Freestyle Highlights and Distinctions

The first US amateur freestyle competition was hosted in Waterville Valley in 1972.  Since the inception of the WVBBTS Freestyle program in 1973, over 50 WVBBTS athletes have aspired to become members of the US Freestyle Team. WVBBTS athletes have earned 6 World Championship titles, an Olympic Gold Medal, numerous World Cup wins and national championship titles. Current representation on the US Team includes 2006 US Mogul Champions Hannah Kearney and David Babic, Tim Preston, Kate Reed, and Kayla Snyderman.

In 1999 and 2004, WVBBTS was recognized as the USSA Outstanding Freestyle Club of the Year.  Nick Preston, WVBBTS Freestyle Program Director, received the 2006 USSA Russell Wilder Award. This award is given annually by USSA to recognize the most outstanding effort in focusing the interests of American youth on the sports of skiing or snowboarding.

In the 2006 season, WVBBTS athletes and alumni posted a particularly productive year at all levels of competition summarized as follows:

• 2006 US Mogul Champions, male and female:
  -  Hannah Kearney
  -  Dave Babic

• 2006 FIS Nor-Am Grand Prix Champions
  -  Tim Preston, Men’s Moguls
  -  Kayla Snyderman, Women’s Dual Moguls

• 2006 USSA Freestyle Junior Olympic Champions
  -  Dylan Ferguson, Men’s Aerials
  -  Allison Lee, Women’s Aerials
  -  Sophia Schwartz, Women’s Half Pipe
  -  Kayla Snyderman, Women’s Dual Mogul

• 2006 USSA EQS Champions
  -  Clayton Vila, Men’s Big Air
  -  Nessa Dziemian, Women’s Overall Combined
  -  Nic Dziemian, Men’s Overall Combined