Men's Snowboard/Freeski 1/31/2025 10:11:00 PM

Farmington Freeski and Snowboard Teams Compete in Slopestyle at Saddleback

Photo Courtesy of Caelan Billings '26

RANGELEY, Maine - The University of Maine at Farmington men's and women's freeski and snowboard teams competed in a USASA Maine Mountain Series Slopestyle event today held at Saddleback Mountain. The event marked day one of a two day event hosted at Saddleback with tomorrow to be a Rail Jam style event.

Top Women's Performances

First-year Natalee McKenzie (Kingfield, Maine) had a pair of great runs, walking away with the first-place finish in the 17-18 year old freeski division. McKenzie's first run was scored a 68.25 with her second run being scored a 70.50. With her total score being the highest score of the two runs, McKenzie finished with one of the best scores of any Beaver on the course.

Senior Tegan Andrew (Goffstown, N.H.) went through just one run, scoring a 50.75. The score for Andrew earned her first place in the 19-22 year old division.

Top Men's Performances

On the snowboard side, first-year Kyle Ingalls (Bowdoin, Maine) recorded a second-place finish, earning the silver medal in the 17-18 year old division. Ingalls best run was scored 29.50.

In the 19-22 year old snowboard division, the Beavers took the top-four places. Junior Caelan Billings (Sullivan, Maine) earned the top-spot, scoring a 47.75 on his best run. Jackson Boudreau (Gardiner, Maine) earned silver after his first runs scored a 39.50. Tucker Boudreau (Gardiner, Maine) placed third with a 27.25 point second run. Ezra Mathieu (Lewiston, Maine) just missed the podium, earning fourth with a 20.00 on his second run.

On the freeski side, first-year Dylan Gagnon (Hudson, N.H.) earned tenth overall in the 17-18 year old division with his best run score a 34.25.

In the 19-22 year old freeski division, the Beavers had the top-four finishers. Junior Arden Weaver (Surry, Maine) topped the podium after his second run was scored a 72.00. Maxwell Hamilton (Brunswick, Maine) sat in first after his first run was scored a 70.75. The 72.00 from Weaver was just enough to slide Hamilton into position for the silver medal. Zach Chaisson (Scarborough, Maine) earned third place with a 64.00 point second run. Ben Taylor (Scarborough, Maine) missed the podium but finished fourth with a strong run, scoring a 48.75.

UP NEXT

The Beavers will be back on the hill tomorrow for the rail jam portion of the weekend at Saddleback.

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Players Mentioned

Ezra Mathieu: Sophomore; Lost Valley

Caelan Billings: Sophomore; Sugarloaf

Zach Chaisson: Junior; Sugarloaf

Maxwell Hamilton: Freshman; Sugarloaf

Arden Weaver: Sophomore; Sugarloaf

Tegan Andrew: Senior; Freeski

Natalee McKenzie: Freshman; Freeski

Kyle Ingalls: Freshman; Snowboard

Dylan Gagnon: Freshman; Freeski

Jackson Boudreau: Junior; Snowboard

Tucker Boudreau: Junior; Snowboard

Ben Taylor: Freshman; Freeski

Players Mentioned

Ezra Mathieu
: Sophomore; Lost Valley

Caelan Billings
: Sophomore; Sugarloaf

Zach Chaisson
: Junior; Sugarloaf

Maxwell Hamilton
: Freshman; Sugarloaf

Arden Weaver
: Sophomore; Sugarloaf

Tegan Andrew
: Senior; Freeski

Natalee McKenzie
: Freshman; Freeski

Kyle Ingalls
: Freshman; Snowboard

Dylan Gagnon
: Freshman; Freeski

Jackson Boudreau
: Junior; Snowboard

Tucker Boudreau
: Junior; Snowboard

Ben Taylor
: Freshman; Freeski

Players Mentioned

Players Mentioned

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