Upcoming Lodge Events: Yukata, Taiko & Skate Jam

Summer is here and with many people on holidays it is getting busy. There are a few events coming up at the bar that you should know about if you are heading this way.

Saturday August 13th is Yukata and Taiko night. Get togged up in your summer Yukata and join in with the Taiko workshop as some local masters take you through the basics of this fun, traditional skill

Saturday August 20th is the Summer Skate Jam. The ramp is set up outside and everyone is welcome to strut their stuff.

Ramp finished and riding well

The mini-ramp has been finished for a few days now and looks great as well as riding well. It's a popular distraction as we wait for the temperature to drop.


Trying to get some video footage of people axing themselves but everyone proving to be annoyingly talented at the moment.

Patience.....

The Return of the Mini-Ramp

It's a beautiful day out here with everyone just in T-shirts and the trip who are out in the canyon at the moment must be loving the warmer temperature. Those who drew the short straw though are back at the lodge working hard.

Last winter season Gordy knocked up a mini-ramp undercover out on the deck which turned into one of the big winners for those winter evenings. So successful in fact that it was literally skated to death. People would drift in after a day on the slopes, grab a bite in the cafe and then session the half pipe. There's some really talented local skaters around and lots of lodge guests managed to put in a decent show (demonstrating mis-spent childhoods perhaps?)

So we're resurrecting the mini-ramp to keep you entertained again this winter.


A couple of the summer rafting guides have really strong backgrounds in skating and snowboarding so volunteered to put their experience to good use.



It's looking really good at the moment and everyone's itching to test it. It's going up ahead of schedule with plenty of willing hands, so who knows, maybe a few extra features for the Canyons skatepark on the deck?

And for those of you that can't skate, wrap up and spend your après ski with drink in hand and watch what a bit of Dutch courage does to someone that hasn't skated for 20 years. Hours of fun. (Or take a lesson with the soon to be formed Canyons Skate School!)