Although it ended up being a bit of a sloppy weekend for a festival geared around the sculpting of ice… The rain, pineapples and whatever else Mother Nina ultimately threw at us couldn’t put a stop to the first ever Ice Fest Rail-Jam!
As darkness loomed Sunday evening and what had been a torrential downpour began to subside, hundreds in town for the festival turned out for the weekend’s culminating event and subsequent firework display.
The feature in play for Sunday’s Rail-Jam was the shiny NEW candy-cane painted round-rail now located in the Top Phlight Terrain Park!
Come get nasty this weekend in our newly rebuilt park and check out this and a couple of other surprise NEW FEATURES!
The January 16th Rail-Jam was hosted by Stevens Pass, The City of Leavenworth and showcased the talents of local skiers and riders. The boys (and girl!) got jibby, while local DJ Isaac Kaplan-Woolner bumped tunes into an enthusiastic crowd, and Stevens Pass’ own Ryan McLaughlin shredded the microphone with his unique brand of witty banter. As the evening progressed, so too did the level of tricks going down on the rail. Stevens Pass standouts Joe Bosler and Chris Griffing were slaying it, but the youngsters checked in as well with a wide array of skiers and boarders throwing some pretty technical stuff!
When asked what he thought of the event, competitor and Top Phlight Terrain Park employee Max McIndoe replied: "It’s super fun, I think we’re all pretty stoked on it in general. Everyone is throwing down." Max also added that the candy-cane feature would soon be found lurking somewhere in the Terrain Park…
Top Phlight's David Steele getting jibtastic on Sunday night in Leavenworth!
One spectator, Susan Jeffery of Redmond, WA, says her family has a vacation home in the area and that they try to catch the Leavenworth Ice Fest annually. When asked for her take on the Rail-Jam, Susan replied, "This is awesome. It’s a lot of fun to watch, and to see the younger generation doing what they love to do."
All in all, the Ice Fest Rail-Jam in Leavenworth was a complete success and a blast for all involved. There seemed to be a lot of hopeful chatter that this would not be the last such Stevens/Leavenworth collaboration as well! So if you missed out this year, maybe you could catch it next year; perhaps with a bit more cooperative weather! Either way, come check out the park. It’s really starting to get built, with a bit of new snow coming in and some cool new features, head up to Stevens this weekend! The Seahawks are out and it’s too wet to skate… what else are you going to do?
As seen on www.ridestevenspass.com: http://ridestevenspass.com/news/2011/01/20/ice-fest-railjam
As seen on www.ridestevenspass.com: http://ridestevenspass.com/news/2011/01/20/ice-fest-railjam
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