CARRABASSETT VALLEY – The legendary Park Shark Challenge Series terrain park snowboarding and freeride skiing series returns to three Maine ski areas starting Feb. 3 at Black Mountain in Rumford.
Sponsored by The Riders Club, the Park Shark Series is full of progression, sick features, killer tunes and most importantly – fun. The series is all about making snowboarding and freeride skiing accessible to everyone while focusing on creativity, style, building camaraderie.
The Park Shark Challenge Series is open to all ages and abilities: ages 5 to 75 but it is especially open to grade school, middle school, and high schoolers.
There will be prizes, music, amazing terrain park features and more. Riders will be judged on over all impression and winners will be crowned in the following categories: Men and Women Open Snowboard, Men and Women Open Freeski, Boy and Girl 13 and under Snowboard, and Boy and Girl 13 and under Freeski.
After the Feb. 3 Black Mountain event, the 3-part series continues with events held at Titcomb Mountain in West Farmington, Feb. 16 and Kents Hill School in Readfield on Feb. 24.
Park Shark Challenge Series participants may compete in one event or all events.
The registration fee for each of the Challenge events is $25, with no membership required. The fee includes the price of a lift ticket and the competition for the event
Because the Riders Club encourages as many participants as possible, financial accommodations will be made for those who cannot afford the fee but who want to compete in the Park Shark Challenge Series.
Registration will be available on-site the day of each event. Check The Riders Club Facebook page for pre-event registration information. For those under age 18 a parent or guardian must sign a waiver, available on-site the day of the event.
The Riders Club is a non-profit organization established in 2013 by Barry & Sherri Tripp of Old Orchard Beach and Sugarloaf to provide a gateway for high school and grade school snowboarders & free ride skiers an opportunity to follow their passion within the snowboarding and free ride skiing culture.
A United States Ski and Snowboard Association-affiliated organization, the Riders Club has put together an outstanding team of professional athletes, mentors, volunteers and coaches that are passionately dedicated to mentoring, training, riding and coaching young athletes.
Students in the University of Maine at Farmington work as interns for the program and mentors to the young athletes, providing instruction and guidance and serving as positive role models.
For more information, contact Barry Tripp at The Riders Club, btripp@theridersclub.org, visit The Riders Club online at www.theridersclub.org or call 207-450-0132.
