SandBoxBlogs: Summit County Citizens Voice "Beaver Creek gets final OK for race course upgrades"

Congratulations to Beaver Creek Resort!

Bob Berwyn:
"SUMMIT COUNTY — Beaver Creek Ski Area last week got the final Forest Service OK for a several on-mountain projects that will help the resort prepare for the 2015 World Alpine Ski Championships.

Improvements include:

• A new women’s downhill racecourse
• A women’s giant slalom racecourse using portions of existing ski trails on Grouse Mountain
• Modifications to the existing men’s downhill racecourse
• Replacement of Red Tail Camp and expanded finish area
• A new domestic water tank to supply the new Red Tail Camp facility and Beano’s Cabin

The final environmental study and formal record of decision by White River National Forest Supervisor Scott Fitzwilliam are online at the White River NF website.

Forest Supervisor Scott Fitzwilliams said improvements will help showcase skiing on national forest lands and touted public collaboration in the review and decision-making process.

The project was designed to enhance and sustain Beaver Creek’s ability to provide a world-class venue for Alpine ski events. All activities are within Beaver Creek’s Forest Service-administered Special Use Permit boundary....."  (Read more?  Click title)

"Unapologetic pursuit and tracking of patterns within the news others make since 2010."

SandBoxBlogs: Vail Daily News "2015 Championships: 1,000 days to go"

"VAIL, Colorado — With today marking 1,000 days to go until the world returns to Vail and Beaver Creek for the 2015 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, Feb. 3-15, the event's Organizing Committee has provided the Vail Valley community with its charge. The state of Colorado, the United States and the world also have their directive: “Dream it. Live it. Share it.”

“It” refers to the 2015 World Championships, and Vail and Beaver Creek organizers want the world to know that this will be much more than just two weeks of ski racing. These championships will be a many-faceted celebration of not only skiing but an event and a feeling that can and will mean a world of different things on different levels to everyone who is touched by “it”.

While the championships are slightly less than three years away, organizers felt the need to identify a central tagline and theme that will guide much of the planning, preparation and look of the event. The committee wanted a tag that included strong action words that both invited and challenged people to make these championships their own in whatever way they choose.

“If you stop to think about it,” said Ceil Folz, president of the Vail Valley Foundation and the 2015 World Championships organizing committee, “dream, live and share can take on a myriad of different meanings when it comes to the World Championships. A young skier in Nepal can dream about having the chance to race in the championships, just as Lindsey Vonn can dream about winning a medal here.

“At the other end of the spectrum, a child that has never had the opportunity to experience skiing or snowboarding can also have that dream come true through the championships.”

While the members of the organizing committee will obviously live these championships for the coming years leading up to 2015, the international skiing community also will participate in the buildup to the World Championships, watching it grow and evolve in both scope and scale. As for the sharing piece of the equation, that, too, will come in many shapes and forms.

"Unapologetically pursuing and tracking patterns within the news others make since 2010."

SandBoxBlogs: Vail Daily News "Extreme filmmaking brings extreme rewards"

Rosanna Turner:
"You're almost to the top. You're standing on the edge of the ledge, ready to drop. You're ready to do what decades ago people thought was impossible. And you have to film it at the same time. Wait, what? Ever wondered what goes into the making of action, adventure and extreme sports movies? The Vail Film Festival this weekend features three films, “The Art of Flight,” “Inuk,” and “High Ground,” where the story behind making each film is just as captivating as the films themselves...."
(Read more?  Click title)

"Unapologetically pursuing and tracking patterns within the news others make since 2010."

SandBoxBlogs: Vail Daily News "Six-pack of songs"

Alan Sculley:
"The a cappella group Straight No Chaser has returned with new music in the form of “Six Pack: Vol. II.”

As the “Volume II” suggests, it follows a 2008 EP called “Six Pack,” which, like the new release, included six songs. And while Straight No Chaser vocalist Randy Stine said a full-length CD would have been nice, a busy schedule caused the group to think in terms of a “Six Pack” sequel.

“We haven't had a whole lot of time just to sit down and record another full-length album. We're constantly hearing from fans, ‘When's another one coming out?'” Stine said in a recent phone interview. “We wanted to get something out there new for the fans after they had been so patiently waiting.”

So the solution was to go the “Six Pack” route, which Stine said ended up working well. And to the group's surprise, “Six Pack: Vol. II” turned out to also mirror the first “Six Pack” EP in a couple of ways...."
(Read more?  Click title)

"Unapologetically pursuing and tracking patterns within the news others make since 2010."