The very first ski and snowboard competition at the Nanook Terrain Park! The competition will be held on the two jump - double line. Details below:

- 10am to 11am is open registration: participants can register for the 
competition during this time period ONLY, day of, on Saturday 
March 2nd. $5 entrance fee - limited participation so show up early!

- 11am - 12pm: course inspection and practice for the competition

- 1:30pm: Judged Competition

- Will be jam format judged on overall impression, with riders being
divided into heats depending on age, gender, and equipment (skier 
or snowboarder). 

- Skill level appropriate for competition is intermediate to expert - all
encouraged to join

- Sweet prizes from Sessions, Rossignol, Anarchy Eyewear, and 
DRAW

Step 1: Obtain Nanook Terrain Park pass. Either pick up season pass at the SRC or purchase a punch card/day pass at the Park.

Step 2: Sign release agreement and read park rules.

Step 3: Watch Smart Style park etiquette video at terrain park yurt. 

Step 4: Make sure you have a helmet. Available for rent at the park ($5/day).

Step 5: Ride! 

1.       All users will wear a well-fitting and sport appropriate helmet. Helmets are available for rent and purchase. Zero Tolerance Policy.

2.       The only authorized entrance to the park is through the front gate, after checking in with park staff at the yurt. Zero Tolerance Policy.

3.       Inverted aerials are not allowed and will result in revocation of park privileges for one week. Zero Tolerance Policy.

4.       Unauthorized modification of terrain park features is strictly prohibited, and will result in revocation of privileges for one semester, and then reinstatement upon review by park staff. Zero Tolerance Policy.

5.       All users will sign a release agreement and watch the Smart Style video at the start of the season. Zero Tolerance Policy.

6.       Users under the age of 18 need their parents to sign the release agreements and watch the Smart Style video. Zero Tolerance Policy.

7.       Users under the age of 13 need a parent or guardian (over 21) present on the hill. Zero Tolerance Policy.

8.       Users must follow marked uphill trail to access the top of the park.

9.       Users are not allowed to hop the fence to get a ride up the hill in a car. Zero Tolerance Policy.

10.    Use the provided outhouse, not the snow.

11.    Users will park behind the museum or near Butrovich. Users will not park at the greenhouse, or drive down the driveway. Drop off is best done in the Butrovich parking lot. Users should cross from the museum to the Terrain Park by using the West crosswalk, closer to Arctic Health.

12.    Users will obey signage and Park Crew instructions.

13.    No drugs, alcohol, or tobacco allowed. Zero Tolerance Policy.

14.    Recreational snow machines are not allowed on campus. Zero Tolerance Policy.

Nanook Terrain Park staff reserve the right to refuse access to anyone at any time, for any length of time, for any reason with no promise of refund. Any user caught trespassing will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, as well as revocation of park privileges for one year .

We hosted a soft opening today to allow for further training and assessment of our procedures. We learned a few things that will improve the customer experience, but over all things went smooth. We also did our second training with University Fire Dept. We are still shaping the jumps to meet the criterie set forth by USTPC. We hopefully only have one more round of modifications to complete tomorrow (Firday AM). If all goes well, good news will be shared soon.

The Nanook Terrain Park is getting closer and closer to getting done every day!

The crew has been working very hard to keep all the jumps maintained, groom the snow, install signs and get the yurt all cozy!

On Wednesday, the US Terrain Park Council, a Colodaro-based nonprofit organization specilizing in safety of terrain parks through the combination of math and science, inspected and tested our three newly constructed jumps! Everything went really well despite the cold. Check out the US Terrain Park Coucil at their website and read the article about their visit in the Daily News Miner at the links below!

http://usterrainparkcouncil.org/index.html  

http://www.newsminer.com/news/local_news/article_036f1246-7680-11e2-a642-001a4bcf6878.html

This past week as been so productive for the Nanook Terrain Park! 

Signs are in place, official disclaimers shine near the enterance, a comfy couch and filing cabinets sit in the yurt, and most exciting of all... we have jumps! The crew has been working hard all week shaping jumps and testing them out, of course!

More to come soon... Get ready, Fairbanks!

The Nanook Terrain Park has begun construction! 

Keep an eye out for the yellow and blue jackets on the slope in front of the museum as crew members work to get things in shape. With the yurt constructed, lots of snow on the ground and official fencing up, its time to start building jumps!

In the past few weeks, the crew has worked on the park itself, practiced their snowmachine/toboggan operational skills, researched entry ticket options and much more.

More updates coming soon. Think Snow!