WHISTLER BLACKCOMB DEBUTS EXCITING NEW "PIPESTYLE" FORMAT AT 8th ANNUAL SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN FEBRUARY 24-25
Sapient Snowboards comes on as title sponsor with $25,000 cash prizing
WHISTLER, BC, January 20, 2006, –The Sapient-Showcase Showdown is set to go off February 24-25 with a new format dubbed "Pipestyle." The Pipestyle will incorporate tombstones, rails, boxes and spines into Whistler Blackcomb’s Super Night Pipe, creating a whole new style of halfpipe competition.
"The Showcase Showdown has always been about the advancement of the sport, evolving over the years from a quarterpipe competition to the Monster Box Jib Jam, and now to Whistler’s first Pipestyle," says promotions coordinator Zoltan Katchanoski.
The Showcase Showdown has long been a grass roots event made by riders, for riders. "This year we are hoping to bring it to the next level and become a highly regarded international event," Katchanoski says.
Sapient has signed on as the headline sponsor and will provide $25,000 in cash prizing. Additional event sponsors Anon, RED, Option, Vans, Salomon-Bonfire and 32 will contribute over $15,000 in prizing as well. Registration for the event is now open and there are 75 spots available to athletes.
Registration will be taken over the phone at 1-800-766-0449 or in person at Whistler Blackcomb Guest Relations for an event promising to be the most innovative, entertaining and unique, rider-driven snowboard competition of the season.
Established in 1989, Showcase Snowboards is the oldest and largest snowboard shop in Whistler, BC. There are also Showcase stores in Banff, AB; and Winter Park, CO. The website www.showcasesnowboards.com provides snowboard enthusiasts a unique one stop shop for all their retail needs.
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