NEWS RELEASE
BLUE MOUNTAIN RESORT
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The return of winter weather in Ontario means great on-hill conditions at Blue Mountain Resort for The Alpine Snow TKO PGS, PSL World Cup this weekend. The inaugural event will include head-to-head style racing of some of the world’s premiere snowboard alpine athletes. From the heart of the Blue Mountain Village, spectators can watch over 100 athletes from 17 different countries compete at Ontario's premiere ski and snowboard destiantion. Among the racing athletes is Olympic Gold medalist, Jasey-Jay Anderson and National Team rider Megan Farrell who just came in first at the FIS Giant Slalom event in Carezza, Italy. The weekend is followed by Speed national Alpine Nationals promising even more on-hill action.
About Alpine PSL & PGS disciplines
(PSL): Parallel slalom debuted at the Olympics in 2014 in Sochi, Russia. Boarders race downhill through sets of gates that force extremely tight and quick turns (spaced 8–15 meters apart), requiring plenty of technical skill while racing against an opponent in the other course.
(PGS): The parallel giant slalom event includes two evenly spaced courses (10–15 meters apart) with vertical distances of 20–27 meters between turning gates, allowing speeds up to 70 km/h. Once qualifications are complete, racers are placed in a head to head knockout format, starting with 16 athletes and moving to a final race for 1st and 2nd. It uses a much longer course than parallel slalom with gates set further apart (spaced 20–27 meters apart), resulting in even higher speeds, while racing against an opponent on a similar course place parallel to the other course. Parallel giant slalom is an Olympic event, and the FIS organizes a world tour and world cup for this event.
Schedule:
Feb 27: World Cup Training - Canadian Development Camp
Feb 28: World Cup Training - Canadian Development Camp
Feb 29: Men’s & Women’s Parallel Giant Slalom (PGS) - World Cup
March 1: Men’s & Women’s Parallel Slalom (PSL) - World Cup
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