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The Orage Master’s 5th Installment ; Ready For Action
March 26, 2008 (Montreal, QC.)— As one of 3 marquee ski events at this year’s Telus World Ski and Snowboard Festival The Orage Masters is back and ready to rock Whistler, BC on Saturday April 12, 2008.
After four seasons’ in Mammoth, CA the “Anti Comp” has moved to Whistler and is packing major party favors. Celebrating the 5th anniversary of skiing’s most well known head to head team based slopestyle event, the stage has been set.
Making up the competition roster will be team Volkl (the champs from Masters IV), as well as teams from Salomon, Dynastar, Rossignol, 4 Front, Line, K2 and Armada. Each team consists of 3 men and one female athlete, and with names like Sammy Carlson, Jacob Wester, Phil Casabon, Jen Hudak, Kim Lamarre, Tim Russel, Colby West, Ashley Battersby, Sean Petit, PK Hunder, Sean Decker, Charles Gagnier, Matt Hayward, Mike Riddle and Justin Dorey there’s no better place to witness skiing’s best.
The Orage Masters has built a reputation for it’s off hill antics just as much as it’s on course mayhem. The Masters is a celebration of the new ski lifestyle and its athletes… aside from the costume clad competitors, the Masters madness will be hosted by the one and only MC extraordinaire and official ski motor mouth, Luke Van Valin (who this year will be accompanied by legendary KISS front man, Gene Simmons from time to time). God only knows what will come out of their mouths.
Up for grabs is a prize vault unlike any other event, with snowmobiles from Arctic Cat, all expenses paid vacations to anywhere on planet earth, Wii entertainment systems, Sirius Satellite Radios, Telus Mobile phones with 2 year service contracts, and loads of electronic digital goodies from Olympus.
Also new this year, (due to a recent injury) will be the first ever appearance by Orage team rider and X Games gold medalist TJ Schiller sitting proudly behind the wheel of the snowcat. Out of commission and recovering from surgery TJ will be acting as the Armada team captain and course design guest of honor.
Adding to the festivities will be the Orage / Freeskier Heaven and Hell Party Presented by Kokanee and Monster energy drink, a two level fire breathing post event bash taking place at The Savage Beagle on Sunday night April 13th in the Whistler village. And last but not least, also worthy of mention are Orage’s 30 man village assault team, the live event webcast on Newschoolers.com and the on site jumbo-tron insuring that the 250,000 festival goers have no potential to escape the clutches of the Masters.
See you at the Festival…
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The TELUS World Ski & Snowboard Festival is produced by Watermark Communications, a Whistler marketing & communication company, and presented in partnership with Tourism Whistler and Whistler Blackcomb. Founded by W1’s Doug Perry thirteen years ago, and now the largest annual winter sports and music festival in North America, the TELUS World Ski & Snowboard Festival is a high-octane 10 day and night showcase of the best of snowsports, music, arts and mountain life. Featuring major professional ski and snowboarding competitions, the largest free outdoor concert series in Canada, the legendary Pro Photographer and Filmmaker Showdowns, and many more unique art and cultural showcases, the Festival is the ultimate winter wrap party. For information on the 2008 TELUS World Ski and Snowboard Festival, April 11-20, visit whistler2008.com
Lisa Richardson
Director of Communications
Watermark Communications Inc
10-1006 Lynham Road
Whistler BC V0N 1B1
Producers of the
TELUS World Ski & Snowboard Festival
April 11-20 2008
www.whistler2008.com <http://www.whistler2008.com>
p: 604 938 3399 ext 34
f: 604 938 3398
lrichardson@watermarkinc.ca
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