Anderson tops slopestyle semifinals

By John LaConte

VAIL — By now, the competitors at the Burton U.S. Open are used contending with snowy conditions on the slopestyle course. It has snowed every year the event has been in Vail, but never enough to cancel a competition. Until Wednesday.After getting in a good practice session under clear blue skies in the morning, the women took to the slopestyle course — a collection of rails and jumps on Golden Peak in Vail — with relatively little issues in their first run of two.The top qualifier for the women was Jamie Anderson, whose first run was highlighted by a boardslide …

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