Keystone hosts Collegiate Nationals

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Daily News Staff Report
March 27, 2008

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KEYSTONE - The best skiers and snowboarders from colleges and universities across the country are competing for the national championship title in a slopestyle event at Keystone Resort's A51 Terrain Park on March 28 and 29. Skiers and riders will showcase their terrain park aptitude and jibbing skills through a series of jumps, rails and other park features for cash prizes and to be named for best male and female collegiate athletes in slopestyle skiing and snowboarding.

Collegiate Nationals is open to male and female skiers and snowboarders enrolled in a minimum of three college credits within the past nine months. Registration is $25 per competitor and includes a two-day lift ticket, lunch and a t-shirt. Participants must wear a helmet.

Registration at Mountain House Base Lodge will be held on Friday, March 28 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Open Practice in A51 Terrain Park will then run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. An athlete Meeting at Mountain House Base Lodge is scheduled to start at 5 p.m.

On Saturday, March 29, last chance registration at Mountain House Base Lodge will occur from 8-9 a.m. Men's and women's ski and snowboard qualifiers in the A51 Terrain Park will go from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Men's and women's ski and snowboard finals in the A51 Terrain Park is scheduled from 2:30 -5 p.m. An awards ceremony at Mountain House Base Lodge will start at 5:30 follewed by an après party at the Last Lift Bar starting at 6 p.m.

Coverage of Collegiate Nationals will also air on CBS Sports on Sunday, May 25th in a special one-hour premier. The premier show will launch a seven consecutive day run of Olympic-style programming on CBS College Sports Network (CSTV), followed by eight days of sport-specific coverage on the network.

For a full list of rules, regulations and online registration please visit www.thecollegiatenationals.com. For more information about Keystone Resort, please visit www.keystone.snow.com.