PHOTOS: Dew Tour comes to Copper Mountain

Highlights from the weekend competition. Photos by Liz Copan

Snowboarding legend Scotty Lago flies high above the Dew Tour Superpipe at Copper Mountain in Frisco, Colo. on Saturday, Mar. 9, 2024. Lago received the Nixon Timeless Trick for his “lien air.” (Liz Copan / special to The Gazette) (LIZ COPAN)
Snowboarding legend Scotty Lago flies high above the Dew Tour Superpipe at Copper Mountain in Frisco, Colo. on Saturday, Mar. 9, 2024. Lago received the Nixon Timeless Trick for his “lien air.” (Liz Copan / special to The Gazette) (LIZ COPAN)
Liam Brearley practices on the DewTour Streetstyle course at Copper Mountain in Frisco, Colo., on Thursday, Mar. 7, 2024. Brearley took first place in the Men’s Snowboard Streetstyle Final and won the U.S. Air Force Best Trick with a front board back 360 to front board. (Liz Copan / special to The Gazette) (LIZ COPAN)
Liam Brearley practices on the DewTour Streetstyle course at Copper Mountain in Frisco, Colo., on Thursday, Mar. 7, 2024. Brearley took first place in the Men’s Snowboard Streetstyle Final and won the U.S. Air Force Best Trick with a front board back 360 to front board. (Liz Copan / special to The Gazette) (LIZ COPAN)
Chase Josey practices on the Dew Tour Superpipe as a wall of snow approaches on Friday, Mar. 8, 2024, at Copper Mountain in Frisco, Colo. (Liz Copan/special to The Gazette) (LIZ COPAN)
Chase Josey practices on the Dew Tour Superpipe as a wall of snow approaches on Friday, Mar. 8, 2024, at Copper Mountain in Frisco, Colo. (Liz Copan/special to The Gazette) (LIZ COPAN)
Nick Goepper soars above an excited crowd during competition in the Dew Tour Men’s Ski Superpipe Finals at Copper Mountain on Saturday, Mar. 9, 2024. Goepper took silver in the event with a score of 91.00. (Liz Copan / special to The Gazette) (LIZ COPAN)
Nick Goepper soars above an excited crowd during competition in the Dew Tour Men’s Ski Superpipe Finals at Copper Mountain on Saturday, Mar. 9, 2024. Goepper took silver in the event with a score of 91.00. (Liz Copan / special to The Gazette) (LIZ COPAN)
Nick Goepper celebrates his second place finish in the Dew Tour Men’s Ski Superpipe Finals at Copper Mountain on Saturday, Mar. 9, 2024. (Liz Copan / special to The Gazette) (LIZ COPAN)
Nick Goepper celebrates his second place finish in the Dew Tour Men’s Ski Superpipe Finals at Copper Mountain on Saturday, Mar. 9, 2024. (Liz Copan / special to The Gazette) (LIZ COPAN)
Alex Ferreira takes first place with a score of 94.33 in the Dew Tour Men’s Ski Superpipe Finals at Copper Mountain on Saturday, Mar. 9, 2024. (Liz Copan / special to The Gazette) (LIZ COPAN)
Alex Ferreira takes first place with a score of 94.33 in the Dew Tour Men’s Ski Superpipe Finals at Copper Mountain on Saturday, Mar. 9, 2024. (Liz Copan / special to The Gazette) (LIZ COPAN)
Mike Riddle and Davis Wise get in some practice runs on the Dew Tour Superpipe at Copper Mountain in Frisco, Colo. on Saturday, Mar. 9, 2024. (Liz Copan / special to The Gazette) (LIZ COPAN)
Mike Riddle and Davis Wise get in some practice runs on the Dew Tour Superpipe at Copper Mountain in Frisco, Colo. on Saturday, Mar. 9, 2024. (Liz Copan / special to The Gazette) (LIZ COPAN)
Kaishu Hirano warms up on the the DewTour Superpipe at at Copper Mountain in Frisco, Colo. on Saturday, Mar. 9, 2024. The U.S. Air Force High Air snowboard award went to Kaishu Hirano clocking in at 19.9 feet. (Liz Copan / special to The Gazette) (LIZ COPAN)
Kaishu Hirano warms up on the the DewTour Superpipe at at Copper Mountain in Frisco, Colo. on Saturday, Mar. 9, 2024. The U.S. Air Force High Air snowboard award went to Kaishu Hirano clocking in at 19.9 feet. (Liz Copan / special to The Gazette) (LIZ COPAN)
Queralt Castellet competes in the Dew Tour Women’s Snowboard Superpipe Finals at Copper Mountain on Saturday, Mar. 9, 2024. (Liz Copan / special to The Gazette) (LIZ COPAN)
Queralt Castellet competes in the Dew Tour Women’s Snowboard Superpipe Finals at Copper Mountain on Saturday, Mar. 9, 2024. (Liz Copan / special to The Gazette) (LIZ COPAN)
David Wise competes in the Dew Tour Men’s Ski Superpipe finals at Copper Mountain in Frisco, Colo. on Saturday, Mar. 9, 2024. (Liz Copan / special to The Gazette) (LIZ COPAN)
David Wise competes in the Dew Tour Men’s Ski Superpipe finals at Copper Mountain in Frisco, Colo. on Saturday, Mar. 9, 2024. (Liz Copan / special to The Gazette) (LIZ COPAN)
Local Telluride competitor Lucas Foster practices on the DewTour Superpipe at Copper Mountain in Frisco, Colo. on Saturday, Mar. 9, 2024. Foster took home the bronze in the Men’s Snowboard Superpipe Final, nearly landing a never-done-before trick in competition in his second run, an alley oop double mctwist. (Liz Copan / special to The Gazette) (LIZ COPAN)
Local Telluride competitor Lucas Foster practices on the DewTour Superpipe at Copper Mountain in Frisco, Colo. on Saturday, Mar. 9, 2024. Foster took home the bronze in the Men’s Snowboard Superpipe Final, nearly landing a never-done-before trick in competition in his second run, an alley oop double mctwist. (Liz Copan / special to The Gazette) (LIZ COPAN)
Raibu Katayama practices on the DewTour Superpipe at Copper Mountain in Frisco, Colo. on Saturday, Mar. 9, 2024. (Liz Copan / special to The Gazette) (Liz Copan)
Raibu Katayama practices on the DewTour Superpipe at Copper Mountain in Frisco, Colo. on Saturday, Mar. 9, 2024. (Liz Copan / special to The Gazette) (Liz Copan)

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