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00:00about it is just the overall thickness of the snowpack
00:04is not where we really want it to be yet.
00:06Yeah, and we can see that in a couple of the,
00:09that there's some sharks in a couple of places
00:11and that riders need to be more precise about landings.
00:14So Kea is on course, making his way over
00:17to the main powder field over this like,
00:19really exposed traverse, you can see the rocks under,
00:23sending down some of the fluffy snow.
00:26Yeah, man.
00:28And approaching his first takeoff, yeah!
00:30Yeah, Kea, beautiful landing,
00:32beautiful composure in the air.
00:33Same air as Paul Sabito did with bib number one,
00:36just that Kea was sticking it,
00:38and now going full speed and very close to the rocks,
00:40taking a lot of risk here.
00:41When you're so close to the rocks,
00:42you're never too sure if you're gonna hit one there,
00:44but he gets exactly where he wants.
00:46Second air, he's on a roll right now.
00:50And approaching that blind takeoff
00:52of one of the shelves here,
00:55finding his way in, huge air!
00:57Wow, super clean run by Kea Kretien.
01:02Into the very steep section to the left and right.
01:05Gonna go for the same bottom air
01:06that Kasper contaminated,
01:08actually going a little lower,
01:10and putting that one to his feet as well.
01:13Four nice air, but looks like he's not done yet,
01:15he's coming up again the shelf,
01:16I'm very happy we have the drone,
01:18because otherwise we could not see him.
01:20Going really high up there to a last big jump
01:23with a three, putting it to his feet as well.
01:26Wow.
01:26What a banger at the end of the run.
01:28What a banger run.
01:30Also like, wow, it took some composure
01:32and real commitment to also stick that one.
01:34You could see that he was slightly off in the air,
01:36but such a great rider, oh my god, I can't believe it.
01:40Really showing what he has.
01:42Beautiful, now he's like out of the judging line already,
01:45so what do we think?
01:47I think it showed all his experience
01:49that he has with it, 18 years, you know?
01:51Sticking to his plan, his game plan,
01:54to his line from top to bottom.
01:56I don't think he did a single turn
01:57where he didn't want to do it.
01:59And he already knew he had a great run
02:01as he approached the bottom cliff,
02:02but he wanted it, he went all the way up
02:04and went for the three.
02:06You know, it would have been a good score
02:07even going straight down, but he went for it,
02:08took that extra risk, and I think
02:10the judges are gonna love that.
02:11Judges are gonna love that for sure.
02:13Yeah, look at him.
02:14Yeah.
02:16Wow.
02:17It took really some core strength
02:19to stomp that straight into that flat landing.
02:22What a rider.
02:24I'm so excited.
02:24I was like, that's such a beautiful run,
02:26I can't believe it, oh my god.
02:29Yeah, Kea.
02:30I know his dad, Flo is also watching now.
02:34Big props to him and the family.
02:36If you want to check out Kea on Insta,
02:38go to kea underscore surf underscore snow,
02:40and you know that this boy rips on the snowboard
02:43just as much on surf, but 90 points.
02:45Wow.