Icer Air Big-Air Contest

[SnoChick]

Anyone know what's going on with the Icer Air Contest in San Francisco? Last I heard, it's postponed until Sep 29... is it still on?

[The Voice]

Everything I'm seeing still has no date at all set?

[SnoChick]

Looks like it's a go:

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The city's ski jump controversy apparently
came to end Thursday after a city committee voted unanimously to
grant a permit for the event with a few stipulations.

Icer Air 2005, an event which will feature top skiers and
snowboarders jumping and maneuvering down a snow-covered street,
will close Fillmore St. between Vallejo Street and Broadway as well
as Vallejo between Steiner and Webster streets. The street closures
will go into effect beginning Wednesday at noon and end the
following day at 8 p.m.

In a packed hearing that lasted just over two hours Thursday,
opponents and supporters of the event presented their views to the
committee.

Some Pacific Heights residents are wary of the event, which was
initially scheduled for late last month but was postponed when
neighbors and city leaders raised safety concerns. Supervisor
Michela Alioto-Pier, who represents District 2 where the event will
take place, raised several concerns but an aide said Thursday the
committee had imposed many new safety restrictions.

Those restrictions include doubling police presence at the event
with some 50 police officers, leaving a fire truck and ambulance on
the scene, and working withe city to obtain insurance for the event.

Bay City News contributed to this report.

[sendtheS0S]

http://snowboardaddicts.com/showthread.php?t=1758&highlight=francisco

did anyone else go to it? it was rad.

[sendtheS0S]

pictures! good ones!

http://www.pbase.com/salim/icerair2005