Dummy Downhill, Diamond Peak Resort

April 5, 2025, 10 a.m. Sign In | 12 p.m. Jumps

Dummies must be at the Base Lodge by 10 a.m. to check in and then be judged on creativity. The jumping typically begins around noon, followed by an award ceremony on the Base Lodge Deck.

Diamond Peak Ski Resort
1210 Ski Way
Incline Village, NV 89451
Free to see, diamondpeak.com

23rd annual Dummy Downhill invites participants to build a dummy on skis or snowboards that gets launched off of a big jump, while spectators cheer on as the characters fly down the hill or crash hard.  Diamond Peak's signature spring event and biggest party of the year includes a panel of celebrity judges by the Base Lodge who evaluate Dummies on the snow. Dummy launch and an awards ceremony.

Prizes and certificates are awarded for:

• Creativity
• Best Crash
• Furthest Distance
• Shortest Distance
• Survivor
• Most Sustainable

Dummies cannot be live, have pyrotechnics and must weigh less than 75 pounds. Dummies, songs and costumes must be family-friendly. Team captains should be present to help load the dummies after they have been judged and unload at the top of the jump.

 

TRUCKEE  Downhill Dummy Contest / Closing Day Bash

April 7, 2024, 4 p.m. no info 2025 as of 3/16/25

SUPERHEROES is the theme 

Tahoe Donner Downhill Ski Resort
11603 Snowpeak Way
Truckee, CA 96161
tahoedonner.com/downhill

Food and beverage specials, a bounce house and the annual Downhill Dummy event. Teams build unique dummies to send sliding down the hill and off a massive jump. This year's theme is  superheroes  Prizes  awarded for best design, best air and best crash.
Approx. Timeline
Downhill Dummy Timeline:
12PM | Downhill Dummy display on the deck (Dummies must be on the deck no later than 4PM to participate)
3PM | Eagle Rock Chairlift closes
4:15PM | Dummies are hauled up and launched

Bash and Downhill Dummy Contest
Join Tahoe Donner Downhill Ski Resort for the annual end of season bash! Enjoy food and beverage specials, a bounce house, live music, and the traditional Downhill Dummy event, in which teams build unique dummies to send sliding down the hill and off a massive jump. 

5001 Northstar Drive
Truckee, California
(800) 466-6784
northstarcalifornia.com
1.800.GO.NORTH
Free participation, Gondola Deck registration around 9-10:30 a.m.
First 75 registrants are in
Ages 6-up with gondola ticket and signed waiver

Northstar's annual Pond Skim is part of Spring It On Celebration which includes Tug-A-War and other seasonal activities, competitions and games. Participants are encouraged to dress up as judging is based on best costume as well as pond crossing. It is a similar event to Mammoth Mountain's Pond Skim that closes out the winter ski season.

If you're looking for an entertaining festival that's a little wacky and wet, head for the annual Spring it On Festival's Pond Skim, guaranteed to give you chills & thrills.

Scoring

Costume – creativity and acting the part (living) the costume.
Crossing- style, difficultly, bail height, and splash (if you sink you may get extra points).
If you get across, that means nothing. This is all about style!
All scoring and selection of winners is solely and completely up to the judges.

After the Pond Skim teams of 6 compete in Tug-A-War contest across the artic pond. This event is also free to the first 8 teams of 6 competitors who register in the morning from 9-10:30 a.m. on the Gondola Deck. This is a single elimination style contest.

Events are not guaranteed. It is your responsibility to confirm before going.