Staff report
Killington’s annual Bear Mountain Mogul Challenge was Saturday, April 5. Amateur bumpers took to the slopes of Outer Limits in challenging weather conditions to battle for a place in the finals. The top 32 men and 16 women earned a change to compete in a head-to-head competition for the Mogul Challenge cup.
The top finishers were placed in a bracket and pairs of competitors ran the dual course with a sudden death format—only the winners remain.
Awards were be presented to the first, second and third place overall men’s and women’s competitors.
The purpose of the Mogul Challenge is to recognize technical superiority and athletic ability. Contestants were judged for their turns and line (60%) quality and variety of well-executed turns while staying as close as possible to the fall line, air (20%) the quality of upright aerial maneuvers executed spontaneously in the fall line, and speed (20%).
Overall individual results
Women: Sofia Robinson took first place with a time of 25.36 plus points for style (turns/line and air/jumps) for a total score of 69.94. She was followed by Rachel Setareh who finished with in 26.97 seconds and scored 69.16. Molly Vance finished third of 35 women finishers with a time of 26.86 and a total score of 63.98.
Men: Kalman Heims took first place with a time of 18.21 earning a total 77.78. He was followed by Myles Frendel with a time of 19.53 and 75.13 points. Then PJ Ricci took third of the 102 men finishers with a time of 20.85 seconds and 72.65 points.
Dual champion results
Women: Sofia Robinson again bested the women’s field in the dual bracket competition. She beat Rachel Setareh in the finals. Allegra Miccio (who finished fifth individually) took third in the dual format besting Kate Larkin in the consolation round (Molly Vance, who placed third in the individual contest, lost to Larkin in the first round).
Men: Kalman Heims again also bested the men’s field in the dual bracket competition. He beat Myles Frendel in the finals. James Garland (who finished fourth individually) beat PJ Ricci to secure third place in the dual championship.
