Flying Snow Monkeys
And fly they did.
Twirling, spinning, hoisting, grabbing, jumping, twisting, whirling - and sometimes falling on their faces they did too.
But most prevailed, and one Ross Powers even went on to take the coveted crown in the Halfpipe competition of the Chevrolet Snowboard Grand Prix at Mt. Bachelor last Saturday with acrobatics like this:
![[]](http://simone.seeto.com/photography/galleries/events/snowboard_gp_hp_05/Winner_HP_mens.jpg)
Fourth-place holder Dillon Keir goes sideways:
![[]](http://simone.seeto.com/photography/galleries/events/snowboard_gp_hp_05/sideways_flyer.jpg)
Andy Finch catches serious air...
![[]](http://simone.seeto.com/photography/galleries/events/snowboard_gp_hp_05/Andy_Finch.jpg)
... while JJ Thomas crashes after a good run to claim 15th place.
![[]](http://simone.seeto.com/photography/galleries/events/snowboard_gp_hp_05/JJ_Thomas.jpg)
Enthused spectators watch as Toni Turunen whirls himself into 3rd place.
![[]](http://simone.seeto.com/photography/galleries/events/snowboard_gp_hp_05/Toni_Turunen.jpg)
Twirling, spinning, hoisting, grabbing, jumping, twisting, whirling - and sometimes falling on their faces they did too.
But most prevailed, and one Ross Powers even went on to take the coveted crown in the Halfpipe competition of the Chevrolet Snowboard Grand Prix at Mt. Bachelor last Saturday with acrobatics like this:
Fourth-place holder Dillon Keir goes sideways:
Andy Finch catches serious air...
... while JJ Thomas crashes after a good run to claim 15th place.
Enthused spectators watch as Toni Turunen whirls himself into 3rd place.
posted by Simone at 2:26 PM
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