The NWT Snowboard Championships were supposed to be held in Fort Smith at the end of February but thanks to some cold weather, it wasn't meant to be.

The one-week delay in proceedings only meant better weather was to come and those in attendance took full advantage.

The 2021 edition of the territorial championships was held on March 6 and 7 in Fort Smith with a total of 14 boarders from Yellowknife, Hay River and the host community taking part, said Andrew Goodwin, NWT Snowboard's executive director.

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The boarders were split into one of three divisions depending on their age: juvenile male, junior male and female. Both days saw action of various sorts with each competitor vying to win the overall title in their division.

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From those events came the overall divisional champs with the results from each going toward a competitor's final total, he added.

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There was another award on the weekend SA国际影视传媒� Best Wipeout SA国际影视传媒� and that honour went to Sanis Villeneuve of Fort Smith.

Goodwin said it's not an award that's publicized too much.

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The weekend also included the Big Fun Snowfest, hosted by the Slide Zone Shredderz club in Fort Smith. It was open to everyone in the community and each participant got the chance to learn more about the sport and get some tips and tricks to put in the back pocket.

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NWT Snowboard was lucky enough to host a territorial championship this season as scant few others haven't been able to do anything close to a territorial over the past 12 months.

Goodwin said being outdoors made it easier to get permission to host the event but there were still rules and regulations which had to be followed.

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Something else which helped make things go smoothly was the amount of help from the community, he added.

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Here are the overall results from the weekend's festivities:

Female

1st SA国际影视传媒� Storm Cabell-White, Fort Smith

2nd SA国际影视传媒� Kenna MacDonald-Taylor, Fort Smith

3rd SA国际影视传媒� Sanis Villeneuve, Fort Smith

Juvenile boys

1st SA国际影视传媒� Grayson Marchiori, Yellowknife

2nd SA国际影视传媒� Kaleb Major, Yellowknife

3rd SA国际影视传媒� Detonaze Paulette, Fort Smith

Junior boys

1st SA国际影视传媒� Hawke Williams-Ellis, Yellowknife

2nd SA国际影视传媒� David Dragon, Yellowknife

3rd SA国际影视传媒� Mackynnen MacDonald-Taylor, Fort Smith

source: NWT Snowboard