After a lot of excitement and adrenaline Pat Keller was named the 2010 Giant Slalom Champ! Stay tuned for more pics, and full coverage will be available in LVM #35 ‘Good For The Sport’. SUBSCRIBE HERE.

First thanks to all the volunteers:
- Laurie and Erin for scoring gates.
- Christine and Milton for start timing.
- John Pilson, international man of mystery, for finish timing.
- Chelsea for everything.
- Nate for heading up safety

Also Thanks To Prize Donating Sponsors:
- Werner Paddles
- Astral Buoyancy
- Liquidlogic Kayaks
- LVM

It was a beautiful day with golden stroke after golden stroke taken through The Green River Gorge.

The Giant Slalom is a two stage combined event. Stage 1 was a down river sprint from the confluence of Big Hungry and The Green Rivers. Corey Volt in his Dagger Green Boat easily won this leg with a time of 9:10. Pat Keller was second in his RPM followed by Toby ‘The Legend Of’ MacDermott in his Jefemix with a 9:24 and 9:32 respectively. The rest of the finish times are below.

Down River Results

Bib # Name Race Time
5 Volt Corey 0:09:10
1 Keller Pat 0:09:24
2 MacDermmott Toby 0:09:32
3 Benedict Shane 0:09:44
4 Marquart Dustin 0:09:46
14 Levknecht Adriene 0:09:49
12 Roberts Chris 0:09:53
19 Mehler Yonton 0:10:11
11 saucier brooks 0:10:12
6 Eddlemon Kirk 0:10:13
18 sprinkle keith 0:10:18
15 Warren Clay 0:10:21
10 Shuman Amos 0:10:23
26 magley scott 0:10:25
13 Smith Eli 0:10:35
17 Paine Jeff 0:10:38
20 clarke david 0:10:39
27 McDade Nathan 0:10:46
9 Grubbs Javid 0:10:58
24 Pate Tyler 0:11:09
23 Thurmond Michael 0:11:12
22 Armentrout Chuck 0:11:40
25 Butler Paul 0:11:42
16 timmons lee 0:12:22

Next the racers moved down to scout the gates at Gorilla. Everyone started on river left below Pencil Sharpener in reverse of the sprint finishing order. This gave the fastest racers the advantage of being able to watch paddlers on the course…no one gets a practice run. All racers were given two runs through The Giant Slalom that were combined together.

Giant Slalom Run #1

BIB # NAME RESULT(IN SEC)
1 Keller Pat 62.00
11 saucier brooks 79.00
2 MacDermmott Toby 80.00
10 Shuman Amos 87.00
14 Levknecht Adriene 98.00
5 Volt Corey 107.00
13 Smith Eli 109.00
12 Roberts Chris 112.00
9 Grubbs Javid 145.00
4 Marquart Dustin 149.00
18 sprinkle keith 157.00
15 Warren Clay 163.00
17 Paine Jeff 177.00
19 Mehler Yonton 186.00
27 McDade Nathan 206.00
20 clarke david 314.00
23 Thurmond Michael 412.00
26 magley scott dnf
3 Benedict Shane dnf
22 Armentrout Chuck dnr
25 Butler Paul dnr
16 timmons lee dnr
6 Eddlemon Kirk dnr
24 Pate Tyler dnr

Giant Slalom Run #2

BIB # NAME RESULT(IN SEC)
12 Roberts Chris 81.00
1 Keller Pat 90.00
3 Benedict Shane 90.00
5 Volt Corey 92.00
4 Marquart Dustin 95.00
2 MacDermmott Toby 96.00
14 Levknecht Adriene 99.00
18 sprinkle keith 135.00
17 Paine Jeff 136.00
26 magley scott 141.00
10 Shuman Amos 152.00
20 clarke david 154.00
19 Mehler Yonton 164.00
15 Warren Clay 169.00
13 Smith Eli 171.00
11 saucier brooks 171.00
24 Pate Tyler 210.00
9 Grubbs Javid 220.00
23 Thurmond Michael 235.00
25 Butler Paul dnr
6 Eddlemon Kirk dnr
16 timmons lee dnr
27 McDade Nathan dnr
22 Armentrout Chuck dnr

Overall Results

Name Final Results
Keller Pat 98.76%
MacDermmott Toby 90.89%
Volt Corey 88.94%
Roberts Chris 87.99%
Levknecht Adriene 85.23%
Marquart Dustin 81.02%
saucier brooks 77.71%
Shuman Amos 76.76%
Benedict Shane 72.09%
sprinkle keith 71.04%
Paine Jeff 68.40%
Warren Clay 67.11%
Mehler Yonton 67.06%
Grubbs Javid 62.71%
clarke david 62.58%
magley scott 59.96%
Smith Eli 57.97%
Thurmond Michael 54.26%
Pate Tyler 51.82%
Eddlemon Kirk 44.86%
McDade Nathan 42.57%
Armentrout Chuck 39.29%
Butler Paul 39.17%
timmons lee 37.06%

Full coverage will be available in LVM #35 ‘Good For The Sport’. SUBSCRIBE HERE. Until then here is Adrienne doing what had to be done to clean the difficult second gate!

It was a great race! Unbelievable energy out there as the racers all stared down a challenging course through Gorilla and The Slides. The top positions switched around multiple times as each heat was completed. More complete video and details coming tomorrow. Happy 4th everyone!

TOP TEN PLACERS
1. Pat Keller
2. Toby MacDermott
3. Corey Volt
4. Adrienne Levchneckt
5. Dustin Marquart
6. Brooks Saucier
7. Amos Shuman
8. Shane Benedict
9. Keith Sprinkle
10. Jeff Paine

The registrations are coming in and it looks like we only have one racer, Corey Volt, paddling a long boat. Interesting…
Register Here

We have water from 7AM-5PM all day Saturday so even if you’re not a racer come enjoy the river! Afterwards Green River Adventures The Giant Slalom and LVM will be hosting a get together with entertainment, food and beverages.

- 6:00PM – Will Lyons vs. Adrienne Levknecht Jell-o Wrestling Match

- 8:30PM – LVM #34 World Premiere, and Giant Slalom Race Footage on outdoor Jumbo-Tron

- 9:30PM – Tim Bell Fireworks Blowout

Plates of food available $5
Appalachian Craft Brewery Cups $5

If you are a Giant Slalom racer please pre-register by clicking HERE more details about the race available HERE.

P.S. Just kidding about the jell-o wrestling, although it would be entertaining.

Payette Giant Slalom from Amongst It on Vimeo.

DETAILS HERE

Special Thanks to Appalachian Craft Brewery for donating their delicious brews to all competitors and volunteers at the LVM 34 Premiere/Green River Adventures after party!!! As well we will have water all day from 7-5PM Satuday July 3rd, so thanks Duke Power for that!!

This is officially a call for volunteers. If you want to come to kick it on the river and drink free brew at a sweet party/movie premiere send us an email to lvmvideo@gmail.com. OK lets get into the details.

Entry Fee: 0$ It’s free and all entries get free beer at the after party/LVM premiere at Green River Adventures.

Registration Information: Please pre-register HERE online…you will win a free copy of LVM! Otherwise meet at the takeout of The Green River Narrows parking lot. Registration is open on race day from 8-9AM, Saturday July 3rd. Come one come all!

Boat Restrictions: Open class bring what you want. Only stipulation here is you have to race the same boat for the down river sprint and The Giant Slalom.

Start Time: Please register online here!. Registration will be open at the takeout from 8-9AM July 3rd. We will have a racer meeting at The Put In Parking Lot at 11AM. The first racer starts at 12PM at the confluence of Big Hungry and The Green.

How It Works: The Giant Slalom is a combination of two races, a down river sprint, and a giant slalom through four gates.
The Down River Sprint will start at 12PM at the confluence of Big Hungry and The Green River. The finish will be on river right below Zwicks. This leg of the race will equal half of each racers total score. The top 20 from this event will get two runs on The Giant Slalom course that starts above Pencil Sharpener and ends at the bottom of Powerslide. If you aren’t comfortable racing through Gorilla no worries, you just need to understand the highest you can possibly place is 21st.

The Giant Slalom leg of the race will begin on river left directly above Gorilla and the course will navigate four gates down to the bottom of Powerslide. Each racer will get two runs which will be combined to count for the remaining 50% of the competitors score. A missed gate is a 50 second penalty and a touched gate is a 5 second penalty. The gates will be mainly single pole gates where red indicates a gate the paddler has to pass to the right of, and green will be a gate the paddler has to pass to the left of. This is where boat selection becomes crucial. Sure the long boat will give you an advantage in the down river sprint, but will you still be able to make the tighter moves in The Giant Slalom portion of the event? Obviously it is up to the racer and we are sure this will be a big discussion point in the coming days.

We will have more video and information coming this week and please email us at lvmvideo@gmail.com with any questions.

Green River Giant Slalom from Amongst It on Vimeo.

More news on the July 3rd, Giant Slalom coming soon, but for now…FREE BEER AT THE AFTER PARTY FOR ALL RACERS!!!!
Special thanks to Appalachian Craft Brewery for the support!

The Raven Fork is a film by Thomas Oliver that could prove to be the next Deliverance. As well the Giant Slalom is on for July 3rd, at The Green River is Asheville N.C.

DETAILS ON GIANT SLALOM…
Where: Green River Narrows
When: July 3, 2010. Race starts at Big Hungry Confluence at 12PM.
What Format: Giant Slalom
Price: Free

The Giant Slalom will be a two stage event. First each racer will have a time trial which will count for 50% of their total score. This time trial will start at the confluence of Big Hungry and finish below Chief. The top 20 will then get two runs through the 5 gates that will be set up through Gorilla. The combined time of the down river sprint and the two Giant Slalom runs will be combined to determine the winner. More details coming soon.

Afterwards there will be a beach theme party at Green River Adventures.  We will have a prize ceremony, beverages, footage from the day and a premiere of LVM #34 ‘What Is Really Going On’.  Spread the word and hope to see everyone there!