September 5,  2009
Reporter: Harro

Another perfect day yesterday greeted the World Heli Challenge crew. The “VnC Cocktail Downhill” was nothing short of an epic adventure for all – in many ways.

The event itself was as hard core as snow sports get. The goal is to find out who in the event was the fastest person on snow. Athletes raced head to head at mind boggling speeds. No rules, no regulations, just pure focus and adrenaline.

The top results of the VnC Cocktail Downhill are:

Ski Mens

1st Ted Davenport (US)

2nd Geoff Small (NZ)

3rd Geoff Vince (France)

Ski Women

1st Jackie Passo (US)

2nd Janina Kuzma (NZ)

3rd Ingrid Backstrom (US)

Snowboard Mens

1st Ralph Backstrom (US)

2nd Andy Finch (US)

3rd Darren Powell (Australia)

Snowboard Women

1st Maria Kuzma (NZ)

2nd Susan Mol (US)

3rd Amber Schuecker (Australia)

The finish of the race was just the kick off to a crazy afternoon of fun, adventure and lifestyle. The VnC Ice Bar served frozen cocktails as athletes sessioned a windlip, throwing down an array of single, double and even triple flips! But that wasn’t all! The athletes had no idea that when they were flown off the mountain they would land on the Makarora river to awaiting Wilkin River Jets and jet boated back to the heli base.

Source: wheresharro.com