Vans Cup at Tahoe - Picture Retrospective
Posted 02/21/2008 03:57:00 by i am vans

Anne Flore Marxer definitely arrived on the Tahoe Cup scene in 2005 with a send place in the railjam and second in the BAR (Best All Around Rider) event

Kelly Clark is always charging hard and in 2005 she boosted to second place in the women's pipe

The crowds always come out for the fun event in the California sun (or sometimes pow) at Northstar

Good fans too - 2005

Andy Finch is always fun to watch he often gets on the podium or goes down. In 2005 he got second in pipe

Laura Hadar made a name for herself in railjams - 2005

You think the owners of these hotel room keys can ride - 2005

Mason Aguirre in the pipe

2005 Men's slope podium with Andrea Wiig and Wyatt Caldwell

Marc Franc does not screw around, broke off in the 2005 rail jam

Women's rail jam podium with Leann Pelosi and Anne Flore Marker

Danny Kass and Todd Richards in 2005

The Shaun did make an appearance in 2005 but did not podium.

Tahoe Local Jimi Tomer - second place in the 2005 rail jam

For 2005 Vans took the traditional slopestyle course and made it a little shorter and more intense - Andreas Wiig on the ?Bar? course

Womens pipe podium with Kjersti Buass, Steve Van Doren, Hannah Teter and Elena Hight
2005 rail jam
Male - 1st Wyatt Caldwell, 2nd Jimi Tomer, Chris Rotax
Female - 1st Leanne Pelosi, 2nd Anne Flore Marxer, Erin Comstock
2005 pipe
Male - 1st Danny Kass, 2nd Andy Finch, 3rd Keir Dillon
Female - 1st Hannah Teter, 2nd Elena Hight, 3rd Kjersti Buass
2005 BAR
Male - 1st Wyatt Caldwell, 2nd Nate Sheehan, 3rd Andreas Wiig
Female - 1st Natasza Zurek, 2nd Anne Flore Marxer, 3rd Mary Salah

Antti Autti blasted into top position in the 2007 pipe

Hot, nice and talented - Torah Bright won in 06

Vans rider Mike Casanova winning the 06 rail jam under the lights

Italy's Giaccomo Kratter proving that method's cross international boundaries

Punks!

Jamie Anderson is like a household name, she won slope in 2006

Danny Kass

Kass and Kratter in 06

You know Lucas Magoon now, but did you know him in 2006

2006 Men's pipe podium Antti Autti, Louie Vito, Kazuihiro Kokubo, Giaccomo Kratter and Mason Aguirre

There is always the nightlife of Reno/Tahoe too

Leanne Pelosi, Alexis Waite, Priscilla Levac and Hana Beaman in 2006

Railjam podium, Dingo, Mike Casanova, Lucas Magoon, Leanne Pelosi, Darrell Mathes

Nate Sheehan won slope in 2006

Chaz Guldemond, Nate Sheehan and Mason Aguirre, hey isn't Mason a pipe rider?

Lets not forget the beauty of Lake Tahoe

Tara Dakides is always fun to watch

Andreas Wiig with a big Method back 180
2006 rail jam
Male - 1st Mike Casanova, 2nd Darrell Mathes, 3rd Lucas Magoon
Female - 1st Leanne Pelosi,
2006 pipe
Male - 1st Antti Autti, 2nd Louie Vito, 3rd Kazuihiro Kokubo
Female - 1st Torah Bright, 2nd Gretchen Bleiler, 3rd Molly Aguirre
2006 slopestyle
Male - 1st Nate Sheehan, 2nd Mason Aguirre, 3rd Chaz Guldemond
Female - 1st Jamie Anderson, 2nd Izumi Amaike, 3rd Tara Dakides

Yale Cuisno hyped on his second place 2007 railjam finish

Jamie Anderson floats a 900

Antti Autti - 900 in 2007

Arron Bitner is part of a new crew of riders

Yale Cuisno in 2007

Lucas Magoon, Dingo and Mike Casanova in 2007. Love Gooners hoodie!

Lucas may have weed hoodie on but he is not slow, he won the rail jam in 2007

Elena Hight living up to her name

Jamie Anderson and Danny Kass

Danny Kass doing maybe the hardest trick of all time - frontside alley oop 7

Danny Kass has mad style as you can see in this front 7

2007 slope podium with Danny Kass, Andreas Wiig and Scotty Lago

Heiki Sorsa, up may have seen his tv show on Fuel

Andreas Wiig won in 2007, who will win in 2008, come and see
2007 rail jam
Male - 1st Lucas Magoon, 2nd Yale Cuisno, 3rd Keegan Valaika
Men best trick - Lucas Magoon killed it so they gave up trying to name all his tricks
Female - 1st Erin Comstock, 2nd Silvia Mittermuller, 3rd Leanne Pelosi
Female best trick - Marie Franceroy - boardslide through kink
2007 pipe
Male - 1st Danny Kass, 2nd Antti Autti, 3rd Iouri Podlatchokov
Female - 1st Elena Hight, 2nd Kelly Clark, 3rd Clair Bidez
2007 slopestyle
Men - 1st Andreas Wiig, 2nd Scotty Lago, 3rd Danny Kass
Women - 1st Hana Beaman, 2nd Jamie Anderson, 3rd Marie Franceroy




