Talon Crew Pics Of the Day – 2010 Olympic Women’s Downhill
February 17, 2010 · Posted by Vail Valley Foundation Blog ·
Many members of the Talon Crew, the volunteer corps from the Birds of Prey, have been putting in some quality time working for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and the surrounding area. Regarded as one of the hardest working crews on the Men's World Cup circuit, we are always thankful for their dedicated service and unparalleled work ethic each year here in Beaver Creek. Apparently the daunting 25,000 hours of volunteer service they rack up each year for the Birds of Prey is just not enough.We are a little delayed in posting some of the photos below, however, we ...
Birds of Prey Course Inspection with Ted Ligety
February 9, 2010 · Posted by Vail Valley Foundation Blog ·
Ted Ligety on the Birds of PreyPhoto (C) 2008 Jonathan SelkowitzWe've been working with the New York Times for some time to supply them with video and information they planned to use in the Birds of Prey course inspection piece below featuring U.S. Ski Team athlete Ted Ligety. There is a lot of action that takes place at the Audi Birds of Prey World Cup in Beaver Creek that the general public never gets to experience. From coaches and preparation to maintenance and constant communication between racers and teams the piece below does a wonderful job of not only detailing ...
Lindsey Vonn – 2015 World Alpine Ski Championships
February 4, 2010 · Posted by Vail Valley Foundation Blog ·
Vail Resorts photo by Jack Affleck.Enjoy a short interview with Lindsey Vonn shot late 2009 at Golden Peak on Vail Mountain about the Beaver Creek/ Vail 2015 World Alpine Ski Championships Bid.Our well wishes go out to Lindsey and the rest of the U.S. Ski Team heading to Vancouver for the 2010 Winter Olympics. Her fans here in the Vail Valley will be rooting for her and the rest of the Americans as they take to the biggest stage in skiing.If our efforts to bring the World Championships back to the Vail Valley in 2015 are successful we hope to ...
Steven Nyman – 2015 World Championships
January 28, 2010 · Posted by Vail Valley Foundation Blog ·
Steven Nyman on the Birds of Prey Sept 2009Our efforts to bring the World Alpine Ski Championships back to the Vail Valley in 2015 are in full swing. Members of our bid committe will be leaving next week to anchor the Vail house in Whistler for the Olympics and we are hopefull that our efforts will eventually lead to Beaver/Creek Vail hosting a third world championships.Check out a short video below shot last September on the Birds of Prey featuring Steven Nyman of the U.S. Ski Team.You can get more information about our bid HERE.STEVEN NYMAN:
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Park City Ski Team at Birds of Prey
December 18, 2009 · Posted by Vail Valley Foundation Blog ·
Check out a short video below of the Park City Ski Team at the 2009 Audi Birds of Prey World Cup in Beaver Creek, Colorado.Glad these guys had a great time and thanks for making the trip out to Beaver Creek for the Birds of Prey!We will be posting videos from the winning runs and more Birds of Prey in the coming weeks so be sure to check back soon.PARK CITY SKI TEAM AT BIRDS OF PREY:
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Bird of Prey over Birds of Prey
December 9, 2009 · Posted by Vail Valley Foundation Blog ·
Click image to view larger.OK so maybe it's only a crow, but, we still think this picture is pretty fantastic. The photo above was taken at the 2009 Audi Birds of Prey World Cup.Photo courtesy Francis Bompard, Agence Zoom.
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Vote for the Birds of Prey – World’s Favorite World Cup Race
December 9, 2009 · Posted by Vail Valley Foundation Blog ·
If you have a moment, and feel so inclined, please vote for Beaver Creek/ The Birds of Prey on the FIS Alpine World Cup website for your favorite Men's downhill!CLICK HERE to cast your vote.
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360 Degree SlopeViews Birds of Prey Build Out
December 8, 2009 · Posted by Vail Valley Foundation Blog ·
The Vail Valley Foundation's newest Birds of Prey Partner SlopeViews created an immersive time lapse video showing the construction of the finish area stadium for the Audi Birds of Prey World Cup. To our knowledge, this is the first time immersive video has been used at a World Cup skiing event.Immersive video allows the viewer to control their field of view simply by clicking and dragging their mouse to look around during playback, providing an interactive, photorealistic, point-of-view experience. No other video platform puts the viewer in the director’s chair with the power to control their field of view. Whether ...
Crist Brothers at the Birds of Prey Video
December 8, 2009 · Posted by Vail Valley Foundation Blog ·
Check out a cool video below from First Ascent. The Eddie Bauer/ First Ascent team was on hand all week at the 2009 Audi Birds of Prey.Zach and Reggie Crist are both former members of the US Ski Team and gained world renown acclaim as pioneers of Skier Cross (SX). Reggie is the first two-time SX gold medal winner at the X Games and Zach has won gold, silver and bronze. The brothers evolved from athletes to guides as a natural progression by taking their skiing to the heights of the big mountains of Alaska, New Zealand and the Himalaya.Enjoy ...
We Work Fast…
December 6, 2009 · Posted by Vail Valley Foundation Blog ·
It takes us weeks to build the Birds of Prey and only hours to tear it down. The photo above was taken a few minutes ago...
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