This Weekend In Parks: Winter Jam

Photo by Daniel Avila

Too much snow this winter? Why not celebrate it! Join us for Winter Jam NYC, the free annual winter sports festival, which will take place this Saturday, February 5 at the Nethermead in Prospect Park from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Highlights of this year's Winter Jam NYC, which will be held in Brooklyn for the first time, will include ski & snowboard lessons, a winter market, live entertainment, food, and the Red Bull Butter Cup challenge! The snow has already been groomed and shaped for visitors, and we'll be ready for you this Saturday.

Winter Jam NYC brings the ski slopes to the city with a Lake Placid Snow Field for skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing and cross-country skiing. All equipment is provided, but participants are welcome to bring their own sleds, skis and snowboards!

Check out acrobatics from the high flying Skyriders and performances by InnerPartySystem and BR & Time Bomb. Warm up with free samples from local producers at the Pride of New York Winter Market and get green New York State travel tips from I LOVE NEW YORK’s Greenest NYer Kaity Tsui. Visit your favorite winter sports vendors and enjoy plenty of fun activities for all ages.

Red Bull will host the Butter Cup, a national contest series, where professional and amateur snowboarders can show off their best tricks on multi-featured custom ramps, pads and rails. Winners take home the Butter Cup Trophy and an arm full of new gear.

Winter Jam NYC is presented by the Prospect Park Alliance, Lake Placid and I Love NY.com and sponsored by Red Bull, Dunkin Donuts, Ski Areas of New York, Gore Mountain, Mountain Creek, Columbia apparel, Pride of New York, Cabot Cheese, Radio Q104.3, Mars Needs Moms©, REI, the New York Knicks, the New York Rangers, Flavorpill, and Ski Till I Die.

Winter Jam NYC is FREE and all winter sports equipment will be provided, including snow shoes and cross-country skis.

QUOTATION FOR THE DAY

“The books that help you most are those which make you think that most. The hardest way of learning is that of easy reading; but a great book that comes from a great thinker is a ship of thought, deep freighted with truth and beauty.”

Pablo Neruda
(1904 - 1973)

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