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MT HOOD: 12th Annual
Vegetate —
April 6th - 10th 2007
Mt. Hood Meadows, which opened
in1967, is the largest ski resort on Mt.
Hood and has a long history of hosting
snowboard events beginning with the "Wide
Open" – a halfpipe competition that started
in the early ’90s. The resort gained national
attention in 1996 with "Vegetate" – an
environmentally themed snowboard festival
and competition. That first year the event
featured a big air and halfpipe competitions
and Mt. Hood's first snowboardcross.
The event created awareness for the resort's
award-winning native grass and wildflower
re-vegetation program, a cause that snowboarders
have proudly supported. The 12th Annual
Vegetate will be presented April 6th -10th,
2007, at Meadows. Given that the national
forest is one of 11 "urban forests" in
the country – meaning one that is 50 miles
or less from 1,000,000 people or more
– the Mt. Hood Meadows serves to satisfy
the high demand for alpine recreation
on a relatively small portion of the public
lands.
"We are excited about hosting this national
caliber event,” said Mt. Hood Meadows
Resort Vice President and General Manager
Dave Riley. “We have the terrain, grooming
expertise and abundant snow to build a
course worthy of this competition, which
ultimately will determine who our national
champions will be. It is an honor, and
our entire staff is looking forward to
welcoming the best SBX riders in the USA.
"An event like this only reinforces our
goal to introduce more young athletes
to the sport – especially with the addition
of snowboardcross to the Olympic Games
this season – and the opportunity all
riders have to compete right alongside
possible Olympic champions." |
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