World Class Skiers Will Race at Waterville Valley Resort in the White Mountain Dual Challenge Wwworld Pro Ski Tour Event Feb
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PRO SKI TV Check your local listings throughout the season Volume XIX No. 3 FEBRUARY 2019 World class skiers will race at Waterville Valley Resort in the White Mountain Dual Challenge WWWorld Pro Ski Tour event Feb. 7-10 features top pros As the Tour travels from the West coast to the East coast, Waterville Valley is set to host the fastest pro ski racers for the second World Pro Ski Tour race in the 2019 season, February 8-10, 2019. This is the second year the World Pro Ski Tour will be at Waterville. The racers will compete for prize money and points towards the year- end overall Pro title. This is ski racing at its best – duel format head-to-head, not against the clock, with horse gates at the start, identical race courses, and two pro jumps that make the event exciting and fast paced. US Olympian Nolan Kasper of Warren, VT, is returning to defend his 2018 Tour title as former mem- ber of the US Ski Team on the 2018 USA Olympic Ski Team. Other top Pro Racers coming to Waterville will be Nolan Kasper, Michael Ankeny, Phil Brown, Kei Kullberg, Alex Tarberry and Rubie Brennan. Tucker Marshall of Redneck Rac- ing Team and 3rd year World Pro Lisa Mutz-Nelson Ski Tour racer says, “The World Pro Best at Beaver Creek: (from left) Alex Lever (3rd), Garrett Driller (1st), Phil Brown (2nd) and Michael Ankeny (4th). Ski Tour is such an awesome experi- ence for anyone passionate about the sport. Whether you are a full time athlete or a weekend warrior, you Garrett Driller claims first get the opportunity to race head to head, have a great time, and possibly win some serious cash with the big Pro victory at Beaver Creek prize purse.” The excitement from fans is a Beaver Creek, Colorado hosted the ing an awesome event with next level motivating factor for the athletes. fastest pro ski racers for the first Olympic and World Cup guys, keeps Spectators are encouraged and wel- race of the 2019 World Pro Ski Tour me stoked to race in future tours. come to participate in the pro tour season, February 1-2, 2019. The Tour is another outlet for ski events. Tito’s will host the Après and The steep course was held on racers to come to and it revives the After Dark parties where the fans lower Bear Trap, with warm tem- wallet for the rest of the season.” Knocking at the gates: Alex Lever can meet the racers. peratures and blue Colorado skies as Philip Brown from Toronto, (above) and defending champ Nolan Kasper. Lisa Mutz-Nelson photos. the racers prepared to charge for the Ontario won the Tito’s speed time top podium spot. award for fastest time in the quali- In its third season, the Pro Tour’s fier on Friday, with a time of 19.732. opener excited the spectators as Taylor Shiffrin, brother of USA’s former US Ski team member Garrett Mikaela, raced his first WPST run Driller out of Montana took the #1 against former Olympian Nolan place finish and topped the podium Kasper but did not advance. Alex for his 1st World Pro Ski Tour vic- Leveer, a Vail local and favorite, fin- tory. Garrett Driller commented, ished 3rd overall. Michael Ankeny “Coming to the World Pro Ski Tour from Minnesota broke his Pro Tour as the youngest racer and rookie, run of consistent 3rd place finishes One-Two punch: Garrett Driller (left) walking away with a victory, and rac- with a 4th this weekend. and Phil Brown. Lisa Mutz-Nelson photo. STARTING GATE 1 S T A F F Hayden Scott Edwin A. Rogers .............................................. President Ed Rogers Kevin Clarke ........................ Announcer, Vice President Ed is a legend in the skiing world A former England National Ski Barrett Stein .......................... Events Director, Treasurer Team member and 3 x World Pow- John Jacobs ...... Chief of Course & Equipment, Director following his twenty-two year run Lisa Mutz-Nelson .. Race Admin., Photography, Director as the director of a regional pro der 8 Ski Champion, Hayden started Aimee Stein .................................... Activation Specialist tour starting in 1976 that grew to eef4kproductions in the Vail Val- Kevin Kieley ......................................................... Starter become the World Pro Ski Tour ley in the mid Matt Howard ......................................................... Timer 1990’s. Since then Susan Jacobs ......................................... Merchandising until 1998. Ed has been working to Pam Fletcher ................. Reporter CBS Sports Network bring back the pro tour ever since Hayden has pro- Carl Schlick ........................................ Graphic Designer and is now the Chairman of the duced Ski TV Reliable GP Bonenfant ....................................... Sign Production Board of Directors of the WPST. around the world. Racings’s He resides in Bath, ME where he Notable projects John have included the Jacobs Special thanks to these volunteers: owns and operates JR Maxwell’s, a restaurant downtown. He is very Ski World Cups in Harry Ricker, Kevin Keiley, Mike Haggerty active in the local community, work- Beaver Creek and Lisa Mutz-Nelson Clare Peaslee, Connor Hogan ing to drive tourism and increase Killington, the American Ski Clas- John Jacobs and to the Vail Staff and everyone else who economic activity while still find- sic (for which he also brokered a John lives in Glens Falls, NY where makes these events possible. ing time to sail. multi-year title sponsorship deal with KORBEL California Cham- he runs the world famous Reliable pagne) along with International Racing Supply, a company that was World Pro Ski Tour started by his parents in 1969. His 5 Old Sloop Lane Ed Rogers projects for BMW, Honda, Vail Re- Bath, Maine 04530 sorts, Western Union and other experience in pro tour skiing runs and TV back to the days of Bob Beattie’s sports- International corporations. tour and he stayed involved through For more information on the World Pro Ski Tour, caster A passionate sailor, Hayden has sponsorship, event or racer info please contact: Pam produced films for Ocean Reef Club the 1980’s and 90’s. John still enjoys skiing and sailing. Ed Rogers: 207-522-4026 Fletcher. and the Nevis Tourist board. [email protected] Lisa Mutz-Nelson Hayden’s eef4kproductions has Lisa Mutz-Nelson: 970-390-4800 aired on the world’s top networks Carl Schlick [email protected] Lisa Mutz-Nelson including NBC, CBS, ESPN and Maine native Carl Lisa Mutz-Nelson more. Hayden often worked with Schlick skied Sugarloaf The Starting Gate is a publication of World Pro Ski Tour traveled with the World Pro Skiing founder Bob mountain when there Copyright 2019 - All rights reserved. World Pro Ski Tour Beattie on a number of projects Printed at Alliance Press, Brunswick, Maine. were only three t-bars in the 1980s & 90s as and was thus selected to lead and serving the slopes and Ed the race administra- produce Bob’s memorial video ear- Rogers was just getting tor and photogra- lier this season in Aspen. Hayden started with his infamous Red Stal- pher. When Ed Rogers called her still lives in the Vail Valley, but lion Inn. As creative director, Carl to say he was “putting the band travels the world down the slopes has worked with Ed for 40 years, 20 back together” she jumped at the and on the water, having skied the of those with the pro skiing tours. opportunity. Lisa also works as the world’s top pistes and sailed most He enjoys playing drums in general manager for Falcon Point of the world oceans. BandCilantro. Resort in Avon, CO. Kevin Clarke Barrett Stein A native of Fryeburg, Maine, Kevin Barrett grew up ski racing at Buck www.worldproskitour.com works for Martignetti Companies, Hill in Minnesota and started his one of New England's leading li- coaching career there. He spent fif- worldproskitour quor distributors. He was a pro teen years in Telluride and Aspen as racer during the 1980s and went on a program director and race coordi- @worldproskitour to take a position as an announcer nator. He is passionate about the and sponsorship activation special- WPST dual format and is excited to ist on Ed Rogers' U.S. Pro Ski Tour help bring this event, which is geared From left: Kevin Clarke, pro racer @worldproskitour in the 1990's. Kevin enjoys skiing to spectators, back into ski racing. Nolan Kasper, Barrett Stein. in the winter and car racing of all Lisa Mutz-Nelson photo. Besides skiing Barrett loves to golf types in the summer. and ride anything with two wheels. B O A R D O F D I R E C T O R S Ed Rogers ....................................................... President Bill Stratton ......................................................... Director deals for Gold Medalists Bode Jeff Mehnan ....................................................... Director Miller, Julia Mancuso and others Jon J. Franklin .................................................... Director Justin Burley ....................................................... Director while putting global brands such Bill Despo ....................... Secretary & General Counsel as Barilla Pasta, Rip It Energy Fuel, and Lacroix Spring Water into ski racing. Jon J. Franklin Even though he has held super- Jon Franklin visory roles at the Olympics, he is remembers most proud of helping to start the when Billy Kidd Water Ski World Cup and becom- won both the ing the TV voice of it in the late FIS and Pro 1990’s. More recently, based out of World Champi- Denver, Jon has been President onships the and CEO of multiple combat sports same year. Later, as Vice Presi- leagues including Glory Sports on dent of Winter Sports for IMG, he ESPN and has worked with Mike brought the Mahre twins back to Tyson and others in the boxing ski racing on the World Pro Ski world. Tour. While at IMG, Franklin was Bill Despo the agent for not only Kidd and the Mahres, but AJ Kitt, Bill Johnson, Bill Despo is general counsel for Tommy Moe, Julie Parisien and the Tour.