The U.S. Cellular Rail Jam, Bend, OR
Tanya Schmid
- February 07 2009
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The U.S. Cellular Rail Jam is now the biggest city snow riding feature
in the Pacific Northwest.
The U.S. Cellular Rail Jam taking place on February 13th and 14th 2009 as a part of the LibertyBank Bend WinterFest will contain more features than ever before and has now earned the reputation as the “Biggest City Snow Riding Feature in the Pacific Northwest”.
The growth of the event is attributed to a joint effort in construction between Pete Alport of Alport Innovations and the Mt. Bachelor Terrain Park team lead by Hames Ellerbe. This year the ski and snowboard rail jam will have a variety of features such as a 17foot bomb drop leading into a hip jump, a channel gap jump, and a brand new, hand built, custom three rail staircase feature allowing each competitor to display their overall park skills. With a nod to the festival’s new location, these three features will lead into custom smoke-stack-like quarter-pipes in honor of the historic Old Mill District’s signature smoke stacks. The variety of features ensures audiences will see something they’ve never seen before.
“Features like these,” says rail jam coordinator Pete Alport, “generate more speed allowing for larger airs and more technical tricks. All of this adds up to lots of eye catching obstacles for spectators to enjoy.”
“Last year, Bend WinterFest set the standard for city based rail jams in the northwest,” Alport said. Given this up-and-coming reputation snowboarders and skiers – pros and aspiring amateurs, alike – will be headed to Central Oregon from all over the country for Bend’s challenging rail competition. Years of snow-play and serious training among these athletes will culminate in a spectacular show of gravity defying, air born tricks, thrilling WinterFest audiences and judges.
Snowboarders will compete in rounds to determine the top 5 boarders who will proceed to the final competition and coveted position as the #1 rider. The prizes: first place skier and snowboarder recieve $1500; second place skier and snowboarder receive $500 and, third to fifth place competitors receive product prizes.
LibertyBank Bend WinterFest is a winter celebration taking place in Bend Oregon on February 13, 14 and 15. The festival contains more than 16 separate events spanning 3 days.
For a complete event schedule please visit us on-line at www.bendwinterfest.com.
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February 8th, 2009 at 9:37 am
i hope this isnt as big of an upset as last years alport innovations setup. bomb drops end seasonz. when will people get a clue. let it go old man.
February 8th, 2009 at 11:48 am
alot more money going to building that feature than going to the riders huh. are any pro actually going there??
and dude, a 17foot bomb isn’t that big
February 9th, 2009 at 2:15 am
Alport keep up the big bomb drops. keeps the week knees out of the show.
February 9th, 2009 at 11:13 am
1500 in these times seems like a good amount of money. No one ever shows up for this other than locals and Hood rats. This layout is a tease, garunteed to let down everyone the night of. Learn how to progress snowboarding, atleast there will be beer, thats all that matters during these stupid jams.
February 13th, 2009 at 6:29 pm
bend loves to spend $ on this crap. tons of yuppies to read all the banners and ads. where is the pit o death? or the molten lava gap? seriously there better be some crazy fire ball glass shard suicide gap or i will bring my callapsable chainsaw gauntlet for them to seffer through. no what i mean? my daughter just barfed on me.
February 15th, 2009 at 7:29 pm
wow. good thing i went, and it was super sick no joke
February 15th, 2009 at 9:16 pm
dude!? that was the dopest set up i have seen at a rail jam in years, sure a bomb drop isn’t anyone’s ideal picture of a rail jam setup but things went crazy good and duders straight dropped hammers, the snowboard dude that won was freakin killin it, kyle martin? did like the whole finals switch and didnt fall once, shit someone needs to hook that fool up like serious style. He beat guys that are getting paid and shooting for big flicks like it was nothing, who the f*^& is this guy.
February 21st, 2009 at 12:29 am
this was the baddest setup ever. I hope all you precursors showed up so you will shut up. Exceptional Setup, Exceptional Show Riders were stoked, Crowd was stoked, Mission accomplished!! Pete You Rule!! what have all you naysayers ever accomplished?