STIHL® COLORADO FREERIDE CHAMPIONSHIPS CONCLUDE IN ASPEN
Jane “Jane Saw” Somerville of Team STIHL Takes Second Place
Release Date: March 2007
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ASPEN, Co.- More than 23 feet of snow has fallen this ski season, providing a competitive setting for the STIHL Colorado Freeride Championships. Taking place at Aspen/Snowmass, the series concluded the weekend of March 2-3, 2007. Team STIHL’s own Jane “Jane Saw” Somerville dueled it out with more than 100 of the most talented skiers in the country over the steep drops, hanging cliffs and snowfields of Snowmass mountain to wrap up a second place podium position. In its third year of supporting the event, STIHL was the 2007 title sponsor of the competition and brought the action to ski fans with a feature broadcast on Plum TV.
“The level of talent, competition and excitement is extraordinary,” said Roger Phelps, promotional communications manager for STIHL Inc. “We were especially pleased to see our own ‘Jane Saw’ do so well. And of course special congratulations to Marek Cholinski for winning the STIHL SLAM (Sickest Line on Aspen Mountain) award for his 80-foot front flip.”
The championship is hosted by the Aspen Skiing Company (ASC), which operates the four mountains in the Aspen area. STIHL and ASC expanded their relationship this year as part of a joint commitment to the environment. Walter Bennett, branch manager for Intermountain STIHL, presented ASC with a STIHL MS 441 chain saw, and STIHL BR 500 backpack blower. Both units have reduced emissions, and the BR 500, in addition to being listed as lowest in emissions for its engine class on the EPA Web site, is also one of the quietest blowers on the market with only 65 dB(A). Also donated were HP Ultra oil, a fully synthetic, biodegradable oil that is ideal for the new, low-emission engines, and BioPlus™ bar oil, made with a vegetable oil base and rated by the Coordinated European Council to be 93.8 percent biodegradable in only 21 days.
“We are pleased to have the chance to donate these low-emission products to a company that is committed to operating sustainably by reducing its own greenhouse gas emissions,” said Bennett. “STIHL realizes that improving the environment is vital to ensuring a long and prosperous future for all. It’s nice to recognize and reward other companies for having the same values.”
The top five in both men’s and women’s ski and snowboard categories are as follows:
Women’s Ski:
1-Kate Cardamone – Aspen, CO
2-Jane Somerville – Basalt, CO
3-Amelia Barr – Steamboat, CO
4-Eva Jankovsky – Meredith, CO
5-Carin Twining – Louisville, CO
Men’s Snowboard:
1-Dave Watson – Snowmass, CO
2-Ben Crocker – Jackson Hole, WY
3-Casey VandenBroek – Snowmass, CO
4-Marek Cholinski – Aspen, CO ***
5-Tyler Dewitt - Breckenridge
Women’s Snowboard:
1-Tiffany Noel – Mammoth Lakes, CA
2-Shannan Yates – Salt Lake City, UT
3-Natalie Nevins –Aspen, CO
4-Jennifer Blake – Denver, CO
5-Cecila Kunstadter – Boulder, CO
*** Sickest Line
For more information on the STIHL Colorado Freeride Series, or Team STIHL's Jane Somerville, please go to www.stihlusa.com/events.html.
About STIHL Inc.
STIHL Inc. manufactures the world’s largest selling brand of chain saws and produces a full line of powerful, lightweight, and versatile handheld outdoor power equipment for homeowners and professional users. STIHL products are sold through servicing power equipment retailers from coast to coast— not mass merchants. For more information or for the name of the closest STIHL retailer call toll free 1-800-GO STIHL (1-800-467-8445) or visit the STIHL Web site at www.stihlusa.com.
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About Aspen Skiing Company
Aspen Skiing Company operates the four mountains in the Aspen/Snowmass area - Snowmass, Aspen Mountain, Aspen Highlands and Buttermilk - as well as the award-winning Ski & Snowboard Schools of Aspen/Snowmass. The area offers unparalleled nightlife and off-slope activities as well. Aspen/Snowmass is accessible by two of the most convenient airports in the mountains - Aspen Sardy Field (ASE) (3 miles from Aspen) and Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE) (70 miles from Aspen). For more information on Aspen Skiing Company, please call 800-525-6200 or 970-925-1220, or visit the company's website at www.aspensnowmass.com.
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