World Ski Pro Tour in Colorado
Word in from Craig Marshall, executive director of sales and marketing for the reinstituted World Pro Ski Tour, says the tour will be at Snowmass, Colorado this weekend for the first time in 20 years, with 30 world competitors in a dual alpine ski race format.
According to Marshall, “2018 Olympian Nolan Kasper of Warren, Vermont, just back from Pyeongchang, Korea, will be defending his title and claim the $10,000 prize offered at Snowmass.”
What makes this event special for local skiers, is that Glens Falls native, Jake Jacobs, 24, son of John and Susan Jacobs, and grandson of former Olympian, the late Tom Jacobs, founder of Reliable Racing in Glens Falls, will be competing against the top field of pro racers. Other eastern based pro racers include James Marshall, Carrabassett, Maine, Kei Kullberg, Cornwall, New York, and Tucker Marshall, Pittsfield, Vermont, and Robert Kelley,
Starksboro, VT.
Incidentally. Kasper won the White Mountain Dual Challenge in February at Waterville Valley, New Hampshire.
Marshall said that CBS Sports Network will air earlier races that ran at the following: April 1 at 1
p. m. at Waterville Valley, NH: April 8 at 2:30 p. m at Aspen, CO, and April 15 for the Sunday River, VT race. You can call 207- 446-1492 for further race information.
Becky Pine of Windham Mountain Resort in the Catskills, reports Windham will install a high- speed Six Passenger Lift and Implement RFID Ticketing for the 2018/2019 Season. “The Doppelmayr
lift will run from the base area to the summit, replacing the current Whistler Triple, better known as “F Lift.” It will have a slope length of 5,105 feet, and an uphill capacity of 3,000 passengers per hour. It will reach the summit in just under five and a half minutes.
“RFID ticketing is essentially ‘ EZ-Pass for skiers.” Becky adds that guests are invited to be-
come a 2018/2019 Season Passholder at the annual Season Passholder Party, March 17, when the best rates on passes will be offered for one day only.”
Schenectady Wintersports Club, contact designated Wednesdays as the clubs official XC Snow Day. If you want to join SWS on these days call their Hotline at 370- 0304 to find out where they will be going.