Today Sean Smith (Clandestino Films) and I went to The Jibyard in Ogden Utah.  This facility is awesome for all of your preseason jibbing needs.   The setup right now consists of 4 in-runs with 4 rail/box options.  The in-runs are made out of the rollers that you might see on an industrial conveyor belt.  Rather than moving products in a warehouse, the rollers hurl skiers towards a rail or box at just the right speed in order to provide terrain park like skiing all year long.

The rails, boxes, and landing (made out of very thick carpet) are all sprayed as often as needed with soapy water in order to keep them slick enough to slide.  Keep in mind, rollers and carpet don't feel like snow, so the spray is needed often and helps a lot.

Skiers and snowboarders alike have the opportunity to progress from a smaller flat box, up to a handrail style down-flat box.  There are tons of rails everywhere that can be switched out to keep the experience fresh for everyone.  One day you might go hit boxes, and the next day a kink handrail may be set up.  This lets skiers progress at their own pace and have a lot of fun.

The entire warehouse has a really "urban" feel to it, old campers are dumped behind in runs.  A trolley makes a great viewing area for spectators, and graffiti on every wall adds to the urban ambiance.  With rap and reggae music over the loudspeakers sometimes you forget that you are in the quite town of Ogden.

I took my 2007/2008 Scott P3 skis.  They were a little long for the roller set up, but they worked very well.  I forgot to put the softer plate onto my Dalbello Krypton Pro's so they were a little stiff, but they are an awesome boot and I love using them. We were both a little rusty after an entire summer of not jibbing.  We need to get up to The Jibyard more often! 

“THE JIBYARD WELCOMES ALL WHO SEEK IT”
 - BRAD GEIGER  /  FOUNDER

Here are some more pictures from the day.  Sorry we didn't take very many, we were too busy jibbing.  You should definitely go check this place out if you are into jibbing.  According to Brad, the owner, A new jump will be in place by the 2nd week of November.  The jump will use real snow on the in run, and will have a foam pit landing.  Check www.thejibyard.com for updates!