SO YA THINK YOU CAN HUCK, EH?!?

[Woodsy]

prove it

Gelande Returns to Little Cottonwood Canyon

Release Date: Fri. February 27, 2004

North American Championships Part of Snowbird's Month-Long Inspring Festival
Snowbird, Utah - After a 20-year Little Cottonwood Canyon hiatus, Snowbird Ski & Summer resort will host the North American Gelande Championships April 17-18, 2004. The contest will feature professional and amateur ski jumpers soaring hundreds of feet using alpine ski equipment.

The competition gets under way Saturday, April 17, with the pro-seeding round and two rounds of amateur jumping. The final round of the amateur contest and the pro competition take place Sunday, April 18. An awards ceremony will follow the conclusion of Sunday's events.

"The rich history of gelande in Little Cottonwood Canyon and the excitement for both competitors and spectators should make this a spectacular event," said Snowbird President Bob Bonar.

The North American Gelande Championships are part of a month-long series of weekend events taking place throughout April at Snowbird. Other events include the Hidden Peak-to-Snowbird Center Gigantissimo giant slalom that is open to the public and all abilities (April 10); and a new Wacky Weekend (April 24-25) featuring an on-snow mountain bike competition on terrain park features, ski and snowboard demos and other zany events not yet solidified. In addition to live music every Saturday and Sunday through April, the other April weekends include the Snow Cup giant slalom, Last Chance slalom and a USSA Masters race.

The gelande will be held on Lower Willows run in Peruvian Gulch, which is visible from the Alta Bypass Road and trails within Snowbird. There will be food, drink and music in the spectator area. Admission is free.

Snowbird joins five other major venues on the Pro Gelande Tour, all of which are attended by the top jumpers in the country. Speed skiers, ski instructors, ski patrollers, professional racers and other experienced alpine skiers make up the ranks of gelande jumpers.

Gelande has its roots in Little Cottonwood Canyon. The original gelande event was organized by Alf Engen at Alta as a celebration of spring in 1963 and its popularity has soared since. After years of competition at Alta, the event moved to Upper Bassackwards at Snowbird in the early 1980s. The sport has since exploded and competitions are now held on natural hills and specialized jumping hills throughout the West. The North American Gelande Championships mark the first time Snowbird has hosted a gelande event since 1984.

For more information contact Dave Fields at (801) 933-2041/dfields@snowbird.com or Laura Schaffer at (801) 933-2047/lschaffer@snowbird.com.

[CaddyDaddy77]

That's awesome.
Gelande is the best drug I've ever had.

Durango used to have an event during Snowdown, an annual Winter Celebration that I competed in since I was 16. Three years ago we gained a much needed hockey rink. Unfortunately the city council took no note of it's location to the jumping hill at Champman and obstructed the landing with the building.

It wasn't a big jump (30 meter), but as I mentioned, the best drug I've ever had. I have jumped a 50 meter but never stepped up to the plate when we last had the Goliath Gelande at Purgatory last, I pussed, childhood memories of a guy pinging around the out-run and breaking his neck flashed back.

I would highly recommend this to any maggs available, it's fun as hell.

[Honc]

Originally posted by Woodsy
prove it
"The rich history of gelande in Little Cottonwood Canyon and the excitement for both competitors and spectators has me really worked up," said Snowbird President Bob Bonar.

How can you lay off that one? S----l-----o-----w pitch...

[jayfrizzo]

That's awesome.

30m? That's Pyramid-Gap size.

J-

[homerjay]

super cool! I was watching these dudes jump through flaming hoops at howelson in steamboat a few weeks ago.

[CaddyDaddy77]

Originally posted by jayfrizzo
That's awesome.

30m? That's Pyramid-Gap size.

J-

Give you an idea on size,
Two divisions --amateur and pro-- will be offered, with two different jump lengths. Spectators can expect to see jumpers traveling in excess of 50 mph with amateurs jumping up to 170 feet and the pros up to 250 feet while 20 feet off the ground. Jumpers will practice all day Friday March 7 at the bottom of “Powder Trap” ski run between chairs 1 and 4, where the 70-meter natural-slope jump is located. The amateur division will compete on a 50-meter jump in the same location.

from, http://www.firsttracksonline.com/new...399970488.shtm

The record on the 30m was something around 138ft or so, I never made it into the 30's but my farthest on that hill was 129, and fun the whole way.

Wrecked once in 7 yrs, thought my asscrack was moved up to the back of my head, really nice bruising also.
The Goliath was 70 I think, that's why I balked, over 200 feet is a long way to screw up in the air.

[phUnk]

Originally posted by jayfrizzo
That's awesome.

30m? That's Pyramid-Gap size.

J-

Yeah, but sans the vertical wall you'd hit if you came up 2 feet short on Pyramid.