This past weekend the Seoul Snow Jam was held over the weekend at Gwanghwamun Plaza by Kyobo bookstore. The event organizers built a huge towering snow ramp to give professional snowboarders from across the globe a world class facility to compete against each other.
The schedule was packed with events for three days:
2009.12.11 (fri)-12.13(sun)
Fri – HyundaiCard Super Match Freestyle Show
Sat – Seoul Infinite Dream Jump – Hyundai Super Match Big Air
Sun – LG Snowboard FIS world cup
The plaza was already packed with people by the time we arrived at 4pm. Hundreds of folks stood in line for tickets to get the best seats around the Platform. Everyone else just had to huddle together for warmth. Thankfully, it wasn’t as cold as it could’ve been, but it was still plenty cold.
The contestants competed for a 100,000 USD grand prize with runner ups getting nothing. I’m sure they all wanted to bring their A game, but when a simple spill could mean the difference between 100 grand and nothing, well, playing it safe probably seemed like a good bet especially after a few early starters took a few tumbles.
We left half way through to avoid the mass exodus of people heading home and to get some warmth before we froze to the plaza like ice sculptures. All in all it was a great event to see. Hopefully, Seoul puts on more events like this in the near future.
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