News Release
Ski Racing Short Films Collection DVD Available Locally
GIRDWOOD, Alaska – March 29, 2007 –The Ski Racing Short Films Collection DVD, produced by Ski Racing International and Rival Films, is available for $10 at the Hotel Alyeska Logo Shop in Girdwood. The recently-released DVD is only being sold locally through Tuesday, April 3, 2007, in conjunction with the U.S. Alpine Ski Championships taking place at Alyeska Resort.
This collection of short films features profiles and lifestyle features of famous alpine skiers, including a local-favorite and former Olympic-medal-winner Tommy Moe. Megan Gerety, who also hails from Alaska, is featured in an interview and 2006 Olympic gold medalists and current competitors Ted Ligety and Julia Mancuso are also profiled.
The DVD contains captivating footage of the brightest stars on the World Cup Circuit at popular ski locales such as Solden, Austria; Aspen, Beaver Creek and Keystone, Colo.; Jackson, Wyo.; Squaw Valley, Calif.; Sun Valley, Idaho; and Park City, Utah.
Rival Films and Ski Racing International formed a partnership in 2006 and has produced a series of 27 online short films for SkiRacing.com that profiled athletes of the U.S. Ski Team. The short films were consistently the top-viewed items on SkiRacing.com for the entire 2006-2007 World Cup season. With one short film debuting each week, viewers of SkiRacing.com were given a glimpse inside the lives of their favorite ski team athletes.
For more information, or to purchase a DVD online, visit www.rivalfilms.com.
This is the second time the Anchorage area has hosted the US Alpine Championships in the past three years. The area's community spirit and spring snow conditions helped bring the race back to the area. Extensive financial support for the races comes from Nature Valley, United Airlines, DWS Scudder, the US Ski Team, Alaska Communications System and the Anchorage Convention and Visitors Bureau. Chevrolet of South Anchorage, Totem Ocean Trailer Express, Reliable Racing, Lynden Transport, Alyeska Ski and Snowboard Club, Providence Imaging Center, and the Alyeska Resort are offering support that's critical to the event's success, while Coast Magazine and Sobe are providing social function support. For more information and the latest updates, explore www.skianchorage.net.
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Media Contacts:
Jason Lott
Chief of Press for 2007 U.S. Alpine Championships at Alyeska Resort
Direct: (907) 754-2211
Cell: (907) 223-1823 cell
email: jlott@alyeskaresort.com
Jeanette Anderson Moores
Media Room Director for 2007 U.S. Alpine Championships at Alyeska Resort
Direct: (907) 754-2153
Cell: (907) 229-6925
email: mooreswj@gci.net
Juliann Fritz
Public Relations Director for U.S.S.A
Main: (435) 647-2061
Cell: (435) 640-8379
email:jfritz@ussa.org
