PR: Bumps, Banks & Berms Make BoarderCross Snowboarding's Most Exciting Competition
(February 23, 1998)

Banff, Alberta - Catch the thrills, bumps, airs and grinds Sunday, March 1, as more than 100 pro and amateur snowboarders hit the slopes of Mount Norquay to vie for over $10,000 in cash and prizes. The race is the 2nd to hit the slopes in the four race Kokanee Kross Grand Nationals BoardCross( series.

The Kokanee Kross Grand Nationals is the World's longest running BoardCross( series and this year stops at Mount Seymour, BC, Banff/Mt Norquay, Alberta, Horseshoe Resort, Ontario and Blackcomb Mountain, BC. There is over $55,000. in cash and prizes up for grabs over the four race series and it's open to men and women, amateur and pro, 18 years of age and over.

BoarderCross( marries the best of snowboarding's freestyle (soft boot) and alpine (hard boot) riding. The courses are designed to take all the elements of riding one run and putting it into a compact, super challenging circuit. Six riders take to the run at the same time, 1st over the finish line wins. By far the most exciting and visual snowboarding discipline, BoarderCross( offers an adrenaline charge to both participants and observers.

Sunday's race promises some great action with some of Canada's top pro riders battling it out. You'll see riders like Canadian National Snowboard Team member Sherry Newstead, whose snowboarding list of credentials would fill this page, and from Whistler, BC, Limited Snowboards "A" Team member and Blackcomb Snowboard Team Coach, Andrew Murphy.

The schedule for the Kokanee Kross Grand Nationals on Sunday is...
Late Registration - 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
BoarderCross Competition - 10:15 AM - 4:00 PM

The Kokanee Kross Grand Nationals series is sanctioned by the Canadian Snowboard Federation (CFS). For registration information call 924-0515 or check out our web page at www.boardercross.com.

For media inquiries only please contact:
Lea Carpenter, media relations Phone: (604) 878-1045 * Fax: (604) 904-0269 * email: [email protected]