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World Record Holder Simon Dumont to Host the Inaugural Dumont Cup at Hometown Mountain -- Sunday River
Top Pros Including Jossi Wells and TJ Schiller Coach and Compete With Amateurs
| Source: Red Bull
NEWRY, ME--(Marketwire - March 10, 2009) - Simon Dumont will host the inaugural Pro/Am Jam
Competition -- "The Dumont Cup" -- at his home mountain Sunday River in
Maine on April 11, 2009. Professional skiers including TJ Schiller, Peter
Olenick, Jossi Wells and Tom Wallisch along with Simon Dumont will mentor,
compete alongside, as well as judge the amateurs as they compete on the
original course designed by Dumont himself. Dumont broke the world record
for highest air on a quarter pipe at Sunday River one year ago to the day
of this competition.
Starting today, amateurs throughout the country can register at
www.redbullskiing.com for their chance to compete alongside the pros. It
is an open registration with only 75 available spots for entries.
Registration costs $65 and includes a lift ticket. The course will consist
of slopestyle features that Simon has hand-selected to include in the
three-hit run. It starts with a creative twist on a Table Top jump that
flows right into a Quarter Pipe, and is followed up with a custom rail
element. The contest will take place in the Rocking Chair Terrain Park near
Barker Lodge.
"My main goal was to have a course that lets every style of skiing be
showcased. Rails, big jumps, and obviously a large quarter pipe are key.
I'm looking forward to seeing what people will do," says Simon Dumont about
his brainchild event.
The qualifiers will consist of a jam session from 9:30am to noon where the
invited pros will judge the amateurs on overall impression and select top
ams to advance to the final round. The pros will also have the ability to
refer to a panel of certified judges to help confirm any remaining slots in
the finals. Throughout the qualifying session, pros will be on course
skiing, interacting, and handing out passes to the 15 lucky ams that will
eventually advance to the finals.
Midday, a rail jam will be open to all competitors from 2-3pm, and will
then be followed immediately by the finals at 3pm. In the final round,
both the pros and ams will be competing side-by-side (15 amateurs and 5
pros) in a jam format and will start in a random drawn order with Simon
going last each round. Certified judges will determine the top three
overall winners, and a stand-out amateur will also be named.
$18,000 is up for grabs. The winner will walk away with $10K, second-place
grabs $5K, and third-place will receive $3K. In addition, the top amateur
will receive a one-week scholarship to Camp Woodward in Pennsylvania, an
action sports camp and training facility.
Known for breaking records and going big in the process, Simon Dumont
pushes the limits every time he drops in. Looked to as a leader in the
relatively new world of freeskiing, Simon used his background in gymnastics
to become a spectacular aerialist on two planks. Perhaps his most
jaw-dropping feat was the world record air at his home mountain of Sunday
River. In 2008, he launched 35.5 feet out of a 38-foot tall quarter pipe,
throwing a corked 900 tail grab to boot. Add in a stack of X Games medals,
you'll start to see what Simon is capable of -- thrilling airs and
progressive moves.
Sunday River is located minutes from picturesque Bethel Village in western
Maine's Mahoosuc Mountains. A true four-season destination, the resort
offers eight interconnected peaks of world class skiing and snowboarding,
two Grand Resort Hotels and golf at the acclaimed Sunday River Golf Club.
www.sundayriver.com or call 800-824-2SKI.