Pro, amateur skiers take to rails, ramps in Seven Springs competition
Shane Dunlap | Tribune-Review
Skier Bobby Sullivan whips around the bottom of the course for the crowd watching from the Foggy Goggle deck during the qualifying round of competition in the first Steel City Showdown, a freestyle skiing event hosted by Pittsburgh native and world-famous freestyle skier Tom Wallisch, on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020 at Seven Springs Ski Resort.
Shane Dunlap | Tribune-Review
Skiing fans watch from the Foggy Goggle deck during qualifying round of competition in the first Steel City Showdown, a freestyle skiing event hosted by Pittsburgh native and world-famous freestyle skier Tom Wallisch, on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020 at Seven Springs Ski Resort.
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Finalists are congratulated for the crowds after winning the qualifying round in the first Steel City Showdown, a freestyle skiing event hosted by Pittsburgh native and world-famous freestyle skier Tom Wallisch, on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020 at Seven Springs Ski Resort.
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Competitor Taylor Lundquist rides the rail during the qualifying round of competition in the first Steel City Showdown, a freestyle skiing event hosted by Pittsburgh native and world-famous freestyle skier Tom Wallisch, on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020 at Seven Springs Ski Resort.
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Skiers compete during the qualifying round of competition in the first Steel City Showdown, a freestyle skiing event hosted by Pittsburgh native and world-famous freestyle skier Tom Wallisch, on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020 at Seven Springs Ski Resort.
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Competitor Taylor Lundquist of Salt Lake City, Utah, rides the rail during the qualifying round of competition in the first Steel City Showdown, a freestyle skiing event hosted by Pittsburgh native and world-famous freestyle skier Tom Wallisch, on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020 at Seven Springs Ski Resort.
Shane Dunlap | Tribune-Review
Pro skier Bobby Sullivan of Boston, Mass., greets young fans after riding the rails during the qualifying round of competition in the first Steel City Showdown, a freestyle skiing event hosted by Pittsburgh native and world-famous freestyle skier Tom Wallisch, on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020 at Seven Springs Ski Resort.
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Competitor and Olympic skier Alex Hall of Salt Lake City, Utah, rides the rails for the crowds during the qualifying round of competition in the first Steel City Showdown, a freestyle skiing event hosted by Pittsburgh native and world-famous freestyle skier Tom Wallisch, on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020 at Seven Springs Ski Resort.
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Professional freestyle skier and Pittsburgh native Tom Wallisch speaks for a documentary film interview after competitions finished in qualifying round of competition in the first Steel City Showdown, a freestyle skiing event hosted by Wallisch, on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020 at Seven Springs Ski Resort.
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Pro skier Cal Carson of Winter Park, Colorado, takes on the rails during the qualifying round of competition in the first Steel City Showdown, a freestyle skiing event hosted by Pittsburgh native and world-famous freestyle skier Tom Wallisch, on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020 at Seven Springs Ski Resort.
Shane Dunlap | Tribune-Review
Pro skier Alex Hall of Salt Lake City, Utah, jumps the rails during the qualifying round of competition in the first Steel City Showdown, a freestyle skiing event hosted by Pittsburgh native and world-famous freestyle skier Tom Wallisch, on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020 at Seven Springs Ski Resort.
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Alex Bellemare of Quebec preps his skis before the start of the qualifying round of competition in the first Steel City Showdown, a freestyle skiing event hosted by Pittsburgh native and world-famous freestyle skier Tom Wallisch, on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020 at Seven Springs Ski Resort.
Shane Dunlap | Tribune-Review
Pro skier Alex Hall of Salt Lake City, Utah, hikes the hill as skiers watch from above on the ski lift during the qualifier round of competition in the first Steel City Showdown, a freestyle skiing event hosted by Pittsburgh native and world-famous freestyle skier Tom Wallisch, on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020 at Seven Springs Ski Resort.
Shane Dunlap | Tribune-Review
Competitors line up for the qualifier round of competition in the first Steel City Showdown, a freestyle skiing event hosted by Pittsburgh native and world-famous freestyle skier Tom Wallisch, on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020 at Seven Springs Ski Resort.
Shane Dunlap | Tribune-Review
Pro skier Taylor Lundquist jumps the steps coming off the rail during the qualifying round of competition in the first Steel City Showdown, a freestyle skiing event hosted by Pittsburgh native and world-famous freestyle skier Tom Wallisch, on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020 at Seven Springs Ski Resort.
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Pro skier Siver Voll of Norway jumps the rail during the qualifying round of competition in the first Steel City Showdown, a freestyle skiing event hosted by Pittsburgh native and world-famous freestyle skier Tom Wallisch, on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020 at Seven Springs Ski Resort.
Shane Dunlap | Tribune-Review
Fans watch during the qualifying round of competition in the first Steel City Showdown, a freestyle skiing event hosted by Pittsburgh native and world-famous freestyle skier Tom Wallisch, on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020 at Seven Springs Ski Resort.
Shane Dunlap | Tribune-Review
Professional skier Siver Voll of Norway fist-bumps friends and fans after finishing a set of rails during the qualifying round of competition in the first Steel City Showdown, a freestyle skiing event hosted by Pittsburgh native and world-famous freestyle skier Tom Wallisch, on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020 at Seven Springs Ski Resort.
Shane Dunlap | Tribune-Review
Pro skier Cal Carson of Winter Park, Colorado, jumps the rail during the qualifying round of competition in the first Steel City Showdown, a freestyle skiing event hosted by Pittsburgh native and world-famous freestyle skier Tom Wallisch, on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020 at Seven Springs Ski Resort.
Shane Dunlap | Tribune-Review
Pro skier LJ Strenio of Burlington, Vermont hits the rails during the qualifying round of competition in the first Steel City Showdown, a freestyle skiing event hosted by Pittsburgh native and world-famous freestyle skier Tom Wallisch, on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020 at Seven Springs Ski Resort.
Skiers known for competing in the Olympics and X Games took to the rails this weekend at Seven Springs in a competition organized by Pittsburgh native and professional freeskier Tom Wallisch.
The Steel City Showdown pit the professional and amateur competitors against each other on rails and ramps built at the resort. Alex Hall of Salt Lake City, Utah, was the winner with 285 points, taking home $10,000.
Coming in second place was Colby Stevenson of Park City, Utah, with 281.3 points, and third place was captured by Tucker FitzSimons of Hood River, Ore., with 262.7 points. Stevenson won $5,000 and FitzSimons took home $2,500. FitzSimons qualified in the amateur competition.
The remaining skiers rounding out the top 10 who moved on to Saturday night’s final round were Jackson Karsteter, Alex Bellemare, Evan McEachran, Zach Masi, Cal Carson, Bobby Sullivan and Siver Voll. Karsteter and Masi qualified in the amateur division.
Other competitors included Joss Christensen, Alex Beaulieu-Marchand, Devin Logan, Antti Ollila, LJ Strenio, Phil Casabon, Quinn Wolferman, Ferdinand Dahl.
Many of the competitors have won medals in the Olympics and the X Games.
Fans got an up-close view of the action — the course was set up outside the Foggy Goggle, a resort bar. The course was designed and built by the Seven Springs Parks and Pipes Team.
Photos by Shane Dunlap | Tribune-Review
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