Mountain High local Spencer Link topped riders like Yale Cousino, Scotty Vine, Trevor Jacob, Ian Thorley and Garrettt Warnick to take win the Cholula Triple Air Show at Southern California’s Mountain High. Link rode away with $5,000.00 in cash and a really, really large bottle of Cholula sauce. Follow the jump for the official word and complete results.Spencer Link Wins the $20,000 Cholula Triple Air At Mountain High
Wrightwood, CA – February 7, 2012: The $20,000 Cholula Triple Air Show returned to Mountain High on Saturday, February 4, 2012, offering the largest prize purse in Southern California. Now in its fourteenth year, the event continues to gain strength with many raving this year’s course was the best it’s ever been.
A perfect day on the mountain with sunny skies and warm temperatures provided riders with an amazing opportunity to let it all hang out. In the men’s snowboard division, riders such as Yale Cousino, Scotty Vine, Trevor Jacob, Ian Thorley and Garrettt Warnick came out to compete but in the end, it was local hero and Mountain High team rider, Spencer Link who stole the show and the $5000 top prize with his ridiculously solid run that included a Cab 9, Front 7 and a nasty Back 10 Double.
The women’s snowboard division was stacked with riders like Lynn Neil, Mariah Dugan, Nirvana Ortanez, Jamie Madrid and Melissa Evans competing. On this day, it was Katie Williams out of Salt Lake City, Utah who stole the show and the $2000 top prize with her smooth run that included a clean front 5 on the money booter.
Cash Purse Breakdown
Open Snowboard Men’s:
1st – Spencer Link – $5,000
2nd – Jeremy Page – $2,500
3rd – Trevor Jacob – $1,500
4th – Garrett Warnick – $600
5th – Ian Thorley – $200
Open Snowboard Women’s:
1st – Katie Williams – $2,000
2nd – Nirvana Ortanez – $1,000
3rd – Jamie Madrid – $500
4th – Lynn Neil – $100
5th – Danika Duffy – $50
