Top Snowboarders at Mt. Bachelor February 5-9, 2003

Bend, Ore. — January 14, 2003 — For the second straight year  the top snowboarders in the country will be competing at Mt. Bachelor in the Chevy Truck U.S. Snowboard Grand Prix February 5-9, 2003.

The premier snowboard series in North America, last season the Mt. Bachelor stop on the Chevy Truck circuit was an Olympic Qualifying event.  In 2003 this competition will be a huge draw for the athletes due to the $10,000 in cash prizes for first place finalists, and television coverage on NBC and ESPN.  The USSA sanctioned event features Parallel Giant Slalom and Superpipe competitions, plus fan favorite Yahoo! Big Air & Style exhibition on a specially designed hit.  

“Expect some big name riders,” said Mt. Bachelor spokesman Chris Johnston.  “At our Grand Prix last year the four eventual Olympic Halfpipe medal winners, Kelly Clark, Ross Powers, Danny Kass and J.J. Thomas, all competed.”

“We also hope to see local favorites such as Leslee Olson and ’02 Olympic GS medal winner Chris Klug,” Johnston added.  

  For more information please visit www.mtbachelor.com or call 800-829-2442. 

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Mt. Bachelor is in the Cascade Mountain Range just 22 miles southwest of Bend, Oregon.  3,683 acres of terrain surround the classic cone-shaped peak of 9,065 feet.  Mt. Bachelor receives 350 inches of light, dry snow each year.  SKI Magazine readers have ranked Mt. Bachelor’s lifts best in North America three of the last four years.  For more information please visit our website at www.mtbachelor.com.