Seven Gorge area athletes were gold medalists at the April 8-11 USA Snowboard and Freeski Association Pacific Northwest Regional Championships at Mount Hood Meadows.

The four-day competition was the culmination of winter freeski and snowboarding events and drew 128 competitors from throughout the Northwest and Alaska. They qualified with their placing at a series of eight competitions that were held this winter. The event was interrupted by high winds, which prevented Meadows from opening on April 10. The halfpipe was shifted to the following day, when competitors in that discipline and rail jam enjoyed calm, sunny weather.