Rail Jam This Sunday!

Registration: 10 - 10:45am

Competition:  11am

Awards:  Following Competition

Helmets, Lift Ticket, & Signed Waiver Required!
Print Waiver HERE

Updated Trail Map



FROZEN CHOZEN + Waiver

SATURDAY JANUARY 15, 2011
Print out the Waiver HERE
HELMETS REQUIRED
Attention: Only certain areas of the backside park will be used for FC. 
All other areas of BV will be open to the general public, including the mini-park.

Compete! 

It is truly awesome! (which is what old people say when something is very, very, cool)

This also happens to be one of the most exhilarating spectator opportunities around Bemidji.

So join in the FUN!

Here is what you need to know:

Registration:  10am - Noon

Competition Starts:  12:15pm

Age Groups

11 & Under:  12:15 - 12:45

12-14:  1:00 - 1:30

15 & Up:  1:45 - 2:15

GIRLS!  2:30 - 3:00

Open Class:  3:15 - 3:45

Awards:  4:15 - 5:00

Each age group will ride for a half-hour jam format.

TOP 5 from EACH AGE GROUP at each competition location EARN A SPOT in the FINALS, to be held
FEB 26th!

Each competitor MUST sign a Release Form, have a valid Lift Ticket,
AND wear a HELMET!

PRIZES for EVERYONE who competes!

HOT DOGS on the grill!

COST: $18 per competitor

P.S.  Girls, come on and DO THIS.  The first year we only had 1 female competitor and that made all of us older feminists groan with sadness.  You have GUTS, you have STYLE, and you are competing against your own gender.  So join up and show off.
Info provided by Kris Klemenhagen, FC Event Director (not responsible for added commentary)
sponsored by: NO COMPLY board shop

FC COMP RESULTS

THANK YOU!

to ALL the organizers of the

Frozen Chozen Competition

and to EVERY PARTICIPANT!

And the WINNERS are...

GIRLS
1. Brooke Dickenson Carlos
2. Brittney Peterson Alexandria
3. Kaylee Carlson Alexandria

BOYS
11 & Under
1. Bailey Johnson Bemidji
2. Alacio Turney Bemidji
3. Reese Bogatzki Alexandria
4. Tanner Siegel Bemidji

12-14
1. Dylan Tillemans Bemidji
2. Ben Bowman Bemidji
3. Richard Seado Bemidji
4. Matt Johns Bemidji
5. Tyler Hemp Bemidji

15 & Up
1. Dylan Holler Bemidji
2. Kyle Hansen Alexandria
3. Ian Anderson Bemidji
4. Chase Bogatzki Alexandria
5. Ryan Andree Bemidji

OPEN CLASS
1. Joey Peterson Champlin
2. Chris Ratondo Bemidji
3. Dylan Holler Bemidji

SKI OPEN CLASS
1. Darren Schmidt Bemidji
2. Jake Letson Bemidji

Photos & sidebar video compliments of Jack from NO COMPLY

FC Competition Video

Take a look at some of the action from Saturday's

FROZEN CHOZEN COMPETITION

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmWDgRjJ_Ss

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqFhw8A2_C4

FREE Lift Ticket CONTEST OVER

NO COMPLY & Jack Deleo

sponsored the new rail that was installed in the Buena Vista Terrain Park today.

Just in time for the FROZEN CHOZEN RAIL JAM

to be held this Saturday!

Here's the contest part:

I will leave a FREE LIFT TICKET at the ticket window Saturday morning for the person that can email me...

1. Your FULL NAME and correct age?

&

2. How long is the new NO COMPLY rail?

&

3. What is the name of the lake at the bottom of Buena Vista's new terrain park?

lake shown in the photo below

I reserve the right to ignore all entries that have incorrect or incomplete information, come in after the winning entry, or get delivered after the contest is closed.

You don't get to win if you are associated with NO COMPLY or Buena Vista in any way, or if you sold, bought, welded, built, painted, hauled, or unloaded the rail in any way.

Some restrictions apply. No cash value. No whining. No anything that makes me regret running little contests like this for the fun and benefit of the interested public.

Good Luck!

btw, here's my email again: groups@bvskiarea.com

Terrain Park Photos: CONTEST CLOSED

Ever wish you could get credit for just paying attention?

I will mail a coupon good for $10 off any regular priced Saturday or Sunday morning Lift Ticket to the first person that emails me the correct "name" of this particular feature.

Send your answer to groups@bvskiarea.com, along with your full name and address.

The first person to get it right AND provide the necessary info needed for me to send them mail will be the lucky winner.

Your email address will be put in my confidential mail list. So don't play if you don't want to hear from Buena Vista occasionally. Void where prohibited. All rights reserved. No cash value. No obligation. No rain checks. No whining. Participation may vary. Etc. etc. etc.

Terrain Park Glimpse

I have yet to trek over to the new terrain park area. In a quest to see this mysterious wonder, John Dickinson was sent, with camera in hand, to take photos of it and bring them back to the office. I shall dole out his offerings this week like Tropical Skittles to remind us all that -35 degrees can't last forever.

Patrick from Ski School does some cool stuff on one of the features. I need to learn the names of these things. Matt from Lifts gave me a list of crazy words and little scribbles that I should have studied more closely. I suspect learning this new vocabulary won't increase my coolness factor. But at least I will be better able to describe what's out there in the new park.

Photos by JEN LAITALA

A few photos from December 6...

PHOTOS by Jen Laitala

The general population of Buena Vista begins to swagger just a bit when Jen stops by.

She treks up the hills on snowshoes...kids pull off just a bit more speed and air...adults put a little more swish into their turns...everyone is hoping she is pointing her lense at them.

Because her photography skills can match what the local talent dishes out.

And it's fun to smile for a good camera!

Why Not? by Sabrina Wille Erickson

I've known for a while now that I prefer the monotony of my office chair to the exhilaration of flying down a snowy hill. I've accepted my complete lack of yearning for adventure. In contrast to my static energy, I've noticed that other people - the younger generation especially - are much more apt to fling themselves through the air than I am. My own teenagers crave the experience, in fact. So it seemed a no-brainer to me that the best way to commemorate BV's 60th Anniversary would be to open up a new and improved Terrain Park.

Surprisingly, snapping my fingers didn't build me a park. And the forecast for such a change was rather bleak at first. Being completely ignorant of all things snowmaking, I asked the dumb question: "Why Not?" And once again I learned that there is more to running a ski hill than meets the eye.

The obvious location for a new Park was the East Face (Formerly known as the Backside. Try marketing THAT!) The...say it with me now..."East Face" has this gloriously wide, gentle slope that just screams TERRAIN PARK! Everyone at BV has known this for years. So WHY didn't the move happen a long time ago?

The right moment...the right PEOPLE...that's what it takes.

Quite by accident I had a conversation with Jack Deleo from No Comply Sports & Apparel early this fall, and I discovered he has a passion for our little ski hill. More specifically, he has a passion for terrain features. After relaying the conversation to our Outdoor Manager and Snowmaker Extraordinaire, John Dickinson, we decided the big move was theoretically possible. But several obstacles needed to be overcome first. John got Suzanne Thomas (BV Owner) on board...Kirby Harmon gave us Ski Patrol insight, and Jack did an informal poll of his customers. We didn't know it at the time, but a small group of key people were starting to form a terrain park team.

Let there be LIGHT.

One of the major shortcomings of the East Face is that it has never had the lighting to support a major feature like a park. Don Thomas and John fixed that problem recently by trenching in a new electrical line and installing a light pole. Warm weather is good for some things.

Smile for the CAMERA.

Jack said that the parents he had talked to wanted to be able to see the cool tricks their kids were doing. One used to have to stand at the bottom of the hill and look upward to see terrain park events. Wasn't that cold? Did parents hoot and holler when their offspring did something fantastic? Did this embarrass the offspring? I'll probably never know the answers to these questions as I stick to the Chalet where it's warm.

Perhaps the new web cam, piping fresh images to a screen, will benefit both ends of the spectrum: Blaze like a comet through the atmosphere and keep the relatives at a distance. Mike Huerbin and John are busy investigating weather-proof cameras to install on one of the towers. The aim is to give folks in the Chalet a bird's eye view of the fun happening in the park. And eventually, this footage will be online for even Grandma in St. Paul to see.

Let's not forget SAFETY.

Our fine hill tends to block communication transmissions. That's why you see people trekking to the far side of the Bunny Hill or standing on tiptoe by the entrance gate on Irvine Avenue. Cell phones and radios don't always cooperate out here, especially if one person is on the East Face and the other is on the West Face. A fancy, technical thing called a repeater is required to transmit across the ridge...or an extra person needs to stand on top of the hill. Guess which one we are hoping to install soon?

And even though no one wants to think about getting hurt, what if someone does get hurt? The Buena Vista Ski Patrol is committed to providing the best immediate care possible. They are mighty, indeed; but I doubt any of them could ski up and over the ridge while pulling a sled. Maybe I should be more diplomatic...let's just say I doubt any of them would want to. Currently, plans are in the works to have a designated snowmobile available to the East Face at all times.

Now you have a glimpse of the hurdles my little question unearthed. I ardently admire the enthusiasm and dedication the Terrain Park Team has brought to this endeavor. So what are you going to notice when you get here and head on up the hill? At least 5 new features and a completely new vibe...a park that has been designed for cool stunts by people that like to do cool stunts. I'm keeping my own feet on solid ground, but to the rest of you..."enjoy the air!"