Ride Utah Blog

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The park at the Canyons is looking really good. Check out this video. Go bang the gong as soon as possible.

Are you man, or woman, enough to tame Boxzilla? I doubt it.

Park City’s jumps are looking good despite the lack of snow here in the Beehive. Video by Pat Fenelon. Found via YoBeat.com.

More good times at Brighton.

Check out this sweet early season Brighton Park Video from the good people at YoBeat!

A great video from the Brighton Terrain Park Crew showing just how fun 16 inches of snow can be.

Dude’s got big shoes to fill, but, he’s from Mammoth and June Mountain, so he’s got to be pretty good, right?

Park City Mountain Resort is pleased to welcome Jeremy Cooper to the team as our new Terrain Park Manager. Jeremy started as a park builder at Mammoth Mountain in 2002 and became park manager at June Mountain in 2005.  Under Jeremy’s direction, June’s parks have risen to be ranked among the top resorts in the country by several industry publications.

Park City Mountain Resort is committed to maintaining our position as a leader in action sports and continuing to push the progression of the industry.  We feel that Jeremy’s experience and passion will allow us to continue to be an industry leader.  Jeremy is excited for the level of support he’s already seen from the resort and is looking forward to bringing some fresh new ideas to the resort.  Once Jeremy gets on board we’ll get him to write an official blog post giving you guys his ideas, plans and hopes for the upcoming season.

Jeremy has some big shoes to fill with the departure of Jim Mangan. Jim has done amazing things for the resort including putting together a world-class team of athletes and building terrain parks that have been named the best parks in the country by several industry publications.  He was very successful in positioning PCMR as one of the most recognizedsnowboarding resorts in the world.  Jim is moving on to pursue a career in film.  We wish him the best in his new endeavors.

Powder Mountain’s 11th Annual Spring Session presents the Trifecta of Shred on April 2 – 4, 2009. Surfers, skateboarders and snowboarders will compete in three separate competitions with the overall winner reigning as the 2009 Chairman of the Boards.

The ever popular Spring Session is the highlight of the freestyle season with a freestyle terrain and half pipe jam session at the Hidden Lake Terrain Park. The competitors and spectators will be treated to a barbeque and the tunes of Codi Jordan and Funk Shui. Registration is free for anyone with a valid Powder Mountain lift pass. The competition will run from 10am – 3pm with live music starting at 11am. Decade, Vitamin Water, Skull Candy and AMP Alarm are sponsors of the competition.

“The Spring Session is the original slopestyle comp at Powder Mountain and has set the stage for all other events at the resort,” said Dave Jessup, Terrain Parks Manager. “The Hidden Lake Park has continually evolved this year with new rails, jumps and walls. If you haven’t made it to the park lately, you will be surprised.”

It is a natural progression to include surfing and skateboarding into the competitive mix since interest in these sports resulted in the creation of the winter version of freestyle. The Trifecta of Shred gives snowboarders an opportunity to show their respect to their ancestral roots.

The event kicks off on Thursday with an indoor skateboarding competition at Crossroads Skate Park. On Friday, the competitors move to Flowrider for the surfing contest. The event will culminate on Saturday with the Spring Session at Powder Mountain. Athletes may compete in only one or two events, but must enter all three to be crowned Chairman of the Boards.

Thursday, April 2 Crossroads Skate Park
$15 Registration
3pm – 5pm Registration and Practice Session
5pm – 9pm Jam style Competition
95 North Harrisville Rd. Ogden, UT
801-605-3986

Friday, April 3 FlowRider
$15 Registration
5pm – 6pm Registration
6 pm – 7pm Practice Session
8 pm – 10pm Competition
10pm – 11pm Jam session $5 per person
2261 Kiesel Ave. Ogden, UT
801-528-5374

Saturday, April 4 Powder Mountain
10 am – 3pm Spring Session Jam
11 am – 2pm Live music by Codi Jordan & Funk Shui
Barbeque and Brat fest

Check out this great video from Justin Olsen at the Canyons featuring the “Respect” Terrain Park.

Upper and Lower Respect Terrain Parks at The Canyons Ski Resort are open! Local riders and Canyons team athletes talk about this years set up in the park, and what has been going on. Steve Duke and the park staff are building features designed to help you step it up. The challenge has been issued.. bring it.