American rider Red Gerard of Silverthorne drops in for a run on the Buttermilk Ski Area slopestyle course for a qualifying round Wednesday at the International Ski & Snowboard Federation Freeski and Snowboard World Championships in Aspen. The 2018 Olympic champion qualified through to Friday’s final.
Photo by Tamara Susa
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct the day of the World Championship slopestyle finals, which is Friday.
Local pro snowboarders Chris Corning and Red Gerard were two of the 16 riders able to battle daunting, fickle weather conditions at Buttermilk Ski Area on Wednesday in Aspen to qualify through to Friday’s slopestyle finals at the International Ski & Snowboard Federation Freeski and Snowboard World Championships.