Ski News from First Tracks!! Online Ski MagazineUp-to-the-minute ski and snowboard news from First Tracks!! Online Ski MagazineSki Writers Honor ORDA's Caligiore- July 31, 2006 Lake Placid, NY (Sunday, July 30, 2006) - Sandy Caligiore, director of communications for the New York Olympic Regional Development Authority, is the 2006 recipient of the North American Snowsports Journalists Association's (NASJA) Bob Gillen Memorial Award. Caligiore was presented with the award by the ski writers' group at a special event in Lake Placid last week...http://www.firsttracksonline.com/news/stories/115432045615551.shtm Pete Swenson and Rick Knowles Join Wasatch Ski Distribution- July 31, 2006 Salt Lake City, UT (Sunday, July 30, 2006) - Pete Swenson and Rick Knowles have joined Wasatch Ski Distribution LLC as independent representatives to help market Ski Trab products...http://www.firsttracksonline.com/news/stories/115432004697368.shtm Quiksilver to Expand Dynastar Ski Brand- July 31, 2006 Sallanches, France (Sunday, July 30, 2006) - As Dynastar Skis pursues its worldwide brand strategy to focus on the performance segment of the global ski market, the company has just unveiled a plan that calls for aggressive investment in its factory, its technology and in its Research and Development and marketing teams...http://www.firsttracksonline.com/news/stories/115431980994667.shtm Women's Ski Jumping Continues in Calgary- July 31, 2006 Calgary, Canada (Thursday, July 27, 2006) - U.S. women ski jumpers grabbed two more Continental Cup top-5 finishes and four other top-10s as the tour finished its annual visit to North America with a lightning-interrupted night competition and then an afternoon competition the next day at Canada Olympic Park...http://www.firsttracksonline.com/news/stories/115406639980651.shtm Summer Skiing Exhibitions Continue in Lake Placid- July 25, 2006 Lake Placid, NY (Tuesday, July 25, 2006) - When summer hits its stride in Lake Placid, world-class skiers come out and play at the MacKenzie-Intervale Ski Jumping Complex and the Kodak Sports Park for Soaring Saturdays and Wet and Wild Wednesdays, respectively...http://www.firsttracksonline.com/news/stories/115387105513357.shtm US Airways to Reinstate Ski Flights to Telluride- July 25, 2006 Tempe, AZ (Tuesday, July 25, 2006) - US Airways has announced that the airline will once again be flying to Telluride, Colorado, reinstating seasonal ski flights from its Phoenix hub to the popular Colorado ski destination. Effective Dec. 15 through March 31, 2007, US Airways will provide two daily flights operated by US Airways Express carrier Mesa Airlines...http://www.firsttracksonline.com/news/stories/115387040932348.shtm Treble Cone Hosts Ski Academy- July 25, 2006 Wanaka, New Zealand (Tuesday, July 25, 2006) - New Zealand's Treble Cone ski area is hosting the Kristin School of Snow Sports for the fourth year in a row. The Auckland international school, located on the North Shore, has brought 55 children to the Wanaka ski field to train with the Treble Cone Race Academy...http://www.firsttracksonline.com/news/stories/115387063427309.shtm New Chapter for Whistler Ski Festival- July 25, 2006 Whistler (BC), Canada (Tuesday, July 25, 2006) - The Telus World Ski & Snowboard Festival is entering a new chapter of ownership and production with the announcement that Tourism Whistler and Whistler Blackcomb have purchased the 25% ownership stake held by event founder Doug Perry. The transaction was concluded this past Friday...http://www.firsttracksonline.com/news/stories/115387104332790.shtm Top Ski Racers To Train At Coronet Peak- July 25, 2006 Queenstown, New Zealand (Tuesday, July 25, 2006) - Some of the worlds top World Cup ski racers including Winter Olympics medalists will be returning to train in New Zealand at Coronet Peak this year...http://www.firsttracksonline.com/news/stories/115387030339214.shtm Golf Course Debuts at Jay Peak Ski Resort- July 25, 2006 Jay, VT (Tuesday, July 25, 2006) - It's been a long time coming, but on Friday, June 30th, as stormy skies parted, pipers from the Catamount Pipe Band played Northland the Brave as they marched their way from the first green toward the tee decks of the new Jay Peak Championship Golf Course. New England's newest ski resort mountain golf course officially opened to the public with its front nine on Saturday, July 1...http://www.firsttracksonline.com/news/stories/115386937322530.shtm |