Two local snowboarders named to the national team

Great news for two local snowboarders.

Canada Snowboard has announced the National Team for 2016/17 and Tyler Nicholson and Max Eberhardt are included.

They’re both on the slopestyle national team.

In a release, officials say 18 male and 17 female athletes have been named to the Snowboardcross, Alpine, Para, Halfpipe and Slopestyle national teams.

Additionally, 19 male and 9 female athletes will represent the NextGen program and development groups in Snowboardcross, Alpine, Para-snowboard, Halfpipe and Slopestyle.

Canadian riders will be looking to build off an outstanding 2015/2016 season, including multiple World Cup, X Games, FIS Junior World Championships, LAAX Open podiums as well as several NorAM titles.

Preparations for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics are well underway, with several Olympic and Paralympic test events taking place this upcoming season.

Quebec City’s Snowboard Jamboree and the IPC World Championships at Big White will highlight the domestic calendar alongside both Canadian national championships: Sport Chek Air Nation presented by Burton and Sport Chek Speed Nation.