MOUNT SNOW, Vermont — Snowboarder Yale Cousino of Richford, Vermont and skier Parker White of West Dover, Vermont took first place honors in the 11th Annual Bud Light Anti-Gravity Grail: Mega Mother Hucker big air competition Saturday evening.

White, 15, had previously placed first in Mount Snow’s New Year Rail Jam and the Snowstyle slopestyle competition this season. He is a student at the Mount Snow Academy.

Competitors were judged on two attempts from the 12-foot jump onto the 50-foot deck, keeping the higher score. The top three in each professional category received a share of the $4,000 cash purse or prizes, while the top three amateurs in each category received prizes from the event sponsors.

Men’s Pro Snowboard
1. Yale Cousino, Lincoln, VT
2. Nikita Lermontov-Salmon, Richford, VT
3. Shaun Murphy, Westfield, MA

Men’s Pro Ski
1. Parker White, West Dover, VT
2. Chris Logan, West Dover, VT
3. Giray Dadali, Canandaigua, NY

Men’s Amateur Snowboard
1. Justin Kosko, Southington, CT
2. David Faircloth, Westfield, MA
3. Adam Conrad, Westfield, MA

Men’s Amateur Ski
1. Cody Buchalter, Suffern, NY
2. Chris Calvanese, Plantsville, CT
3. Adrian Dingle, Stowe, VT

Women’s Ski
1. L.J. Caulfield, Dummerston, VT
2. Jillian Atwood, West Dover, VT
3. Devin Logan, West Dover, VT

Women’s Snowboard
1. Elise Gloeckner, West Dover, VT

Event sponsors were Mountain Dew, Nature Valley, Rossignol, L.L. Bean, Smith, Armada, Giro and Mobil.

For information about Mount Snow lodging packages, lift tickets and other events and activities, call 800-245-SNOW or visit www.mountsnow.com.

Gut Superpipe Competition

Over 60 professional and amateur skiers and snowboarders competed in the 11th Annual Bud Light Anti-Gravity Grail: Mega Mother Superpipe competition Sunday afternoon.

Skyler Thomas of Chester, Vermont took first place in the Men’s Pro Snowboard category. Erik Olson of Lyons, New York placed first in Men’s Pro Ski.

In the women’s pro categories, Elizabeth Beerman of Weston, Vermont won the snowboarding segment, while Jillian Atwood of West Dover, Vermont was the first place skier.

Competitors were judged in a jam style format, where each had an allotment of time to achieve the perfect run through the halfpipe’s 18- foot walls and 17-foot transitions.

The top three in each professional category received a share of the $4,000 cash purse or prizes, while the top three amateurs in each category received prizes from the event sponsors.

Men’s Pro Snowboard
1. Skyler Thomas, Chester VT
2. Chris Waker, Manchester Center, VT
3. Chris Mitchell, Milton VT

Men’s Pro Ski
1. Erik Olson, Lyons NY
2. Giray Dadali , Canandaigua, NY
3. Brian Kish, Manchester , VT

Women’s Pro Snowboard
1. Elizabeth Beerman, Weston VT
2. Shelby Simpson, Bondville, VT
3. Elise Gloeckner, West Dover VT

Women’s Pro Ski
1. Jillian Atwood, West Dover, VT
2. Devin Logan, West Dover , VT
3. Cammie Wolff, Bethel ME

Men’s Amateur Snowboard
1. Brenden Conroy, Oyster Bay, NY
2. Mike Perle , Saddle River, VT
3. Austin Schueryher , Point Pleanten , NJ

Men’s Amateur Ski
1. Matt Marks, Cortland NY
2. Alex Cohn, Weston MA
3. Chris Conetta, Stamford CT

Women’s Amateur Snowboard
1. Jenn Cohen, Windhall , VT
2. Mackenzie Quigley, Wardsboro, VT
3. Indigo Monk, Manhatten Beach, CA

Event sponsors were Mountain Dew, Nature Valley, Rossignol, L.L. Bean, Smith, Armada, Giro and Mobil.

For information about Mount Snow lodging packages, lift tickets and other events and activities, call 800-245-SNOW or visit www.mountsnow.com.