Snowbird, Utah, March 16, 2023 – An all-new collaboration between Snowbird and Woodward is coming to the mountain this spring. With over 600 inches of snowfall so far this season, Snowbird will play host to a Woodward Mountain Park experience, concluding with the Woodward Peace Park Championships.
The Woodward Mountain Park, a transformational and re-imagined approach to terrain parks, will consist of small- to medium-sized terrain park features located off Baldy Express in Mineral Basin from April 14 through at least May 7. Designed in conjunction with the Woodward Global Mountain Park teams and terrain park industry leaders Snow Park Technologies and Effective Edge, the park will showcase an innovative, fun and intuitive on-mountain experience.
“As part of the POWDR family, this collaboration between Snowbird and Woodward has been a long time coming—bringing together not only our unique and beloved brands but also our employees and their expertise," said Snowbird President and General Manager Dave Fields. “We are proud and excited to offer a dynamic new way for Snowbird guests to explore and enjoy the mountain this spring.”
This exciting collaboration will reach its pinnacle with the Woodward Peace Park Championships, an invite-only snowboard event created by X Games Gold Medalist, Dew Tour Champion and Olympian Danny Davis. The event will span May 2-6 on a course designed by Davis and will bring some of the world’s best snowboarders to Snowbird in the spirit of collaboration, creativity and fun. The world-class course will open to the public on May 6 during Peace Park for the People, when the Snowbird community will be invited to experience the course for themselves alongside the competitors.
“When Danny Davis created the idea of a Peace Park, he imagined a new type of experience, one that reinvented freestyle terrain with a focus on fun and flow,” said Woodward President Chris “Gunny” Gunnarson. “This collaboration with Snowbird, arguably one of the most incredible mountains in the world, is sure to be one of the best Woodward Peace Parks we’ve seen as top pros gather and ride Snowbird in an entirely new way.”
Snowbird is scheduled to be open for daily skiing and riding through May 14, and then will be open Friday-Sundays and holidays through Memorial Day. With no closing date in sight, Snowbird will continually assess operations past Memorial Day based on conditions.
For more information about spring at Snowbird: snowbird.com/spring
For more information about Woodward Mountain Park and the Woodward Peace Park Championships at Snowbird: snowbird.com/woodward
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ABOUT SNOWBIRD
Averaging more than 500 inches of annual snowfall per year, Snowbird is North America’s most accessible alpine resort destination located just 29 miles from Salt Lake City International Airport. Featuring the iconic Aerial Tram with access to 2,500 acres of legendary terrain, Snowbird provides year-round big mountain experiences at the top of Utah. Snowbird is part of POWDR, a family owned and operated adventure lifestyle company. For more information, conditions, events and more, visit snowbird.com.
ABOUT WOODWARD
Established in 1970, Woodward is the global leader in action sports experiences. Woodward delivers innovative products, programs, partnerships and experiences to inspire and empower the next generation in action sports and offers innovative environments and dynamic programming at eight destinations across the U.S. including Woodward Mt. Bachelor, Woodward Tahoe, Woodward West, Woodward Park City, Woodward Copper, Woodward Eldora, Woodward Pennsylvania and Woodward Killington. Woodward Sydney is planned to open in 2024. Woodward is part of the POWDR portfolio. Learn more about Woodward’s one-of-a-kind facilities, programming and culture at www.worldofwoodward.com.
ABOUT WOODWARD PEACE PARK CHAMPIONSHIPS
Born in 2012 from the mind of snowboarding luminary, Danny Davis, the Woodward Peace Park Championships showcase some of the world’s greatest snowboarders in what is regarded as the most progressive terrain park experiment on the planet. Over three days of light-hearted competition, snowboarding’s leading women and men will mix it up on astounding and innovative features in pursuit of the coveted Peace Park Axe. The culmination of the Woodward Peace Park Championships is ‘Peace Park for the People Day’ — the final day of the event where the course is opened to the public.
Media Contact:
Sarah Sherman
Snowbird Communications Manager
(801) 891-3496
ssherman@snowbird.com
