Porters Gromfest | Chillout

– September 21, 2011Posted in: News

Roundhill

The second event in the Gromfest series took place over the (Sat 17 Sept) under the Tekapo sunshine. The enthusiastic groms participated in Dual Downhill Racing in the morning before grabbing a free sausage from the barbie and hitting the slopestyle course in the afternoon. The was a couple of mishaps on the downhill course as the competitors pushed themselves to the limits however the over level of skiing was very high.

Highlights from the terrain park included fast and fluid runs from Peter Fish and James Russek who tweaked out their airs and impressed on the flat box.

Full results listed below.

The final Gromfest event takes place at Mt Cheeseman this weekend (Sat 24 Sept). Head along for more fun times, giveaways and downhill racing.

Porters

The Gromfest is a series of three competitions for young skiers and snowboarders aged 6-12 years. The aim of Gromfest is for the young competitors to have fun whilst boosting their snow skills.

The first event was held a Porters on Sunday the 24th of July. Some of the competitors took part in a Big Mountain camp on the Saturday coached by Neil Williman, Tove Kockum and Seth Piercey in preparation for the comp. Unfortunately the weather had other plans for the big mountain competition so as the viability deteriorated the call was made to run a giant slalom and slope style session.

Check out the photos and results below from the Porters leg of the Gromfest. If you’d like to participate in the upcoming events at Roundhill and Mt Cheeseman simply show up on the day and say hi.