Posted by: thepinetree on 02/17/2024 08:58 AM
Updated by: thepinetree on 02/17/2024 08:14 PM
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World Pro Ski Tour Returns to Bear Valley Feb.17th-18th
Bear Valley, CA...The World Pro Ski Tour (WPST) will return to Bear Valley Mountain Resort in California on February 17th-18th, for a weekend of professional ski races. The Bear Valley Tour stop will feature three professional dual slalom races (two Open Category and one Women’s race) over the course of the weekend in the High Sierras.
“We are thrilled to continue our 2024 season at Bear Valley,” said Jon Franklin, CEO of the World Pro Ski Tour. “Bear Valley Resort is steeped in ski racing history, having hosted Pro races with Jean Claude Killy, Spider Sabich and Pro-Ams with Hollywood celebrities, along with breeding top World Cup athletes, such as Lauberhorn winner, Kyle Rasmussen.”
2024 WPST Bear Valley Race Schedule
Feb 17: Pro Race Qualifiers (Men & Women), 10am Feather Duster Run
Feb 17: Far West Pro Open (Open Category) 12:30pm Feather Duster Run
Feb 18: Bear Valley Pro Open (Open Category), 11am Feather Duster Run
Feb 18: Sports Insurance Classic (Women’s Race), 11am Feather Duster Run
The WPST Bear Valley race weekend will feature three classic dual races that include both ‘Open Category’ races where men and women can race in the same bracket for the same prize money and one ‘Women’s Category’ race, exclusively for female competitors.
"Bear Valley is proud to open two weeks of world class ski racing in the High Sierras,” says Tim Cohee, President of Bear Valley Mountain Resort. “The pros join us over the festive President's holiday, followed by the World Cup at Palisades Tahoe. Bear is renowned for world class skiing and racing since the days of Jean Claude-Killy five
decades ago. We look forward to welcoming the world's best at one of California's most historic sites."
Special thank you to our Bear Valley sponsors for the WPST 2024 races; Bear Valley Real Estate, Sysco, Alpine County, Be Tobacco Free - Alpine County, Bear Valley Backcountry, Sierra Nevada Adventure Co., Calaveras Visitors Bureau, Hovey Winery, FOX Security, Death Tour - Tour of the California Alps, Meadowmont Lodge, & 805!
The WPST is viewed in more than 100 million homes and can be seen in primetime on FOX Sports Network, and livestreamed on the World Pro Ski Tour’s Youtu.be channel, Facebook Live and more. Learn more about the athletes and behind the scenes via the award-winning docuseries, Life In Between Gates, syndicated nationwide.
