With big mountain being a relative niche discipline in skiing and snowboarding, it’s rare to see a club as well represented as Ski & Snowboard Club Vail was at this year’s IFSA North American Junior Freeride Championships.

Ski & Snowboard Club Vail took eight athletes to this year’s championships, which wrapped up on April 13 at Kicking Horse Mountain Resort in British Columbia.

In his six years coaching, Justin Holder with Ski & Snowboard Club Vail has never seen a club take all of its qualified athletes through to the final round, but this year all eight of Ski & Snowboard Club Vail’s competitors made finals. …