Park City Grand Prix Accreditation Now Open
- Media accreditation is now open for the 2016 U.S. Snowboarding and Visa U.S. Freeskiing Grand Prix
- The international halfpipe competition is scheduled for Feb. 1-6, 2016
PARK CITY, Utah – (Jan. 6, 2016) – Today, Park City opened media accreditation for the 2016 U.S. Snowboarding and Visa U.S. Freeskiing Grand Prix scheduled for Feb. 1-6, 2016.
Interested media can apply for a credential online now at http://irideparkcity.tv/iridepc/resort-info/gp/gp-media.html. Applications must be received by Jan. 18.
Now in its 20th season, the Grand Prix is the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association’s (USSA) longest-running domestic competition series. While it has always been the stage that produced Olympic gold medalists like Kelly Clark, Maddie Bowman and David Wise, the series also serves as one of the highest level events on the international snow sports calendar.
A discounted lodging package is available for media during the event at the Park City DoubleTree. Please call 855.998.6310 to make your reservation using the code GRANDPRIX.
Media Assets:
USSA Grand Prix Press Release
Event Schedule
Rights free images of the 2015 Grand Prix stop in Park City are available for editorial use here:
Snowboarding
Freeskiing
Media Contact:
Doug Haney
518.524.4674
doug@greatrange.org
About Park City Mountain Resort
Park City Mountain Resort, the largest resort in the United States, is located in the heart of Park City, Utah, only a 35-minute drive from Salt Lake City International Airport. Park City bustles with activities year-round with two distinct base areas, nine hotels, thrilling family adventures, and more than two dozen restaurants. In the summer of 2015, Park City completed the largest resort improvement project in the history of American skiing– boasting more than 7,300 acres of terrain, a brand new eight-passenger gondola, new restaurants, and more. More information at http://parkcitymountain.com.
About Vail Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: MTN)
Vail Resorts, Inc., through its subsidiaries, is the leading global mountain resort operator. The Company’s subsidiaries operate nine world-class mountain resorts and two urban ski areas, including Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge and Keystone in Colorado; Park City in Utah; Heavenly, Northstar and Kirkwood in the Lake Tahoe area of California and Nevada; Perisher in Australia; Afton Alps in Minnesota and Mt. Brighton in Michigan. The Company owns and/or manages a collection of casually elegant hotels under the RockResorts brand, as well as the Grand Teton Lodge Company in Jackson Hole, Wyo. Vail Resorts Development Company is the real estate planning and development subsidiary of Vail Resorts, Inc. Vail Resorts is a publicly held company traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: MTN). The Vail Resorts company website is www.vailresorts.com and consumer website is www.snow.com.