Aspen, Beaver Creek awarded World Cup events

Rocky Mountain News

Published June 3, 2008 at 9:01 a.m.
Updated June 3, 2008 at 9:01 a.m.

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PARK CITY, Utah -- Aspen and Beaver Creek were among five American mountain communities to win tour stops on the 2008-09 World Cup circuit, the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association announced today.

Aspen will host a women's event, Aspen Winternationals, over Thanksgiving weekend (Nov. 28-29), and Beaver Creek will be the site of the Birds of Prey men's event Dec. 4-7.

The worldwide schedules were approved by the FIS Congress on Friday at its meeting in Cape Town, South Africa.

The United States also will host two freestyle skiing stops in January at Lake Placid, N.Y. (Jan. 16-18), and Park City, Utah (Jan. 29-31), with events at both Deer Valley Resort and Park City Mountain Resort. Sunday River, Maine, will bring a taste of Olympic snowboarding to the east Feb. 27-March 1.

"Each of the venues has a tradition of hosting great athletic competitions, and all are marquee and proven stops," said Calum Clark, USSA vice president of events. "The mountains have some of the best terrain in the world and also provide an incredible fan experience.

"Plus, with the success the U.S. Team had last year in all our ski and snowboarding sports, it is an exciting time to show the American public what our great athletes are capable of and show them in our back yard," Clark said.

All domestic World Cup competitions will air on NBC, the Olympic network, and on the cable station Versus. Broadcast schedules will be announced closer to the season.

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