Maine snowboard racer Tyler Hamel making a name for himself on national stage Share Tyler Hamel gets ready to start his run during a time trial snowboarding event in Beaver Valley, Ontario, Canada on March 6, 2020. Photo provided by Tyler Hamel Winning wasn’t on Tyler Hamel’s mind when he showed up to Copper Mountain in Colorado for the FIS U.S. Snowboard Cross National Championships. After a few races, however, he started to wonder. “My goal was to finish in the top eight,” he said. “But then I ended up getting third place the first day and another third place the second day, so I said ‘Why not? Let’s try to win the national championship.'”