Name the Ribbon creek hill

Email received from TSJ(Tracksetter Jeff) today at 1:13 pm:

“Hi Bob,
I was thinking we need a little help naming the big hill on Ribbon. We have the Skogan Screamer and the Skogan Slash but right now all we have is the Ribbon Hill. “

This previous email from TSJ was received at 12:04 pm:

“Hi Bob, 
This is a little teaser from Kovach today. 5 cm of new and the wax thermometer is back in blue.”
Upper Kovach on Dec 11, 2015. Photo by TSJ

Upper Kovach on Dec 11, 2015. Photo by TSJ

 

8 Comments:

  1. Ribbon Ripper!

  2. Hi Bob :
    I haven’t tackled the new hill that needs a name so desperately but judging from some comments it must be quite challenging so as a fanatic cyclist that I am I propose to call it ” the Angliru`” which is regarded as the killer climb in the world of cycling with sections of 23% and 24-1/2%; Let me know if this can be a good comparison for such newcomer in Kananaskis trailsystem.
    Many Thanks: Paolo

  3. How about the description Tanya Koob used: “Holy freakin’ wow!!”

  4. Or just Ribbon Roller.
    Ribbin’ Ribbon? (that doesn’t make terribly much sense)
    “Turbulent Tuck”? (as in downhill tuck)

  5. Given it’s former status as a good beginner trail- how about “Newbie’s Nemesis”?

  6. Hey TSJ… What is the Skogan Slash??

    • Hi Cheryl,
      It is actually in two places. The steep hills off of either side of the top of Skogan Loop. The main one is the south side as it slashes through an old cut block.

  7. My suggestion is to name the new trail the “Ribbon Creek Roller”. Those two banked curves remind me of the roller coasters at the fairs.

    “Ribbon Creek Roller” rolls off the tongue nicely, too. -Bob

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