'Big air' ramp event planned for Denver's Civic Center
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- Created on Monday, 04 October 2010 20:16
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By CHRISTOPHER N. OSHER, THE DENVER POST
Denver plans to host an FIS ski and snowboarding event in Civic Center park in January featuring one of the biggest man-made ramps ever constructed.
Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper and officials with the Metro Denver Sports Commission and the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association announced the "Denver Big Air presented by Sprint" event today at a press conference at Civic Center Park.
"Imagine in real space seeing athletes flying hundreds of feet into the air right outside Civic Center, and having the city and county building in the background," Hickenlooper said. "We will have an opportunity to make history with a truly international spectacle."
The LG FIS World Cup Snowboard Big Air will make its first stop in the United States. In the past, the event has been held in Moscow, Barcelona, Quebec, Seoul and London.
The ramp for the event will be 101 feet high, 300 feet long and 80 feet wide and will face toward the City and County Building.
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