TELUS World Ski & Snowboard Festival
April 13 to 23, 2012
Blazing the way for the youth of tomorrow, the TELUS World Ski and Snowboard Festival prides itself on being the poster child for the ultimate ski and snowboard festival experience. Bring on the pow, bring on the parties, bring on the passion. Visit wssf.com to see what is in store for 2012.
2011 Events Overview
WSI hosts AFP World Championship - Slopestyle, Degree Superpipe, and Big Air
- The Association of Freeskiing Professionals (AFP) World Championship
features the invitational Slopestyle, the invitational Big Air and the
open Degree Superpipe. Competitors in the Olympic-sized Degree Superpipe
will aim high and throw-down in the most impressive display of
on-mountain athleticism.
- The Degree Superpipe lays it on the line for
committed and confident skiers to take home a huge prize purse and
priceless bragging rights.
- Big Air is larger than life! This massive step over jump stands
strong and proud, ready to take down any skier who dares to challenge
it. Watch fearless pros take it on for the cash and the kudos.
AXE Concert Series
Where else can you experience incredible snow-capped mountains providing
the backdrop for 10 days and nights of free, yes free, music concerts?
TELUS Festival and Whistler presents the best end of season party to
wrap up Winter 2012 and keep the musical juices flowing right through
Spring.
State of the Art
Sub-cultures and anti-movements are celebrated and portrayed in gritty and thought-provoking mediums. Local and international artists come from far and wide to create a community of urban street and snow ingenuity, and push the boundaries of the State of the Art.
3PO
As a celebration of innovation, technology and culture in the arts, the ThreePointOh (3P0) Multimedia Showcase invites artists to take creativity to the cusp by fusing and integrating various digital art elements together from film to photo, 2D animation to 3D animation and beyond.
VAIO Fashion EXPOSED
The West Coast’s most energy-infused, original and sexy fashion show. takes the audience on a vivid journey into tomorrow’s trends in street, lifestyle & action fashion.
The Chairlift Revue
Don’t miss the hilarious, confronting, no-holds barred presentation of the real side of Whistler.
Film 10 Screening and Awards Gala
With over $4,500 in cash and tons of prizes up for grabs, Film
10 celebrates the best of the last 10 years, awarding prizes from best
performance, to best cinematography to best director!
Intersection
Intersection sees action sport filmmaking pushed to its limits.
Filmmakers have only seven days to shoot, edit and produce a 5-7 minute
extreme sports short film. The final results of their efforts will be
played at this event.
Freeze Dance Competition
Crews will compete against each other to their own choreographed routine and will be judged on originality, personality, choreography and technical elements. Held at the base of Whistler Blackcomb, during the popular Big Air competition, each crew will perform and the judges will award a Grand Prize Winner and 1st Runner-Up.
The Show: A Snowboarding Event
Monster Energy, the title sponsor for the snowboarding component of
the TELUS World Ski and Snowboard Festival, is also known for its
partying and, not surprisingly, burn-the-candle energy. The team has
assembled an array of incredible après and night-time parties, to suit
every music taste and party stamina. The snowboarding events include the
Mogul Mash, a fast and furious moguls course for
snowboarders, the Boarderstyle event and Dustin Craven’s
FUN Pipe Jam.