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PHOTOGRAPHY BY MATT POWER AND NORM CLASEN Nacho Figueras Raleigh, Shane, Kristine, and Georgia Brown The winning team of World Snow Polo Aspen, St. Regis. Melissa Ganzi Amiee White Beazley and Maite Conway Angela Cunniffe Kendra Lauren Gros and Laura Pietrzak Nic Roldan and Nacho Figueras Piaget Snow Polo Championship The Aspen Valley Polo Club hosted the anticipated Piaget World Snow Polo Championship (worldsnowpolo.com). Held at Wagner Park, in the heart of downtown Aspen, the event drew the world's top polo players, including Nacho Figueras, Nic Roldan, and brothers Gonzalo and Facundo Pieres. Spectators watched from both a festive VIP tent (with St. Regis cuisine and Johnnie Walker Blue cocktails) and from free seating along the park. The St. Regis Hotels & Resorts polo team, led by Figueras, clenched the title against the Audi team during the final match. Aspen is the only American city to host a snow polo tournament, and the weekend benefited Sopris Therapy Services and Aspen Sister Cities. Melissa and Marc Ganzi of Aspen Valley Polo Club, sister club of Wellington, Florida-based Grand Champions Polo Club, along with Figueras and Larry Boland, president of Piaget North America, hosted the two-day event. St. Regis Hotels & Resorts was the official hospitality partner and Audi served as the official car. Action from the field. Jeff Trosch, Marc Ganzi, and Jim Kloiber 30 ASPENPEAK-MAGAZINE.COM INVITED 029-044_AP_FOB_Invited_SUM_FALL_14.indd 30 5/6/14 3:52 PM