Before I open this years discussion thread up let me explain the workings of this years event.

First this years event unlike the past 3 is all about the action. In years past I have basically planned a way to get folks together so they could meet and have fun. Events usually were small and the real goal was a big party. Well thats partly the goal, but this year with the added support of over 10 people planning and easily more help from Tobin then anyone will ever understand, I have decided to focus only on one thing. The COMPS.

This years ball will consist of 3 Competitions and 4 Side Events. The schedule and further details regarding the ball are published on the balls page. The Competitions are the Freestyle Event, Down River Race and Big Air Comp. The Events are the Ramp Jam Session, Cook Off, Auction, Raffle and of course the final Schwag Distribution.

All of the competitions will be run in the preferred order of competitor registration. So if you sign-up early you can essentially select when you want to compete during the event. Last minute sign-ups although available will be offered with a limitation on total attendance so don't wait till the last minute. Look up your event on the Balls page and signup in the trip.

The chili cook off is also going to be a sign up required event. Because were going to be helping produce back up food we would like to make sure that we properly gauge the attendance and number of entries for the competition. You can find these details and more on the Balls page.

So this is the discussion thread. Let me know if you have questions but you should probably check out the balls page before you ask because it might be covered.

Thanks again to all our sponsors this year and please clear your calendars for this years ball on May 23-25.

The Balls Page will be updated along with trip/event pages as we finalize the last details.