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DENVER, Colo. February 2, 2024 – The World Pro Ski Tour (WPST) will return to Bear Valley Resort in California, February 16-18, for a weekend of professional ski races. The Bear Valley Tour stop will feature three professional dual slalom races (two Open Category and one Women’s race) throughout the weekend in the High Sierras.

“We are thrilled to continue our 2024 season at Bear Valley,” said Jon Franklin, CEO of the World Pro Ski Tour. “Bear Valley Resort is steeped in ski racing history, having hosted Pro races with Jean Claude Killy, Spider Sabich, and Pro-Ams with Hollywood celebrities, along with breeding top World Cup athletes, such as Lauberhorn winner Kyle Rasmussen.”

2024 WPST Bear Valley Race Schedule

            Feb 17:             Pro Race Qualifiers (Men & Women), 10am                          Featherduster Run

            Feb 17:            Far West Pro Open (Open Category) 12:30pm                      Featherduster Run

            Feb 18:            Bear Valley Pro Open (Open Category), 11am                       Featherduster Run     

Feb 18:            Sports Insurance Classic (Women’s Race), 11am                   Featherduster Run                 

The WPST Bear Valley race weekend will feature three classic dual races, including both ‘Open Category’ races where men and women can race in the same bracket for the same prize money and one ‘Women’s Category’ race, exclusively for female competitors. Committed to race on the women’s side are four Team Sports Insurance athletes: four-time Olympian and 2023 Tour Champion Erin Mielzynski; 2022 Tour Champion Tuva Norbye; NCAA All-American Kaitlyn Harsch and World University Games competitor Tegan Wold. On the men’s side, expect to see Olympian and 2023 Tour Champ Simon Breitfuss-Kammerlander of Austria; FIS World Cup skier David Ketterer of Germany; California local World Cup racer and North American Cup winner Nick Cohee and other notables, including NCAA All-Americans and National Champions.

“SportsInsurance.com Racing is very proud to support women’s pro skiing and looks forward to our next challenge in historic Bear Valley,” says Mark DiPerno, President of SportsInsurance.com. SportsInsurance.com furnishes the Sports Insurance Pro Classic prize money for women.

“Bear Valley is proud to open two weeks of world-class ski racing in the High Sierras,” says Tim Cohee, President of Bear Valley Mountain Resort. “The pros join us over the festive President’s holiday, followed by the World Cup at Palisades Tahoe. Bear has been renowned for world-class skiing and racing since the days of Jean Claude-Killy five decades ago. We look forward to welcoming the world’s best at one of California’s most historic sites.”

The WPST is viewed in more than 100 million homes and can be seen in primetime on FOX Sports Network, and livestreamed on the World Pro Ski Tour’s Youtu.be channel, Facebook Live and more. Learn more about the athletes and behind the scenes via the award-winning docuseries, Life In Between Gates, syndicated nationwide.

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About the World Pro Ski Tour

The World Pro Ski Tour, is a nationwide tour of events for men and women where professional skiers race side-by-side in a single elimination format. Prize money and an overall World Pro Ski Tour title attract Olympians and professional skiers from around the world. On-site spectators and TV viewers can watch all stops on the Tour in an exciting and easy to understand format. More information on the World Pro Ski Tour and all its partners can be found at http://worldproskitour.com  Follow on facebook and Instagram @worldproskitour