Snow Boarding: We have great conditions due toNEW SNOW! We have a hip kicker, 3 rail jams, 3 table tops, one large barrel rail and a 25’ fun box. You can hit one feature right after another. Check out the videos below. Daily passes are $12 on the weekend, $10 for Mon - Friday. Skiers/Chair Lift: Chair lift is operating 3-6pm on Friday and 1-5pm on Saturday and Sunday. Those tickets are $17. After 6pm you can continue to ski on Big Val until closing. Ice skating:The rink is closed on Friday due to snow on the rink. We are clearing it later today, but priority is the ski hill. It should be open Saturday. Skate rentals are $4.00. Skating lessons are $20.00. This includes beginner through figure skating. Skate rentals are $4.00. Skating lessons are $20.00. This includes beginner through figure skating. Sledding/Tobogganing: Open until dark. Tube and sled rentals are $5 per hour. Cross Country Skiing:Skiers get 1 free lift up the hill (if chair lift is running) to Golf Course & South Woods trails. Skis, poles, boots rentals $10 per day. Groomed trails.
The first of four events for the 2010 Val Bialas Cup was held Sunday afternoon. At the completion of week ones events, Utican Dave Lewis is in the lead. Although the event was almost stymied because of the rain storm from Monday, 3 solid days of making snow rescued the day. The event was held at the new Terrain Park at Big Val. The features in the park include a table top, 20’ rail, 12’ rail, 20’ snow box, and 3 jumps.
The next event will be held on Sunday, February 6th, the day after the SnowFari. There is NO entry fee, although a lift ticket must be purchase.
WEEK 1(1/31/10)
Rail Jam
Big Air
Overall
1st
Dave Lewis
Dave Lewis
Dave Lewis
2nd
Zach Talbot
Zach Talbot
Zach Talbot
3rd
Jacob Shultz
Jacob Shultz
Jacob Shultz
WEEK 2(2/07/10)
Rail Jam
Big Air
Overall
1st
David Lewis
Jesse Dewey
David Lewis
2nd
Jeffery Pilipczuk
David Lewis
Jesse Dewey
3rd
Zach Talbot
Pete Clark
Jeffrey Pilipczuk
WEEK 3(2/14/10)
Slope Style
Big Air
Overall
1st
Jesse Dewey
Jesse Dewey
Jesse Dewey
2nd
Dave Lewis
Dave Lewis
Dave Lewis
3rd
Jeffrey Pilipczuk
Pete Clark
Pete Clark
WEEK 4(2/21/10)
Overall
1st
David Lewis
2nd
Jesse Dewey
3rd
Pete Clark
4th
Jeff Pilipczuk
5th
Zach Talbot
6th
Craig Loomis
7th
Chris Todman
8th
Cole Oliudoti
9th
Nicholas Bennett
10th
Jacob Schultz
Val Bialas Snowboarding Hill (2/15-19/10)
Val Bialas Cup Competition WEEK 3 (2/14/10)
Val Bialas Cup Competition WEEK 2 (2/07/10)
SKI-SKATE-SNOWBOARD CLASSES BEGIN JANUARY 30TH
UTICA, NY, January 24, 2010 -- The Val Bialas Sport Center at the Memorial Parkway has announced the formation of classes for snow boarding, skiing and skating.
Val’s Academy will begin on Saturday, January 30th and continue every Saturday and Sunday for the entire month of February (except for Snofari day, Feb 6).
Classes begin at 10am at the ski chalet at the Parkway. Instructors will be local experts in each of the sports.
Skating will have 4 classes covering beginning to figure skating.
Snow boarding will cover from beginning to terrain park features, including rails, boxes, jumps and table tops.
Skiing will teach the basics including snow plow, weight transfer, heel slide, schuss, slalom and moguls.
While skates will be available for rent, boarders and skiers must bring their own equipment and it must be adjusted prior to arrival. Cost is $20 per class. These are group classes. To sign up, send an email to SkiBigVal@gmail.com or call 315-266-0453 from 5-8 pm only.
QUALITY SKIING & SKATING RETURNS TO VAL BIALAS
UTICA, NY, November 15, 2009 -- As the Mohawk Valley heads into the 2009-10 winter sports season, we are excited to bring back sledding, skiing and skating to residents in the tradition in which it was originally meant: A sports center run by locals and designed to accommodate locals. The sports center is now run by Cornhill native, J. Mark Ford.
Mark's desire to restore the quality skiing and the resurrection of ice skating at the Parkway stems from his own memories of the many years he spent skiing Big Val and hanging out at the Chalet. (Big Val is the name for the main ski hill at the Parkway.)
