含羞草研究社

Skip to content

PHOTOS: Rail jam and sledding hill taking shape for Penticton含羞草研究社檚 Frost Fest

Snow for sled hill brought in from Apex Mountain but Mother Nature also helping

On Tuesday, Apex Mountain trucked in a bunch of snow and built the kids含羞草研究社 sledding hill for the upcoming winter carnival at Gyro Park, but Mother Nature has helped out too for Penticton含羞草研究社檚 first-ever Frost Fest on Jan. 20.

The sledding hill is part of this Saturday含羞草研究社檚 activities coming to the park, which will look a lot like a winter wonderland. Kids can sled from the stage of the bandshell down the person-made snow hill.

On top of the sledding hill, crews from the city, Penticton含羞草研究社檚 Wildstone Construction and the Apex Freestyle Team are busy working in blizzard-like conditions to build the 100-foot rail jam.

Expert-level skiers and snowboarders will be showing off their skills down the railing on Saturday.

含羞草研究社淣ext Saturday, Penticton will be the place to be, with everyone from BCHL hockey players and NHL alumni to pro skiers and boarders showing off their skills at Gyro Park,含羞草研究社 says Jeff Plant, the city含羞草研究社檚 sport and event supervisor.

The 含羞草研究社渄owntown throwdown含羞草研究社 含羞草研究社 set for 5 p.m. 含羞草研究社 will feature multiple challenges and up to $6,000 in cash prizes.

It含羞草研究社檚 all part of the Downtown Throwdown Rail Jam and Frost Fest where there will be a DJ, and food trucks. HaHaHa Kidz Fest will also be there with activities.

The festival coincides with the All-Star Weekend events right beside Gyro Park at the outdoor rink.



Monique Tamminga

About the Author: Monique Tamminga

Monique brings 20 years of award-winning journalism experience to the role of editor at the Penticton Western News. Of those years, 17 were spent working as a senior reporter and acting editor with the Langley Advance Times.
Read more



(or

含羞草研究社

) document.head.appendChild(flippScript); window.flippxp = window.flippxp || {run: []}; window.flippxp.run.push(function() { window.flippxp.registerSlot("#flipp-ux-slot-ssdaw212", "Black Press Media Standard", 1281409, [312035]); }); }