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World Pro Ski Tour's Second Season Launches at Waterville Valley Resort SPECIAL ADVERTISINGSPECIAL ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT SUPPLEMENT Airing in March Check your Volume XVIII No.1 FEBRUARY 2018 local listings World Pro Ski Tour’s second season launches at Waterville Valley Resort Lisa Mutz-Nelson The Tour is back with Feb 8-10 season opener The World Pro Ski Tour will kick off its second season February 8-10 in almost twenty years with the White Mountain Dual Challenge at Waterville Valley, one of the best- known resorts in the world for host- One/Two: David Chodounsky (r.) ing premier events. Tucked in the and AJ Ginnis took first and White Mountain National Forest on second respectively at last Mount Tecumseh, Waterville Valley season’s Dual Pro Challenge. boasts 265 skiable acres and a verti- cal drop of 2,020 feet. The resort hosted numerous pro tour events Lisa Mutz-Nelson The History of ski racing between 1970 and 2000, is known as Challenging the dual course: Jake Jacobs and Alec Tarberry battle it out. at Waterville Valley Resort the birthplace of freestyle skiing, and also hosted dozens of alpine World The next generation of ski racers Cup events in the 1980’s. This year’s event will feature the World Cup, Kasper finished 20 were honing their skills on the The reborn World Pro Ski Tour many of the same top US and Cana- th at the legendary Wengen Slalom slopes surrounding Waterville hosted its debut event March 9-11, dian ski team athletes including top on January 14 th . He will take on Valley, New Hampshire years be- 2017 at Sunday River Ski Area in challengers from Europe and else- four other Olympic hopefuls for the fore the resort even opened its Newry, ME. The Pro Ski Challenge where. One of the new athletes to 2018 games; AJ Ginnis (3 rd in coun- lifts to the public. Founded in at Sunday River featured NCAA watch for at Waterville Valley will try in slalom), Robby Kelley (2 nd), 1934, the Waterville Valley Black champions, World Cup racers, and be Nolan Kasper. After qualifying Tucker Marshall (16 th ), and Michael and Blue Trail Smashers Olympians in the first pro tour style for the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Ankeny (7 th). (WVBBTS) Ski Club is one of the race in the US since the late 1990’s. team, Kasper finished second in a The World Pro Ski Tour provides oldest in the USA. Thirty years Four-time national champion David World Cup at Kransjka Gora, a unique racing experience because later, in the summer of 1964, Tom Chodounsky narrowly defeated 2017 Slovenia at the age of 22. At the 2014 athletes compete side-by- side in the Corcoran, a former Olympic ski US and Canadian national slalom Sochi games, he finished 13 th in the dual format, racing on identical racer was scouting mountains to champion AJ Ginnis in the finals to slalom. After debilitating knee inju- take the $10,000 prize. ries and a three-year hiatus from Please see SEASON OPENER Please see RACING HISTORY on page 3 on page 8 STARTING GATE 1 SPECIAL ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT S T A F F Lisa Mutz-Nelson Professional photographer Lisa Mutz-Nelson was behind the cam- World Pro Ski Tour Kevin Clarke eras as the World Pro Ski Tour 5 Old Sloop Lane official photographer back when Bath, Maine 04530 A native of Fryeburg, Maine, Kevin Kodachrome color slides were the (207) 446-1492 works for Martignetti Companies, one email: [email protected] medium of choice. “Shooting digital of New England's leading liquor dis- Edwin A. Rogers ........................................... President is a whole dif- tributors. He was a pro racer during ferent world,” Kevin Clarke ......................................... Vice President the 1980s and went on to take a posi- Craig Marshall ................................ Executive Director says the Avon, Marty Ehrlich ............... Executive Producer Pro Ski TV tion as an announcer and sponsorship Colorodo resi- Christopher Lincoln ...... Producer/Director Pro Ski TV activation specialist on Ed Rogers' U.S. Kevin Clarke (l.) with 1992 dent, “and I John Jacobs ..................................................... Director Pro Ski Tour in the 1990's. Kevin Tour Champion Ove Nygren look forward Justin Burley ..................................................... Director enjoys skiing in the winter and car of Norway. Bill Stratton ....................................................... Director to working racing of all types in the summer. Bill Despo ..................... Secretary & General Counsel Lisa Mutz-Nelson photo. with the tour Barrett Stein ................................................. Treasurer again.” Lisa Mutz-Nelson ................................... Photographer Carl Schlick ....................................... Creative Director Christopher Lincoln GP Bonenfant ....... Graphic Artist/Sign Shop Manager As a producer and director, Christo- Marty Ehrlich Barrett Stein The Starting Gate is a publication of World Pro Ski Tour pher has earned a reputation for de- As Executive Producer for pro ski Copyright 2018 - All rights reserved. livering both exciting and informa- TV, Marty has over 25 years experi- Barrett grew up ski racing at Buck Printed at the New Hampshire Union Leader. tive programming in a variety of ence of production and program cre- Hill in Minnesota and started his sports and entertainment. Over the ation. He has produced, represented coaching career there. He spent fif- www.worldproskitour.com past thirty-three years, he has been and created hundreds of world class teen years in Telluride and Aspen a part of ten Olympic games having properties and has a combination of as a program director and race co- worldproskitour worked for the host broadcaster and over 30 Emmy awards and nomina- ordinator. He is passionate about with three US rights holders (CBS, tions. the WPST dual format and is ex- NBC, ABC). Since 2007, Flying Fish cited to help bring this event, which @worldproskitour Productions has supported Olympic is geared to spectators, back into Broadcast Services in an award-win- ski racing. Besides skiing Barrett John Jacobs @worldproskitour ning production at the Beijing and loves to golf and ride anything with London games from 2007-12. John lives in Glens Falls, NY where two wheels. he runs the world famous Reliable Craig Racing Supply, a company that was started by his parents in 1969. His Carl Schlick Marshall experience in pro tour skiing runs Maine native Carl Schlick skied Craig grew up at back to the days of Bob Beattie’s Sugarloaf mountain when there Sugarloaf, Maine tour and he stayed involved through were only three t-bars serving the and ski raced the 1980’s and 90’s. John still enjoys slopes and Ed Rogers was just get- while at skiing and sailing. ting started with his infamous Red Carrabassett Val- Stallion Inn. As creative director, ley Academy and Carl has worked with Ed for almost at the NCAA Di- Ed Rogers (l.) with pro Christian 40 years, 20 of those with the pro vision I level for Colby College. He Orlainsky and Chrysler’s Lee Iacocca. skiing tours. He enjoys playing moved to Portland, Maine in Au- Lisa Mutz-Nelson photo. Bill Despo drums in local bands. gust of 2015 and still lives there Bill Despo is general counsel for the while running the WPST. Craig 1998. Ed has been working to bring Tour. He has been a lawyer for over still enjoys skiing in addition to back the pro tour ever since and is 40 years and was a partner at a na- playing golf and squash. now the Chairman of the Board of tional law firm who concentrated his Directors of the WPST. He resides practice on business law, corporate, Ed Rogers in Bath, ME where he owns and op- securities, governmental investiga- Ed is a legend in the skiing world erates JR Maxwell’s, a restaurant tions and complex business litiga- following his twenty year run as downtown. He is very active in the tion. Bill is an avid skier having the director of a regional pro tour local community, working to drive skied all his life and all over the starting in 1976 that grew to be- tourism and increase economic ac- world. come the World Pro Ski Tour until tivity while still finding time to sail. 2 FEBRUARY 2018 SPECIAL ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT QUICK FACTS Where do I buy tickets? graph signings and meet and greets, What is the schedule? Attendance for the event is totally free. so don’t miss out! Greenhead Lobster If you’d like to ski, lift tickets are avail- will be serving lobster specials at re- THURSDAY, FEB. 8 able at the resort or call 1-800- GO- sort restaurants throughout the week- 7-9pm: Tito's Handmade Vodka VALLEY to book in advance. You can end, Head Skis will be operating a Athlete also go to Waterville.com/lodging to demo tent, and Redd Bar will be hand- Welcome Reception at book a place to stay for the weekend! ing out samples all weekend. Brookside What other activities will Will the race be on TV? be available? YES! The event will air on CBS Sports FRIDAY, FEB. 9 Our sponsors will be providing fun ac- Network. Stay tuned to World Pro Ski Season Opener 12pm: White Mountain Dual tivities to keep you entertained through- Tour social media channels for air dates from page 1 Challenge Qualifier out the weekend. Tito’s Handmade and times. 3-5pm: Tito's Handmade Vodka Vodka will be hosting five (THAT’S courses to reach the finish line in- Aprés Ski Party RIGHT, FIVE!) parties from Thursday Where can I get last minute stead of individually against the clock. at T-Bar’s night to Saturday (check back page for updates about the event? Two jumps are installed in the course 8-10pm: Tito's Late Night Party at schedule). Make sure to attend as many Go to World Pro Ski Tour pages on to make the fast action even more La Hacienda parties as you can to get your chance Facebook, Instagram and Twitter for exciting.
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