Summer Roundup: Frejus tunnel, Ashley Stamp, David Rowan, Vancouver, Nordica

Summer Roundup: Frejus tunnel, Ashley Stamp, David Rowan, Vancouver, Nordica{mosimage}The disastrous Frejus tunnel fire two weeks ago will affect travelers planning to visit the 2006 Olympic venues (the tunnel’s Italian terminus is at Bardonecchia, the site of the snowboarding events next February). Here are some tips on getting around the tunnel closure.

David Rowan died on June 8 from mesothelioma, a rare form of cancer. Rowan was the founding editor and publisher of Ski Area Management (SAM Magazine), the industry’s premier trade publication. He began his career at SKI Magazine, and later founded the National Ski Areas Association. In 1996, he was inducted into the National Ski Hall of Fame. Donations in Rowan’s name may be sent in lieu of flowers to: Theatre Works, 5 Brookside Avenue, New Milford, CT 60776

Construction has begun on the 2010 Olympic nordic skiing venues in the Vancouver area. Site preparation is underway for the expensive nordic competition venue and sliding center, both at Whistler. The nordic center, located in the Callaghan Valley south of Whistler, will host the Games cross-country skiing, biathlon and ski jumping events. Click here for more.

The parents of a Steamboat Springs racer killed in a collision with a race-crew snowmobile at Vail last winter have filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against Vail Resorts and the snowmobile driver. The Denver Post has the story.

Nordica has joined the ski pool of Alpine Canada Alpin, becoming an official ski supplier for the 2005-2006 season. In 2004, Nordica entered the Canadian Alpine Ski Pool as a ski boot supplier.