Snow Alert -Whistler Blackcomb *** *** FIS News U.S. Skiers 1-2-3-4 in Super Series GS Brandenburg leads American Sweep BETHEL, Maine (Jan. 2) - Will Brandenburg (Spokane, WA) led a U.S. sweep of the top four places Tuesday in a Chevrolet Super Series giant slalom as NorAm Cup racing resumed at Sunday River. He edged Tim Jitloff (Reno, NV) by three-hundredths of a second for the victory. In blowy weather, with temperatures in the low 20s, Brandenburg was second on the first run and took the victory when Canadian Jean-Philippe Roy skied off course early in his second run. The time for Brandenburg's first Super Series triumph was 2:35.36.; the Super Series represents U.S. races in the NorAm Cup series. Ji tloff, the 2005 Junior World Championships combined gold medalist who is returning after tearing his left anterior cruciate ligament a year ago, was second in 2:35.39. Warner Nickerson (Gilford, NH) - who skied plenty at Sunday River before he graduated from Colby College in Maine - completed the podium in 2:35.75. The annual Super Series visit to Sunday River continues Wednesday with another GS, beginning at 10 a.m. with the second run set for 1 p.m. ET. To follow the race via live interval timing: http://live-timing.com/races.php. ALPINE NORAM CUP Super Series Bethel, ME - Jan. 2, 2006 Men's Giant Slalom-1 1. Will Brandenburg, Spokane, WA, 2:35.26v 2. Tim Jitloff, Reno, NV, 2:35.39 3. Warner Nickerson, Gilford, NH, 2:35.75 4. Erik Fisher, Middleton, ID, 2:35.78 5. Scott Barrett, Canada, 2:35.80 - U.S. skiers in the top 20: 6. Andrew Weibrecht, Lake Placid, NY, 2:36.41 8. Tim Kelley, Starksboro, VT, 2:36.63 10. Roger Brown, Norwich, VT, 2:38.07 11. Jeremy Transue, Hunter, NY, 2:38.14 12. Scott Veenis, Salt Lake City, 2:38.39 13. David Chodounsky, Crested Butte, CO, 2:38.40 15. Jack Reed, Stowe, VT, 2:38.72 16. Paul Epstein, Carlisle, MA, 2:38.73 17. Travis Gaylord, Park City, UT, 2:38.76 18. Greg Hardy, Jamaica, VT, 2:39.03 19. Chris Frank, Windham, NY, 2:39.09 For complete results: http://www.fis-ski.com *** Courchevel- France It’s snowing in Courchevel ! Like a xmas present, snow arrived yesterday in Courchevel, along with the new year ! we have 31 feet of fresh snow at the base of the resort, and 40 feet at the top of « La Saulire ». .. and keeps falling. Tomorrow will be sunny and for sure a truly dream ski day www.courchevel.com

*** Whistler- Blackcomb BC

494,000 acres of untracked fresh snow - get there with Whistler Heli-Skiing. Fresh Tracks Tips
Be at the base of the Whistler Village Gondola at 7am. Upload between 7:30-8:30am. On busy days, Fresh Tracks may sell out. Access is limited to the first 650 people at the base on the morning of the breakfast. Put your Fresh Tracks ticket in a handy pocket, because you must hand it in at the Roundhouse Lodge at the top. Listen for the "Runs are open" call when you're in the Roundhouse Lodge. Do not ski/ride all the way back to the bottom of the mountain. If you do, you will not be allowed back up before the regular opening time without purchasing another Fresh Tracks Ticket (you handed in your ticket at the top). Emerald Express and Big Red Express will be the usual lifts open to you at the top of the mountain. Fresh Tracks Breakfast Price $16.78 adult, $12.20 child. Children 6 and under: FREE Time Upload the Whistler Village Gondola between 7:30am - 8:30am Location Roundhouse Lodge, Whistler Mountain Dates December 8, 2006 - April 8, 2007 Powder Mountain Catskiing offers luxurious Bombardier snowcats to take you to an unforgettable day of cat skiing or snowboarding in the Whistler backcountry. Your day will consist of an average of 7,000 to 10,000 vertical feet of untracked powder. You will be picked up in Whistler Village at Tex Corleone's where you will enjoy a buffet breakfast at 7:30am and then be driven to the snowcat location. Certified guides will brief you on backcountry safety, avalanche awareness, and the use of avalanche transceivers (supplied by Powder Mountain Snowcats). A hearty lunch will also be provided while on the mountain. Guests will return to Whistler at approximately 5pm. Snowcat Skiing & Snowboarding Price $449 Time 7:30am-5pm Meeting location Tex Corleone's in Whistler Village www.whistlerblackcomb.com/ *** Sugarloaf -ME 2007 started off right today, with some super soft, super grippy, super fun surfaces all over the mountain. Instead of firming things up, the sleet we got this morning actually piled up niceley, a few inches deep, giving us some great surface conditions on lots of terrain, including Scoot, Tote Road, Whiffletree, Sluice, and King's Landing. Look for the majority of our terrain to be tilled out by tomorrow morning, including Haulback for the first time this season. Snowmakers will be back at it again tomorrow as soon as temps and humidity drop back down, and the plan is to hit Widowmaker, Tohaul, Whiffletree, Narrow Gauge, and Competition Hill with a dose of the fresh stuff. A new year and a new month naturally mean new events, and we've got lots of em coming right up, starting with College Snowfest tomorrow through Jan 5. Come on up for a week long party including nightly entertainment, food and drink specials, and $35 lift tickets with a valid college ID. Jan. 8-12 is Children's Festival here at Sugarloaf, and kids age 4-12 ski for free when you stay for three or more midweek nights from Jan. 7-11. Then it's the Charity Summit, White White World Week, the Bud Light Concert Series (Strangefolk and The Samples), and more. For more information, check out our calendar. http://www.sugarloaf.com/ ***