The international moguls season is complete after two days of competition at the 2024 FIS Freestyle Junior Ski World Championships in Chiesa in Valmalenco, Italy. The moguls action kicked off with the men’s and women’s solo moguls events April 5. Asher Michel shone bright for the U.S. Freestyle Ski Team, finishing third. That is his second Junior World Championship podium in the same amount of years. Porter Huff of Ski & Snowboard Club Vail rounded out the top five at 16-years-old, in his first Junior World Championships appearance. Charlie Mickel, also of the U.S. Freestyle Ski Team, finished eighth, followed by Camden Lewis of the Gould Academy in 20th.
Two Ski and Snowboard Club Vail moguls athletes competed in the moguls and dual moguls events at the FIS Freestyle Junior World Championships on April 5-6 in Chiesa in Valmalenco, Italy. Porter Huff placed fifth.
Two of the eight American mogul skiers selected to represent the U.S. at the 2024 FIS Freestyle Junior World Ski Championships are Ski and Snowboard Club Vail athletes. Reese Chapdelaine and Porter Huff will compete.
At last weekend’s NBS Mogul Classic, The Dark Side brought out SSCV skiers’ good sides. “I thought it was our best comp yet,” said Jameson Kust, who placed second by a hair in the men’s.
Ski and Snowboard Club Vail grabbed multiple wins at the Rocky Mountain Freestyle season opener in Steamboat Springs on Jan. 6-7. Nash Lucas led the way with victories in both the open moguls and dual.