It’s a new decade and the Dew Tour has found a new home in Colorado for 2020 at Copper Mountain. Today things officially kicked off with practice and the courses are laid out in an all-new fashion on the hill. For the first time, streetstyle and the Toyota modified superpipe are set to take place directly in front of the Dew Tour Experience making for a one-stop catch-all for the action.
Slopestyle is set a bit higher up on the mountain is packed with all kinds of options. At the top of the course are three jib sections, each equipped with enough features to keep every run exciting before leading into the jump sections below. The first jump feature this year has two 13-foot quarter pipe hits into a traditional jump landing that leads into three standard kickers, each bigger than the last.
Following the end of day one on the courses, the overall impression was excitement for days to follow and the creativity to come.
“I really like the rail setup,” started Stale Sandbech in his breakdown of the Slopestyle course. “I just got to figure out what line I want to take… I think they did really well on the rails course this year, it’s more creative with lots of options.”
That sentiment was also felt on the Toyota Modified Superpipe.
“I’m really stoked on how they are changing it up,” said Jake Pates, still excited about his first few runs. “That’s the way I want to see snowboarding go. I think we’ve gotten to a point where everyone is just seeing how many rotations that can fit into a run. Let’s switch up the format to see people throw more style into their runs.”
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