Deer Valley Resort to Host First World Cup Ski Cross Competition in North America

Written on December 13th, 2007 at 12:00 pm by Bill
Filed Under: Press Release

DEER VALLEY RESORT, PARK CITY, UTAH (December 13, 2007) – Well known for hosting world-class freestyle ski events, Deer Valley Resort will welcome the Visa Freestyle International, a stop on the FIS Freestyle World Cup tour to its slopes February 1 and 2, 2008. The event will feature aerials, dual moguls and for the first time ever in North America a World Cup ski cross competition. More than 200 athletes from approximately two-dozen countries are expected to participate in the event.

Competition begins Friday, February 1 with the ski cross qualifications on Solid Muldoon ski run, followed by the aerials event on White Owl (the 2002 Olympic Winter Games aerial course) Friday evening. On Saturday, February 2, the ski cross event will take place on Solid Muldoon ski run, followed by the dual moguls event Saturday evening on Champion (the 2002 Olympic Winter Games moguls course). The evening events are particularly exciting as athletes compete under the lights, and Deer Valley entertains guests with live entertainment and fireworks. The evening events begin at 6 p.m. Awards will be presented immediately following the competitions in the finish area, followed by entertainment and a fireworks display at approximately 9 p.m.

General admission for all events is FREE to the public. For those guests looking for an enhanced spectator experience, Freestyle Feast tickets are available for dinner ($75) on either Friday or Saturday night or for lunch ($65) on Saturday in the VIP tent. Tickets also include a commemorative gift.

Tickets can be purchased beginning December 8, 2007, by calling 435-645-6510 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Children six years and under are free. Refunds will be given at point of purchase only if event is cancelled or rescheduled to another day.

In the past ten years, Deer Valley Resort has become known as a Mecca for freestyle events, successfully hosting the 1999 Chevy Truck U.S. Freestyle Championships, six World Cups (2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007), the 2002 Olympic Winter Games and the 2003 FIS Freestyle World Championships, one of the largest ever held in the history of the sport. The Resort is also scheduled to host the Freestyle World Championships again in 2011.

Deer Valley’s 2008 Visa Freestyle International will be aired on NBC television on Sunday, February 10, 2008 at 2 p.m. and on Versus at 5 p.m. E.S.T. as well as on Sunday, February 17, 2008 at 4 p.m. E.S.T on Versus. For more information on the upcoming 2008 Visa Freestyle International, or to arrange event interviews, please contact Resort Communications Manager Erin Grady at 800-424-DEER (3337), 435-645-6522 or view the Resort Web site at deervalley.com.

Deer Valley Resort – Rated the #1 Ski Resort in North America
by the readers of SKI magazine this year.