Skiers Cup
The Swatch Skiers Cup is a big mountain and backcountry slopestyle contest that took place recently at Valle Nevado, Chile. It pitted Team America versus Team Europe.
Swatch Skiers Cup
KC Deane
Team America's KC Deane beat out Sweden's Jacob Wester and Germany's Tom Leitner in the big-mountain portion of the contest.
Trophy
At stake is national pride and a big silver boot trophy.
Richard Permin
"We're not competing just for ourselves," says Frenchman Richard Permin. "It's a group of friends pushing each other to do something good for our countries. That's pretty cool."
Scouting
Team Europe's Richard Permin and Mathieu Imbert at the finish area of the big-mountain contest.
Richard Permin
"The strategy for Team Europe is pretty much no strategy," says Permin. "We're just going to go for it, try to do the best and do some good tricks and have a good time."
Starting Gate
Welcome to the starting gate of the big-mountain contest at Valle Nevado, Chile, the largest ski area in South America.
Tom Leitner
Germany's Tom Leitner hits an air during the big-mountain contest.
Chopo Diaz
Chile's own Chopo Diaz during the second big-mountain portion of the Skier's Cup contest.
Markus Eder
Italian skier Markus Eder, fresh off a win at the New Zealand World Heli Challenge, represented Team Europe.
Cody Townsend
Californian Cody Townsend hitting a huge air during the second day of the contest.
Champions
In the end, it was the team from North and South America that took home the top prize.
American Pride
After the three final heats, Team Americas came out on top with a final score of 10 to 9. Here's the winning team.
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Skiers Cup
The Swatch Skiers Cup is a big mountain and backcountry slopestyle contest that took place recently at Valle Nevado, Chile. It pitted Team America versus Team Europe.
KC Deane
Team America's KC Deane beat out Sweden's Jacob Wester and Germany's Tom Leitner in the big-mountain portion of the contest.
Trophy
At stake is national pride and a big silver boot trophy.
Richard Permin
"We're not competing just for ourselves," says Frenchman Richard Permin. "It's a group of friends pushing each other to do something good for our countries. That's pretty cool."
Scouting
Team Europe's Richard Permin and Mathieu Imbert at the finish area of the big-mountain contest.
Richard Permin
"The strategy for Team Europe is pretty much no strategy," says Permin. "We're just going to go for it, try to do the best and do some good tricks and have a good time."
Starting Gate
Welcome to the starting gate of the big-mountain contest at Valle Nevado, Chile, the largest ski area in South America.
Tom Leitner
Germany's Tom Leitner hits an air during the big-mountain contest.
Chopo Diaz
Chile's own Chopo Diaz during the second big-mountain portion of the Skier's Cup contest.
Markus Eder
Italian skier Markus Eder, fresh off a win at the New Zealand World Heli Challenge, represented Team Europe.
Cody Townsend
Californian Cody Townsend hitting a huge air during the second day of the contest.
Champions
In the end, it was the team from North and South America that took home the top prize.
American Pride
After the three final heats, Team Americas came out on top with a final score of 10 to 9. Here's the winning team.