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Editor Wren Wertin Art Director Carrie Calvin Designer Afton Groepper Photos by Connor Walberg, Preston Utley, Rick Lohre, Zach Mahone, Dominique Taylor, Piotr Drodz Cover photo Connor Walberg Content & Direction Paul Abling Melissa Eggert Julie Kapala Kate Peters Duncan Horner
9 What’s New 10 Schedule of Events 14 Map 16 Free Concerts & Films 21 Retail, Demo & Expo 23 Free To Do 24 Paddle 28 Bike 30 Run 32 Climb
33 Fish 33 UMC 36 Dogs 37 Slackline 40 What’s TMG 2 You? 42 Q&A 44 Biking — A Summer/ Winter Sport 45 Photographers 45 Sponsors
WELCOME TO THE
BEST WEEKEND OF
YOUR LIFE!
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Welcome to the 2012
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WATCH 2011 IFSC BOULDERING WORLD CUP
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SAVE THE DATE FEBRUARY 8-10, 2013
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we’ve moved!
Golden Peak Base Lodge As a result of the construction in Mountain Plaza, the Teva Mountain Games is temporarily making the Golden Peak Base Lodge our base camp for athlete and media registration, in addition to VIP hospitality. The Golden Peak Base Lodge is located at the foot of Golden Peak near the Adventure Village, Eukanuba DockDogs events and the Larkspur restaurant.
Vista Bahn Gondola Vail will celebrate its 50th anniversary in December 2012 with the installation of a new, state-of-the art gondola to replace the Vista Bahn Express Lift (#16) in Vail Village. The cabins will be designed to carry 10 passengers and each will feature heated, cushioned seats and Wi-Fi access for guests. With a speed of 1,200 feet per minute, the gondola will be the fastest of its type in the world, creating a 40 percent increase in uphill capacity. Construction has begun for this project in the Mountain Plaza area of Vail Village, and will continue through the summer for its opening in December 2012.
Golden Peak East/ Soccer Fields Also due to the construction of the new Vista Bahn Gondola we have relocated the IFSC Bouldering World Cup, Eddie Bauer Citizen Climbing events and the first round of the 2 Fly X-Stream presented by Maui Jim to the new Golden Peak East venue. Locals know this area as the “soccer fields.” To get to Golden Peak East from Golden Peak proper head east on Vail Valley Drive for approximately 200 yards. The venue will be on your right.
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Gibbon Games international slackline Competition at Teva Mountain Games
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Gear town/ solaris Pro slackliners battle it out head to head in this extreme trickline competition. You’ll be amazed at the level of balance, control and acrobatics performed by these Gibbon pros. Four rounds of competition will be held June 1-3 to determine the best of the best. An interactive slackline area will be set up for everyone to try, but the competition is restricted to professional level.
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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS May 31- June 3, 2012 Paddle
Bike
Run
Thursday, May 31 10am | Bud Light Lime Steep Creek Championship presented by Thule— Homestake Creek, Red Cliff 6pm | Opening Ceremonies & Bud Light Mountains of Music: Keller Williams (free concert)— Checkpoint Charlie
Friday, June 1 9am | IFSC Bouldering World Cup (Female Qualifier)—Golden Peak East / Soccer Fields
Climb
(All events subject to change)
Dogs
2pm | IFSC Bouldering World Cup (Male Qualifier)—Golden Peak East / Soccer Fields 4pm | Eukanuba DockDogs Big Air (WAVE 4)—Golden Peak 5pm | Gibbon Games Slacklining Comp (Qualifier Rd 2) - Gear Town/ Solaris 6pm | Teva Slopestyle presented by Chipotle (Finals)—Golden Peak 7pm | Outdoor Reels film series—Lodge at Vail, International Room
10am | Eukanuba DockDogs Big Air (WAVE 1)—Golden Peak
8pm | Teva Slopestyle After Party: DJ Juggy— Golden Peak
11am | Gear Town, Adventure Village & Green Light District open
11pm Teva Club Style with DJ Juggy - Samana Lounge
12pm | Eukanuba DockDogs Big Air (WAVE 2)—Golden Peak
SAturday, June 2
12pm | Teva Slopestyle presented by Chipotle (Qualifier)—Golden Peak 12pm | Gibbon Games Slacklining Comp (Qualifier Rd 1) - Gear Town/ Solaris 1pm | Bud Light Lime Kayak Freestyle presented by First Ascent (Qualifier)— International Bridge/Vail Whitewater Park
SlacklinE
Fish
UMC
9am | Eukanuba DockDogs Big Air (WAVE 5)—Golden Peak
11am | Eukanuba DockDogs Big Air (WAVE 6)—Golden Peak
9am | Gear Town, Adventure Village & Green Light District open
11:45am | Volvo X-Country Mountain Bike (Expert & Pros)—Golden Peak
9:30am | Maui Jim SUP Surf Sprint presented by C4 Waterman*—Gore Creek
*GNC Ultimate Mountain Challenge presented by Kru82
*GNC Ultimate Mountain Challenge presented by Kru82
1:30pm | Eukanuba DockDogs Big Air (WAVE 7)—Golden Peak
10am | Volvo X-Country Mountain Bike (Kids Race 12 & under)—Golden Peak
1:30pm | Teva Freeride Dual presented by Chipotle (Qualifier)—Gear Town
10am | IFSC Bouldering World Cup (Semi-Finals)— Golden Peak East / Soccer Fields
1:30pm | Eddie Bauer Mud Run presented by Maui Jim (Mini-Mud Family Division)—Golden Peak
11am | Bud Light Lime Kayak Freestyle presented by First Ascent (SemiFinals)—International Bridge/Vail Whitewater Park
2pm | 2 Fly X-Stream presented by Maui Jim (Semi-Qualifier/ Round 2)—International Bridge/ Vail Whitewater Park
7am | 2 Fly X-Stream presented by Maui Jim (Qualifier/ Round 1)— Golden Peak East / Soccer Fields 8am | Vail Pass Half— Golden Peak 8am | Bud Light Lime Down River Sprint*— Gore Creek *GNC Ultimate Mountain Challenge presented by Kru82
2pm | Eukanuba DockDogs Big Air (WAVE 3)—Golden Peak 10
Fun stuff
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2:30pm | Eddie Bauer Mud Run presented by Maui Jim (Super Galactic All Stars)—Golden Peak 3:30pm | Aloha Happy Hour with C4 Waterman, Maui Jim—SUP Demo Pool 3:30pm | Gibbon Games Slacklining Comp (Quarterfinals) - Gear Town/ Solaris 3:30pm | Eukanuba DockDogs Extreme Vertical Competition—Golden Peak 3:45pm | Volvo X—Country Mountain Bike (Beg, Jrs, Sport, Exp & Vet) Golden Peak *GNC Ultimate Mountain Challenge presented by Kru82
4pm | Outdoor Reels film series—Lodge at Vail, International Room 4pm | Teva Freeride Dual presented by Chipotle (Finals)—Gear Town 4:15pm | Bud Light Lime Kayak Freestyle presented by First Ascent (Finals)—International Bridge/Vail Whitewater Park 5pm | IFSC Bouldering World Cup (Finals)— Golden Peak East / Soccer Fields
photo credit Rick Lohre
7pm | Bud Light Mountains of Music: The Expendables (free concert)— Checkpoint Charlie
Sunday, June 3 8am | Youth Bouldering Competition—Golden Peak East / Soccer Fields 8am | 2 Fly X-Stream presented by Maui Jim (Finals)—Undisclosed Local River 8am | Volvo 10k Spring Runoff presented by Garmin*—Gore Creek Drive * GNC Ultimate Mountain Challenge presented by Kru82
8am | Maui Jim SUP Surf Cross presented by C4 Waterman (Qualifier)— International Bridge/Vail Whitewater Park 9am | Eukanuba DockDogs Speed Retrieve™ (Comp 1)—Golden Peak 9am | Gear Town, Adventure Village & Green Light District open (no location)
9:30am | Road Bike Time Trial presented by Thule*—Covered Bridge *GNC Ultimate Mountain Challenge presented by Kru82
10:15am | Bud Light Lime 8 Ball Kayak (Qualifier)—International Bridge/Vail Whitewater Park
2pm | Teva Raft Cross (Finals)—International Bridge/Vail Whitewater Park 2pm | Eddie Bauer Citizen Bouldering Competition (Wave 2)—Golden Peak East / Soccer Fields
11am | Eukanuba DockDogs Big Air (WAVE 8)—Golden Peak
2:45pm | SUPSQUATCH Dual presented by C4 Waterman – International Bridge Whitewater Park
11am | Eddie Bauer Citizen Bouldering Competition (Wave 1)—Golden Peak East / Soccer Fields
3pm | Maui Jim SUP Surf Cross presented by C4 Waterman (Finals)— International Bridge/Vail Whitewater Park
11:30am | Eukanuba Rocky Dog Trail Run presented by Ruff Wear— Golden Peak
4pm | Eukanuba DockDogs Big Air Finals— Golden Peak
12pm | Teva Raft Cross (Qualifier)—International Bridge Whitewater Park 12:30pm | Gibbon Games Slacklining Comp (Semifinals) - Gear Town/ Solaris
3:30pm | Eukanuba DockDogs Speed Retrieve™ (Finals)—Golden Peak 4pm | Bud Light Lime 8 Ball Kayak (Finals)— International Bridge/Vail Whitewater Park
1pm | Eukanuba DockDogs Big Air (WAVE 9)—Golden Peak a project of the Vail Valley Foundation
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Welcome to Vail! Enjoy all of our summer activities! The Steadman Clinic is pleased to support the TEVA Mountain Games, along with many of the Vail Valley’s recreational sporting events.
Since 1990, we have been dedicated to serving all aspects of orthopaedic needs of athletes and active people in our community. We know how important being active is to you, and our expert physicians will work with you to create a personalized treatment plan so you can get back to doing what you love. Many of the surgical procedures we use have been validated through the research capabilities of the non-profit Steadman Philippon Research Institute.
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Sept. 13–16, 2012
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Hosted by Vail Racquet Club Featuring Timberline Tours, Trailwise Guides, Adventure Travel Guides International, Cellular-Wisdom, Touched by a Horse wendygriffithphotography.com
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ATHLETIC FIELDS LAKES & RIVERS VAIL BIKE PATH WALKING PATH HOSPITAL PARKING INFORMATION FIRST AID
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Volvo 10K Spring Runoff presented by Garmin (Start)
Teva Mountain Games Information Center Teva Freeride Dual presented by Chipotle Eco-Friendly Expo Area Eddie Bauer Zip Line Bud Light Lime Down River Sprint (Finish) Maui Jim SUP Surf Sprint presented by C4 Waterman (Finish) Road Bike Time Trial presented by Thule (Start)
*Off-Site Events Bud Light Lime Steep Creek Championship presented by Thule (Homestake Creek, Red Cliff) 2 Fly X-Stream presented by Maui Jim (Finals) (Undisclosed Local River)
5. Meadow Drive/Covered Bridge/Green Light District Manufacturer/Retail Expo & Demo Area Event Medical Aid Station C4 Waterman SUP Demo Pool presented by Maui Jim Bud Light Lime Kayak Freestyle presented by First Ascent 2 Fly X-Stream presented by Maui Jim (Semi-Finals) Gibbon Games International Slackline Competition Teva Raft Cross Bud Light Lime 8 Ball Kayak Maui Jim SUP Surf Cross presented by C4 Waterman
4. Gear Town/International Bridge/Vail Whitewater Park IFSC Bouldering World Cup Eddie Bauer Citizen Climbing Youth Bouldering Competition 2 Fly X-Stream presented by Maui Jim (Qualifier)
3. Golden Peak East/Soccer Fields (new venue) Manufacturer/Retailer Expo & Demo Area Interactive Family Zone Teva Slopestyle presented by Chipotle Eddie Bauer Mud Run presented by Maui Jim Eukanuba DockDogs Competitions Eukanuba Rocky Dog Trail Run presented by Ruff Wear Vail Pass Half (start) Volvo X-Country Mountain Bike (start)
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2. Golden Peak/Adventure Village
Fields (new venue) IFSC Bouldering World Cup Eddie Bauer Citizen Climbing Youth Bouldering Competition 2 Fly X-Stream presented by Maui Jim (Qualifier)
Bud Light Mountains of Music Free Concert Stage Outdoor Reels Film Series (The Lodge at Vail) Teva House (Sitzmark Lodge) Chipotle Mobile Kitchen Vail Mountain Coffee Caffeination Station Public Concessions
6. Gore Creek Drive
3 Golden Peak East/Soccer
5 Meadow Drive/Covered Bridge/Green Light District Teva Mountain Games Information Center Teva Freeride Dual presented by Chipotle Eco-Friendly Expo Area Eddie Bauer Zip Line Bud Light Lime Down River Sprint (Finish) Maui Jim SUP Surf Sprint presented by C4 Waterman (Finish) Road Bike Time Trial presented by Thule
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7. Checkpoint Charlie
Golden Peak/Adventure 2 Village Manufacturer/Retailer Expo & Demo Area Interactive Family Zone Teva Slopestyle presented by Chipotle Eddie Bauer Mud Run presented by Maui Jim Eukanuba DockDogs Competitions Eukanuba Rocky Dog Trail Run presented by Ruff Wear Vail Pass Half (start) Volvo X-Country Mountain Bike (start)
6 Gore Creek Drive Volvo 10K Spring Runoff presented by Garmin (Start)
Bud Light Mountains of Music Free Concert Stage Outdoor Reels Film Series (The Lodge at Vail) Teva House (Sitzmark Lodge) Chipotle Mobile Kitchen Vail Mountain Coffee Caffeination Station Public Concessions
Bridge/Vail Whitewater Park Manufacturer/Retail Expo & Demo Area Event Medical Aid Station C4 Waterman SUP Demo Pool presented by Maui Jim Bud Light Lime Kayak Freestyle presented by First Ascent 2 Fly X-Stream presented by Maui Jim (Semi-Finals) Gibbon Games International Slackline Competition Teva Raft Cross Bud Light Lime 8 Ball Kayak Maui Jim SUP Surf Cross presented by C4 Waterman
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*Off-Site Events
(new venue) Š Copyright 2012 Athlete & VIP Registration Media Registration VIP Hospitality
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Bud Light Lime Steep Creek Championship presented by Thule (Homestake Creek, Red Cliff) 2 Fly X-Stream presented by Maui Jim (Finals) (Undisclosed Local River)
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1 Golden Peak Base Lodge
Free Concerts BUD LIGHT MOUNTAINS OF MUSIC Checkpoint Charlie
Opening Ceremonies & Keller Williams thursday | 6pm Solo songwriter with a quirky improv style
The Expendables SATURDAY | 7pm Cali surf-rockers with a reggae, ska and punk mix
Free Films Outdoor Reels Film Series Lodge at Vail – International Ballroom
Dew Motion presents “Transcendence” Friday 7pm | Saturday 4pm
“Wild Love” & “Please Beware of Crocodiles” Eddie Bauer presents
Friday 7:45pm | Saturday 4:45pm
Teva presents Teva Short Films &
“Frontier: A Film by Rush Sturges” Friday 8:30pm | Saturday 5:30pm
C4 Waterman presents
“Deflated Episode 2”
Friday 9:15pm | Saturday 6:15pm
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Watch 2011 xavier rudd highlight reel
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ACHIEVE EXTRAORDINARY
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Retail, Expo & Demo Areas Gear Town is the hot spot for gear, swag and the largest collection of outdoor lifestyle brands ever in Vail Village. Located throughout Meadow Drive and the International Bridge, Gear Town offers product sampling, the C4 Waterman SUP Demo Pool, contests and special event pricing on lots of goods!
The Green Light District showcases green products, businesses and ideas. Check out the latest and greatest environmentally conscious companies striving to make our world a better place by using natural and organic ingredients, maximizing recycling or utilizing low-impact manufacturing.
Outdoor lifestyle fun for the whole family! Located in Golden Peak, you and your family can get a taste for a few of the adventure sports featured at the Teva Mountain Games. Kids can learn to kayak “sit-on-top� style in a giant water tank, climb on a portable climbing wall or cheer on the pups as they jump to victory in all the DockDogs competitions. The best part? All activities in the Adventure Village are free and fun for the entire family.
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2012 EXPO & DEMO PARTNERS: Teva 5 hour Energy A Culture of Speed Aline Systems Beyond Coastal Big Delicious Big Shot Bikes Biological Prospects Black Diamond Equipment Bootprints C4 Waterman Chipotle Mexican Grill Chuckbuddies Comcast Confluence Watersports Core Power DEW Motion DT - Swiss Eddie Bauer Ellsworth Bikes Energy Smart First Descents Garmin Geigerrig Hydration Packs Gregory Packs GNC Goal Zero GoPro Guayaki Yerba Mate Hidden Gems Honey Skateboards Jamba Juice Jett MTB Kidsport KRU 82 Light and Motion Lilly Pond
Marin Bikes Maui Jim Mavic Mile High Mountaineering Nuun O-Tus Safe Sounds Osprey Packs Otterbox People for Bikes Petzl Pocket Disc Ravenswood Ruffwear Season Five SOS Outreach SpiderTech Sports Authority Sprint Stanley Steadman Clinic Sylvan Sport Sweaty Bands time RAZOR Thule Trek Light Gear US Forest Service US Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association Vail Mountain Coffee Vail Resorts - Epic Pass Vail Valley Animal Hospital Volvo Walking Mountains Wigwam Wind X-treme Xcel Energy Zone Perfect
Free Teva Mountain Games WIFI powered by CenturyLink. Search for the TMG12 network and share away!
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Free To Do
Eddie Bauer Zip Line Covered Bridge
Interactive Family Zone Adventure Village
C4 Waterman SUP Demo Pool Gear Town
Aloha Happy Hour C4 Waterman, Maui Jim & Korbel
presented by
Saturday, 3 -5pm Gear Town
Thule Stash & Dash Gear Town
Gore Creek fly fishing Outfitters Casting Clinics Golden Peak east
FREE YOGA SESSIONS SATURDAY & SUNDAY, 10am SOLARIS
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a project of the Vail Valley Foundation
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Saturday June 2
Friday June 1 - Saturday June 2
Thursday May 31
Paddle
Kayak: Bud Light Lime Steep Creek Championship presented by Thule Homestake Creek, Red Cliff Started in 2003, some of the world’s best paddlers risk the ¼-mile course down Homestake Creek where only the top 10 boaters in the male and female divisions advance after the first run. Race rules are simple. The fastest combined time after two runs wins.
Kayak: Bud Light Lime Kayak Freestyle presented by First Ascent International Bridge/Vail Whitewater Park The world’s best playboaters participate in a classic throw-down at the spectator-friendly Vail Whitewater Park. Kayakers have one minute to show off their best tricks in an attempt to impress the judges and the crowd for the highest combined score.
Kayak: Bud Light Lime Down River Sprint* Gore Creek Boaters shuttle out to the East Vail put-in and race three miles down the class II-III waters of Gore Creek to the Covered Bridge finish in Vail Village. With a rally race format – kayakers drop at timed intervals – competitors are racing against the clock. *Part of the GNC Ultimate Mountain Challenge presented by Kru82.
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Kayak: Bud Light Lime 8 Ball Kayak presented by GoPro This is the whitewater version of a demolition derby. As many as 10 kayakers race through a 200–meter timed sprint and attempt to avoid being knocked out by the 8 Ballers, kayakers waiting patiently to attack and slow them down on their way to the finish line at the International Bridge. Think full-contact kayaking where rubbin’ is racin’.
SUNday June 3
International Bridge
Watch 2011 kayaking
photo credit connor walberg
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Saturday June 2
Paddle
Stand Up Paddle: Maui Jim SUP Surf Sprint presented by C4 Waterman Gore Creek Mirrored off the classic Down River Sprint, the race is on a timed three-mile stretch of Gore Creek from East Vail to Vail Village. Competitors must stand strong on the class II-III rapids of this course as low bridges, drops and wave trains make for some tricky paddling in the shadows of the Gore Range.
Watch 2011 Stand up paddling
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International Bridge Think boardercross meets SUP in this mass-startevery-man/woman-for-themselves format. The first to survive the 300-yard sprint from the Covered Bridge to the International Bridge wins. Along the way, athletes try to remain standing through collisions and obstacles, both natural and man-made. *Part of the GNC
Sunday June 3
Stand Up Paddle: Maui Jim SUP Surf Cross presented by C4 Waterman*
Ultimate Mountain Challenge presented by Kru82.
Raft: Teva Raft Cross On two-person rafts, three pods of boaters race headto-head in an aggressive sprint from the Covered Bridge down 300 yards to the International Bridge. Along the way, rafters must navigate no less than two upstream markers and avoid being knocked off course by other teams. Don’t forget RAMMING IS ALLOWED.
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a project of the Vail Valley Foundation
SUNday June 3
International Bridge
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SATURDAY June 2
Bike
Teva Freeride Dual presented by Chipotle Gear Town Freeride mountain bikers face challenging head-tohead sprints over man-made ramps, jumps, boxes and other obstacles right in the heart of Vail Village in Gear Town. A crowd favorite over the years, mark this down as a feverishly paced don’t-miss event.
SATURDAY June 2
Volvo X-Country Mountain Bike* Golden Peak Mountain bikers start and finish at the base of Golden Peak, racing on an epic single-track and dirt road course that tests their pre-season endurance and tenacity. This challenging event on Vail Mountain has one of the largest cash purses in the mountain biking world. *Part of the GNC Ultimate Mountain Challenge presented by Kru82
SUNday June 3
Road Bike Time Trial presented by Thule* Vail Pass Competitors of all ages and abilities race on the original Time Trial course ridden by legendary cyclists such as Greg Lemond, Bernard Hinault and Andy Hampsten in the 1980s tour, the Coors Classic. Winners are crowned in age group categories. *Part of the GNC Ultimate Mountain Challenge presented by Kru82.
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Watch 2011 Biking
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Golden Peak Today’s best freeriders have transformed this discipline of mountain biking into a sport of best tricks judged for style and difficulty on a big-air course with jumps. The High Jump bonus round gives all the riders a chance to score extra points based on height and style.
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FRIDAY June 1
Teva style Slope Party r Aftering
Teva Slopestyle presented by chipotle
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Run
SATURDAY June 2
Eddie Bauer Mud Run presented
by
Maui Jim
golden peak The most popular event for runners of all ages and abilities, this obstacle course features a short lap format around the Golden Peak base area. Kids and families tackle a shorter format in the Mini-Mud Family Division, while Super Galactic All-Stars pass through three times. Costumes are encouraged. Be prepared for mud!
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Vail Pass Half By far one of the most difficult events, competitors run 13.7 miles with 2,900 feet of elevation gain from Vail Village to the top of Vail Pass. If you’re tough enough and have the guts — let alone the lungs — take a stab at the Vail Pass Half and see if you can earn the bragging rights.
Vail mountain The Vail Valley’s best trail runners, top professionals and everyone else compete at almost 9,000 feet. This course truly tests a trail runner’s fitness with constant elevation changes and mountainous terrain, and is known as one of the most challenging 10k races in the nation. *Part of the GNC Ultimate
SUNday June 3
Volvo 10K Spring Runoff presented by Garmin*
SATURDAY June 2
Vail Pass
Mountain Challenge presented by Kru82.
photo credit zach mahone
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Climb
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SUNDAY June 3
Friday june 1 - Saturday June 2
Watch 2011 Climbing
IFSC Bouldering World Cup Golden Peak East (new venue) Athletes from 25 countries descend on Vail to compete in the IFSC Bouldering World Cup, the only Bouldering World Cup event hosted on U.S. soil. A sea of spectators watch as the world’s most agile athletes navigate the difficult problems to reach the top — only an elite few will make it. *This event has been temporarily moved to the Golden Peak East venue due to the construction of the new Vista Bahn Gondola for Vail Mountain’s 50th anniversary.
Eddie Bauer Citizen & Youth Bouldering Competitions Golden Peak East (new venue) Amateur and youth climbers have the opportunity to climb the same wall as the World Cup athletes, completing route problems which require a serious blend of gymnastic ability, grip strength and precision concentration. *This event has been temporarily moved to the Golden Peak East venue due to the construction of the new Vista Bahn Gondola for Vail Mountain’s 50th anniversary.
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Fish
2 Fly X-Stream presented by Maui Jim
SATurday June 2 - SUNday June 3
SATurday June 2 - SUNday June 3
Round 1 – Golden Peak East (new venue) Round 2 – International Bridge Finals – an undisclosed section of river Professional and amateur anglers compete side by side in the preliminary casting round, which is judged on accuracy and distance. From there, the top 20 men and five women move to Gore Creek and again cast for accuracy from the river banks to a hanging target from the International Bridge. The top 10 men and the top two women move on to the finals held on Sunday. The final round is held on an undisclosed local river based on up-to-date water and fishing conditions. The location is announced on Saturday night for Sunday’s finals where finalists fish for highest count and fish size with only two fly patterns total. The angler racking up the highest points wins the grand prize and more cash is awarded for the largest single catch of the day.
GNC Ultimate Mountain Challenge presented by Kru82 The GNC Ultimate Mountain Challenge presented by Kru82 (UMC) is the ultimate test of skill, power and endurance where marquis athletes — many at the pinnacle of their professional careers — push through some of the most demanding races in the country, all in two days. The combined lowest times in four events determine the ultimate pro individuals (men and women) and the ultimate amateur teams (men and women). Saturday’s events are the Bud Light Lime Down River Sprint and the Volvo X-Country Mountain Bike. Sunday’s competitions are the Volvo 10k Spring Runoff and the Road Bike Time Trial presented by Thule.
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UMC
The Official Sunglasses of the Teva Mountain Games & Vail Resorts Please stop by the Maui Jim booth in Vail Gear Town to experience the brillance of PolarizedPlus2速 and enter for a chance to win a trip to Maui, Hawaii!
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FRIday June 1 - SUNday June 3
Eukanuba DockDogs Speed Retrieve
FRIday June 1 - SUNday June 3
Dogs
Eukanuba DockDogs Big Air
Golden Peak Open to all good swimmers, the Speed Retrieve is a timed event that involves the pup jumping off the dock and swimming to a duck positioned at the far end of the pool. Once the dog retrieves the duck, the clock stops and the canine with the fastest time takes the prize.
Golden Peak
SATURDAY June 2
Eukanuba DockDogs Extreme Vertical
sunday June 3
The easiest way to imagine a DockDogs Big Air competition is to think of it as the long jump for dogs. The dog sprints down the dock runway, leaping off the end as its owner throws the dog’s favorite toy out in front. The canine with the longest measured distance wins.
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Golden Peak If Big Air is the long jump of dog competition, Extreme Vertical is the high jump. A bumper is suspended ten feet above the water and the pup sprints down the dock, jumping up at the end in an effort to grab the toy. The dog with the highest measured jump is the winner.
Eukanuba Rocky Dog 5k Trail Run presented by Ruff Wear Golden Peak/vail mountain Racers enjoy a 5K run or one-mile run/walk on and around Vail Mountain with their fourlegged friends. Now in its second year, this event attracts dogs and people of all shapes, sizes and athletic ability. Participants are limited to one dog each and all dogs must stay on a leash for the entire trail run.
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Slackline
friday June 1 - SUNday June 3
NEW EVENT!
photo credit Connor Walberg and Rick Lohre
Gibbon Games International Slackline Competition gear town/solaris A new event for 2012, pro slackliners battle it out head to head in this extreme trickline competition. You’ll be amazed at the level of balance, control and acrobatics performed by these Gibbon pros. Four rounds of competitions will be held Friday through Sunday to determine the best of the best. An interactive slackline area will be set up for everyone to try, but the competition is restricted to pro level.
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LET YOUR SUMMER ADVENTURES BEGIN IN VAIL WHITEWATER KAYAK DEMOS
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What’s TMG 2 U?
We asked our Facebook fans what TMG means to them. This is our favorite response.
I am not a local, but TMG means the world to me and my family. In 2008 my youngest son was diagnosed with autism and cerebral palsy. He was nonverbal in a morphine-like state. He had no smiles, no words, and did not know how to play with toys. Well, we took a family vacation to Vail not knowing about the games. The hotel manager told us about the event and off we went. We watched with amazement the bouldering competition, kayak tricks, and especially the 8 Ball races. What a blast we had! What we did not know was that TMG gave us our son back!!! We got samples from GNC and Larabar and gave these to our son Campbell. During the week we were in Vail our son spoke for the first time! My family witnessed our TMG miracle! So when you asked what TMG means to me... It means I get to hear my son talk about trucks and trailers (his favorite toy). He tells us when he hurts and he tells me, “ I love you mommy.” So the TMG means the world to me. Thank you.
My family with Adriene Levknecht, Women’s Steep Creek Champion at the 2011 Teva Mountain Games
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— Carrie Faulkner
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Q&A
Who are these people? Superstar athletes dish on their sports, training and TMG By John LaConte
Josiah Middaugh
Runner, pro triathlete and Ultimate Mountain Challenge competitor
How does the UMC compare to some of the other difficult competitions you’ve done? This is a unique competition with true mountain events. Since each event is separated (not continuous), the intensity level is very high and with Vail Mountain as a playground, the terrain is grueling. Fond memory of competing at Teva? I had never kayaked before the first year of the Ultimate Mountain Challenge so that was the most intimidating part. I thought I would be more comfortable on the water, but I found out quickly how difficult it is. I used an old kayak that my brother had bought for $100 from a garage sale and it turned out to be a very fast boat. I taught myself how to roll in a local lake and I usually have to use it. One year I had to roll
Gretchen Reeves
Pro Cross Country Mountain Biker and Ultimate Mountain Challenge competitor Is the Ultimate Mountain Challenge similar to adventure racing? In a way, the Mountain Challenge is actually harder than doing an adventure race. The individual competitions are much more intense because we’re racing with all the pros who aren’t necessarily doing the Mountain Challenge. In an adventure race everything’s together, you go from one competition to the next and it’s a lot less intense because you’re doing it for so long. The way the Mountain Challenge events are broken up makes it very challenging in that respect.
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three times during the race. There is a lot of action and anxiety above the surface, but underwater everything becomes calm and quiet. How did you get into enduro competition as a professional? The high altitude mountains of the Vail area have proved to be the perfect stimulus for me. We moved to Vail 12 years ago and I had an aerobic engine but no skills. I pretty much just followed along and picked up a few new sports along the way. I always want to compete against the best so as soon as I was good enough, I made the jump.
They have a lot to say— check www.vaildaily.com for the full interviews.
Any advice for an up and coming mountain biker? First and foremost, especially if you’re young, is to make sure you’re having fun. There’s a point where you’re so focused on the training where you forget you’re mountain biking, and mountain biking’s super fun. Another thing that can be really helpful is to work with a coach, and if you can’t afford a coach get some books on training and do some reading on training, because if you actually structure it a bit it really does make a difference. From there just pick some races and pick some goals for the year, watch how your body feels and take rests when you need to.
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Ken Hoeve Steep Creek Challenge founder, kayaker and stand-up paddleboarder IIs there potential for boaters to be pinned on Homestake? Huge pin potential. The more water the better but regardless of flows there is always a number of places that will snag you up, flip you, pin you and spin you. You name it and it can and has happened there. Two years ago I dislocated my shoulder right in the middle of the race off one of the drops. I landed off the race line and tried to
just muscle it back and POP, shoulder came out. That creek has knocked both of them out of socket in my 15 years of kayaking it. You have to respect that place. Top Teva Mountain Games memory? My favorite memories always come from the 8 Ball. Top memory from it? Laying a huge hit on Steve Fisher, smack in the mouth with the bow of my boat, crowd goes “ooooohhhhhhh” and he simply takes the hit and paddles past me like I was a bug on his windshield. That dude is an animal.
Andy Lewis Professional slackliner How did you get into slacklining? One of my close friends showed me how to set up a rudimentary slackline and for some reason I had to have one. The next day I bought a slackline of my own, 65 feet of 1-inch tubular webbing and a couple a carabiners. I didn’t really know what I was doing, but that didn’t stop me. For the next year I developed an addiction to rigging and walking my slackline. I would even carry it around with me every day. For almost 2 years I literally had a slackline on me at all times. My addiction has barely subsided... What do you see for the future of slacklining/ what are you hoping for from the sport as it evolves? The future of slacklining is amazing! Longlines over 600 feet are being rigged regularly, with the record nearing 500 meters long! The highlines being rigged now are more than 100 meters long! Some of the most amazing progression, though, is seen in trickline. Flips, spins, off-axis rotation, hand-and-foot work, combos — this is actually a sport now. It’s crazy to think about inventing some of the tricks that are now standard in competitive trickline. What’s next? For me, I just want to continue to live the slacklife, push the sport, and do what I can to make it something that will carry on for generations. You will probably see me around doing crazy stunts, appearing on Chinese and Japanese TV shows, and maybe even catch me out in the desert. For right now I’m happy as a “pig in S#!%, and I would love to keep it that way.
photo credit Rick Lohre and Piotr Drodz
Daniel Milchev Photographer What can an aspiring photographer hope to find by entering Mountain Click Photo Comp? The Mountain Click Photo Comp is an amazing event for every aspiring photog. In exchange for a small fee, everyone can get to shoot world-class action, with some of the best athletes in their respective sports. It is a great experience and it will give you a pretty good idea of what it is like to photograph events like X Games, Dew Tour or Crankworkx. Not only that, but as long as you know which side of the camera faces forward, you are guaranteed to walk away with some amazing images. a project of the Vail Valley Foundation
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Bike
Crazy endeavors on two wheels Summer and winter, extreme biking is king By Shauna Farnell
Excellent bike handling for most of us means navigating down a few rocks or maybe a couple of stairs without crashing. In Teva’s most awe-inspiring spectacle — the Slopestyle contest — it involves doing back flips and “no hands/no feet” moves while sailing 30 feet into the air off of massive dirt jumps and ramps. In last year’s first ever Winter TMG Big Air contest, it means even bigger tricks off of even bigger snow… with burlier tires. “Riding on snow, it definitely matters if you have the right tires,” says Teva biker Adam Hauck. “Sometimes you hit ice patches underneath the wheels and your front wheel can easily slide out from underneath you.” As slippery as they may be, these bike events and the courses that go with them have a certain flow to them. There is another event that deliberately has no flow. The setup is what course designer Jeff Lenosky describes as “madness.” This is the Freeride Dual, in which racers go head-to-head up AND down stairs and over objects not at all conducive or welcoming to a set of two wheels. The ramps look like enormous kidney beans — and when you see them on their own, you would never guess that they’d have anything to do with biking. “One thing that’s really cool is when I’m setting up the course and spectators come up to me — they have no idea what it’s for,” says Lenosky, 44
Freeride
“On (winter) Big Air, it’s pretty much just hucking it. If you stick it, the snow is very forgiving ... much more so than on dirt or on the ground.” who designs the Freeride Dual course and, even at age 40, is a top competitor. “The guesses are pretty funny. Some people are like, ‘Is this for the dog competition?’” Lenosky also built the enormous jumps for the winter Big Air event — and although he agrees that Big Air is a “wow” type spectacle, the Freeride Dual contest allows spectators to get caught up in the speed and precision
of the entire 20-second scramble. “On a Big Air, it’s pretty much just hucking it. If you stick it, the snow is very forgiving … much more so than on dirt or on the ground,” he says. “The Big Air is way crazier, but in the Freeride Dual, there is constant action and the spectators can line the course and pretty much touch the competitors.” Although it is a timed contest, going too fast can actually get you into trouble on the Freeride course. “When you add steep into the mix, you don’t have the ability to run out like you would in Slopestyle,” Lenosky explains. “What happens in the Dual Freeride
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Watch 2012 Winter games
Be there! Winter teva mountain games Presented By Eddie Bauer
Feb 8-10, 2013
Winter Big Air
Summer Slopestyle challenge competition, everyone looks like they’re riding it nice and smooth — even when you’re riding, it feels
smooth. But when you make a mistake, it catches up with you really fast.” Making a mistake means a fast fall to a hard landing while competitor No. 2 on the other track accelerates to victory. Taking the obstacles in stride and with quick finesse is the ultimate key to success. “On a Slopestyle course, you’re designing it to ride properly, you’re designing a landing to fit the jumps. In Freeride, you’re actually making these things to disturb your riding. It looks easy to the spectators, but it’s not easy at all.”
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In past years, the Freeride course lasted a mere 11 seconds. Lenosky has decided to ramp it up a bit for this summer’s Games, doing an out-and-back format — up AND down the stairs, backwards and forwards over the obstacles, requiring that not only technical skills come into play, but also a good set of lungs. The top athlete could be a BMX trials star, or a cross-country pro, OR a Slopestyle/ Big Air madman. That’s the beauty of Freeride. “It’s such a specific competition … unlike anything else,” Lenosky says. “You get to point A or point B as fast as possible, but you’re not trying to do tricks. You’re just trying to get over the roughest obstacles as smoothly as you can.”
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Photo Love 2011 Teva Mountain Games Photographers: We’re showin’ some major love for our 2011 photographers, featured throughout this publication and on our website, blog, and so much more!
Zach Mahone
Rick Lohre
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Connor Walberg Preston Utley www.cnwphoto.com
www.prestonutley.com
OUR SINCERE THANKS TO ALL OF OUR 2012 SPONSORS TEVA MOUNTAIN GAMES’ PREFERRED MEDIA PARTNERS: Vail Daily TV/8 KZYR Comcast Denver Post Rock & Ice Canoe & Kayak Southwest Fly Fishing Bike Magazine Outside TV The Mountain 99.5 FM Alice 105.9 FM TEVA MOUNTAIN GAMES’ PREFERRED LODGING PARTNERS: Antlers at Vail Destination Resorts Vail Properties Evergreen Lodge Four Seasons Vail Lodge at Lionshead Lodge at Vail Manor Vail Lodge Tivoli Lodge Vail’s Marriott Resort & Spa Vail International Westwind at Vail Simba Run 46
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