Snofest 2008 Ends With
COMMANDER’S CORNER: MILITARY COMMUNITY COMES TOGETHER FOR SNOFEST – PAGE 3 Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado Thursday, January 31, 2008 Vol. 52 No. 5 SnoFest 2008 ends with ‘best so far’ title By Senior Airman Stephen Collier 21st Space Wing Public Affairs This year’s SnoFest event is over, but many are already calling this 18th annual event the “best so far.” SnoFest, an annual ski weekend targeted at military members and their families, was kicked off Jan. 25 by the Air Force’s expeditionary en- tertainment group, ‘Tops in Blue,’ who were performing at their second SnoFest event. The Tops in Blue routine was followed by several events Jan. 26, including a National Standard Race, or NASTAR skiing and snowboarding competition, cardboard box derby and a live perform- ance from the Air Force band ‘Pegasus.’ Held in Keystone, Colo., approximately 3,400 servicemembers and their families attended the SnoFest 2008 event. The attendance of disabled veterans who have lost limbs, ranging from combat operations during Operations Iraqi or Enduring Freedom A SnoFest skier flies through the blue Rocky to various accidents, was a highlight for this year’s SnoFest, according Mountain sky during the National Standard to event coordinator Daniel Schofield, 21st Services Squadron. Race, or ‘NASTAR’ event Jan. 26. SnoFest, held “There were several elements that stood out during this year’s SnoFest,” in Keystone, Colo., is an annual ski weekend Mr. Schofield said. “But the involvement of the ‘Wounded Warrior’ pro- targeted at military members and their families. gram was an inspiration to us all.” Approximately 3,400 servicemembers and their Mr.
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