Thursday, January 27, 2011

Denver Big Air



Woo hoo, it was a chilly night with some hot skiing. Most of the time they all stuck their landings, very good to see that. Only saw one 'that's-gonna-hurt-cause-I-heard-an-echo-throughout-Civic-Center-Park' crash, from the sound of the young man's person hitting the-scaffolding/plywood/astroturf/manmade snow covered landing, not so good to see that. He was ok thankfully. Alex Bellemare, above, was a winner and a spinner. Check out the Denver Big Air contest results, if you like.

Saturday, January 22, 2011

Thursday, January 13, 2011

Ullr! Ullr! Ullr!

Really wish I could be at the parade in Breck today, Ullr Fest rules! The snow gods are pleased this year, so keep it up everyone...Ullr! Ullr!

Friday, January 7, 2011

It's Open

Setup is complete! Seven boxes and rails were installed last night with the help of the Rail Yard crew from Winter Park, the folks at Denver Parks and Rec, and a hardworking team of dedicated snowmaking and park volunteers.
The Ruby Hill Rail Yard is open for the 2011 season!






Thursday, January 6, 2011

Snowmaking at the Ruby Hill Rail Yard

The Ruby Hill Rail Yard is scheduled to open this weekend January 8th, 2011 after the snowmaking crew has made a ton of snow and the rails are set tonight! Read updates at the Denver Parks and Rec website, a great article on the Transword's Business website, and about past years on Skiing's website. To view photos from the past three years click here

Tim, turning it up to eleven

Yes, but soon open for shredding


Looking down the barrel of a gun, snow that is...


Skyler manning his snowmaking post


An empty canvas