Words/Photos: Heather Hendricks

The fourth annual Aspen Snowmass Open held on Buttermilk Mountain concluded Sunday wrapping up the four-day contest that allowed up-and-coming snowboarders to showcase their skills on the famed Winter X Games course. The weekend was packed with progressive riding from both the men and women as all competitors were hungry for a piece of the $50,000 prize purse.

Slopestyle finals went down on Friday as Joe Eddy and Charlotte Van Gils slayed the course earning top honors for the men and women. Superpipe finals kicked off Sunday morning with the women laying it out as Jessi Huege went huge, earning her the top spot on the podium. The men’s pipe action was all time as JJ Thomas pulled out back to back tens earning him 1st place and making him $5,000 richer. Congrats to all the winners as well as to everyone who came out to the ASO making it huge success!

Results:
Men’s slope style FINAL
1 Joe Eddy 77.83
2 Davis Johnson 76.33
3 Chris Chance 76
4 Joe Mango 64.66
5 Sean Ryan 64.5
6 Silas Hatch 57.83
7 Maths Larsen 46.5
8 Miklos Papp 43.66
9 Michael Sherer 41.5
10 Nicholas Sibayan 34.33

Women’s slopestyle FINAL
1 Charlotte Van Gils 62.33
2 Molly Wilson 59.33
3 Megan Whiteside 47
4 Sabrina Ste-Marie 40.66
5 Shelly Gotlieb 37.5
6 Ashley Wendorf 33.33

Men’s Superpipe FINAL
1 JJ Thomas 86.33
2 Joe Eddy 86
3 Will Adams 70.33
4 Nicky Larson 69.66
5 Mike Farnum 57.33
6 Kyle Kelley 51.66
7 Tommie Bennett 45.5
8 Hagen Kearney 41.83
9 Austin Catevenis 39.66
10 Eliot Green 38.83

Women’s Superpipe FINAL
1 Jessi Huege 74.5
2 Molly Wilson 62.83
3 Leslie Glenn 62.16
4 Kyla Sobieralski 48.83
5 Catie Cook 41
6 Shirley Caron 39.66
7 Arielle Shipe 36.5

For more information check out aspensnowmass.com.