Polson Pier Jib Park

I'm definitely going to try that shit out

is there a conveyor system to get people back up or is it just walking?
 
Ok kiddies,

the park is ready to go. Here are the holiday hours:

Dec 21 12pm - 10pm

Dec 22 10am - 10pm

Dec 23 10am - 10pm

Dec 26 12pm - 10pm

Dec 27 12pm - 10pm

Dec 28 12pm - 10pm

Dec 29 12pm - 10pm

Dec 30 12pm - 10pm

Tix are $20 per day and helmets are mandatory

Cheers!
 
sick ...thanks for all the info.

I'm gonna head there after boxing day. Prolly the 27th ... and if it's good I'll come back everyday. haha

If any1 wants to link / blaze @ Polson Pier hit me up!
 
Once I hear from a few of you guys on how it is, I might book it up there too after Xmas to sesh....NS night anyone?
 
the pricing system is kinda dumb, its like 9 for skatepark and 19 for rail park, but when you buy the rail park you get access to the skate park. why don't the rail park one cheaper and not for both cause its not like youll go in to the skate park
 
its pouring rain here...probably in TO too...not a good say to slide rails..
 
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Grand opening day Jan 10th, 8pm-3pm, free to ride (facebook info)

Looking good...hopefully all the heat and rain doesnt kill em
 
here is a list of features and something i found to be funny/good

30 ft, 2 ft wide box

30 ft, 1.5 ft wide box

20 ft, 2 ft wide box

30 ft, 1 ft wide rainbow rail

40 ft, 8 inch flat rail

40 ft, 8 inch kink rail

40 ft, 8 inch step down rail

40 ft, 8 inch flat down rail

Helmets are mandatory for all participants in the Ripley’s Urban Rail Park and snowblades are not permitted.
 
are they all on the ramp down? or are some of the feature are the flat part after you drop in?
 
i highly doubt it will be a go for tomorrow, but you can always call. The weather in T.O. is absolutely ridiculous...you could have been wearing shorts today it was that bad.
 
wow... my mom just showed me an article in the star about it... one thing that you dont see on the website is a big section on "Snowboarder Lingo" here are two embarrasing examples:

"Gnarly Dude/Radical" --- the highest compliment one can get from a fellow boarder.

"Jibber"--- slang term for a boarder. Pronounced like "gibberish". just lose the "ish"

And here is the actual article:

Skateboard park opens on waterfront

Tricked-out boarders go huge for lakefront hill with snow-sheathed 18-metre vertical and rad rails

Jan 10, 2008 04:30 AM

Noor Javed

Staff Reporter

"Gnarly, dude. That should be the title of this story," said Andy Roth, a Toronto snowboarder.

It's not a phrase you hear every day in the city, but it's making a comeback with the opening of Ripley's Urban Rail Park, a new urban snowboard and skateboard park on the city's waterfront.

Strides from Lake Ontario stands a 91-metre hill with a 18-metre vertical made of plywood scaffolding, and despite the recent bout of mild weather, it is covered with snow.

"Boarders will use anything to do some tricks," said Nikki Lord, the university and college events co-ordinator for the Association of Ontario Snowboarders.

"At least this way (at the park) we don't have to set it up ourselves and get arrested," she added, laughing.

The snowboard park, with three hills catering to a variety of skill levels and a number of short and long rails on which boarders "jib" or glide, is just one part of the 1,486-square-metre complex, which also includes a heated and tented skateboard park, lounge areas and concert hall.

"It's pretty cool to have something in the city," said boarder Danielle Brown of Uxbridge, as she climbed the stairs to ride the rails. "There's been nothing like this for us snowboarders, who are just looking for a place to do some tricks and don't want to ride the hills."

The snow hill was an ambitious project, said Lisa Zbitnew, one of the partners of Polson Pier, which owns the property and is known better for its summer events and the Docks nightclub.

"We had this great space right on the waterfront that was going virtually unused in the winter months," said Zbitnew. "With the cold front that comes off the lake, we figured that we could pull it off."

It's taken two workers shovelling, a snowmaker and a four-wheel-drive truck hauling snow to maintain the site.

"We have snowmakers that can make a quarter-inch of snow every hour, but we need it to be below zero, which it hasn't been," said Catherine Fowler, one of the managing partners.

"We stockpiled snow over the holidays and we make fresh powder every night," she said. "It's a massive job."

Having to wait for staff to resurface the run doesn't bother the boarders at all.

The park had its soft launch Dec. 21, and saw an influx of riders as young as 8 coming to the park, which is trying to be family friendly.

"There isn't that much for youth to do in the city's core," said Zbitnew. "So both younger people and parents have been really excited about the park."

The snowboarding season will continue in Toronto for the next eight weeks. And if you're brave enough to learn how to jib, there will be clinics available every day starting next week.

 
I was down there last tuesday and the setup is pretty sweet.

I don't know if anyone knows or is interested, but Tom D and myself (dave) are coaching a clinic there on Tuesday nights. So far, we haven't had anyone show up, or sign up, so I'm just wondering if there is anyone out there that might be interested in showing up next Tuesday night for a little jam. Really doesn't have to be a clinic, more just hangin' out and showing some support for the hard work these guys have done.

It is only 1 cent more to get a clinic than just ride the park, so it is definitly worth it!!!

See you all there next tuesday!

 
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