Events*

GIANT RAILS & BAILS FESTIVAL - January 30 & 31, 2010

Please join us for our 1st annual Rail Jam at the newly re-opened Sleeping Giant Ski Area. With $5000 in cash and prizes to award over two days, this event promises to fatten your pocketbook. The Open Competition for both Skiing and Boarding has first prize money on Saturday of $350 paying the top 8 spots and Sunday's first prize of $500, paying the top 3 spots. We will also have categories for Snowboarders 13 and under(pays top 3 spots, and age 14 to 17(pays top 5 spots). For skiers we will also have a 14 and under(pays top 5 spots) class. The top 10 entrants in each division from Saturday will qualify for the Sunday Finals. The prize money is greater on Sunday with fewer spots paid. Rail design is from our esteemed crew from Colorado, Montana and Wyoming who have designed over 20 rail jams. Design won't be unveiled until day of event. PLEASE SEE ENTRY FORM BELOW. All entrants MUST wear a helmet AND sign the Liability waiver displayed below.

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BUFFALO JUMP - March 6 & 7, 2010(new date)

Sleeping Giant Ski Area is holding their second major event of the ski season on March 6 & 7. The Buffalo Jump as they we are calling it, is a gelande style long jump competition for both skiers and boarders to compete in distance with $2,500 dollars in cash and prizes. This is the bull riding of snow sports, says Hamilton Bryan, Executive Director. We do hope to attract participants and spectators from all over the region, Bryan said. We want to make this a fun event for all ages and abilities from young amateurs to pros, he added.

There will be categories for both skiers and snowboarders. These categories will each have three separate divisions 16 and under, Masters and Open Class. The entry fee is $20 for the Open Classes and $10 for the Masters and 16 and under. There is a $2,500.00 purse for the event with a first prize in the Open Skier division of $750 and $250 for the Open Snowboarders. First prize for the 16 & under skiers class is $200. Two other categories that will be offered with prizes but no money will be the Masters division for 40 and over skiers/boarders and a Costume division farthest distance with the best costume. On Saturday, each division, except the Costume, will get multiple jumps. This will qualify the jumpers for the Sundays line-up. On Sunday, the highest cumulative score of that days two best jumps wins.

Saturday
Practice: 9 AM
Qualifying: 1 PM
Sunday
Competition: 11 AM

The history of this event started in 1964 in Utah as a way to celebrate spring and local bragging rights. It literally means terrain jump using existing snow for the ramp. It also means using a fixed heel binding, not the kind of free bindings seen in the Olympics.

TO ENTER, PLEASE FILL OUT OUR ENTRY FORM AND LIABILITY WAIVER BELOW.

WINTER CARNIVAL - March 20, 2010 (activities start at 11AM)

A combination of winter fun and fundraising awaits all who come to the Sleeping Giant ski areas Winter Carnival Saturday, March 20, 2010, hosted by Homeless Hearts Foundation.

Skiers can demonstrate their skills on the slopes in a Scavenger Hunt. Businesses are encouraged to challenge each other for bragging rights in the Corporate Challenge Ski Race. The first 30 participants to sign up for the Corporate Challenge receive a gift bag.

For those who like unusual but sure to be fun - events, there are a Shovel Race and a Dummy Jump. Whats a Dummy Jump? Dress up your dummy at home and send it down the mountain. Prizes are awarded for Best Dummy, Farthest Jump, and Surviving Dummy.

In keeping with Sleeping Giants family-friendly philosophy, kids can enjoy face painting, and dog cookie decorating.

As host of the Winter Carnival, HHF has also arranged a Champagne Gathering at The Cody hotel at 1 p.m. with a charter bus providing transportation to and from Sleeping Giant. Once there, revelers will find a wine tasting as well. So for those who prefer to socialize and not drive to the slopes, champagne, transportation, and wine is $30.

Live music will begin at 4 p.m. directly following the Awards Ceremony. Wine tasting is 4 6 p.m. A silent auction caps off the fundraising part of the day.

The Corporate Challenge Race is $15 to enter and you must have a lift ticket. Individual prize money awarded as well as a perpetual cup to business winner.

SLEEPING GIANT VIDEO FESTIVAL - (submission by April 12; Awards/Screening at Big Horn Cinema April 30, 2010)

For all you aspiring videographers out there, we are holding the first annual video contest and festival this winter. Create an action packed video showcasing the mountain, the skiers, and the snowboarders of Sleeping Giant. There are seven(7) different categories you can choose from and up to four (4) you can enter. Entry fee is $5 per category. The entries must have a minimum run time of 3 minutes and maximum of 15 minutes. The categories include: Best Overall Video, Best Cinematography, Best Trick, Best Video Promoting Ski Area, Best Skier in Video, Best Snowboarder in Video, Best Use of Mountain. Judges will choose winners and screening and award ceremony will be at Big Horn Cinemas, Cody Wyoming on April 30, 2010.

ACCOMMODATIONS (for all events)
Cody
Best Western Sunset Motor Inn - 307.587.4265
AmericInn Lodge & Suites - 307.587.4576
Super 8 - 307.527.6214
The Cody - 307.527.3360
Holiday Inn - 307.587.5555
Chamberlin Inn - 307.587.0202