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A rider hits Keystone's A51 terrain park on a sunny day in October 2010.
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Keystone to create 10 tons of snow for September rail jam
September 09, 2012 11:23 AM
Ten tons of snow will be dumped at Keystone Resort for the inaugural A51 River Run Rail Series set for Sept. 15.
Skiers and boarders will compete for about $6,000 in prizes.
Keystone Resort is bringing in a wood chipper and massive amounts of ice to produce “snow” to cover a new multi-rail feature.
“We're going to put ice through the wood chipper making a slushy, snow,” Keystone spokeswoman Tucker Vest Burton told the Summit Daily. “It reminds me of good, spring snow — it's not powder, but it will be the best you can find in September.”
Registration for the earliest rail jam of the season is $15. The event is free for spectators.
Copper Mountain's Summer Shredding sessions at Woodward were a success, organizers said.
