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Wise wins Dew Tour freeski superpipe


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By Alliance of Action Sports

David Wise, who skies for Northstar, won the Dew Tour men’s freeski superpipe final at Breckenridge.

Like the qualifier, a stacked roster of 14 freeskiers — following both Torin Yater-Wallace and Simon Dumont each having to pull out following falls in the practice just before the final — had two opportunities to throw down a run toward a win, and a spot on the inaugural U.S. Olympic Freeskiing Team.

During the first round of runs we saw some serious tricks pulled, but unfortunately we also saw some serious competitors come up short.

With more speed and amplitude, Wise’s second run upped his score to a staggering 92.60 that would maintain as the top score for the remainder of the event.

Aaron Blunck was second and Lyman Currier third.

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