Adaptive banked slalom competition coming to Breckenridge

The final countdown is on for the ninth annual winter Dew Tour in Breckenridge, scheduled for Dec. 8 – 11, presented by Mountain Dew and TEN: The Enthusiast Network.

Paralympic bronze medalist Amy Purdy will be competing along with 23 of the best adaptive snowboard athletes in the world.

Adaptive Action Sports, co-founded by Purdy and her husband Daniel Gale, have partnered with Dew Tour and Toyota to be involved in every step of the competition from the course build to the contest details.

“We are so grateful to have an ongoing partnership with Toyota who believes in inclusion and innovation which is a key to our success and we couldn’t be more excited to have Dew Tour as a platform to share the sport we are so passionate about with the world,” said Purdy. “Not only will Dew Tour give us a platform to share these amazing athletes and stories with the world but to also show what is possible in each and every one of us."

Each competitor will take three single runs with their final score based on their fastest time.

The women’s adaptive snowboard final will take place at 11:30 am MDT and the men’s competition will follow starting at 12:45 pm MDT. Coverage of the adaptive competition will be highlighted on DewTour.com, along with a spot on the NBC TV special airing on December 24.

Dew Tour and Toyota will also be giving back to Adaptive Action Sports all weekend long by donating dollars each time an event-goer takes a Toyota out for a spin at the Toyota’s Ride N’ Drive event taking place at the Blue River Plaza in downtown Breckenridge as part of the Dew Tour Festival.

Weather patterns have brought snow, cold temperatures, and favorable weather to the forecast, allowing TEN and Breckenridge Ski Resort to provide the new adaptive banked slalom competition, a new two-part slopestyle competition, a new team challenge and the return of streetstyle. Winter conditions did not arrive in time for the construction of the modified superpipe competition, which has been removed from the event schedule.

“We are fortunate to have the combined expertise of TEN: The Enthusiast Network, Snow Park Technologies and Breckenridge Ski Resort in delivering a modified course and competition that will embrace the spirit and style of the reimagined Dew Tour,” said Adam Cozens, VP and General Manager, Dew Tour. “We’re excited to kick off this preeminent winter season event with the modified jumps and jibs course, adaptive, streetstyle and our new team challenge, as well as a whole weekend of competition and fun including our Saturday night concert, the Powder Awards and TransWorld SNOWboarding Riders’ Poll Awards, activations on-hill and in-town and more.”

Spectators can look forward to a fully integrated Dew Tour Experience – the four-day winter celebration and intersection of music, art and action sports culture – taking place at the base of Peak 8 and in downtown Breckenridge. The Team Challenge which allows invited ski and snowboard brands to build teams of two specialized athletes who will compete on Dew Tour’s reimagined two-part slopestyle course Reimagined individual slopestyle competition that will include a Jump Section with one massive big air style jump where diversity will be rewarded as athletes are scored based on their best two out of four jumps and the Jibs Section, now featuring four separate jib setups, in which the best one out of three runs will be judged. Results from both sections will be combined for one total slopestyle score.

Adaptive competition makes its debut at Dew Tour with adaptive athletes slated to run on a banked slalom course on Springmeier trail and compete for fastest times.
Streetstyle, a fan favorite, will take place in the heart of Breckenridge on Dec. 9, coinciding with the other new town events – Powder Awards and TransWorld SNOWboarding Riders’ Poll Awards.

A full updated schedule is now posted on DewTour.com.

“We’re thrilled to see the Dew Tour come to life for the ninth consecutive year and to be able to reimagine the experience for athletes and fans,” said John Buhler, vice president and chief operating officer of Breckenridge Ski Resort. “We’re extremely proud of the partnerships we’ve established with TEN and Mountain Dew and the hard work put in by all to realize this remarkable event.”