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SAN FRANCISCO BIG AIR VENUE (Bay area riders read this)

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SquawMan
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unreal.....some great riders coming out, too (check the names)



San Francisco Street Turning into Big Air Venue
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July 29, 2005

San Francisco, (Ski Press) Fillmore Street, one of San Francisco’s steepest streets will be turned into a massive urban ski jump on Saturday August 27th, between 11 am and 5 pm, as 20 top skiers and riders compete for over $100,000 in cash and prizes in the inaugural ICER AIR 2005 big air event.

More than 12,000 cubic feet of snow will be used to create the jump and launch athletes over distances of up to 70 feet, and to heights reaching 20 feet in the air. The ski jump will cover 800 downhill feet on Fillmore Street, between Broadway and Green Streets, with spectacular views of the San Francisco Bay, Alcatraz, and the Golden Gate Bridge.

The big-air invitational features some of the most talented athletes on the mountain today. Athletes include: Jimi Tomer, Kurt Wastell, Andreas Wiig, JJ Thomas, Ali Goulet, Aaron Biittner, Darrell Mathes, John Jackson, Marc Frank Montoya, Kye Petersen, TJ Schiller, Simon Dumont, Rory Silva, Eric Pollard, CR Johnson, Sean Field, Mickael Deschenaux, Grete Eliassen, Candide Thovex and Jon Olsson.

“We are excited and proud to be hosting what we hope to be the first of many ICER events that bring together urban and athletic communities,� said Arne Morkemo, ICER spokesperson. “Given its incredibly steep streets and spectacular views, San Francisco is the ideal city to host the inaugural big-air competition.�




Jul 30 2005 8:56AM
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montageskier
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I thought we already went over this, Its a scam. That came around here a couple of months ago and everyone said it was a fake.




Jul 30 2005 9:03AM
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SquawMan
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SkiPresse picked it up and it was originally in the SF Chronicle (Jonny Mosely is the one who organized it)

fyi...they poured snow down Lombard Street to film a Lexus commercial, so anything is possible

we'll have to see if it's fake or not

Jul 30 2005 9:07AM
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SquawMan
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more coverage here.....

http://www.transworldsnowboarding.com/snow/competition/article/0,13009,1087516,00.html


ICER AIR 2005: Inaugural Urban Big-Air Competition
by Press Release

07/27/2005

Twenty Pro Athletes To Compete on One of the Steepest Streets In San Francisco For Over $100,000 in Cash and Prizes

WHAT: ICER AIR 2005 is a big-air ski and snowboard competition held on one of the steepest streets of San Francisco. An 800-foot ski jump course will be constructed on Fillmore Street and covered with 12,000 cubic feet of snow for the first-of-its-kind urban ski event. Olympic ski champion Jonny Moseley will host the event.

The athletes, 10 pro-skiers & 10 pro-snowboarders, will clear an entire city block over the Vallejo Street intersection to the landing area on Fillmore Street between Vallejo and Green Streets. Ideal jumps will have the riders cover over 60 feet and up to heights of 20 feet above street level.

Athletes will be competing for over $100,000 in cash and prizes. Charity partners for ICER AIR 2005 are Boarding for Breast Cancer and CHARITYSMITH.

Athletes will include: Jimi Tomer, Kurt Wastell, Andreas Wiig, JJ Thomas, Ali Goulet, Aaron Biittner, Darrell Mathes, John Jackson, Marc Frank Montoya, Kye Petersen, TJ Schiller, Simon Dumont, Rory Silva, Eric Pollard, CR Johnson, Sean Field, Mickael Deschenaux, Grete Eliassen, and Jon Olsson

Additional expected attendees include Olympic medalist, Jonny Moseley, extreme skier Glen Plake, Kent Kreitler, snowboarding legend Shawn Palmer, Skogen Sprang, free skiing icon Shane McConkey, and many more...
WHEN: Saturday, August 27, 2005
Practice and Exhibition at 11am, Pro Round I at 1 p.m.; Pro Round 2 at 2 p.m.; Finals at 3.30 p.m. ~ Awards Ceremony & Charity Event at 5 p.m.

WHERE: Fillmore Street between Broadway and Green Streets in the heart of Pacific Heights.

MEDIA OPPS:
* First-of-its-kind event in San Francisco
* Athletes clearing an entire city block via an 800-foot ski/snowboard jump
* Scenic jump location in the heart of San Francisco's picturesque Pacific Heights with views of the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco Bay and Alcatraz
* Interviews with pro-athletes participating in event
* Interviews with Olympic medalist and host, Jonny Moseley
* Interviews, photo opportunities with celebrity judges and attendees
* Charity event for underprivileged children

TICKETS: The event is open to the public and admission is free.


Jul 30 2005 9:10AM
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SquawMan
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event homepage

http://www.icerair.com/events/bigAir/

Jul 30 2005 9:18AM
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SmoKinSkier
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Thats one seriously elaborate hoax if it is they got sponsors listed Tv coverage. Rider lists details on the jump local newspapers printing articles about it!! For some reason I wanna beleive its real more for the fact it would be sick to have a shot of candide with the golden gate bridge in the backrounD!!

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Jul 30 2005 9:47AM
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Aasert
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that comp will be so sick, we will see some great shots

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Jul 30 2005 9:52AM
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PeterTosh
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ssx on tour is a sponser. that shit is so sick

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Jul 30 2005 9:56AM
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Al_Smith
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eric pollard doing comps?

Jul 30 2005 10:07AM
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french_fry
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Scam I am. It's an elaborate scam, but 100 000 dollars for one single big air comp, from a company that doesnt exist(icer air doesnt exist, it's a wax company), seems a little too much. It's an advertisement campaign, look up for a thread about the same thing in the search bar...





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Jul 30 2005 10:13AM
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offtrail
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you are a fucking idiot. this is more real than when you popped out of your moms belly.



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Jul 30 2005 10:51AM
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anothermammothpunk
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hmmmmmmmmmmmm

Jul 30 2005 11:19AM
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4frntSkier
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its just like JMMT
sounds sick

Jul 30 2005 11:24AM
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bmxican_89
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these articles are from real publications though, not just random websites. im starting to think this is real.

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Jul 30 2005 11:28AM
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Rom
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Kids who think its fake -

This event is completely and utterly for real. I'm working for icer amongst others this coming year and this event is happening. We have media coverage, permits from the city, and all the sponsorship money needed to make this happen.

So if you are anywhere in the western U.S. I'd reccommend making the drive to San Fran. This is gonna be the shit and the guys at Icer have done a ton of work to make this happen.

Jul 30 2005 11:44AM
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VANULAR
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it's real

I aint heard of that!!!!
Jul 30 2005 11:49AM
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dandoy
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It is real, the fake part was Icer Airlines.




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Jul 30 2005 11:54AM
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824person
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definatly real we were talking about it in whistler it should be dope

Jul 30 2005 11:59AM
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duhamelski
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who wants to help me figure out how minors can get into the afterparty because that thing is gonna be massive. i might just try to walk in throuh the front door or i might get a fake, post any ideas that might work.

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Jul 30 2005 12:39PM
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peter.doubleu
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this one looks a lot more real than the other one but that would cost a lot of money but dont get me wrong i want it to happen





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Jul 30 2005 1:09PM
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TheStamos
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I alrady talked to the guys about it and i get to go hang out and help somehow in order to hit it a few times.

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Jul 30 2005 1:10PM
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bucknasty
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ahhhhhhh im so confused, it sounds believable but there has never been something like that done before!!!

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Jul 30 2005 1:44PM
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skogenjake
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am i the first to say "what if it snowed in san francisco?"

this was obviously set up by someone on NS that finds the humor in JMMT. and hes right. they dont do 100K prizes for a big air. and dumonts still hurt right?




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Jul 30 2005 1:52PM
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rynmartn
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well im deff going

yay skiing
Jul 30 2005 1:54PM
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dweezileast
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i think its real, icer air is the name of the competition, the airline stuff was jjust hyping it up, and a joke. the competition is defenitely real, it it wasnt, they would run the risk of getting sued bigtime, for using the names of television networks, charities, and athletes

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Jul 30 2005 2:12PM
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Jul 30 2005 2:34PM
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skiforass
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hahahahahahha

Jul 30 2005 2:37PM
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TWoods
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It is however much money in combined prizes... meaning for the riders and probably for the audience too. The icer airlines was a total joke, it is so obvious on the site, but in case you didn't catch above, they trucked snow onto lombard street for a lexus commercial, so I don't see this as unbelieveable. I see it as a goo way for some pros to get hurt, but it shoudl be sick.

Jul 30 2005 2:40PM
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SquawMan
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^^^

fyi....Lexus commercial where they put snow down Lombard....

http://www.postmagazine.com/post/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=171538

Jul 30 2005 2:52PM
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CHARLES.BRONSON
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If this were real, mick would win



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Jul 30 2005 3:03PM
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what channel if televised

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Jul 30 2005 3:12PM
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dandoy
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Since it is real, Mick will win.


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Jul 30 2005 5:16PM
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duhamelski
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im also getting a lot of questions about it from my friends who live in san fransisco who dont really ski and i cant figure out how they are finding out about it, it must be real

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Jul 30 2005 5:50PM
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Rom
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Enough already its real!

The huge amount of money put into this event and given away is coming from sponsors from outside the ski industry like Jeep, hiball, and SSX, who have a lot of coin, in addition to companies in the industry. The snow is going to come from huge shredded blocks of ice, similar to how it worked at the summer x games back in the day.

Icer wants to start putting on huge awsome events like these in addition to making wax, and this is the first step and its kind of a test, so the more people that show up, the more likely it will happen again in the future.

That being said, who's coming. I'm coming down from tahoe so if anyone from that area needs a ride, pm me.

Rom

Jul 30 2005 6:04PM
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offtrail
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yeah i can't believe people are still saying if its real. how naive are you. the shits real... mik is going to win and i can't wait for the parties. see you there.



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Jul 30 2005 7:08PM
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C.Royce
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anyboodddddy from tahoe wanna go with me?

Jul 30 2005 8:24PM
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EastCoastPride
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i am really excited to see that pollard is supposed to be there... when was the last time he competed?

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Jul 30 2005 9:44PM
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TheStamos
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I should have my place up there by the end of aug. if you want a ride^^

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Jul 30 2005 10:01PM
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Craigskis
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That would be the coolest come ever,

oldschool san fran footy is so sick,

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Jul 30 2005 10:03PM
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C.Royce
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yes!! :)

Jul 30 2005 10:32PM
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mattwalker
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dude... haha fuck that... if you actually wanted a show, you would not of done it like that. you would of gotten way different people, people that could do some cool shit. AMs...but no, they decide to be like X games and just sellout to TV rather than letting it be a comp...

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Jul 31 2005 12:48AM
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C.Royce
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big names = big crowds and big exposure.

Jul 31 2005 3:13AM
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E-ZRider
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^word

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Jul 31 2005 3:42AM
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unrigged
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wow, this ish is going to be retarded...

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Jul 31 2005 10:32AM
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Jul 31 2005 1:16PM
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Durtschi
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First dibs on Jon Olssons spot!





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Jul 31 2005 2:02PM
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SmoKinSkier
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1st off Dumont is not hurt anymore from what I heard!!

Also the Icer airlies was a joke becuase the riders will be "flying through the air". Anyway Im in Ohio so I doubt I can mae the long haul but its going to be pretty nutty hopefully it will get some TV time idk how it cant with 100k on the line!!

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Jul 31 2005 2:02PM
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skogenjake
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good. im glad hes back. t hall is still out right?

and if dumont is back, hed be insane to do a comp this soon.




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Jul 31 2005 8:39PM
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knotbox
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if it is real it will be the dopest thing ever mad chron parties and shit woioooo






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Aug 1 2005 4:52AM
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zmanalex
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Im amazed that this thing is legit. If it isnt though, its one of the most elaborate hoaxs ever.

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Aug 1 2005 11:11AM
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I wanna go to the afterparty!

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Aug 2 2005 11:20AM
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