Ramp Riot descends on Holt arena for the second year
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POCATELLO — X Games gold medalist Colton Satterfield, a Pocatello native, is in town and ready to thrill.
He’s one of several athletes performing in Ramp Riot at Holt Arena this weekend.
Satterfield, the reigning BMX Big Air 2014 gold medalist, made his seventh appearance at the X Games in Austin last year. Satterfield currently lives in Salt Lake City but has returned to Pocatello to host his Ramp Riot event.
“Pocatello is my home town,” Satterfield told EastIdahoNews.com. “I love this area and if it wasn’t for Pocatello, I probably would have never gotten on a bike.”
Satterfield and Vince Byron organized and produced the Ramp Riot event in Pocatello last August. This year Satterfield says the number of stars performing is double and this years event will be bigger and better than ever.
Satterfield and other athletes spent Thursday setting up ramps. Following a computer generated layout, crews positioned ramps to precise measurements.
Some featured athletes attending are:
Vince Byron of Australia, who at the 2015 X Games won the gold in the BMX Vert, beating nine time winner Jamie Bestwick. Byron has also won gold four times at the KIA World Extreme Games. At the 2014 event, Byron became the first person to ever land a 540 flair in a vert competition.
Nate Adams of Phoenix, who became well known in freestyle motocross by winning his first freestyle championship at age eighteen in 2002. Since then, Adams has won the gold medal at the X Games in 2004, and at the Gravity Games in 2003.
Todd Potter, a two time X Games gold medalist and has medaled at every X Games he’s competed in since 2007.
Wes Agee of California, placed third in his rookie Red Bull X-Fighters attempt in the summer of 2012. Since then Agee remains a regular star in the Nuclear Cowboyz tour.
Aaron “Wheelz” Fotheringham, a extreme wheelchair athlete who performs tricks adapted from skateboarding and BMX, will attempt a front flip in his wheelchair during the midpoint of both shows.
This years events are scheduled for today and Saturday, both starting at 7 p.m. You can purchase tickets here or call 208-282-FANS. Tickets are also available at the Holt Box office.
Ticket prices are $15 for each day or $27 for two days. Family packs ranging from $86 to $110.
A Riot Pass, which includes passes for both days, a a free T-shirt, signed poster and a meet and greet with the athletes. Those passes are on sale for $90.