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Monday, 31 December 2007
Snowboarding and skiing enthusiasts are invited to join Pats Peak Adult/Corporate Racing Series which will kick off tomorrow, January 2.
This competition is open to teams. Interested participant s who currently do not have any team may be assigned to other teams.
To join the competition, a registration fee of $650 for each team is required. This will cover the expenses for weekly races which will run for nine consecutive weeks.
The said fee also covers lift ticket from three in the afternoon to nine in the evening as well as the prizes, après-ski party and the awards dinner which will be held at the end of the series.
For more information on this story, please visit www.firstracksonline.com.
Sunday, 30 December 2007
A total of 450 world class skiers are expected to showcase their skiing skills at the 2008 US Cross Country Championships which will commence on Jan. 1 at the Michigan Tech.
According to Pete Vordenbe rg, US Cross Country Head Coach, they expect to have another huge field. Vordenberg also said that excitement will no doubt flare up as there’s more at stake in the competition.
Vordenberg’s team will also be heading off to the Viessmann FIS Cross Country World Cup which will be held in Canada for the first time.
For more information on this story, please visit www.firsttracksonline.com.
Thursday, 27 December 2007
The Revelstoke Mountain Resort at British Columbia, Canada finally opened to skiers last Saturday, December 22. It was initiated with a ribbon cutting ceremony spearheaded by Revelstoke Mayor Mark Mckee.
Nearly 2,000 skiers and snowboarders alike were welcomed with five feet high snow, lift-serviced terrain that reaches up to 4,735 feet, and nearly 1,500 acres of skiing terrain.
The new facility also includes 27 new ski runs serviced by a $22 million Leitner Poma eight-person gondola as well as a high speed quad chairlift.
The new ski center was a joint effort of Don Simpson, Pobert Powadiuk, Hunter Milborne and Tom Gaglardi.
For more details on this news, please visit www.firsttracksonline.com.
Thursday, 27 December 2007
The Spruce Mountain Ski Club is currently spearheading a fundraiser that will allow businesses to support a night of free skiing.
According to a press release by the Spruce Mountain Ski Club, all bus inesses that wish to participate in the said fundraising event will be advertised by Spruce Mountain with the help of media sources as well as welcome banners and signs that will be installed both inside and outside the lodge.
Board member Francis Gagnon reveals that they got the idea of this event from the Black Mountain which is located in Rumford.
Meanwhile, the free skiing night will be open to the public and is set to take place every Wednesday during the months of January and February at six to nine in the evening.
For more details on this story, please visit www.sunjournal.com.
Thursday, 27 December 2007
The US Ski and Snowboard Team Foundation’s President and CEO Bill Marolt recently revealed the names of its two new trustees namely, Palo Alto, California’s Frederic W. Harman and Macon, Georgia’s Robert F.
Hatcher.
Marolt’s announcement also discloses that aside from being top businessmen, both Harman and Hatcher are active in contributing to their respective communities and most importantly a passion for winter sports.
Harman is currently a partner in a venture capital firm, Oak Investment Partners of Palo Alto. Hatcher, on the other hand, is the president and CEO of a financial firm, MidCountry Financial Corp.
The US Ski and Snowboard Team Foundation is a non-profit organization that aims to support the US Skiing and Snowboarding Teams by organizing fundraising events.
For more details on this story, please visit www.firsttracksonline.com.
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