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The Honda Ski Tour – revised schedule for weekend of Feb. 2-4, 2007

Daily Staff ReportVail CO, Colorado

BRECKENRIDGE Due to inclement weather and a forecast calling for continued snow and wind, the second stop of The Honda Ski Tour (THST) skiing events scheduled for Friday in Breckenridge, are on hold. The ski cross time trials, heats, and finals will all take place Saturday, starting at 10:15 a.m. The athlete awards ceremony will take place at the BaseCamp Pavilion at 8:30pm tomorrow (Saturday) night with Blackalicious taking the stage at 7:30 p.m. and Michael Franti & Spearhead at 8:50 p.m. The BaseCamp Music Experience tonight (Friday) will continue as planned, kicking off with the Wailers in the BCME Pavilion at 8:30 p.m. Additionally, some of the hottest names in music will no doubt warm up the expected crowd of thousands. Don Carlos, Swollen Members, DJ Logic, Elan with DJ Siren C, Kamphire Collective and more will rock Breckenridge at various venues around town. The one thing you can almost always plan on with winter events is a delay due to the weather, which is why we erected a 1,400 square foot tent in the center of town, said THST co-founder Kipp Nelson. People should huddle up today and come out tonight to see the amazing bands we have lined up which will definitely keep them warm. Originally planned as a night event, the halfpipe qualifying rounds and finals will take place on Sunday morning and afternoon, starting with Heat #1 at 10:30 a.m. and finals scheduled to start at 1:30 p.m. The industry expo originally scheduled for today at the base of Peak 8 is also postponed until tomorrow (Saturday). THST is North Americas new elite, four-stop mountain festival and skiing competition that features the worlds best halfpipe and ski cross skiers competing for a total of $500,000, the biggest purse in skiing. Additional tour stops are Aspen/Snowmass, CO, Squaw Valley, CA, and Sun Valley, ID, which took place in January. ABC TELEVISION AIRDATES/TIMES: THST will be covered in four hours of network televisionone hour per event scheduled to air on ABC. Event and airing schedules are as follows: Event date: February 1-4, Breckenridge, ColoradoABC airdate/times: Saturday, February 10, 2pm EST / 1pm CT / 12pm MST / 4pm PST Event date: February 22-25, Aspen/Snowmass, ColoradoABC airdate/times: Sunday, March 11, 2pm EST / 1pm CT / 12pm MST / 11am PST Event date: March 8-11, Squaw Valley USA, CaliforniaABC airdate/times: Sunday, March 25, 2pm EST / 1pm CT / 12pm MST / 11am PST **Times for all airdates subject to changecheck your local listings For general information and BaseCamp Music Experience ticket information, go to The Honda Ski Tour website [ http://www.theskitour.com ]www.theskitour.com Check out The Honda Ski Tour myspace page at [ http://www.myspace.com/theskitour ]www.myspace.com/theskitour The Honda Ski Tour would like to extend a special thanks to its sponsors, American Honda Motor Co., Paul Mitchell, Crocs, Spyder, Salomon, Ice Breaker, Atomic, Bula, Surefoot, and media partner Outside Magazine.

FEB 2 – 4, 2007 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2ndCompetition Cancelled due to Weather SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3rdPeak 9 Ski Cross – free event/lift ticket needed on the mountain 8:00am Athlete Lift Access8:30-9:00am Course Inspection9:0010:00am Training10:00-10:15am Course Closed for Maintenance10:1511:00am Time Trials11:00-11:30am Course Closed for Maintenance11:3011:45am Dark Horse Heats11:55am Forerunners12:00pm First Round Heats12:30pm Semi Final Heats1:00pm Consolation and Final SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 4THPeak 8 – Halfpipe free event & viewing from base area 8:3010:20am Halfpipe Practice10:2010:30am Maintenance10:3011:15am Heat #111:1511:50am Practice11:5012:00am Maintenance12:0012:45pm Heat #212:451:15pm Practice1:151:30pm Maintenance1:302:30pm Finals2:45pm Awards

Friday, Feb. 2 BASECAMPPAVILION 7:30pm Doors7:30-7:50pm Sun Valley Event Footage w/ DJ Logic7:50-8:05pm Pro Photo Shootout 8:05-8:20pm Ski Cross Athlete Intros 8:20-8:30pm Halfpipe Athlete Intro 8:30-10:00pm The Wailers BASECAMPAROUND TOWNQuandry Grill (free entry)2:00-4:00pm – Aprs Ski, Ski Tour Girls, Giveaways, Happy Hour The Maggie (free entry)2:00-4:00pm – DJ, Happy Hour, Giveaways Beaver Run Resort, Ballroom-Peak 17 10:00pm Doors Open11:00-1:30am Don Carlos The Crocs Lounge, The Forest Room, Village at Breckenridge 9:30pm Doors Open 10:15-11:30pm Matt White 11:55-2:00am DJ Logic Ten Mile Ballroom, The Village at Breckenridge 10:30pm Doors Open 11:30pm-12:45am Swollen Members Salt Creek 10:00pm Doors Open10:30-11:30pm Kamphire Collective 11:55-2:00am Elan with DJ Siren C Saturday February 3rd BASECAMPPAVILION 6:00-6:10 Doors/House Music 6:10-6:40 Sun Valley Footage 6:40-7:20 Limelight Film Festival 7:20-7:30 Uncle E. Club Show Info 7:30-8:30 Blackalicious8:30-8:50 Athlete Awards/Contest Giveaway8:50-10:50 Michael Franti & Spearhead BASECAMPAROUND TOWN Quandry Grill (free entry)3:00-5:00pm Aprs Ski, Ski Tour Girls, Giveaways, Happy Hour Main Street Station Plaza free entry 3:30-5:00pm Plaza Party, Band, Giveaways, Ski Tour Girls Breckenridge Brewery – free entry3:30-6:00pm Aprs Ski Party, Giveaways, Ski Tour Girls Ten Mile Ballroom, The Village at Breckenridge -10:00pm Doors Open 11:00pm-2:00am Joseph Israel & The Jerusalem The Crocs Lounge, The Forest Room, The Village at Breckenridge 10:00pm Doors Open 11:15pm-1:15am Wisdom Salt Creek 10:30pm Doors Open 11:30pm-2:00am Jillian Ann


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