Dyer dropped into the 40-to-50-degree face on Blackcomb’s Chainsaw Ridge, skiing fast through the exposed rocks, above a 100-foot cliff. She then snuck around it to line herself up for a 30-foot air – and stomped it. The crowd went wild. Then, for round two, she did it again just as simply. Though it hasn’t been officially announced, the judges told Dyer that she won.
Continue Reading Add comment April 21st, 2007
Patrick O’Donnell, former president of Aspen Skiing Company, was presented with the first Mountain Travel Industry Achievement Award at Whistler Resort during a session of Mountain Travel Symposium’s (MTS) 32nd annual meeting.
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We all knew the girls invited to compete in the Ullr Girl contest were talented skiers and snowboarders, but the art night proved that these girls can throw down in more ways than one.
Lynsey's photography
The Glacier Shop is where the event took place. Imagine slideshows projected on to the walls, a DJ section on construction scaffolding that looked hot of course, and free liquor for all the quests. This was a private party that people wanted to get in. And many of the who's who is skiing did. Besides Grete, Sarah, Lynsey, Ingrid (Backstrom) and Mike Douglas joined me to do a little freestyle pogo sticking.
The 14 girls (10 pros, 4 amateurs) had five minutes to show off their art or cultural talents. The winner was one step closer to claiming the Ullr Girl crown that will be announced this weekend. The winning pro gets $25,000. I'm here as support crew for my SheJumps partner, Lynsey Dyer. If she wins the cash purse, it will all go toward the SheJumps foundation fund to help women on the verge of making their dreams come true.
During the contest, many of the girls displayed their brilliant art. Lynsey introduced her slide show by pogo sticking on to the stage with her crew (me and some friends), and then showed the crowd illustrations and photography of her travels around the world. Snowboarder Vanessa Stark brought cupcakes to sweeten up the audience and created a massive art installation of her oil paintings. Meg Olenick, being the comedienne she is, showed a video of snow falling for about three minutes. And Mercedes Nicoll walked everyone through a hilarious how-to video on paper majetting.
But the crowd favorites were the entertainers. Grete sang a Chinese song that she had received extra credit for in her college language class. She won. The "Notorious B.E.V." placed second with a rap song about Ullr. And snowboarder Dominique Vallee got third with a flashy dance routine.
"There have been a lot of firsts this week at the Ullr contest," the pro snowboarder said.
Dominique dancing
But the post party was the best. The SheJumps girls got props for whipping everyone's ass in a freestyle pogo contest. I did a no hander, no footer, chugged a beer while pogoing, and jumped up a stair, stalled, and kept on going.
So far Grete is in the lead with two wins (Stompede and art contests). But Lynsey is in the running. Stay tuned.
Add comment April 18th, 2007
"Oh you'll be laughing at us in the big-mountain contest," said Olenick when we ran into her and Grete grabbing breakfast before "warm up." All of the girls seemed super supportive, and out to have fun, which was comforting when Lynsey got a two-minute inspection (because we were late) of the venue that included everything that looked intimidating and nothing that looked fun. Lynsey said Sarah was helpful. "Do the box," she said, "that's easy." So she followed her advice, and then perched atop the 30-foot upward slide, turned around, and came back down. Grete was the only other girl to make it to the top of that thing, and she won the qualifier. Lynsey was beaming when I saw her afterward.
Continue Reading Add comment April 15th, 2007
This is it! It's time for the much awaited If Ullr Was a Girl contest in Whistler during the TELUS World Ski & Snowboard Festival April 13-22.
Continue Reading Add comment April 11th, 2007
The If Ullr Was a Girl contest schedule has been announced. Head up to Whistler for the biggest party of the year, the TELUS World Ski & Snowboard Festival, April 13-22, and support the 10 finalists competing for one of the biggest women's purses ever. Visit Ifullrwasagirl.com or Whistler2007.com for more details.
Continue Reading Add comment March 25th, 2007
The Whistler/Blackcomb If Ullr Was A Girl Contest is heating up. Sixteen finalists have been chosen to compete in Whistler April 13-22. The contestants are competing for a $25,000 purse and part of the contest is vote counts so get online and support your favorite girl athlete.
Continue Reading Add comment March 16th, 2007
A giant clock at the Vancouver Art Gallery will be unveiled during a free public outdoor celebration at 12 p.m. Monday, Feb. 12, to mark the three-year countdown to the beginning of the 2010 Winter Games.
Continue Reading Add comment February 3rd, 2007
ASPEN. COLORADO (Post Time News)--Black Tie Ski Rentals likes to bring it when it comes to in-your-room delivery of whatever you need, and that dedication to customer service gave the company with ten locations in North America the top customer service award from Ski.com in 2006.
Continue Reading Add comment October 9th, 2006
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA (Post Time News)—Intrawest Corp.’s fiscal 2006 results show that skier visits and non-skier revenues are up while revenues-per-skier declined.
Skier visits increased 6 percent from 6,322,000 in 2005 to 6,688,000 in 2006 resulting in a $21.3 million increase in mountain segment revenue. Non-skier revenue bounded up by $18.2 million, while skier revenues declined $2.3 million . The company defines revenues-per-skier-visit as “a function of ticket prices and ticket yields, and revenue from non-ticket sources such as retail and rental stores, ski school, and food and beverage services.”
The Intrawest fiscal 2006 report was chock-full of interesting data, including the news that performance of the company in the West exceed results posted in the East.
Continue Reading Add comment September 24th, 2006