We are excited to announce that The Forge Food Truck will be parked near the course with delicious offerings to fill your tummy. Warm up, refuel, and listen to live music on site at Chicago Beefs during Jibba Jabba 2023. during the event for one of its biggest sales of the year! This Jibba Jabba special clearance sale will feature deals on high quality bikes, boards, and apparel! If you're feeling hungry, Chicago Beefs, The Forge Food Truck, and Keweenaw Coffee Works will all be on site with a variety of food options.Ĭhicago Beefs (right next to Rhythm) serves mouth-watering hot sandwiches, pita melts, personal deep-dish pizzas, and even has a variety of vegan options available. Make sure to stop by Rhythm Bike & Board Co. will be having a special Jibba Jabba sale during the event! | Photo by Rhythm Bike & Board Co. The party car will be equipped with speakers to fill the scene with music, a microphone, and plenty of Red Bull Energy Drinks to pass out to spectators and riders. Come prepared for a good time, as Red Bull is bringing a party car to the event. Spectators are welcome to line both sides of the Huron Street Course all the way down to the pier to experience the thrill of this exciting winter sport in a lively atmosphere. Saturday's Jibba Jabba Pro/Am event is a high-energy rail jam event that features talented professional and amateur snowboarders that will perform impressive tricks and jumps. This year, organizers will present a $1,000 cash purse for the best overall in men and women, alongside a $500 Best Trick Award from Northern Specialty Health. Saturday riders will begin warming up at 6PM, and the official competition will take place from 7-8:30PM. An awards ceremony will follow at 9PM. ALL are encouraged to come downtown and watch! If you are itching to try the course yourself, make sure to come back on Sunday (more on that later)! At this time, the course will only be open to invited guest riders who are pre-registered to compete. The Jibba Jabba Pro/Am Rail Jam event will take place on Saturday, February 18th. | Photo by Keweenaw Now Jibba Jabba Pro/Am Competition Saturday, February 18th, 2023 Jibba Jabba's builders come with over 20 years of experience building parks and a vision that will make Jibba Jabba's course unique.Ī temporary Jibba Jabba course is set up on Huron St. From the corner of Sheldon & Huron Street, all the way down to the new Houghton Waterfront Pier, you can imagine just how much snow this will take! Once the snow is on site, a group of local builders will place features on the Jibba Jabba course. The City of Houghton will bring dump trucks of snow to create the course. If you're in downtown Houghton on Friday, February 17th, swing by Huron Street to catch a peek of the Jibba Jabba Rail Jam course construction. Setting up a rail jam is no easy feat, especially when it takes place on a city street. Professional & amateur snowboarders perform tricks during Jibba Jabba. | Photos by Keweenaw Now Jibba Jabba Rail Jam Preparation Friday, February 17th, 2023 This year's blast-from-the-past rail jam event is also sponsored by Northern Specialty Health, Incredible Bank, Industrial Graphics, Red Bull, and Rodeo. has teamed up with the City of Houghton, Visit Keweenaw, Studio 13, and Mont Ripley to bring this exciting event back to life. I have a big passion for any snow sports event and anything that will bring the community together.” After a decade, Rhythm Bike & Board Co. When asked about the 2023 Jibba Jabba event, Jenn Reed, the Operations Manager & Buyer at Rhythm board & Co., told us “The city approached Rhythm to see if we would have an interest in doing this event again. It's exciting to see this beloved rail jam event return to the downtown Houghton. The Jibba Jabba Rail Jam event was created by Rhythm Board & Co. If you've been involved in the Keweenaw skiing and snowboarding scene for a while, you may have already heard of Jibba Jabba. What is a rail jam? A rail jam is a winter event in which a special course is created with rail-like features and objects that skiers/ snowboarders can perform tricks on. A unique rail jam course will be set up on Huron Street (next to Rhythm Bike & Board Co.), where professional and amateur freestyle snowboarders will attempt tricks and shred down Huron Street all the way down to the Houghton Waterfront pier. This event will be LIVESTREAMED starting at 6:50PM February, 18th on Visit Keweenaw's Facebook and Instagram.īundle up and join us for the 2023 Jibba Jabba Rail Jam in downtown Houghton.
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