# Western WinterBlast 2026 Schedule All times are MST (America/Phoenix). Calendar feed: https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule.ics ## Tuesday, February 10 - 9:00 AM–5:00 PM: [Site Setup](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/site-setup) · Social · Sara Park · Western WinterBlast Staff and Volunteers - 6:00 PM–9:00 PM: [Preglow](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/preglow) · Social · Eagles Aerie · Western WinterBlast Staff ## Wednesday, February 11 - 8:30 AM–12:00 PM: [Western WinterBlast Registration (Pre-Registered & Walk-In)](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/winterblast-registration-pre-registered-walk-in) · Registration · Sara Park · Dennis Miele, Michelle Joye - 10:00 AM–3:00 PM: [B-Mag Open](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/b-mag-open) (canceled) · Shooting · Container · Western WinterBlast - Security - 10:00 AM–12:00 PM: [Burst: Black Powder Coated Rice Hulls](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/burst-black-powder-coated-rice-hulls) · Workshop · Tent 2 · Mike Garrett - 10:00 AM–10:30 AM: [Welcome Orientation Meeting](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/welcome-orientation-meeting-8) · Meeting · Bleachers · Western WinterBlast Staff - 12:30 PM–2:30 PM: [PIT Skylighter Turbo Pyro](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/pit-skylighter-turbo-pyro) · PIT Crew · PIT Tent · Garrett Tershel, Aurora Tershel - 12:30 PM–3:30 PM: [Skylighter Screen Sliced Stars](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/skylighter-screen-sliced-stars) · Workshop · Tent 3 · Matthew Nubbe - 12:30 PM–1:00 PM: [Welcome Orientation Meeting](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/welcome-orientation-meeting) · Meeting · Bleachers · Western WinterBlast Staff - 1:00 PM–10:00 PM: [Class C Vending](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/class-c-vending) · Vendor · Class-C Tent · Western WinterBlast - Vendors - 1:00 PM–10:00 PM: [Trade Show](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/trade-show) · Vendor · Sara Park · Western WinterBlast - Vendors - 1:00 PM–6:00 PM: [Western WinterBlast Registration (Pre-Registered & Walk-In)](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/winterblast-registration-pre-registered-walk-in-2) · Registration · Sara Park · Dennis Miele, Michelle Joye - 3:00 PM–5:00 PM: [PIT Inventory and Choreography Discussion](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/pit-inventory-and-choreography-discussion) · PIT Crew · PIT Tent · Garrett Tershel, Aurora Tershel - 3:30 PM–5:00 PM: [Skylighter Comets](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/skylighter-comets) · Workshop · Tent 3 · David Tanner, Mike Garrett - 4:00 PM–4:30 PM: [WASP Orientation](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/wasp-orientation) · Demonstration · WASP Tent · Matthew Nubbe - 4:00 PM–4:30 PM: [Welcome Orientation Meeting](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/welcome-orientation-meeting) · Meeting · Bleachers · Western WinterBlast Staff - 4:30 PM–5:00 PM: [Safety Training (How to be a Safety Volunteer)](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/safety-training-how-to-be-a-safety-volunteer) · Safety · Hospitality Tent · Darrell Fiss - 5:00 PM–10:00 PM: [B-Mag Open](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/b-mag-open) (canceled) · Shooting · Container · Western WinterBlast - Security - 5:00 PM–6:00 PM: [Class B Safety Class (How to safely fire your shells)](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/class-b-safety-class-how-to-safely-fire-your-shells) · Safety · Safety Tent · Darrell Fiss - 6:00 PM–6:30 PM: [2nd Welcome Orientation Meeting (if missed the 4:00 time)](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/2nd-welcome-orientation-meeting-if-missed-the-4-00-time) · Meeting · Hospitality Tent · Western WinterBlast Staff - 6:00 PM–10:00 PM: [Open Shooting (No salutes after 9PM!)](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/open-shooting-no-salutes-after-9pm) · Shooting · Firing Lines · Western WinterBlast - Safety - 10:00 PM–11:00 PM: [Afterglow](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/afterglow) · Social · Eagles Aerie · Lonny Ross - 10:00 PM–11:55 PM: [Nightly RV Camping Social & After Party](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/nightly-rv-camping-social-after-party) · Social · Pyro Pavilion · WPA Members ## Thursday, February 12 - 8:30 AM–12:00 PM: [Western WinterBlast Registration (Pre-Registered & Walk-In)](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/winterblast-registration-pre-registered-walk-in-2) · Registration · Sara Park · Dennis Miele, Michelle Joye - 9:00 AM–10:30 AM: [Black Powder Chemistry and Techniques (Group 1)](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/black-powder-chemistry-and-techniques-group-1) · Workshop · Tent 3 · David Rippe, Noye Balmer III, Ocean Williams - 9:00 AM–12:00 PM: [CPR/AED & First Aid Certification](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/cpr-aed-first-aid-certification) · Workshop · PIT Tent · Matthew Bergondo - 9:00 AM–9:30 AM: [New Member Orientation](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/new-member-orientation) · Meeting · Hospitality Tent · Dennis Miele - 9:30 AM–11:00 AM: [5" Ball Shell Construction - Part 1, Lecture](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/5-ball-shell-construction-part-1-lecture) · Workshop · Tent 1 · Bill Stevenson, Violet Stevenson - 10:00 AM–3:00 PM: [B-Mag Open](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/b-mag-open) (canceled) · Shooting · Container · Western WinterBlast - Security - 11:00 AM–2:00 PM: [6" Double Petal Ball Shell Contruction (Group 1)](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/6-double-petal-ball-shell-contruction-group-1) · Workshop · Tent 3 · Ellen Webb - 11:30 AM–12:00 PM: [5" Ball Shell Construction - Part 2, Group 1 of 4](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/5-ball-shell-construction-part-2-group-1-of-4) · Workshop · Tent 2 · Bill Stevenson, Violet Stevenson, Darrell Fiss, Aurora Tershel - 11:30 AM–1:00 PM: [Building the Boom - A Day in the Life of Crafting A Sky Bound Spectacle](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/building-the-boom-a-day-in-the-life-of-crafting-a-sky-bound-spectacle) · Seminar · Tent 1 · Michael Tockstein - 12:00 PM–12:30 PM: [5" Ball Shell Construction - Part 2, Group 2 of 4](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/5-ball-shell-construction-part-2-group-2-of-4) · Workshop · Tent 2 · Bill Stevenson, Violet Stevenson, Darrell Fiss, Aurora Tershel - 1:00 PM–1:30 PM: [5" Ball Shell Construction - Part 2, Group 3 of 4](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/5-ball-shell-construction-part-2-group-3-of-4) · Workshop · Tent 2 · Bill Stevenson, Darrell Fiss, Aurora Tershel - 1:00 PM–10:00 PM: [Class C Vending](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/class-c-vending) · Vendor · Class-C Tent · Western WinterBlast - Vendors - 1:00 PM–3:30 PM: [PIT Tie-Dye T-Shirts](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/pit-tie-dye-t-shirts) · PIT Crew · PIT Tent · Acacia Tanner - 1:00 PM–10:00 PM: [Trade Show](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/trade-show) · Vendor · Sara Park · Western WinterBlast - Vendors - 1:00 PM–6:00 PM: [Western WinterBlast Registration (Pre-Registered & Walk-In)](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/winterblast-registration-pre-registered-walk-in-2) · Registration · Sara Park · Dennis Miele, Michelle Joye - 1:30 PM–2:00 PM: [5" Ball Shell Construction - Part 2, Group 4 of 4](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/5-ball-shell-construction-part-2-group-4-of-4) · Workshop · Tent 2 · Bill Stevenson, Violet Stevenson, Darrell Fiss, Aurora Tershel - 1:30 PM–2:30 PM: [Pyrophile Brothers](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/pyrophile-brothers) · Seminar · Tent 1 · Tom Calderwood, Chris Spurrell, Mark Devon - 2:00 PM–5:00 PM: [6" Double Petal Ball Shell Contruction (Group 2)](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/6-double-petal-ball-shell-contruction-group-2) · Workshop · Tent 3 · Ellen Webb - 2:00 PM–3:00 PM: [Open AA Meeting](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/open-aa-meeting) · Social · Bleachers · Friends of Bill - 2:30 PM–3:00 PM: [PIT Pattern Shell Construction (Hearts over Havasu)](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/pit-pattern-shell-construction-hearts-over-havasu) · PIT Crew · Tent 2 · Bill Stevenson, Violet Stevenson, Darrell Fiss, Aurora Tershel - 3:00 PM–5:00 PM: [Introduction to Pixel Displays](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/introduction-to-pixel-displays) · Seminar · Tent 1 · Tom BetGeorge - 3:30 PM–4:30 PM: [Pull Cord Igniters (Group 1)](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/pull-cord-igniters-group-1) · Workshop · Tent 2 · Invention Incarnate - 4:00 PM–6:00 PM: [PIT Introduction to Class C Fireworks and PyroCrate Scavenger Hunt](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/pit-introduction-to-class-c-fireworks-and-pyrocrate-scavenger-hunt) · PIT Crew · PIT Tent · Farns Farnsworth, Garrett Tershel, Aurora Tershel - 4:00 PM–4:30 PM: [Welcome Orientation Meeting](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/welcome-orientation-meeting-3) · Meeting · Bleachers · Western WinterBlast Staff - 4:30 PM–5:00 PM: [Safety Training (How to be a Safety Volunteer)](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/safety-training-how-to-be-a-safety-volunteer-2) · Safety · Hospitality Tent · Darrell Fiss - 5:00 PM–10:00 PM: [B-Mag Open](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/b-mag-open) (canceled) · Shooting · Container · Western WinterBlast - Security - 5:00 PM–6:00 PM: [Class B Safety Class (How to safely fire your shells)](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/class-b-safety-class-how-to-safely-fire-your-shells-2) · Safety · Safety Tent · Darrell Fiss - 6:00 PM–6:30 PM: [2nd Welcome Orientation Meeting (if missed the 4:00 time)](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/2nd-welcome-orientation-meeting-if-missed-the-4-00-time-2) · Meeting · Hospitality Tent · Western WinterBlast Staff - 6:00 PM–10:00 PM: [Open Shooting (No salutes after 9PM!)](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/open-shooting-no-salutes-after-9pm) · Shooting · Firing Lines · Western WinterBlast - Safety - 7:30 PM–8:00 PM: [PyroCrate Fireworks](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/pyrocrate-fireworks) · Display · Race Track · Farns Farnsworth, PyroCrate Fireworks - 10:00 PM–11:00 PM: [Afterglow](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/afterglow-2) · Social · Eagles Aerie · Lonny Ross - 10:00 PM–11:55 PM: [Nightly RV Camping Social & After Party](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/nightly-rv-camping-social-after-party) · Social · Pyro Pavilion · WPA Members ## Friday, February 13 - 8:00 AM–10:00 AM: [Daily Site Cleanup](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/daily-site-cleanup) · Social · Hospitality Tent · WPA Members - 8:30 AM–12:00 PM: [Western WinterBlast Registration (Pre-Registered & Walk-In)](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/winterblast-registration-pre-registered-walk-in-2) · Registration · Sara Park · Dennis Miele, Michelle Joye - 9:00 AM–12:00 PM: [Jackie Whedby-Mattingly Memorial Set Piece Construction](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/jackie-whedby-mattingly-memorial-set-piece-construction) · Workshop · Tent 3 · Lynden King, Ron Fuchs, Gregory Thomas - 9:00 AM–12:30 PM: [Lift and Leader Segment for Ball Shell Workshops](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/lift-and-leader-segment-for-ball-shell-workshops) · Workshop · Tent 2 · Bill Stevenson, Ellen Webb, Darrell Fiss, Violet Stevenson - 9:00 AM–9:30 AM: [New Member Orientation](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/new-member-orientation-2) · Meeting · Hospitality Tent · Dennis Miele - 9:00 AM–5:00 PM: [PGI Shooter Certification Course](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/pgi-shooter-certification-course) · Seminar · Quality Inn · Will Scott, John Steinberg MD, Josh Lazarus, Daniel Suttkus - 10:00 AM–3:00 PM: [B-Mag Open](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/b-mag-open) (canceled) · Shooting · Container · Western WinterBlast - Security - 10:00 AM–11:30 AM: [Black Powder Rockets - Part 1: Lecture](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/black-powder-rockets-part-1-lecture) · Seminar · Tent 1 · John Steinberg MD, Kurt Medlin, Leo and Silas Covarrubias - 10:00 AM–11:30 AM: [PIT Hand Fountains](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/pit-hand-fountains) · PIT Crew · PIT Tent · Peggy Purner - 10:00 AM–10:30 AM: [Welcome Orientation](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/welcome-orientation) · Meeting · Bleachers · Western WinterBlast Staff - 11:30 AM–12:30 PM: [PIT Walking Tour of B Line](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/pit-walking-tour-of-b-line) · PIT Crew · PIT Tent · Darrell Fiss - 11:30 AM–12:30 PM: [Passfire: Supercharged](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/passfire-supercharged) · Vendor · Tent 1 · Jesse Veverka - 11:30 AM–12:00 PM: [Walking Tour of Shooter Lines (Meet at entrance to firing lines)](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/walking-tour-of-shooter-lines-meet-at-entrance-to-firing-lines) · Safety · B-Line · Western WinterBlast - Safety - 12:30 PM–2:00 PM: [Skylighter 3" Ball Shells (Group 1)](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/skylighter-3-ball-shells-group-1) · Workshop · Tent 3 · Matthew Nubbe - 12:30 PM–1:00 PM: [Welcome Orientation Meeting](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/welcome-orientation-meeting) · Meeting · Bleachers · Western WinterBlast Staff - 1:00 PM–5:00 PM: [Black Powder Rockets - Part 2: Workshop](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/black-powder-rockets-part-2-workshop) · Workshop · Tent 2 · John Steinberg MD, Kurt Medlin, Leo and Silas Covarrubias - 1:00 PM–10:00 PM: [Class C Vending (closed during Public Displays)](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/class-c-vending-closed-during-public-displays) · Vendor · Class-C Tent · Western WinterBlast - Vendors - 1:00 PM–2:30 PM: [Jackalopian Pinwheels for Adults](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/jackalopian-pinwheels-for-adults) · Workshop · J-Line · The Jackalopes - 1:00 PM–3:30 PM: [PIT Gerb Workshop](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/pit-gerb-workshop) · PIT Crew · PIT Tent · Leo and Silas Covarrubias - 1:00 PM–10:00 PM: [Trade Show](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/trade-show) · Vendor · Sara Park · Western WinterBlast - Vendors - 1:00 PM–2:00 PM: [Transitioning from Hand Firing to Electric Firing](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/transitioning-from-hand-firing-to-electric-firing) · Seminar · Tent 1 · Jim Acker - 1:00 PM–6:00 PM: [Western WinterBlast Registration (Pre-Registered & Walk-In)](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/winterblast-registration-pre-registered-walk-in-2) · Registration · Sara Park · Dennis Miele, Michelle Joye - 2:00 PM–3:30 PM: [Skylighter 3" Ball Shells (Group 2)](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/skylighter-3-ball-shells-group-2) · Workshop · Tent 3 · Matthew Nubbe - 2:30 PM–4:00 PM: [Intro to Multi-Modal Displays](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/intro-to-multi-modal-displays) · Seminar · Tent 1 · Tom BetGeorge - 3:30 PM–5:00 PM: [PIT Giant Soap Bubbles](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/pit-giant-soap-bubbles) · PIT Crew · PIT Tent · Tom and Eunice Pingenot, Terrie Schweitzer - 3:30 PM–5:00 PM: [Reloadable White Screening Smoke Canister](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/reloadable-white-screening-smoke-canister) · Workshop · Tent 3 · Invention Incarnate - 3:30 PM–4:00 PM: [Wasp Orientation](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/wasp-orientation-2) · Demonstration · WASP Tent · Matthew Nubbe - 4:00 PM–6:30 PM: [Free BBQ @ Fireworks America campsite](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/free-bbq-fireworks-america-campsite) · Social · Fireworks America Camp · Fireworks America - 4:00 PM–5:00 PM: [Intro to Cobra Firing Systems](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/intro-to-cobra-firing-systems) · Vendor · Tent 1 · Zachary Gilbert - 4:00 PM–4:30 PM: [Welcome Orientation Meeting](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/welcome-orientation-meeting-5) · Meeting · Hospitality Tent · Western WinterBlast Staff - 4:30 PM–5:00 PM: [Safety Training (How to be a Safety Volunteer)](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/safety-training-how-to-be-a-safety-volunteer-2) · Safety · Hospitality Tent · Darrell Fiss - 5:00 PM–10:00 PM: [B-Mag Open (closed during displays)](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/b-mag-open-closed-during-displays) (canceled) · Shooting · Container · Western WinterBlast - Security - 5:00 PM–6:00 PM: [Class B Safety Class (How to safely fire your shells)](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/class-b-safety-class-how-to-safely-fire-your-shells-2) · Safety · Safety Tent · Darrell Fiss - 5:30 PM–7:45 PM: [2026 WPA Wine Tasting & Foodie Competition](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/2026-wpa-wine-tasting-foodie-competition) · Social · Pyro Pavilion · WPA Members - 6:00 PM–10:30 PM: [Open Shooting (No salutes after 9:30PM! Lines closed during Public Display)](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/open-shooting-no-salutes-after-9-30pm-lines-closed-during-public-display) · Shooting · Firing Lines · Western WinterBlast - Safety - 6:30 PM–7:00 PM: [2nd Welcome Orientation Meeting (if missed the 4:00 time)](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/2nd-welcome-orientation-meeting-if-missed-the-4-00-time-3) · Meeting · Hospitality Tent · Western WinterBlast Staff - 7:30 PM–7:50 PM: [Precision Fireworks Display](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/precision-fireworks-display) · Display · Race Track · Precision Fireworks, LLC / Precision Drones, Inc., Jesse Williams - 7:50 PM–8:10 PM: [Memorial Display for Jackie Whedbee Mattingly - Pyro Musical](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/memorial-display-for-jackie-whedbee-mattingly-pyro-musical) · Display · Race Track · Rich Bader - 8:10 PM–8:30 PM: [Pyro Spectaculars - a Sky Concert!](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/pyro-spectaculars-a-sky-concert) · Display · Race Track · Pyro Spectaculars - 10:00 PM–11:00 PM: [Afterglow](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/afterglow-2) · Social · Eagles Aerie · Lonny Ross - 10:00 PM–11:55 PM: [Nightly RV Camping Social & After Party](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/nightly-rv-camping-social-after-party) · Social · Pyro Pavilion · WPA Members ## Saturday, February 14 - 8:00 AM–10:00 AM: [Daily Site Cleanup](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/daily-site-cleanup) · Social · Hospitality Tent · WPA Members - 8:00 AM–10:00 AM: [Pancake Breakfast](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/pancake-breakfast) · Social · Hospitality Tent · Lake Havasu Sea Scouts - 9:00 AM–9:30 AM: [New Member Orientation](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/new-member-orientation-2) · Meeting · Hospitality Tent · Dennis Miele - 9:00 AM–2:00 PM: [PGI Introduction to Professional Use Only (AP)](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/pgi-introduction-to-professional-use-only-ap) · Seminar · Quality Inn · Daniel Suttkus - 9:00 AM–10:00 AM: [PIT Cereal Ball Shells](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/pit-cereal-ball-shells) · PIT Crew · PIT Tent · Acacia Tanner - 9:00 AM–9:30 AM: [Welcome Orientation Meeting](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/welcome-orientation-meeting-5) · Meeting · Hospitality Tent · Western WinterBlast Staff - 9:00 AM–12:00 PM: [Western WinterBlast Registration (Pre-Registered & Walk-In)](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/winterblast-registration-pre-registered-walk-in-2) · Registration · Sara Park · Dennis Miele, Michelle Joye - 9:30 AM–11:00 AM: [Black Powder Chemistry and Techniques (Group 2)](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/black-powder-chemistry-and-techniques-group-2) · Workshop · Tent 3 · David Rippe, Noye Balmer III, Ocean Williams - 9:30 AM–11:00 AM: [Reloadable Colored Smoke Canister](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/reloadable-colored-smoke-canister) · Workshop · Tent 2 · Invention Incarnate - 10:00 AM–3:00 PM: [B-Mag Open](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/b-mag-open) (canceled) · Shooting · Container · Western WinterBlast - Security - 10:00 AM–11:00 AM: [Cobra Ignite](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/cobra-ignite) · Vendor · Tent 1 · Zachary Gilbert - 10:30 AM–12:00 PM: [PIT Jackalopian Pinwheels For Kids](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/pit-jackalopian-pinwheels-for-kids) · PIT Crew · PIT Tent · The Jackalopes - 10:30 AM–11:30 AM: [Walking Tour of Manufacturing](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/walking-tour-of-manufacturing) · Meeting · Manufacturing · David Tanner - 11:30 AM–12:30 PM: [Pull Cord Igniters (Group 2)](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/pull-cord-igniters-group-2) · Workshop · Tent 2 · Invention Incarnate - 11:30 AM–12:30 PM: [Working With Your AHJ](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/working-with-your-ahj) · Seminar · Tent 1 · Dennis Miele - 1:00 PM–10:00 PM: [Class C Vending (closed during Public Displays)](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/class-c-vending-closed-during-public-displays) · Vendor · Class-C Tent · Western WinterBlast - Vendors - 1:00 PM–2:00 PM: [Colored Flame Effects](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/colored-flame-effects) · Seminar · Tent 3 · Matthew Nubbe - 1:00 PM–3:30 PM: [Mines for Beginners](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/mines-for-beginners) · Workshop · Tent 2 · Gina Papini - 1:00 PM–4:00 PM: [PIT Crew Set Piece Construction](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/pit-crew-set-piece-construction) · PIT Crew · Tent 3 · Lynden King - 1:00 PM–2:00 PM: [Passfire: Supercharged](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/passfire-supercharged) · Vendor · Tent 1 · Jesse Veverka - 1:00 PM–2:00 PM: [Shooting Displays From Trailer-Mounted Racks](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/shooting-displays-from-trailer-mounted-racks) · Demonstration · Race Track · Kerry Welty, Ron Fuchs, Gregory Thomas - 1:00 PM–10:00 PM: [Trade Show](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/trade-show) · Vendor · Sara Park · Western WinterBlast - Vendors - 1:00 PM–5:00 PM: [Western WinterBlast Registration (Pre-Registered & Walk-In)](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/winterblast-registration-pre-registered-walk-in-2) · Registration · Sara Park · Dennis Miele, Michelle Joye - 2:30 PM–4:00 PM: [Public Display Operator Roundtable: Tips, Tools, and Best Practices](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/public-display-operator-roundtable-tips-tools-and-best-practices) · Seminar · Tent 3 · Stephen Yoss, Jr - 2:30 PM–3:30 PM: [Pyrotography](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/pyrotography) · Seminar · Tent 1 · Tom Calderwood - 4:00 PM–4:30 PM: [2nd Welcome Orientation Meeting](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/2nd-welcome-orientation-meeting) · Meeting · Hospitality Tent · Western WinterBlast Staff - 4:00 PM–5:30 PM: [Fire Dancing](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/fire-dancing) · Seminar · Tent 2 · Katie Gromlovits - 4:00 PM–5:00 PM: [Fireworks: The First Milliseconds at the Molecular Level](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/fireworks-the-first-milliseconds-at-the-molecular-level) · Seminar · Tent 1 · Tom Perigrin - 4:00 PM–5:00 PM: [How to Become a PGI Trainer](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/how-to-become-a-pgi-trainer) · Seminar · Tent 3 · John Steinberg MD, Josh Lazarus - 4:00 PM–5:00 PM: [PIT Mini Mines](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/pit-mini-mines) · PIT Crew · PIT Tent · Bill Stevenson, Violet Stevenson, Aurora Tershel - 4:00 PM–4:30 PM: [Welcome Orientation Meeting](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/welcome-orientation-meeting-5) · Meeting · Hospitality Tent · Western WinterBlast Staff - 4:30 PM–5:00 PM: [Safety Training (How to be a Safety Volunteer)](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/safety-training-how-to-be-a-safety-volunteer-2) · Safety · Hospitality Tent · Darrell Fiss - 5:00 PM–10:00 PM: [B-Mag Open (closed during displays)](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/b-mag-open-closed-during-displays) (canceled) · Shooting · Container · Western WinterBlast - Security - 5:00 PM–6:00 PM: [Class B Safety Class (How to safely fire your shells)](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/class-b-safety-class-how-to-safely-fire-your-shells-2) · Safety · Safety Tent · Darrell Fiss - 6:00 PM–10:30 PM: [Open Shooting (No salutes after 9:30PM! Lines closed during Public Display)](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/open-shooting-no-salutes-after-9-30pm-lines-closed-during-public-display) · Shooting · Firing Lines · Western WinterBlast - Safety - 7:30 PM–7:50 PM: [Memorial Display for Greg Dandurand](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/memorial-display-for-greg-dandurand) · Display · Race Track · Gregory Thomas - 7:50 PM–8:10 PM: [Skylighter Display](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/skylighter-display) · Display · Race Track · Skylighter - 8:10 PM–8:30 PM: [Pyro Land Display](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/pyro-land-display) · Display · Race Track · PyroLand Fireworks - 8:30 PM–8:50 PM: [Fireworks America: Grand Public Display - Luminous: A Sky Reborn](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/fireworks-america-grand-public-display-luminous-a-sky-reborn) · Display · Race Track · Fireworks America, J. Scott Danielson - 10:00 PM–11:00 PM: [Afterglow](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/afterglow-2) · Social · Eagles Aerie · Lonny Ross - 10:00 PM–11:55 PM: [Nightly RV Camping Social & After Party](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/nightly-rv-camping-social-after-party) · Social · Pyro Pavilion · WPA Members - 11:00 PM–12:00 AM: [Western WinterBlast Auction](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/winter-blast-auction) · Social · Eagles Aerie · Kief Adler, DJ Dutra ## Sunday, February 15 - 8:00 AM–10:00 AM: [Daily Site Cleanup](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/daily-site-cleanup) · Social · Hospitality Tent · WPA Members - 9:00 AM–4:00 PM: [Welcome Orientation Meeting](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/welcome-orientation-meeting-9) · Meeting · Hospitality Tent · Michelle Joye, Dennis Miele - 9:00 AM–12:00 PM: [Western WinterBlast Registration (Pre-Registered & Walk-In) - On call, as needed](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/winterblast-registration-pre-registered-walk-in-on-call-as-needed) · Registration · Sara Park · Dennis Miele, Michelle Joye - 10:00 AM–12:00 PM: [WPA General Business Meeting, Election & Awards](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/wpa-general-business-meeting-election-awards) · Meeting · Bleachers · Board of Directors - 12:00 PM–3:00 PM: [B-Mag Open every hour, on the hour, for 15 minutes till 3 PM](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/b-mag-open-every-hour-on-the-hour-for-15-minutes-till-3-pm) (canceled) · Shooting · Container · Western WinterBlast - Security - 12:00 PM–12:15 PM: [Members Showcase Deadline to Sign Up](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/members-showcase-deadline-to-sign-up) · Shooting · Manufacturing · WPA Members - 12:15 PM–12:30 PM: [Members Showcase Deadline to Deliver Product](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/members-showcase-deadline-to-deliver-product) · Shooting · Sara Park · WPA Members - 12:30 PM–2:00 PM: [European Christmas Crackers](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/european-christmas-crackers) · Workshop · Tent 2 · Jon Salzman - 1:00 PM–2:00 PM: [After it Clicks](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/after-it-clicks) · Seminar · Tent 1 · Tom Calderwood - 1:00 PM–10:00 PM: [Class C Vending (may close during the PIT show & Members Showcase)](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/class-c-vending-may-close-during-the-pit-show-members-showcase) · Vendor · Class-C Tent · Western WinterBlast - Vendors - 1:00 PM–3:00 PM: [Cremora Fireballs](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/cremora-fireballs) · Workshop · Race Track · Bill Stevenson, Violet Stevenson - 1:00 PM–10:00 PM: [Trade Show](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/trade-show) · Vendor · Sara Park · Western WinterBlast - Vendors - 2:30 PM–3:30 PM: [Meet the CA State Fire Marshall](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/meet-the-ca-state-fire-marshall) · Social · Tent 1 · Vijay Mepani, Caleb Phillips - 2:30 PM–4:00 PM: [Rolled & Color Changing Stars](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/rolled-color-changing-stars) · Demonstration · Tent 2 · Ellen Webb - 5:00 PM–10:00 PM: [B-Mag Open (closed during displays)](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/b-mag-open-closed-during-displays) (canceled) · Shooting · Container · Western WinterBlast - Security - 5:00 PM–6:00 PM: [Class B Safety Class (How to safely fire your shells)](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/class-b-safety-class-how-to-safely-fire-your-shells-2) · Safety · Safety Tent · Darrell Fiss - 5:30 PM–7:00 PM: [PIT Face Painting + Glow Dancing + Pizza Party](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/pit-face-painting-glow-dancing-pizza-party) · PIT Crew · PIT Tent · Acacia Tanner, Katie Gromlovits - 6:00 PM–10:30 PM: [Open Shooting (No salutes after 9:30PM! Lines closed during Public Display)](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/open-shooting-no-salutes-after-9-30pm-lines-closed-during-public-display) · Shooting · Firing Lines · Western WinterBlast - Safety - 9:00 PM–11:55 PM: [Closing Party | RV Camping Social & After Party](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/closing-party-rv-camping-social-after-party) · Social · Pyro Pavilion · WPA Members - 10:00 PM–11:00 PM: [Afterglow](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/afterglow-2) · Social · Eagles Aerie · Lonny Ross ## Monday, February 16 - 8:00 AM–4:00 PM: [Daily Site Cleanup](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/daily-site-cleanup) · Social · Hospitality Tent · WPA Members - 9:00 AM–2:00 PM: [Tear down and clean up at SARA](https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/2026/schedule/tear-down-and-clean-up-at-sara) · Social · Sara Park · Western WinterBlast Staff and Volunteers