The Cushing Crossing
The Cushing Crossing
The Cushing Crossing
May
2
Sun
1:00 PM — 3:00 PM
The 35th Annual Cushing Crossing is back for another spring spectacle!
Join us for big sends, bigger splashes, and plenty of laughs as skiers and riders attempt to skim across Cushing Pond in front of celebrity judges and two of the best emcees around. Costumes are highly encouraged, and the awards ceremony will take place immediately following the event at Cushing Pond.
Event Details
- Date: Sunday, May 2
- Location: Cushing Pond
- Event: 1pm
- Awards: Immediately following the event at Cushing Pond
Categories
- Men’s Ski
- Men’s Snowboard
- Women’s Ski
- Women’s Snowboard
- Unlimited (any apparatus that isn’t a straightforward pair of skis or snowboard, but is of skiing or snowboard origin)
Scoring
- 25 points for creativity and style
- 25 points for a successful pond crossing
Rules
- Participants must be 18+ and present to register
- No one may register on behalf of another competitor
- Costumes are highly encouraged
- Approved helmets and flotation devices are mandatory
- No inappropriate clothing or profanity associated with costumes
- This is a family-friendly event — if you wouldn’t do it in front of your grandmother, don’t do it here
- Snow sliding apparatus must be of a winter sports origin
- Participants must be able to control their apparatus
- Palisades Tahoe reserves the right to disallow any competitor or apparatus
- Tie breaker for the overall winner will be decided by a second run ski-off
- Overall winner is determined by the highest combined score from two runs
- Participants are responsible for their actions
- No pyrotechnics or open flame on course
- Multiple competitors must be attached to the same apparatus
- Please bring your own PFD if possible; limited loaners will be available
May
2
Sun
The Cushing Crossing
The Cushing Crossing
The Cushing Crossing
1:00 PM — 3:00 PM
The 35th Annual Cushing Crossing is back for another spring spectacle!
Join us for big sends, bigger splashes, and plenty of laughs as skiers and riders attempt to skim across Cushing Pond in front of celebrity judges and two of the best emcees around. Costumes are highly encouraged, and the awards ceremony will take place immediately following the event at Cushing Pond.
Event Details
- Date: Sunday, May 2
- Location: Cushing Pond
- Event: 1pm
- Awards: Immediately following the event at Cushing Pond
Categories
- Men’s Ski
- Men’s Snowboard
- Women’s Ski
- Women’s Snowboard
- Unlimited (any apparatus that isn’t a straightforward pair of skis or snowboard, but is of skiing or snowboard origin)
Scoring
- 25 points for creativity and style
- 25 points for a successful pond crossing
Rules
- Participants must be 18+ and present to register
- No one may register on behalf of another competitor
- Costumes are highly encouraged
- Approved helmets and flotation devices are mandatory
- No inappropriate clothing or profanity associated with costumes
- This is a family-friendly event — if you wouldn’t do it in front of your grandmother, don’t do it here
- Snow sliding apparatus must be of a winter sports origin
- Participants must be able to control their apparatus
- Palisades Tahoe reserves the right to disallow any competitor or apparatus
- Tie breaker for the overall winner will be decided by a second run ski-off
- Overall winner is determined by the highest combined score from two runs
- Participants are responsible for their actions
- No pyrotechnics or open flame on course
- Multiple competitors must be attached to the same apparatus
- Please bring your own PFD if possible; limited loaners will be available
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