News: 2012 World Heli Challenge Now Under Way In New Zealand
By Press Release | August 9th, 2012
The 2012 World Heli Challenge is currently going down in Mt. Aspiring National Park, New Zealand. The event brings fifty of the world's best athletes together to compete in a big-mountain freeriding showdown. Venues are only accessible by helicopter and include skiers, snowboarders and telemark skiers.
On August 16, scores will be combined from Freeride Day and Extreme Day to determine the best overall athletes. The photos herein were taken by Tony Harrington, avid extreme skier and founder of the event, during the freestyle competition that was held on the event's first blue-bird day.
Athlete Roster:
Abby LockhartNZLSnowboarder
Antony HansenNZLPhotographer
Antti AuttiFINSnowboarder
Breeze BohlAUSSkier
Conrad LucasAUSSkier
Drayden GardnerUSASnowboarder
Finn BilousNZLSkier
George PengellyNZLSkier
Hank BilousNZLSkier
Harry GiddingsNZLSkier
Jacqui EdgerlyUSASkier
Jake BohlAUSSkier
Jake KoiaNZLSnowboarder
Jett ElkinsUSASnowboarder
JJ ThomasUSASnowboarder
Joe WebsterGBRSkier
Luke StaveleyAUSSnowboarder
Maria KuzmaNZLSnowboarder
Markus EderITASkier
Mitch ReevesAUSSkier
Natalie SegalAUSSkier
Neil WillimanNZLSkier
Nick DevoreUSATelemarker
Quentin RobbinsNZLSnowboarder
Ratty SheidowAUSSnowboarder
Sam SmoothyNZLSkier
Sandra LahnsteinerAUTSkier
Shin BiyajimaJPNSnowboarder
Tommy PyattNZLPhotographer
Victoria BeattieAUSSkier
Will JackwaysNZLSnowboarder
Yuta KiyoharaJPNSnowboarder
Location: New Zealand Keywords: Big Mountain Heli Skiing Ski Snowboard Big Mountain Competitions Events
