2007 Hills & Thrills News and Updates
The following information will keep you informed about the 2007 Hills and
Thrills. Every time the committee meets we will post updates and our goal
is to have all the details of what we are doing and where we are doing them
to your our visitors with plenty of time for you to know just how much fun you are
going to have at the 2007 Hills and Thrills.
A Word From Our Sponsors
5/31/2007 22:10We are so happy to tell you about all the great free stuff that we've been given for the goodie bags but we really want to give an extra special thank you to Marianne Hauser for donating Sustain drink mix and Access energy bars for all the participants.
You will find the Access Bars and Sustain drink mix in your goodie bags along with a business card for Marianne Hauser who would love to hear from you if you enjoyed these patented energy bars and performance hydration drinks. She can be reached at 724-942-0621.
These Access Bars are great and Marianne has a lot of good info about nutrition and health. For more info from Marianne visit the following Websites:
Guided to Health - Health Home Tours
Guided to Health Business Opportunities
Loose Ends
5/24/2007 09:34We're happy to say that we've finalized a lot of details that were up in the air. The restaurant for Sat. night is Joe Mama's Italian Deluxe. The cost will be around 16 a person which will include your tax and tip. This is a great place to eat! They've given us 10 menu items that will fill you up along with including soft drinks in the cost of the meal. If you want to have something harder to drink - they can accommodate you there too for an extra charge.
I love Joe Mama's personally and I know that everyone else will love it too!
The food is great the atmosphere is wonderful and it is a really unique place to grab some grub. Joe Mama's is just a few blocks from the hotel on Forbes Ave.
Some other things that we have worked out include route finalizations.
Friday night will be a lot of fun and along with Sunday should not be too long or hard. Intermediate skaters should have no problem on these skates and they are sure to be fun even if you are an advanced skater.
Saturday morning's skate will be broken up into two sections with a picnic in the middle. Here is the really cool part: P&W motors (a great car dealership located in Pittsburgh's east end) have offered us the use of their Mini grill! This is a Mini Cooper that have been turned into a grill! This is one of the coolest things you've ever seen.
As a re-cap as to why you should be here and why you are going to have a great time:
4 Amazing skate routes, 2 great nights full of Pittsburgh's unique night life, a picnic on top of Mt. Washington overlooking the city, loads of free stuff in your goodie bag, and amazing raffle prizes. Did I mention the free bagels on Sat. morning?
You will not find another skate in the US that you can have as much fun on and spend so little money at with all the free and cheap food we are throwing your way.
If you have any questions about things please use the contact form. We will reply within hours to any questions that you have.
More great prizes!!!
5/12/2007 08:20The law offices of Houston Harbaugh, P.C. have generously given us 4 tickets to the Pirates game on May 2nd to raffle off! We also have registrations from the good folks in Miami for the Great EsSkate, from the Empire Skate Club for the Big Apple Roll, and I am told we are to expect a registration for Boston and maybe even next years Texas Road Rash! Check out the events page for more info on the raffles.
We got Extensions!
5/9/2007 10:44
The hotel has extended the discount until May 18th!
In other news we have arranged 2 more great deals for skaters -
one is another raffle prize of 2 one-hour massages at Dessange Paris, an amazing spa in the
Shadyside neighborhood of Pittsburgh, (very near the hotel location).
After a great weekend of skating how cool would an hour long massage feel?
The other deal is from Bruegger's Bagels who will be providing breakfast on Sat. Morning for everyone!!!
More info will be up soon - we will have links to the sponsor's Websites so you can get more information about them.
In other, other news we skated the route for the Sat. evening Hills Hills Hills skate Tuesday May 8th and have decided to make a few changes as it was too steep even for us! If you are coming to Pittsburgh for hills - this is the skate for you!
Planning Meeting
03/19/2007 21:30
Once again the Hills and Thrills planning committee got together and we've hammered out more details. There will now be
two skates on Saturday - though really you could say three because the first will be split into two by a picnic on the
top of Mt. Washington. The second skate will be devoted to those who are looking for some serious hill action leaving the
first skate of the day targeted to all skaters of an intermediate level.
Other issues brought to the table where the fact that the Pittsburgh Pirates will be playing at PNC Park on Friday so we will incorporate a skate past the stadium and we will do our best to check out the Three Rivers Arts Festival - a real treat for anyone who has never been there. The TRAF is a 17 day arts festival full of art, crafts, music, and general good times. If you are bringing any friends and family they will not want to miss the arts festival.
Events
02/15/2007 18:00
The Hills & Thrills planning committee will be meeting in the next few weeks to discuss the skates and other events
for this year. This years events will be similar to last years with one skate on Friday night, two on Saturday, and one Sunday
morning. As the hotel has changed the routes will be different - they will be a lot of fun and we can't wait to see you here!
New T-shirt!
02/15/2007 17:20
The Three Rivers Inline Club and the Hills and Thrills planning committee are happy to present
the 2007 Hills & Thrills t-shirt. Because we don't charge you a registration fee we cannot
offer a free t-shirt but we can offer a great looking shirt for only $18. Pick one up today!
Be sure to check out the other great Hills & Thrills products. We will be adding more products over the next few weeks so be sure to check back.
Partnership
02/04/2007 12:28
Hills and Thrills and the Three Rivers Inline Club are very happy to announce that
they have joined the Rollerblade
Events Network.
A huge thanks goes to Rollerblade, Zephyr Skate Tours, and Inline Fitness Magazine for their effort to sponsor and promote great events like Hills and Thrills. We hope that the R.E.N. is a huge success and can help get more people interested in skating and in these really wonderful events.
Hotel announced
02/03/2007 15:12
The Hills and Thrills planning committee met and selected the Holiday Inn Select
University Center to host this years skate. Visit the hotel
page for all the latest info.
Dates announced
01/29/2007 21:35
The Hills and Thrills planning committee and the Three Rivers Inline Club are proud
to announce that the 2007 Hills and Thrills will be held on June 1st - 3rd.
