Snowboard Yukon added to the business at Mount Sima this weekend when they hosted their Yukon Championships with two days of competition.

“We were happy to ride,” said Sarah Marsh, chief of competition. “We had great weather and great snow.”

For the snowboarders, it was their second event of the year, but the Yukon Champions act as their year-end wrap-up.

“The athletes did really well,” said Marsh. “We had a bigger pool of athletes. For the older kids who are used to travelling Outside, this was a good opportunity for them to get that competition atmosphere – to feel that excitement and anxiety and to compete with each other.

“The coaches did a great job of helping the athletes prepare and tailored training toward the Yukon Championships.”

Marsh said the athletes who had competed in the earlier competition showed their improvement greatly in the Yukon Championships.

“The athletes who had the first event under their belts, the improvement definitely showed,” Marsh said.

The Yukon Championships got a good turnout of snowboarders, said Marsh.

“We had kids not in the program and adults compete,” said Marsh. “We also had athletes who were in the program return and the coaches participated as well.”

It was an important weekend not only for the athletes.

“It was a sanctioned event by Snowboard Canada,” said Marsh. “So, it was official quality. You can’t do that without volunteers and we were training people to be judges.”

On Saturday, the snowboarders vied in the slopestyle event. It took place at Pokey Park, which Marsh said is geared toward more intermediate riders, and Coyote Park, which has bigger features and is riskier.

Slopestyle results:

The U10, 11-12, 13-14, 15-17, and RAD (akin to masters) athletes competed at Pokey Park.

Each athlete had three runs through the park, their best score was the one used to determine the winner.

Sophie Barker’s best run was 116 to win the U10 female category. Danee Marsh placed second.

Seamus MacDonald scored a 319 on his third run to win the U10 slopestyle. Leon Borlase and Hayden MacDonald also made the podium.

Aven Sutton’s best score of 155 earned her gold in the 11-12 female category. Sadie Nelson and Coco Krauzig were second and third respectively.

Stian Langbakk posted strong scores on his three runs but the best was his 348 to win the 11-12 male division. Leo Spiers Leung was second and Eli Wolsky third.

Connor Boland was the 13-14 male winner scoring 230 on his second run. Eli Marsh and Zayden Nadeau joined Boland on the podium. There were no female athletes in the 13-14 age group.

Riley Boland was the lone 15-17 female competitor but posted a great score of 297.

Sammy Mather won the male 15-17 division scoring 382 on his first run. Lewis Bruce was second and Daniel Pike third.

Adam Waddington was the raddest RAD athlete scoring 368 on his final run. Jake Wykes and Cole Parsons were second and third respectively.

At Coyote Park there were U16 athletes and Open athletes.

Langbakk was back in action and took the title scoring 308 on his third run. Jacob Nickel was second and Seamus MacDonald was third.

Riley Boland also road the big park landing a 223 on her last run.

Mather took the open category scoring 349 on run one. Asher Brault earned second and Waddington third.

Sunday featured the boardercross event. This exciting race pits racers on the course together as they speed toward the finish line.

Marsh said the athletes took one run through the course to get a time then were seeded accordingly. In the final race, the first snowboarder to cross the finish line first was the winner.

Boardercross results:

Sophie Barker crossed the finish in first in the U10 female race. Danee Marsh was second.

Seamus MacDonald won the U10 division. Leon Borlase crossed in second and Hayden MacDonald was in third.

Aven Sutton took the 11-12 race, followed by Sadie Nelson.

Langbakk was back on the top of the podium in the 11-12 male category. Johannes Benkert was second and Eli Wolsky was third.

Eli Marsh was the quickest 13-14 athlete. Connor Boland was second and Finlay MacDonald third.

Daniel Pike took the 15-17 male race. Nickel was second fastest and Lewis Bruce earned third.

The RAD category had both male and female athletes riding.

Taku Harris, Tim Lamoureux, and Mike Evens finished first, second, and third. The fastest female was Sarah Marsh.

Kequyen Lam took the open race. Pelly Vincent Braun and Waddington followed.

The Yukon Championships also featured the Fam Jam. Marsh said the category is open to families who are competing, whether it is parents and kids, cousins, any family unit.

“It is to see which family participates in the most events,” said Marsh. “It encourages families to come and compete together.”

The Boland family, Chris, Connor, and Riley had the most events competed as a family unit at seven.

The Yukon Championships was the last competition of the season but Snowboard Yukon will remain busy with camps in Dawson City and Watson Lake. Marsh said people who want more information can visit the Snowboard Yukon website.