SpringFest 2010
Saturday, April 3, 2010
Welcome spring with a full day of fun activities at Badger Pass Ski Area. Join in the festivities or just soak in the sun on the Lodge Deck while enjoying front row seats for the entertainment. We have a costume contest, dummy race, and more.
WHAT: Yosemite National Park’s ski resort will celebrate another successful season with its annual Spring Fest, complete with music, food, costumes and crazy contests!
WHEN: Saturday, April 3, 2010
WHERE: Badger Pass Ski Area, Yosemite National Park
WHO: YOU!! Open to ALL Yosemite National Park Visitors!
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
9:00 a.m Event Registration; Sign up in the Day Lodge at the Activities Desk
All Day Scavenger Hunt ~ available all day, inquire in the Day Lodge at the Activities Desk
TBA Pickle Tray Race ~ held on bottom of Badger Run. Please check for time and location on the day of the event. Relay race of 4-person teams. Contestants race up to a marker on the hill with snowshoes on their feet and slide back down the hill lying on the pickle tray. First team with the final member over the finish line wins!
10:00 a.m. Obstacle Course for children 12 and under; Meet at Ski School meeting area
11:00 a.m. Ancient Jocks Race ~ a slalom race held on Grey Owl (Badger) and Chipmunk runs. Open to racers
11:00 a.m. Free-Style Competition ~ for skiers & snowboarders over 12 years old; meet @ Lower Red Fox Run
11:00 a.m. Slalom Race ~ for children 12 and under. Meet at Bruin Run
12:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Live music with the "Adam Burns Band"
12:00 p.m. Costume Contest ~ on the Day Lodge Main Deck
12:30 p.m. Dummy Judging ~ visitors and employees can build their own dummy and display it in front of the Day Lodge. Dummies must be at least 3' tall and less than 100 lbs., non-breathing, non-living, no pets, no kids. Gravity propelled only.
1:00 p.m. Dual Slalom Race for skiers & snowboarders over 12 years old; Meet at the top of Badger Run
2:45 p.m. Pond Skimming - skiing or snowboarding contestants 12 years old and up will slide down the lower Red Fox run and hydroplane across a man-made pond approximately 50' to 60' long. Based upon a knock out system, the last contestant remaining dry wins the competition!
4:00 p.m. World Cup Dummy Race ~ watch the decorated dummies careen down the Red Fox Run and root for your favorite!
Downhill Dummy Races
Build your own dummy for the Downhill Dummy Race, or just come to admire the fantastic creations of others, and cheer for your favorite dummies!
If you are building a dummy, remember to register it in the Day Lodge on the morning of April 3. The race down the Red Fox run begins after the dummies are judged on style.
All dummies must be:
Built on skis or a snowboard
At least 3 feet tall
Weigh under 100 pounds
Non-living and non-breathing (not pets or children)
Gravity propelled only
Check out a bunch of the great events at Badger's Spring Fest including the Dummy Race in the video below.
