Coors Light Triple Challenge Ski & Snowboard Festival
Collingwood, March 2006 – Blue Mountain Resort is beginning to change shape as the Coors Light Triple Challenge Ski and Snowboard Festival draws near. Sunday, March 4th, the event site at the base of Smart Alec will come to life as the build of two 80 foot rails gets underway. Massive preparation for the big air to rail component of the Coors Light Triple Challenge is scheduled to take the good part of a week, as Blue Mountain Resort’s operations team binds forces to create one of Canada’s largest ski and snowboard festivals.
The Coors Light Triple Challenge, March 9th through 11th is BlueMountain’s final event of the season, featuring a collection of events including half-pipe, slope style, rail jam and big air to rail competitions. In celebration of an incredible season, the festival will also host one of the biggest free outdoor concerts of the year.
Top pro skiers and snowboarders from around the world are ready to contend in a series of events starting with the Friday night Oxy Rail Jam. Mars Big Air to Rail participants will start off with an invitational day time qualifier on Saturday with the highest scoring competitors advancing to a night time final. On Saturday night competitors and spectators will also catch an open air concert at the base of Smart Alec on the Telus Concert Stage. Heading up this year’s show is the punk inspired quartet, The Stills. This Montreal based group will bring a splurge of live 80’s style rock to the scene.
Athletes may register Thursday, March 9th from 7:30 to 9:30 AM in Cascade 2 at the Grand Central Lodge. The entry fee is $35.00 per contest with registration times running at the same time and location, Friday and Saturday. Discounted lift tickets will be available to competitors following registration. Please note: Competitors under 18 years of age will need a guardian to sign their waiver. A practice session will run on site from 9:00 to 10:00 AM. The competition kicks off Thursday morning at 10:00 AM. Helmets are mandatory.
The Coors Light Triple Challenge: 10 mountain events, 30,000 lbs of rail, 13 million gallons of man made snow, 500+ athletes, 40 judges and 20,000 spectators you won’t want to miss!
For continuous updates and an event schedule check out: www.triplechallenge.ca
