Revelstoke Timber Days revs it up this weekend
Timber Days opens Friday night at the Revelstoke Forestry Museum, followed by a full day of logging sports events Saturday at Centennial Park. Get the schedule here.
Revelstoke Timber Days kicks off Friday evening with a bonfire, music and professional demos at the Revelstoke Forestry Museum starting at 5 p.m. on Friday night.
It’s a warm up for the main event Saturday when professional and amateur competitors chop, saw, climb, throw and buck for prizes and glory. The event happens are Centennial Park in Revelstoke. For the complete schedule, see below. To find out more, visit the Revelstoke Timber Days website.
Chainsaw comp at Revelstoke Timber Day. Photo: Aaron Orlando/Revelstoke Mountaineer file photo
Saturday, May 19, 2018
9:00 Pancake Breakfast @ Chubby Funsters
10:00. Competitor Check-in
10:30. Professional Logging Sport Demo @ Farmers Market
10:30. Elimination Rounds (for popular events)
11:30. Competitor Meeting
File photo: Key Revelstoke Timber Days organizer Pat McMechan tosses and axe.
12:00. Political Saw Off
12:10. Open Pole Climb (Heat #1)
12:20. Pro Women’s Single Buck
12:40. Pro Men’s Obstacle Pole
12:50. Local Axe Throw
1:10 Pro Women’s Underhand Chop
1:20. Pro Men’s Single Buck
1:35. Open Pole Climb (Heat #2)
1:45. Pro Women’s Husqvarna Stock Saw
2:05. Local Survivor Tea Boil
Choker race at Revelstoke Timber Days. Photo: Aaron Orlando/Revelstoke Mountaineer file photo
2:30. Pro 140cc Hot Saw CANLOG Championship
2:45. Community Forestry Pioneer Award
2:50. Pro Women’s Axe Throw
3:10. Local 3-Person Relay (axe, crosscut, choker)
3:40. Open Pole Climb (Heat #3)
3:50. Firewood Auction & 50/50 Draw
4:00. Pro 4-Person Relay (Stihl stock saw, pole climb, axe throw, crosscut and springboard chop)
4:15. Raffle table/silent auction CLOSED
4:30. Pro Women’s Birling
4:45. Pro Men’s Birling
5:00. Local Groucho Marx Challenge
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