School holiday fun at Cardrona

Cardrona Alpine Resort has teamed up with Calci Yum for a brand new kids event for the school holidays, the Calci Yum Cardrona Kids Cup to be staged on Saturday (11 July).

The fun slopestyle event is designed to encourage participation and progress young freestyle riders and skiers. It is open to children of all abilities, ages (five to 12 years) and guarantees laughter, action and excitement.

Cardrona event manager, Graham Dunbar, is calling all young skiers and boarders to join in the fun, “There will be a great atmosphere on the mountain throughout the day, lots of fun and camaraderie amongst the competitors and everyone is rewarded for their efforts,” he said.

The action will take place in an arena built especially for the event and includes a mini X-Games course, a live DJ spinning the tunes and spectator terraces. The MC will keep the competition flowing with an open card scoring system for the judging panel. Parents will be encouraged to get involved and cheer on the competitors from the terraces.

The event is open to skiers and snowboarders aged 5-12 years old and is broken down into three divisions; The Super Groms, 5-6 years, The Rippers, 7-9 years and The Shredders, 10-12 years.

The prize giving and medal ceremony will be held at the close of the competition with some great spot prizes from Rossignol and RPM. Throughout the day there will be plenty of Calci Yum to refuel all the competitors.

Entrants can register in advance by downloading an entry form from the events page of the web site, visiting the Ski and Snowboard School or on the day from 7.30-8.30am at the Snow Sports Centre desk. The competition costs just $10 per entry and gets underway at 10.30am with a practice day on Friday (10 July) 11am-2pm.

For further information, snow reports and web cams, visit www.cardrona.com