Winter Park Hosts Revolution Tour March 1-5

WINTER PARK, CO (Feb. 29, 2016) – The 2016 U.S. Revolution Tour continues with the third stop at Colorado’s Winter Park Resort. As the premier contest tour for the next generation of freeskiers and snowboarders, the Rev Tour serves to bridge the gap between grassroots competitions and the elite-level professional comps. At the third of four stops on the tour, Winter Park will play host to back-to-back freeskiing and snowboard slopestyle events for both men and women.

Future Olympic hopefuls will compete in Winter Park’s world-class Dark Territory terrain park. The Revolution Tour is an International Ski Federation (FIS)-sanctioned event, offering amateur athletes a chance to earn valuable points. Skiers will also earn points on the Association of Freeskiing Professionals Tour (AFP), where the Revolution Tour serves as a sliver-level event, while snowboarders will also earn points on the World Snowboard Tour (WST) where the Rev Tour qualifies as a national event.  

WINTER PARK HIGHLIGHTS

LEGACY: Winter Park has a long history of world-class competition involvement, including the Winter Park Competition Center and the National Sports Center for the Disabled.

WORLD CLASS: Winter Park was named the No. 17 Best Ski Resort in North America by Outside Magazine and its terrain parks Rail Yard/Dark Territory has been named “Best in Colorado” by Westword for the last two years.   

PROGRESSIVE TERRAIN: Winter Park Resort offers six terrain parks and one superpipe, with over 85 unique features. From the Starter Park to the Rail Yard to Dark Territory, which will host the 2016 Revolution Tour, Winter Park offers terrain features for all abilities.

REVOLUTION TOUR HIGHLIGHTS

OPPORTUNITY: The Rev Tour offers up-and-coming athletes the chance to break into the professional ranks. Skiers earn points on the AFP tour, snowboarders earn points on the WST tour and both earn important FIS points. The Rev Tour also offers an overall prize purse of $67,000.

TOMMORROW’S STARS: The U.S. Revolution Tour is a much-needed stepping stone between grassroots amateur events and elite-level professional events. American Olympians such as Sage Kotsenburg, Maddie Bowman and Kaitlyn Farrington all furthered their competitive careers with success on the Rev Tour.

REGISTRATION: For registration and more information follow the U.S. Revolution Tour on Facebook or head to the USSA homepages for U.S. Snowboarding and U.S. Freeskiing.

SCHEDULE
For a detailed schedule click here

Winter Park, CO: Feb. 29 - March 5, 2016

Monday, February 29 – Freeskiing and Snowboarding Slopestyle Training
Tuesday, March 1 – Freeskiing Slopestyle Qualifications and Final
Wednesday, March 2 – Freeskiing Slopestyle Qualifications and Final  
Thursday, March 3 – Snowboarding Slopestyle Training
Friday, March 4 – Snowboarding Slopestyle Qualifications and Final
Saturday, March 5 – Snowboarding Slopestyle Qualifications and Final