15th Annual Firefighter Ski Races Set at Big Boulder March 3.City Desks JACK FROST-BIG BOULDER, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 10, 2003 Firefighters across Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of are warming up for the 15th annual Big Boulder Firefighters Race on Monday, March 3, 2003. The event pits five person teams of volunteer and professional firefighters dressed in full "turnout" gear including helmets, against each other on a specially designed slalom race course on Big Boulder Mountain Boulder Mountain may refer to:
The teams race with each member hanging on to the same 50-foot hose. At least three of the racers must be holding the hose when crossing the finish line. Every team will get two runs, with the best time qualifying. Last year's professional firefighter winners were from Scranton, while the volunteer winners were from Shawnee, Pennsylvania. Race Registration begins at 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and the race begins at 11;30 a.m. Entry fee is $30 per person which includes a full day lift ticket, and awards ceremony following competition with lunch buffet, prizes and a raffle. To pre-register a team or individuals, call 800-468-2442. Location and Directions Situated in the beautiful Pocono Mountains Pocono Mountains (pō`kənō), range of the Appalachian system, c.2,000 ft (610 m) high, NE Pa. Forested and having many lakes and streams, the Poconos are a major resort area. of Pennsylvania, Jack Frost Jack Frost personification of winter. [Pop. Culture: Misc.] See : Winter and Big Boulder and its sister mountain, are less than two hours from Metropolitan New York/New Jersey and just an hour's drive from Philadelphia. Directions: from Philadelphia - Route 476 to exit 95 and follow the signs. From NY/NJ NY/NJ New York/New Jersey - Route 80 westbound to exit 284 and follow the signs. For reservations or further information, call 1-800-468-2442. On the internet, visit Jack Frost & Big Boulder at www.jfbb.com Sign up for ski mail (special events and packages) at the same internet address There are two kinds of addresses that are widely used on the Internet. One is a person's e-mail address, and the other is the address of a Web site, which is known as a URL. Following is an explanation of Internet e-mail addresses only. For more on URLs, see URL and Internet domain name. . |
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