B4BC Tribute Ride at RSEO Breckenridge Helps Raise Awareness For Breast Cancer Early Detection
Fans and athletes at Breckenridge put on pink superhero capes for a mid-day Tribute Ride with Boarding For Breast Cancer (B4BC) on Saturday, in between the Women’s and Men’s Parkstyle Semifinals at the Rockstar Energy Open.
The Tribute Ride is an RSEO tradition that started with skaters and fans at the RSEO Portland skateboarding events in 2024 and 2025, and that has long roots in action sports events across three decades: the non-profit organization, an RSEO partner, is celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2026.
RSEO Breckenridge competitor (and Summit County, Colorado local) Ellie Weiler said the group hill bomb, also held across the 20-year history of the Dew Tour events she grew up attending as a fan, is one of her favorite winter traditions. Ellie said she considers B4BC co-founder Shannon Dunn a personal role model and mentor.
“The B4BC Tribute Ride is such an amazing experience,” Ellie said on Saturday. “I've been volunteering with Boarding for Breast Cancer here and there, and wearing their hats and trying to help get the word out, because it’s such an important way to educate and spread awareness about this critical aspect of women’s health. The Tribute Ride is a good time and it's for a good cause.”
In the Cultural Village here at Breckenridge, RSEO fans walking up to or down from the Parkstyle course can visit the B4BC booth to learn how to give self exams or partner exams feeling for cancerous lumps, and to receive other education materials to help prevent breast cancer and to promote early detection and early action.
“Breast cancer affects so many people, not just snowboarders, so any awareness that can be brought to it is good awareness,” Ellie said.
B4BC spokesman Curtis Sterner said he met several breast cancer survivors at the Tribute Ride, and heard stories from friends and family about losses to breast cancer.
“We hope people on the Tribute Ride can hold space for someone in their heart or ride for someone that can't be here today,” Curtis said. “People see this pink snake of riders coming down the mountain in their superhero caps, and everyone's howling like wolves, and people on the chair lift are shouting their support. It's just, it's a really fun element of being here at the Rockstar Energy Open, and a heartfelt way to just let everybody know we're here painting the mountain pink to help raise awareness.”
Photos by Muller