Holiday Valley offers snowboarders and freeriders plenty of room to play. Four terrain parks and a half pipe are open to all. And for general cruising, you can't beat our network of 56 trails. Check our events calender below for upcoming competitions in Boarder Cross, Halfpipe, slopestyle and rails. For lots of good dialog on terrain, events and riders go to holidayvalleyforums.com.

New for the 2009-10 season is a Pisten Bully 600 Park Bully that's equipped with a front and rear terrain park package that allows for extra high reach for building tables and a switch blade, which allows the groomer to pick up and move rails around the park. It also has an alpine flex tiller with fatboy corduroy finishers and "Dumbo" ears, all features that will create a really sweet snow surface.

The majority of our terrain features are located in the east complex, serviced by the Cindys and Sunrise quads. The area to the east of School Haus is a "progression park" with introductory level smaller boxes, rails and snow features. It is a great place to learn how to use terrain features and a place to just relax and have some fun. Snoozer has snow features like jumps and banked turns, and will be the site of several USASA Boardercross events. The Rail Park at the base of Mardi Gras features a variety of progressive and creative jib lines. Foxfire, the home of the 42/78 Park, contains our largest features for advanced level riders. There is a variety of jump features and technical rails like a wall ride, kinked and straight rails, a battleship and a rain-see from Northern Rails. 42/78 is the site of most slopestyle events in the upcoming season. The halfpipe, located on lower Foxfire, is 400 feet long and 40 feet wide, with 10 foot vertical walls. We've extended the inrun to the pipe so the ride will be better than ever. Holiday Valley’s Zaugg Pipe Grinder is especially designed for Eastern snow conditions and to maintain the vertical walls and curved transition zone of the pipe. Moonshadow, located off the Morning Star quad, consists of large evenly spaced rollers that are a blast for riders and skiers.

And if you're new to riding, Holiday Valley is a Burton Learn to Ride Center and Burton Kids Learn to Ride Center! What this all means is that you'll learn from the best instructors using the best teaching methods on the best equipment.

Holiday Valley’s Park Ranger crew is dedicated to maintaining all of the park features. Riders are encouraged to ask questions, make comments and suggestions directly to the Rangers or on www.holidayvalleyforums.com.

Boarding for Breast Cancer Event, Feb. 13, 2010

Holiday Valley has set out to raise $10,000 for the Boarding for Breast Cancer (B4BC) organization with its second Board-a-thon event on Saturday, February 13th, 2010. Guests will have the opportunity to support the cause through many different avenues, including a ‘Women Love to Park’ terrain park clinic, a Best Trick park event, and donations at the resort in the weeks leading up to the event. B4BC is a non-profit, youth-focused education, awareness, and fundraising foundation. Their mission is to increase awareness about breast cancer, the importance of early detection and the value of an active lifestyle. Click here for more info about Holiday Valley's event.

Founded by professional snowboarders Tina Basich and Shannon Dunn in 1996, Boarding for Breast Cancer’s mission is to teach, inspire, advocate, and serve.Guests have other opportunities to to donate by purchasing $2 pink B4BC ‘Wish Bracelets’ at the ticket windows, customer service area, and Holiday Valley Mountain Shops. Holiday Valley is also encouraging guests to add $1 to their lift ticket purchase.  To recognize their generosity, guests will receive a pink ribbon sticker to place on their ticket. Donations can also be made online at the Holiday Valley Active Giving Page. 

Salomon Jib Academy, February 28, 2010

The Salomon Jib Academy is North America's top Amateur Freeride Ski Tour. Clinic and contest for skiers age 16 and under. Free to enter. Helmet and parent signature required. The crew will include Paul Bergeron, James 'Woodsy' Woods, Jen Crichton and one more surprise guest! We'll have a bunch of T-shirts to give out to the kids and the riders will be signing autographs all day.

7:30am -8:30am Registration
8:45- 9am Skier meeting and break into groups
9am –Noon Ski in groups with your Salomon Super Coach
Noon- 1pm Salomon Free Lunch for participants and your staff
1pm 2:30pm Finalist announced and final Jam Session held (all non finalist will hangout to watch and Judge)
 2:30pm Awards and free swag giveaway, poster signing

Red Bull Buttercup, March 6, 2010

The Buttercup Series comes to Holiday Valley on Saturday, March 6, 2010. This event features a custom designed set of butterboxes set up side by side on the 42/78 park on Foxfire, live DJ, an outdoor dance floor and lights...plus plenty of Red Bull. Registration is from 10AM to noon in the Foxfire room upstairs in the Clubhouse Chalet. If you are under 18 you must have a parent's signature. Entry is $10 for the Amateur Division and $20 for the Pro Division. Open practice is from noon to 1 PM. The Amateur Qualifying Jam is from 1 PM to 2 PM and the Pro Qualifying Jam is from 2PM to 3PM. The Amateur and Pro Finals are from 3 PM to 4PM with awards at 4:15. All riders must wear a helmet. There is a limit of 100 riders per event. A specially priced lift ticket will be available to competitors.

Overall pro wins CASH! Top 3 qualify to go to Mount Snow for the Pro Finals. At finals there's $1,000 and a trip to Windell's or Woodward up for grabs for the shredder who can lay out the most creative and smoothest style on the butterpad.

Check out the Buttercup site for more info.

The Red Bull Butter Cup series is all about how much style snowboarders can spread onto the custom-made feature also known as the “butter pad.” Riders will jib, bonk, tap and slide across the pad, making sure to spread the tricks on smooth. Regional snowboarders will battle it out in a jam format for cash and prizes, where overall style and creativity will help the cream rise to the top.