The Crested Butte News Serving the Gunnison Valley since 1999
The HAT tournament is unique in that, prior to the tournament, everyone rates themselves talent-wise and teams are created accordingly to make the games as close as possible. In the end, six teams formed and threw down all day, and night, on Saturday, feeding off of supplies from The Guild, First Ascent Coffee House, Teocalli Tamale and the Talk of the Town. Fun was had and awards were handed out for a variety of accomplishments. Durangoan Joel Krauss took home some SOMA Wellness Center gear for his “high” level of play. Romp Shot Skis were given to Hannah Koschnitzke (Moab) and Zach Kaufman (Grand Junction) for winning the male/female spirit awards and Garrett Glass (Austin, Texas) won a backpack for traveling the farthest to play. Lots of other awards were given on the fly for great layout Ds (defense), crafty throws and fun plays (Get to the Chopper!!!) and bookends (getting the D and catching a score in the same point), including Colorado Freeskier and Rockstar hats, visors, t-shirts, Chums and other fun stuff.
