News: 2012 World Heli Challenge Now Under Way In New Zealand
Wanaka, New Zealand – The 2012 World Heli Challenge is currently going down in Mt. Aspiring National Park, New Zealand. The event brings fifty of the world's best athletes together to compete in a big-mountain freeriding showdown. Venues are only accessible by helicopter and include skiers, snowboarders and telemark skiers.
On August 16, scores will be combined from Freeride Day and Extreme Day to determine the best overall athletes. The photos herein were taken by Tony Harrington, avid extreme skier and founder of the event, during the freestyle competition that was held on the event's first blue-bird day.
Athlete Roster:
Skiers
Breeze Bohl, AUS
Conrad Lucas, AUS
Finn Bilous, NZL
George Pengelly, NZL
Hank Bilous, NZL
Harry Giddings, NZL
Jacqui Edgerly, USA
Jake Bohl, AUS
Joe Webster, GBR
Markus Eder, ITA
Mitch Reeves, AUS
Natalie Segal, AUS
Neil Williman, NZL
Sam Smoothy, NZL
Sandra Lahnsteiner, AUT
Victoria Beattie, AUS
Nick Devore, USA, Telemarker
Snowboarders
Abby Lockhart, NZL
Antti Autti, FIN
Drayden Gardner, USA
Jake Koia, NZL
Jett Elkins, USA
JJ Thomas, USA
Luke Staveley, AUS
Maria Kuzma, NZL
Quentin Robbins, NZL
Ratty Sheidow, AUS
Shin Biyajima, JPN
Will Jackways, NZL
Yuta Kiyohara, JPN
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