January Jam - Terrain Park Rail Jam
Jan 18th, 2025
At 9 a.m.

Where:
3915 Big Mountain Rd
3905 Big Mountain Road Whitefish, MT

Description:
WHITEFISH JANUARY JAM
This event will be a rail jam. Riders will be given a set of features in the terrain park (suitable for ability levels) and a set amount of time to hit them as many times as possible to a panel of judges. Results will be based on the variety, difficulty, and style for each division.
LOCATION
Check In – Located at the Events Office (3915 Big Mountain Road)
Competitions – Held at Chair 3 / Whitefish Terrain Parks.
Awards – Located at the Events Office
REGISTRATION & FEES
Online pre-registration is required. Pre-registration closes 7:00am on event day.
Single Event - $30
Every participant must check-in to sign in, receive a bib, and flagging tape to designate your spin / ride direction.
CATEGORIES
All categories exist for both skiers and snowboarders. Categories may be combined if fewer than 3 competitors register in either class.
Competing in Lower Central Ave
Top Class - Male Skier
Top Class - Female Skier
Top Class - Male Snowboard
Top Class - Female Snowboard
Competing in Lower Central
Amateur Class - Male Skier
Amateur Class - Female Skier
Amateur Class - Male Snowboard
Amateur Class - Female Snowboard
Competing in the Depot Park OR Lower Central(ages 8-12 only)
Grom Class - Male Skier
Grom Class - Female Skier
Grom Class - Male Snowboard
Grom Class - Female Snowboard
SCHEDULE (subject to change)
7:00am - Mandatory Online Registration Closes
9:30am - 10:15am – Check-In outside the Events Office (3915 Big Mountain Road).
10:15am - 11:00 am – Inspection for ALL Competitors
11:15 am – Meeting for Open and Amateur Division Competitors
Start - Top Class 11:30
Start - Amateur Class - 12:15
Start - Grom Class - 1:00
Awards - All Rail Jam Categories - 2:30pm
(ladies event starts @ 2:30, ladies are also welcome to compete in both events)

JUDGING CRITERIA
We provide up to four judges for these competitions, each with years of terrain park riding and work experience. We base our scores on an overall impression of a combination of factors:
Degree of difficulty - How hard was that trick? Example - a backside 360 on a snowboard is not as difficult as a switch backside 360.
Amplitude - How big did they go? Example - more airtime is cooler. Duh.
Execution - Was it smooth? Did they ride away cleanly, no hands down, tight rotations, etc. Example - A smooth and clean 540 will most definitely outscore a whack 720.
Variety - Multiple types of tricks. Example - the same rail slide the whole way down will not score as high as a run that approaches jibs differently with a variety of tricks.
Style - ...was it rad?
Point System - Each Slopestyle judge judges their area of the park to a total of 10 points. 4 judges would have a maximum score of 40. Each division would be judged across the same point scale.
Segments - There will be separate judges on each feature or set of featues. Competitors should try to score for each judge, as the final results are based on a sum of all judging scores.
HELMETS ARE REQUIRED.