The Quiksilver Showdown Over the City is set to go off this Friday and Saturday, and the course is looking sick! Make sure you get up Grouse Mountain both days to support the riders and check out the event. A full rundown of the goings on can be found on the Showdown website.

The course is shaping up to look like it will be just about as fun to watch as it will be to ride. A large step down, followed by a gap to snow-box, followed by a choice between a down-flat-down rail or a down rail is what competitors will be playing with. Here’s a couple of shots of the course in progress…just to get the stoke up.

View from the drop in.

Step down...

...man sized!

Gap to snow-box to down rail options...in progress...use your imagination.

Shaw hard at work.

EVENT SCHEDULE

FRIDAY

11:00am-9:00pm
Rusty Rail Outdoor BBQ
Watch the action on the big screen!

12:00pm – 4:00pm
Qualifying

6:00pm – 7:00pm
Friday Night Session Practice

6:00pm – 9:00pm
DJ MARVEL spinning on-course

7:30pm – 8:30pm
Friday Night Jib Session Main event

9:00pm – Close
Awards in the Peak Chalet
Coors Light Apres in Lupins Cafe
Featuring DJs SEKO + MARVEL

SATURDAY

11:00am-close
Rusty Rail Outdoor BBQ
Watch the action on the big screen!

11:00am-3:30pm
DJ MARVEL spinning on-course

10:30am – 12:15pm
HEAT 1 Practice and Semi-Final

12:30pm – 2:00pm
HEAT 2 Practice and Semi-Final

2:30-3:30pm
Head-to-Head FINALS

3:45pm
Awards in front of Peak Chalet

9:00pm – Late
Coors Light Afterparty at Tonic

Get up there…it’s going to be sick!

-cj