Hundreds of spectators gathered on Telluride’s Heritage plaza to witness the crowning of the 2006 Subaru Telluride Freeskiing Open champions. MSI event organizer and announcer John “Dak” Williams started the ceremony by saying, “What you lack in snow, you can more than make up for in attitude,” amidst roaring applause.

The snow conditions were the only downside to an otherwise flawless weekend—with an incredible energy level, zero injuries, and hard-charging skiing through extremely technical terrain.

“The energy that these guys put to the mountain and their technical ability was amazing today. They were going into areas that had never been skied before by the public,” said Bobby Murphy, Executive Director of Resort Services at Telluride. “To see some of the best skiers in the world rip this mountain up was really exciting.”

Variable snow pack forced competitors to be ready for anything.

“The conditions up there were burley,” said head judge Eric Schmitz. “It went from pu......