The Katal Landing Pad will be installed on a custom jump featuring three takeoffs ranging from 10-60 feet. The setup will be accessible from Face Lift Express. Passes for use of the Katal Landing Pad are available at Main Lodge Ticket Windows.

Mammoth will be unveiling a new Spring Terrain Park in Saddle Bowl on May 22, 2010 to coincide with the opening of the Katal Landing Pad. In addition to the Katal Landing Pad jump, the Spring Park will include a 22-foot Super Duper Pipe, two jumps and six jibs. All features will be groomed and cut nightly and the park will remain open until the end of winter operations.

Mammoth’s Snowboard and Freeride Ski Teams will be offering training camps that are open to the public. Enrollment includes individualized instruction, daily video review and unlimited use of the Katal Landing Pad.

Training Camp Dates:
· May 22-23, 2010 – Weekend Session – $250
· May 24-28, 2010 – Weekday Session – $625
· May 29-31, 2010 – Holiday Weekend Session – $375

Daily Camp Schedule:
· 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. air bag session
· 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. on snow training
· 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. video review session

For more information or to enroll in one of the training camp sessions, please contact Ben Wisner at bwisner@mammoth-mtn.com or 760.934.2571 extension 3144.

Details
Date: April 23rd to May 2nd
Location: Lake Louise (in the terrain park)
Price: $99 for lift ticket and Landing Pad
$45 for Landing Pad Only
$10 for One Hit
Helmets Mandatory
Click Here to Download Waivers (forms must be signed by a parent/guardian if under 18; guardian must complete address and phone number fields)

Who: Open to all Skiers and Snowboarders
Open division – 13 and over
Junior division – 12 and under

When: Feb 19th – 9:00 – 10:00 Registration @ Ski and
Snowboard Club Vail
10:00 – 12:00 Training @ the Pad,
Gold Peak Terrain Park
12:00 – 1:30 Jam format qualifiers
2:00 – 3:00 Finals, Taking top 8
For Ski & Snowboard

Prizes: 1st place gets $250 for both Ski and Snowboard Open Class

Entry Fee: $25, HELMETS ARE MANDATORY!

***If you are 18 or under, you need to have a parent accompany you to sign our waivers.***

Check out the video!

Katal has teamed up with Ski and Snowboard Club Vail to take the landing pad to Vail, Colorado. Our mission is to bring the landing pad to anyone who wants to try it out.

Our sport is at a crossroads where the toughest tricks require jumps so big that they cannot be safely learned on park landings. You just cannot learn 12s and doublecorks on small safe jumps, and it takes too much time and effort to build a backcountry jump every time you want to learn something new.

This is why progression is endangered. The top pros have the support and the money to create giant training features in the backcountry, but the rest of us rarely get the chance to try something new. The combination of a deep powder landing, a well groomed takeoff and a clean run-in is not a common occurrence. As a result, we have too few opportunities to try new trick without risking serious injury. This is why Katal brought the landing pad to Vail this winter. Our goal is to create the perfect conditions for progression; all day, every day.

To our surprise, the top pros have been showing up to hit the Landing Pad. So far we have seen Travis Rice learn a new doublecork and we have seen Andreas Wiig throw down some giant double flips. We love this kind of support and progression but the most exiting thing we have seen is an army of kids we have never heard of learning tricks that we have never seen before. We can’t believe what the Ski and Snowboard Club Vail has brought to the Landing Pad, and we are pleased to help them push the sports we love.