Steamboat to again host NASTAR Championships

Steamboat Ski Resort will host the Nature Valley NASTAR National Championships for the fourth consecutive season next March 26-29.
Steamboat Ski Resort will host the Nature Valley NASTAR National Championships for the fourth consecutive season next March 26-29.
    The event is celebrating its 41st anniversary, and the three previous national championships brought nearly 4,000 racers to Steamboat, becoming the most popular events in the NASTAR program’s history.
    “We are proud to welcome NASTAR National Championships back to Steamboat, which has deep roots in Olympic, World and national championships,” said Andy Wirth, executive VP of sales and marketing and chief marketing officer for Intrawest. “This event has been elevated to an entirely new level due to the successful partnership between Mountain Sports Media and the Steamboat Ski Resort. Building on the success of the last three national championships, Steamboat’s goal will be to again exceed the highest of expectations in 2009.”
    Racers qualify for the national championships by earning a top-three ranking in their age division at any of the 125 Nature Valley NASTAR ski resorts throughout North America. In 2008, competitors ages 3 to 93 from 44 states in addition to Canada and Australia competed in the age and gender categories in alpine, telemark, snowboard and physically challenged categories to win national championships.
    “The 2008 Nature Valley NASTAR National Championship was the best NASTAR Championship ever held,” said Bill Madsen, director of operations for NASTAR. “Steamboat has been a terrific host to the Nature Valley NASTAR National Championships for the past three years, transforming the event into a resort-wide festival, geratly anticipated by many in the winter racing community. This year’s 41st anniversary will again set a new standard.”
    If you participated in the Nature Valley NASTAR National Championships, organizers would like to hear from you. Click here for a link to a survey that will help provide the best experience possible .