The Wright Group won the USPA World Snow Polo Championship 2005. The final was a round robin based on net goals.
M.V.P. Brad Limehouse
B.P.P. Penny owned by Barry Stout
The World Snow Polo Championship was held on Saturday and Sunday Dec. 17-18 at Rio Grande Park in Aspen. The U.S. Polo Association-sanctioned tournament is in its sixth year and is coordinated by Stout Ranch/Roaring Fork Polo Club owner and event director Barry Stout.
Three teams of local and international polo players competed in the two-day elimination format for the championship crown; L’Hostaria, Gorsuch and Centre of the Rockies.
Snow polo’s three-man teams play four chukkers on a smaller-sized field and use a red ball much larger than a regulation polo ball. Fields are groomed between chukkers with a metal grate that smoothes gaping holes left by hoofprints. Custom-cleated horse shoes prevent slipping.
Snow polo originated in St. Moritz and has enjoyed increasing popularity in Aspen since the 1990s.
For more information, visit www.worldsnowpolo.com. - Text by Diane Hensley
All horses were provided by the Stout Ranch. Pictures can be viewed at Artisticfocus.net or through Worldsnowpolo.com then to Artistic focus.net under Sponsors. C.S.U. Polo Club did the grooming. There were also some great great parties! Dale & Darell Schwetz were the umpires for the tournament.
Teams
WRIGHT GROUP
Marc Ganzi---1 goal
Juan Bollini---8 goal
Melissa Ganzi---0 goal
CENTRE OF THE ROCKIES
Bill Gunn---1 goal
John Gobin---8 goal
Jay Fetner -- 0 goal
GORSUCH/L’HOSTARIA
Jim Parr—2 goal
Brad Limehouse/Barry Stout—5 goal
Bob Koeher—3 goal
Paige Boone also played some for the Gorsuch/L'Hostaria team
