Crested Butte Academy teams up with hotel, IMG

Colorado’s Crested Butte Academy has joined forces with two industry leaders in their respective fields — IMG Academies and Cay Clubs International — to create a unique opportunity for CBA to expand its training and educational programs with exceptional facilities and accommodations and become a true ski-in/ski-out academy.
COLORADO'S CRESTED BUTTE ACADEMY has joined forces with two industry leaders in their respective fields — IMG Academies and Cay Clubs International — to create a unique opportunity for CBA to expand its training and educational programs with exceptional facilities and accommodations and become a true ski-in/ski-out academy.
    The Crested Butte Academy is a fully accredited college preparatory (6-12) boarding/day school combined with world-class training camp/academy programs in alpine skiing, freeride skiing, snowboarding, and high altitude running. IMG Academies (IMGA) is regarded as the world’s leading multi-sport training and education camp/academy in tennis, golf, soccer, baseball, basketball, performance training, fishing and officiating. Cay Clubs is an experienced developer of resorts — for both vacation and investment opportunities — in some of the most celebrated destinations in the world.
    In late 2006, Cay Clubs acquired the 265-room (former Club Med) resort hotel at the foot of  Mount Crested Butte. Cay Clubs has become the “in-house” real estate development partner of IMGA. IMGA is Cay Clubs’ internal sports training, education, health and fitness program facility
expert. Both entities realized that an association between the Crested Butte Cay Club resort hotel and the Crested Butte Academy (CBA) would be a natural fit. The CBA management concurred, and the partnership was established.
    The CBA is now headquartered at Cay Club Crested Butte. All boarding students reside in the four-star resort where buffet or menu style dining is provided. IMGA and CBA management are collaborating on all aspects of the training, education and business operations.
    “The chance for the CBA to team up with a fabulous resort property like Crested Butte Cay Club is a phenomenal opportunity,” said Graham Frey, director of the Crested Butte Academy. “Combine this with the chance to learn from and work closely with Greg Breunich, Ted Meekma and their world-class team at IMG Academies — well, it is truly a dream come true. Together we will take the CBA full-time and weekly camp programs to heights we had never imagined possible.”
    For information about the Crested Butte Academy or IMG Academies, please contact Priscilla Kuehnel at (941) 752-2604 or by email at priscilla.kuehnel@imgworld.com