The Freeride Festival now features a FMBA Bronze sanctioned event in the Silver Style Jump Jam which was showcased rediculous talent last year!
Along with partners like Fox, Norco and Rockstar, just to name a few Silver Star will be hosting a two day bike festival packed with a dirt jump jam, bike demos by Norco, a family fun village race, a chainless race sponsored by the North Okanagan Cycling Society (NOCS), village vendors, Oh and did we mention we'll be giving away more than $10,000 in cold hard cash and prizes this weekend???
Part of the FMB World Tour for the first time, the Silver Style Jump Jam is going to be bigger and better than ever before! Now competitors will be competing for valuable points towards to overall FMB World Tour Championships!
Click here for footage of last years event: Freeride Festival
Schedule of events August 30 - Spetmeber 1
Friday Night - August 30
10-7:30pm regular lift operations
6 7pm Slopestyle [HTML_REMOVED] Chainless Race registration in Ski Dazzle
8:00pm - Pump Track Challenge
Saturday August 31
9am Vendor setup in village
9:30-11am Silver Style Jump Jam [HTML_REMOVED] Chainless Race registration in village
10am- 12:30pm Silver Style Jump Jam training on course
12:30 - 2pm course closed for watering and maintenance
2pm 3:30pm Amateur category jump jam competition
3:30 5pm Open category jump jam competition
5pm last ride up chairlift
5:30pm Awards and Prizes in the middle of the village
8pm Biker Bash party at the Saloon Sponsored by Okanagan Springs
Sunday September 1
10 1pm Chainless Race registration at NOCS tent
1 2pm Family Fun Ride throughout the village with task stations and prizes
2:30pm Prizes and awards for Family Fun Ride
1 4pm Chainless Race on Upper Shazam
5pm Awards in the village for Chainless Race
Silver Style Jump Jam info
Format - Online registration coming soon!
Two categories
Open - $50 to register
Amateur - $25 to register
Schedule
10am- 12:30pm jump jam training on course
12:30 - 2pm course closed for watering and maintenance
2pm 3:30pm Silver Style Amateur category jump jam competition
3:30 5pm Silver Style Open category jump jam competition
Prizes for Amateur category
Cash prizing for Open category (top 3)
Cash Grab awarded by announcer in increments of $5-$20 on the spot for wowing the crowd (big tricks, crashes, attempts at new tricks, humour, etc).
NOCS Chainless Toonie Race info
The North Okanagan Cycling Society is pulling out all the stops (and chains) to bring you this fun Toonie race on Sunday afternoon. NOCS will be supplying all registrants with a quick link to be able to quickly remove your chain for this Chainless Race on upper Shazam. Registration is at the NOCS tent in the village all day Saturday and Sunday morning, $2 to enter!
Chainless Race Prizing
The entry fees will be divided up for Top 3 in each category
Lots of great prizes supplied by NOCS, Silver Star, Skyride Cycle, Olympia Cycle and Ski and Sun Country Cycle
Family Fun Village Race
Sunday afternoon join other kids and families in the Silver Star village for the Family Fun "Race". Now this isn't your usual race! Nope, you will be doing laps in the village and visiting different stops to perform some tasks. Each task you complete gets you one more chance to win some prizes at the end. It's all for fun and the more laps you enjoy the more tasks you can complete!!! Registration is at the Vernon Tourism tent on Sunday where you will pick up you number plate which you will decorate yourself!
Schedule
Registration at Vernon Tourism tent 10-1pm
Race and Tasks 1-2pm
Village Exhibition info
Come cruise the village or hang out for the day and take in all the vendors in the village. Local shops, Clubs, Fox, Rockstar, Norco and many more exhibitors will be present for you to check out and a Bouncy Castle for kids! If youd like to participate please contact [email protected]