The New Zealand freeskier Jossi Wells has finished second in the men's freeski slope style on the Dew tour in the United States.
After qualifying in second place two days earlier Wells says he was confident and relaxed going into the final.
"My goal was to look as good as possible and after the first run, placed in 6th, I knew I had to put down the switch 14, a trick I had only ever completed in a big air comp, not slopestyle," he said.
"I had been working hard on this in training and at the Cardrona Spring Camp in October. I put down all 4 doubles and aimed to tackle the last jump when I got to it and with such a heavy finals, I knew it had to look really good".
Jossi Wells has finished runner-up in the slope style at Dew Tour in Breckenridge, USA. Photo: Tom Willmott
The event was won by American Olympic silver medallist Gus Kenworthy with Switzerland's Fabian Bosch third.
"This was the heaviest final I have ever competed in. The level of skiing was amazing with all the competitors putting down podium level runs. I am so stoked with the result and I feel set up for the rest of the season and my next comp in a months time."
New Zealanders had good results at the event with Janina Kuzma finishing fourth in women's superpipe and Beau-James Wells achieving a career-best result finishing second in men's superpipe.
Byron Wells, who hadn't competed since April because of injury finished fifth in the superpipe.
Coach Bruce Wells says, "the calibre of the field would have made this particularly difficult for the judges.
The run Jossi put down we had planned in training and we knew being able to link together the variety of tricks in his toolbox would be key. We are frothing, it has been an amazing weekend."
