The freestyle aerials training pool opened in July 1993, and is the summer training site for many world-class aerialists, including Olympic medalists Eric Bergoust and Joe Pack. The pool contains 750,000 gallons of water and is "bubbled" to soften the impact of landing. The highest of the four primary kickers can launch these airborne athletes nearly 70 feet in the air, and allows the aerialists to perform several twists and flips.
The Utah Olympic Park offers a variety of one-day, three-day, six-day and seasonal public freestyle camps. During the summer months, 30-minute freestyle aerial shows normally take place on Saturdays at noon. The Terrain Park makes its debut at the Utah Olympic Park this winter offering jumps and a ski play area, and it serves as the location for many freestyle camps. The Utah Olympic Park has also been the site of the sold-out Ultimate Airwave freestyle aerials show which occurs in late summer.
Freestyle aerials is a year-round sport at the Park. A winter freestyle hill and terrain park area are used for various competitions and training on snow. When the snow comes, kickers are built on the hillside between the nordic jumps and splash pool. The Park staff offers coaching and programming for all levels of athlete development.
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