Check out the video of the Semi Finals.
Snowbird Semi Finals Highlights

If you missed the Qualifiers, the highlights video is below.
Snowbird Qualifier Highlights


Free-skiing as two key ingredients. Passion and Guts. Anyone lucky
enough to bare witness to todays event was served the very finest dish
the sport has to offer, and a sample of what happens when free-skiing
goes horribly wrong.

The bluebird once again showed up at Snowbird Resort, bathing the
gnar in a golden light, that gave a deceptive feeling of comfort.
There is nothing comforting about competing or watching this however.
When the first guy drops, sphyxters tighten and dont relax all day
long.

A group of hopeful ladies actually competed as the sun came up early
in the morning for a chance to ski later in the big event, after being
denied the opportunity to compete by mother nature the day before.
They got the short stick, but that's how it goes sometimes.

The men kicked the day off launching massive drops, and charging like
mad bulls down extremely exposed terrain that looked eager to eat them
alive. The level of skill was one I have not seen before. Bros were
stomping 60 foot airs without even a backslap on snow that probably
wasn't what you would call ideal for pulling such manouvers. 50 degree
chutes, with 200 ft cliffs on the side where basically straight lined
like blue runs.

The ladies, kept the adrenalin pumping and charged as
hard as the men, attacking a lot of the same features, with equally
ballsy speed and aggression. Of course there were the bails, which in
a flash ended the hopes of many competitors, and silenced the
otherwise loud and enthusiastic supporters.

Aaron Estrada was the before mentioned skier who got hooked coming off
a monster and pancaked on the rocks. After very tense moments,
Estrada was taken by ski patrol in a sled down the mountain for
medical help. Later in the day, Lizzy Sherry, a local ripper took a
huge ragdoll down a no fall zone. It was one of the scariest things I
have seen.

It was clear immediately that she had suffered some serious injuries,
but she gave a meak wave and removed her helmet, a positive sign for
everyone looking on. However, there were no patrol in the immediate
area, and she was too far up course to be reached immediately by anyone
from below. She was forced to lay there in what could only be agony,
while the crowd, silent, listened to her scream and plea for help. She
was eventually rescued by patrol, who themselves had to ski like
champion free-skiers just to reach the injured competitors. These
aren't normal people though and its a gaurantee that both Aaron and
Lizzy will recover from their injuries and ski the shit out of
everything.

It was a day to remember, and one that has left everyone with
something to look forward to in the morning when the finals kick off
at 9am.
Check out the video highlights from day 1 of the World Tour coming
soon to Biglines.com

Todays video as well as all Free-skiing competition videos that will be
shown on Biglines.com will be dedicated to our fallen brother Tobias
Lee, and our other fallen comrades, who we ski for everyday. The next
time you're about to drop in, let out a lions roar. Tobias will be
listening and shredding by your side.

Matt Westcott

Results

MEN
ATHLETE NAME COUNTRY HOME RESORT BIB Total Run 1
1 Aurelien Ducroz FRA Chamonix 64 38.4
2 Jean Michel Gouadain FRA Pyrenees 40 37.4
3 Nick Greener USA Snowbird 5 36.8
3 Drew Tabke USA Mauna Kea 30 36.8
5 Tyson Bolduc USA Vail, Colorado 35 35.8
6 John Witherspoon USA Jay Peak 95 35.4
7 Olivier Meynet FRA Bellevaux 4 35
7 Josh Daiek USA Kirkwood CA 28 35
9 Jack Nelson USA Alta 36 34.6
9 Brady Smedsrud USA Red Lodge 70 34.6
11 Guerlain Chicherit FRA Tignes 1 34.4
12 Kevin O'Meara USA Squaw Valley, CA 68 34.2
12 Nick Hanscom USA Sun Valley, ID 51 34.2
15 Craig Garbiel USA Kirkwood CA 6 34
16 Drew Stoecklein USA Alta 9 33.8
17 Cliff Bennett USA SNOWBIRD UT 10 33.6
18 Lars Chickering-Ayers USA Mad River Glen, VT 87 33.4
19 Nick DeVore USA Aspen 96 33.2
20 Neal Valiton SWZ Verbier 33 33
21 Jesse Bryan USA Snowbird 73 32.8
22 Brett Crabtree CAN Whistler 52 32.6
22 Jurie des Camiers Thibault FRA Lyon, France 121 32.6
24 Matty Richard CAN whistler 2 32.4
24 Joel Jacques CAN whistler 21 32.4
24 Chuck Mumford USA Cochrans ski area 98 32.4
27 Tyler Knoles USA Snowbird 119 31.8
28 Fred Mooney USA Winter Park 25 31.4
28 Mark Welgos USA Aspen 82 31.4
30 Julien Lopez FRA LA PLAGNE 39 31.2
30 Jason Dobbs USA Asquawnymous 69 31.2
32 Justin Modroo USA Red Lodge 38 31
33 John Mullins AUS Kirkwood CA 44 30.8
34 Chuck Loeffler USA Snowbird 31 30.6
CutOff
35 Mathew Jackson USA Squaw Valley, CA 54 29.8
35 Scott McBrayer USA Sunlight 55 29.8
37 Alex Blais CAN Whistler 94 29.6
38 Mathieu Theriault CAN Whistler 91 29
39 Lindsey Balser USA sundance 92 28.8
40 Rob Greener USA Snowbird 50 28.6
41 Todd Ligare USA Park City/Snowbird 81 28.4
42 Chris Tatsuno USA Sun Valley, ID 22 28.2
43 Victor Galuchot FRA Les Menuires 23 28
44 Cedric Pugin FRA Val d'isere 8 27.8
45 Mark Copeland USA Snowbird 110 27.4
46 Liam Walsh USA Alta 57 27
47 Chris Laub USA Snowbird 97 26.8
48 Buck Zastowny USA Snowbird 58 26.2
49 Sam Smoothy NZ treble cone 84 25.2
50 Parker Cook USA Snowbird 107 24.2
51 Brad Bermes USA The Canyons 72 23
52 Hamish Acland NZ Treble Cone 66 22
53 Ben Wheeler USA Snowbird/Alta 41 22
54 Elijah Lee USA Eagle Crest/Mt Baker 62 21
55 Kiffor Berg USA Aspen 46 20.4
56 Carlo Travarelli USA Snowbird 32 19.4
57 Jonny Manwaring USA The Canyons 67 19
58 Tim Nelson USA Bogus Basin 56 18.2
59 Tom Dockter USA Alta/Snowbird 120 17.8
60 Ilian Petrov BRG Vitosha Mountain 20 17.6
61 Adrien Coirier FRA Les Arcs 3 17.2
62 Brant Moles USA Park City 61 17.2
63 George Casaletta USA arapahoe basin 93 17
64 Frank Welling USA alta 99 17
65 Carston Oliver USA Snowbird 49 16.6
66 Griffin Post USA Alta 63 16.2
67 Dylan Crossman USA Alta 86 16
68 Craig DiPietro USA Alta 34 16
69 Tim Normand USA Snowbird 53 13.8
70 Scott Hermanski USA Alta/Snowbird 59 13.6
71 Kenjiro Matsuo JPN Mt.Fuji 85 13.4
72 Greg Gavin USA Alta/Snowbird 100 TDQ
73 Magnus Loo SWE Ramundberget 71 TDQ
74 Christian Boucher CAN whistler 19 TDQ
75 Aaron Estrada USA Aspen 45 DNF

WOMEN
ATHLETE NAME COUNTRY HOME RESORT BIB Total Run 1
1 Jane Somerville USA Aspen/Snowmass 60 30.2
2 Amber Gale USA Snowbird 88 29.4
3 Alaina Huestis USA Snowbird 16 28.8
4 Jess McMillan USA Jackson Hole Mountain Resort 14 28.4
5 Carrie Jo chernoff USA crested butte 13 28.2
6 Phillippa Hunt USA Crested Butte 74 27.8
7 Huere Darquier CAN Bariloche - Whistler 24 27.6
7 Maria Opelz FRA Val Thorens 29 26.6
7 Erica Martling USA Brundage ID 124 26.6
10 Andria Huskinson USA Alta 75 26.4
11 Tanya Christensen USA Crested Butte 106 26
CutOff
12 Molly Baker USA Altabird 89 25.6
13 Lynn Kennen USA Alpine Meadows 15 25.2
14 Crystal Wright USA Jackson Hole 42 25
15 Nancy Elrod USA Squaw Valley 78 24.2
16 Jennifer Seitz USA Alta, UT 43 23.6
17 Hannah Whitney USA Crested Butte Mountain Resort 79 22.8
18 Jenna Cropley USA Jackson Hole 123 22
19 Monego Giula SWZ VERBIER 26 20.8
20 Kate Olsen USA Aspen 47 19.4
21 Janina Kuzma AUS Fernie BC 27 17
22 Kelsey Carmichael CAN Whistler Blackcomb 80 16.6
23 Tara Paras USA Snowbird 76 16.6
23 Laura Ogden USA Crystal Mtn. 11 15.4
25 Suzanne Graham USA Alta/Snowbird 37 15
26 Karolina Ekman SWE Sweden 65 14.6
27 Jacqui Edgerly USA Aspen 83 13.8
28 Lizzy Sherry USA Park City 77 DNF