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HERNDON, Va., Feb. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. Ski Team members TJ Lanning and Resi Stiegler to host webcastExtends story of Truth in Motion: The U.S. Ski Team's Road to VancouverWebisodes to stream on the Audi Page on Facebook, Justin.tv, and U.S. Ski Team websitesAs part of its continued support of the U.S. Ski Team, Audi today announced that it will produce an exclusive, daily behind-the-scenes webcast, powered by Justin.tv from the U.S. Ski Team House in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada...
MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Courage Center's first-ever Moonlight Madness event on Friday, Feb. 19, brings together more than 1,000 participants, volunteers and spectators for an all-night party to raise money to support Courage Center's Alpine Ski & Snow Board program. The event begins at 7 p.m. and continues until 3 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 20, at Trollhaugen in Dresser, Wis. Participants can ski, snowboard, soak in a hot tub, listen to live music, enjoy a great Summit brew, and...
SOUTHAMPTON, Pa., Jan. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Environmental Tectonics Corporation's (OTC Bulletin Board: ETCC) ("ETC" or the "Company") the National AeroSpace Training and Research (NASTAR(®)) Center congratulates today the winner of the NASTAR Student Patch Design Contest, Tatsuya Arai, a student at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA. Tatsuya's design has become the new Official Patch for The NASTAR Center's Suborbital Scientist-Astronaut Training Program,...
VALDEZ, Alaska, Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- As December has brought record snowfalls to the Chugach Mountains of Valdez, Alaska, Alaskan helicopter and snowcat skiing firm Valdez Heli-Camps (VHC) announces a strategic alliance with Costco Wholesale Corporation. Costco Wholesale, simply known as "Costco," is the largest membership warehouse club chain in the United States. As of July 2009 it is the third largest retailer in the U.S. and the ninth largest in the world. Now for skiers and...
MARTINSVILLE, N.J., Dec. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- The following commentary is offered by Ken Schapiro, President of Condor Capital: Despite the disturbing ski industry news last week that resort operator Intrawest ULC had missed a debt payment on a $1.4 billion loan, the ski business is holding its own in the midst of nationwide travel revenue declines. All signs point toward a modest 3% to 5% revenue drop for mountain resorts nationally, which compares favorably with travel industry trends. The...
HERNDON, Va., Nov. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Audi kicks off the third year of its partnership with the United States Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) this weekend in the 2009 Aspen Winternational, the women's Alpine World Cup event in Colorado. Audi is the official sponsor of the U.S. Alpine Ski Team and the official vehicle of the U.S. Ski Team. As part of its continued support of the U.S. Ski Team, Audi of America recently announced that it has commissioned a documentary film, Truth in...
SOUTHAMPTON, Pa., Nov. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Environmental Tectonics Corporation's (OTC Bulletin Board: ETCC) ("ETC" or the "Company") The National AeroSpace Research and Training (NASTAR) Center announced today an international contest for students to design a patch that will commemorate NASTAR Center's newest training program for suborbital scientist-astronauts who will fly aboard commercial suborbital spaceflights. The winning design will become the Official Patch for NASTAR's...
BASILDON, England, Oct. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- AA Travel Insurance is concerned for millions of Brits who will hit the slopes this season without winter sports holiday insurance. With an increase in the numbers of severe ski and board accidents, it is absolutely vital to have winter sports insurance, warns Europe's biggest ski magazine, the Good Ski Guide. The Guide, in an exclusive expose, highlights in particular the increase in the numbers of skier-on-skier personal collisions, and says that...
BOULDER, Colo., June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- High Country Media announced today that it has commenced operations, with a full launch of print, digital, membership, and radio properties scheduled for September, 2009. Founded by Jamie Pentz, president, High Country Media's major interests include the relaunch of Mountain Sports + Living magazine; a unique direct-to-consumer membership club in MtnAccess.com; and a partnership to run online operations for the website and snow report provider...
U.S. skier Lindsey Vonn Thursday won her fifth consecutive super-G race and secured the World Cup super-G title in Sweden. Vonn completed the super-G course at Are, Sweden, in 1 minute, 20.63 seconds, edging Italian Nadia Fanchini by 0.08 seconds. German Maria Riesch finished third, about one-quarter second back of Vonn. The win paired with her victory Wednesday in the downhill, and last year's downhill first-place finish, gives Vonn three titles. She has also locked up this year's World Cup...
