July 3 to July 6 are set to be the 2014 event dates for the annual Whistler Longboard Festival in beautiful British Columbia, Canada. This very popular outdoor sports event features a variety of skateboard based events such as downhill racing and freestyle. The Whistler Sliding Centre and Whistler Skate Park will host the various events across the three days of the 2014 festival. Thousands of participants and spectators are expected to visit Whistler resort during the Summer season during the various Whistler Longboard Festival events. The Summer season is a great place to visit the resort and this festival takes advantage of the warm, dry weather.

Registration is now open to the public for the various 2014 events. The 2014 Whistler Longboard Festival will include:

3 days of racing

1 day with 3 Skate Park Contests

Total Festival Purse $10,000

Trophies for all podium athletes

Freeride Thursday, Timed Qualify Friday and Race Saturday (Open 64)

Subsidized Athlete's Accommodation at @ Whistler Athlete's Centre.

Water filling stations each day for athletes

Live Music

Awards Ceremonies (Immediately Following the Qualifying and Finals)

Event Shirt

Lots of Swag and Prizes from our Sponsors Partners

The Downhill race at the Whistler Sliding Centre service road is the main event at the annual Whistler Longboard Festival. It makes great usage of the new Whistler Sliding Centre facility that was built to host the 2010 Winter Olympics. The Whistler Siding Centre struggles to maintain financial viability from year to year once the Olympic Games have passed. The annual Whistler Longboard Festival is a great match for the venue which produces much needed revenue during the Summer season.

Many participants come from all over the world to compete in the annual Whistler Longboard Festival. Most of the event participants are from North America. Many families also attend the event to catch the action and enjoy the vacation resort. There are both male and female competitors who enter all of the events each year.

The Summer season in Whistler, BC, Canada is excellent with warm weather and sunny skies. The top of the Whistler Sliding Centre has a natural waterfall that is very refreshing during the very hot afternoon races.

The events at the Whistler Longboard Festival are also very sociable. The event participants and spectators tend to be younger which leads to a relaxed atmosphere at the various events. There are parties in Whistler village after the days of events which leads to some rather wild nights.

More information about the Whistler Longboard Festival can be viewed on the website:

http://whistlerlongboard.com/

The Whistler Longboard Festival dates are July 3, 2014 to July 6, 2014.