Virtual VertFest 2021

Choose your mode of uphill travel, choose your location, and see how much vertical you can do in nine days!

FRESH TRACKS VIRTUAL SILENT AUCTION - February 27-March 7, 2021

Click HERE to see all the auction items! BCA, Black Diamond, Cairn, CogWild, Cubicle, Gear Fix, Hella Sweet Ink, New York City Sub Shop, Osprey, Patagonia, Pete Alport, Pine Ridge Inn, Skimo Co, SnoPlanks, Spark R&D, Suttle Lake Lodge, Trevor Lyden and more!

IMPORTANT DETAILS

  • DATES: Saturday February 27- Sunday March 7, 2021

  • LOCATION: Everywhere!

  • MODE OF UPHILL TRAVEL: You choose! Splitboard, skis, snowshoes, nordic skis, snow boots & flying saucer, etc.

  • COST: $20

    • Includes COAC engraved Hydro Flask

  • REGISTRATION

    • Registration is closed!

  • ACTIVITY SUBMISSIONS

    • Submit activities daily via the Vert/Activity Submission Form

    • Must submit a link to GPS activity (Strava, Garmin, etc)

    • Activities can be submitted starting February 27th and all activities must be submitted by 11:59pm on March 7, 2021.

  • LEADERBOARDS/RESULTS

    • You will be able to see results each night on this site once the competition has started. We will do our best to provide instant leaderboards, but if not, we'll have it updated by 8:30pm each night.

    • If on a mobile device, the leaderboards can be found using the drop down menu (3 small horizontal bars) in the top left corner of your screen.

    • NOTE: Activities may take up to a few hours to upload to the leaderboards. Please be patient!

  • CATEGORIES

    • Race

    • Recreation/Heavy Metal

    • Junior (18 & under)

  • PRIZES: Top 3 males & females in each category

  • HYDRO FLASK PICKUP

    • Thursday February 25th, 4-6pm at 10 Barrel Eastside Pub

    • Friday February 26th, 4-6pm at Mountain Supply Bend

*Bend participants must pick up Hydro Flask in person

*Hydro Flask will be shipped to out of town participants

  • VERTFEST PHOTO CONTEST | #vertfestphotocontest

    • To enter: Take photos while you're out and about participating in VertFest, tag @coavy and use hashtag #vertfestphotocontest!

    • Prize to the best, most creative, exciting, original, funny, amusing photo!!

  • COVID (friendly!) REMINDER

    • Please be responsible when it comes to choosing your backcountry partners and how you travel (ie. carpooling or driving yourself) to and from trailheads. When in doubt, wear a mask!

***Proceeds go to funding the operations of the Central Oregon Avalanche Center***

Questions? Reread the above details and if you still have questions email info@coavalanche.org