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March 04 2008
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The Jeremy Jones takes first place and a check for 10,000 euros. Xavier de le Rue finished second and Mitch Toelderer third. Jeremy Jones was also unanimously selected by his peers for the Riders Award.

From atop Italy, competitors and media look across to venue number two, located in France. Due to poor snow conditions the course was deemed too much, and the day's competition was canceled. Several riders took the opportunity to hike and freeride Les Kar

Lost in Italy! Our bus can't make the tight turn.

Mitch Toelderer drops in on venue two. Due to less than ideal conditions, there was a split in the competitors on whether it should be held. By a narrow margin the majority voted to continue with the event.

Stephan Gimpl makes his way down venue one. Conditions were epic despite the lack of recent snowfall. With approximately 4,000 vertical feet to ride, competitors were stoked to kick off the event on such a massive scale.

Stefan Gimpl navigates the steep peppers.

Riders empty out of the tram at the Plan de l'Aiguille and make their way to rope up for the sketchy entrance into the Valle Blanche.

Mitch Toelderer huffs it up. Not all locations were heli-accessed. This site in Les Karcellis, Italy provided a roundabout hike to freeride a northwest facing couloir.

Mitch Toelderer threads his way along some heavy exposure.

The legendary town of La Grave was the stage for the rider judging and farewell party.

Unknown rider sends it down the fall line.

Jeremy Jones riding his line. Jeremy's line selection throughout the event was strong and aggressive. His mountain knowledge and ability to creatively piece together cliff bands and exit points led him to a check for $10,000 euros.

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