aspen highlands jr freeride comp
Contact: Meaghan Lynch, 970/300-7024
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ASPEN/SNOWMASS TO HOST 2014 COLORADO JUNIOR FREERIDE COMPETITION PRESENTED BY GOPRO
Aspen/Snowmass, Colo., December 19, 2013 – New this year, Aspen/Snowmass will host an International Freeskiers and Snowboarders Association (IFSA) Sanctioned Junior Regional Freeride Competition on February 8, 2014.This regional competition will offer skiers and riders an opportunity to qualify for future national competitions. The competition is open to skiers and snowboarders between the ages of 10 and 18 and has a strong focus on line choice, fluidity, control, technique, style and energy. The venue for the competition will be Aspen Highlands on a run that will be announced at a later date. Local legend and big mountain pro skier, Chris Davenport will be emceeing the competition.
“We are excited to provide young rippers with the opportunity to show off at Highlands. The snowpack is already incredible so we are looking forward to some great conditions in February," says Cat Leonaitis, event marketing manager at Aspen Skiing Company. "We are working with the IFSA and Aspen Highlands Ski Patrol to pick the perfect venue”
The divisions of ski and snowboard will consist of: athletes 11 years old and younger, a 12-14 Division and a 15-18 Division.
Registration opens this Friday, December 20, 2013 at 4 p.m. The cost to register will be $60 and will not include a competition day lift ticket. Tickets will be available for $43 at the ticket window with competitor bib. Registration will be available at www.aspensnowmass.com/JRfreeride. All competitors must be 10 years old by December 31, 2013. Age categories are determined by an athlete’s age as of December 31, 2013.
Aspen/Snowmass would like to thank the 2014 Colorado Junior Freeride Competition sponsors: GoPro, Helly Hansen, Muscle Milk, American Express, Clif Bar and Green Mountain Coffee.
Aspen/Snowmass operates four destination mountains – Snowmass, Aspen Mountain, Aspen Highlands and Buttermilk – and is the home of the ESPN Winter X Games through 2013. Aspen/Snowmass also offers unparalleled nightlife and off-slope activities as well as four award-winning Ski & Snowboard Schools. Aspen/Snowmass is accessible by two of the most convenient airports in the mountains – Aspen Sardy Field (3 miles from Aspen) and Eagle County Airport (70 miles from Aspen). For more information on Aspen/Snowmass, please call 800/525-6200 or 970/925-1220, or visit the company’s website at www.aspensnowmass.com
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