Reid and Buaas Manhandle the 2011 US Open Rail Jam
March 12
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US Open 2011 Rail Jam 023
The setup.
Recap: T Bird
Photos: Laura Austin
I’ll start this off by stating that although the fact
that the US Open has been held at Stratton since 1985
and some may think that a venue change should be in
order in the near future, the rail jam setup at
Stratton, built by the prestigious pushers of Snow Park
Technologies, was one of the most incredible snow
structures I have seen constructed in quite some time.
It’s insane. “It’s actually quite less insane than it
was planned to be,” states Liam Griffin, Global Events
Director at Burton. Well, whatever Liam says, it was
incredible, and a description is absolutely impossible.
Check the photos for the full effect of how much time
this beast must’ve been to build. I was stoked that the
rail jam was back in the Open schedule, and even cloudy
skies and spit-piss rain couldn’t take away the enormity
of this course, and the riders anxiously awaited the
kick-off.
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Cam Pierce
The field was stacked with some of the world’s best
jibbers and jumpers, and at quarter-past-seven, shit
went down. 30 men and 15 women pointed it at, over,
around and in-between the beast. Riders like Yale
Cousino, Forest Bailey, Charles Reid, Spencer O’Brien,
Jason Dubois, Luke Haddock, Kjersti Buass, Jack Kmitrani,
Dylan Dragotta, Jamie Anderson, Ben Ross, Sam Hulbert,
Brandon Reis, Sebastien Toutant and a handful of others
sessioned the setup for 90 minutes and it was all-time.
(Editors Note: Though I don’t think a “rail jam” should
incorporate double corks).
Spencer O'Brien
In the end, there were three men and three women who
walked away with the top spots. They are…
Men US Open Rail Jam Results:
1. Charles Reid
2. Jason Dubois
3. Yale Cousino
Jason Dubois
Women:
1. Kjersti Buass
2. Jamie Anderson
3. Spencer O’Brien
Kjersti Buaas
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