Gelande Quaff World Championship Rules:

  1. 4 person teams, no subs
  2. 1 minute rounds
  3. Quaffer must be 2 feet from edge of bar
  4. Must rotate pitcher and quaffer every pitch
  5. But you cannot rotate until beer is down and mug touches bar again
  6. You must quaff the beer, not wear it
  7. No puking, puking results in immediate team disqualification
  8.  In the event of a tie round, each team will choose 1 quaffer and 1 pitcher, and the team with the fastest Gelande Quaf wins
  9. Scoring: Round one: 1 point regular catch, 2 points handle catch
  10. Round two; the mug or the quaffer must do a 360 between leaving pitchers hands and the quaffer’s catch
  11. Round three; Under the leg catch or 360 spin
  12. Finals 1 catch each of ; handle catch, 360 catch; under the leg catch.
  13. After 3 required catches, freestyle.

Let the games begin.

 

 

STORM SHOW TAKES GOLD AT 3rd ANNUAL GELANDE QUAFFING CHAMPIONSHIPS!!!

What is gelande quaffing do you ask? Check out the video!!!

 

In 1986, the skis were skinny and the snow was fat, and during a 14 foot storm, the infamous underground crew of the Jackson Hole Air Force was going stir crazy in the Bear Claw Café, waiting for the mountain to open. In those days the bar tender would send a freshly filled beer mug sliding down the bar to the patron who ordered it. One fateful night a beer mug slid off the end of the bar, took air, was caught seconds before a glass shattering catastrophe, and promptly pounded. Gelande Quaffing was born. Apres’ ski competitions followed, testing the unique skills of all who entered, and provided exciting entertainment for all spectators. But somewhere along the way gelande quaffing was lost and the après ski spirit forgotten.


Until now.


20 years later, the site of the original Bear Claw Café won’t let its voice be forgotten. On February 24th, the Village Cafe will host the 3nd Annual Gelande Quaffing World Championships, and the spirit of the past will live on again at the base of the mountain. This unprecedented event will host entrees from throughout the snowsports industry and remind the world of ski culture’s colorful past.