com.

For WCI and Orage MASTERS Discounted Lodging: Great lift & lodging packages starting at $59. For reservations call 800-MAMMOTH. Per person, per night based on eight person occupancy in a two bedroom loft condominium. Certain restrictions apply.

Additional information regarding the West Coast Invitational can be found at: www.mammothmountain.com