SALT LAKE CITY — If the weather plays along, Utah is just a few weeks from the official start of skiing and snowboarding season.

While several resorts have set opening dates... for now... the University of Utah is hosting its Rail Jam event on Friday to get students fired up for the upcoming season.

A mini mountain of plywood and plastic has been transformed into a snow-covered hill, enabling rail riders to show off their skills, snow or no snow.

“You don’t need powder snow, you don’t need the greatest snow on earth," said pro skier and Utah alum Tom Wallisch. "You just need a couple inches of slushy ice and you can do rail tricks.”

For nearly two decades, Wallisch has competed and performed on slopes all over the world, and he’s honored and excited to be part of Rail Jam in the middle

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