Laurentian Ski Hill is getting ready to host a freestyle ski competition this coming season.

The Timber Tour’s moguls competition will take place in North Bay early next year.

Kristin Franks is a director with the ski hill snowboard club.

She says changes are being made to the ski hill for the event.

“We need to have a certain pitch. So we’re looking to have a 23 % grade. We’ll be physically changing our Steve Omischl run to accommodate that grade and making sure the length is there.”
The cost of the project will be about $75,000 dollars and the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund is donating $15,000.

Steve Omischl who started his career on the hill left a message in support of this initiative.

He says he attended a similar event 20 years ago.

“That was the event that inspired me to get into the sport at 13. It’s cool it’s back at Laurentian.”

Eli Budd is with Freestyle Ontario.

He says North Bay is a central location for their athletes but there’s also commitment here from several parties including the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund which is donating $15,000.
“It’s a high level of commitment and North Bay’s the leader compared to other hills.”

Franks says this event will be used to promote the Laurentian Ski Hill as a site for future provincial and national competitions.

‘We do have a fantastic little hill. It’s small but it’s mighty and that’s the exact type of hill that these competitors, coaches and officials are looking for.”

The event will be held from February 2nd-4th next year.

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