Mammoth Mountain, CA – The sun was shining down as local favorite Chaz Guldemond and Jamie Anderson put together incredible slopestyle snowboarding runs to win the Paul Mitchell Progression Session Friday during the Sprint U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix at Mammoth Mountain ski area in California.nThe competition, which featured two rails, a “dance floor” and a series of jumps, awarded a $7,500 prize purse to the winner.

The men’s competition was anyone’s game thanks to some on-course spills that opened the doors to the field. Stratton Mountain School’s Spencer Shaw led following the first run and held the spot throughout run two until Guldemond, of Reno, Nev., swooped in for the win during the last run of the competition.

Shaw whipped out a backside 9 and front 10 to take second and Brett Esser, of Silverthorne, Colo., had a cab 10 and a backside 10 in his run for third.

The women’s competition was slightly less suspenseful as Anderson led out of the gate, throwing a back 3 that set her apart from the group of women competitors. Her second run was a killer victory lap, putting together another backside 3 and some huge airs.

Anderson was followed in second by Danielle Adams, of Evergreen, Colo., and Fontana, Calif.’s Jamie Madrid for third.

The Sprint U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix continues today with men’s and women’s halfpipe.

OFFICIAL RESULTS
2011 Sprint U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix
Mammoth Mountain, CA – Mar. 4, 2011
Paul Mitchell Progression Session – Slopestyle

Men
1. Chaz Guldemond, Reno, NV, 28.00
2. Spencer Shaw, Stratton Mountain, VT, 26.10
3. Brett Esser, Silverthorne, CO, 24.40

Women
1. Jamie Anderson, South Lake Tahoe, CA, 28.00
2. Danielle Adams, Evergreen, CO, 17.20
3. Jamie Madrid, Fontana, CA, 15.70