Winter Carnival (Rossland) and Jr. Freeski Comp (WW)

[Drail]

I'll start by telling everyone to clear your calender for Jan 27-29th.

So, every year I put up a thread a few weeks before Winter Carnival here in Rossland to remind everyone in the area about "The Game" Rail Jam that goes down every year. For those that are in the know - GET STOKED, and for those new to the area. Winter Carnival is by far the most fun you can have in one weekend in a mountain town. Amazing vibe, amazing events, good music, and some other stuff that probably shouldn't be discussed on a public forum.

Open Jam on Friday night

Actual Competition Saturday late morning till dusk

Again, for those who aren't in the know, every year Rossland closes one of the streets downtown for the weekend and turns it into a jib park, and a beer garden at the bottom for those who have been alive for the required amount of years.

Also, I just learned the Whitewater is holding a Jr. Big Mountain Comp that same weekend. It always bugs me when Nelson double books the weekend of Rossland's Winter Carnival. I think a few years ago Tibute held a rail jam in town the same weekend as Winter Carnival... what are they trying to prove? Why make people choose one or the other? There's plenty of other weekends to hold your competition. Whatever. I'm not telling "you" kids to not go to the competition at Whitewater - but I am saying that if that's what you choose, you will be missing out on a very fun weekend in Rossland. although - $60 entry fee is pretty cheep for a Freeski Comp.

STOKED!

 

[rudager]

Wish I had the monies to come down. I promise for next year though

 

[jca]

the game is the funnest event ive ever been to and that is definitely the funnest weekend of the winter in Rossland. Wouldn't miss it.

 

[skiskate]

considering the ice bar is in my front yard this year, I'd say I'm pretty stoked.

 

[hollygrove]

Yeah I dunno what's with Nelson and trying to book stuff on the same weekend. Tribute never did end up having the railjam in Nelson, it rained a ton that week and melted any snow that was there away. I know Shane (owner of tribute) quite well, he's a good guy, but sometimes full of shit. He knew the Game was happening the same weekend but the whole point of it was to correspond with the whole Olympic torch coming through Nelson and whatnot.

I'm still a little skeptical about the venue that Whitewater held the comp on - it's just basically not very big, and not very many hits... nothing compared to Reds, hahah, especially now with the lack of trees on skiers right. Link's Line > Blast/Sleeper.