Angel Fire Resort to Host First-Ever ``Chain Reaction'' Snowboard Competition in February 2006; Two-Rider Teams Will Compete for Big Cash.ANGEL FIRE, N.M. -- Angel Fire Resort Angel Fire Resort is an alpine ski resort in Angel Fire, New Mexico, USA. The resort opened in 1966[1] and offers both winter and summer activities. Activities In the winter season there is terrain for
tr.v. dubbed, dub·bing, dubs 1. To tap lightly on the shoulder by way of conferring knighthood. 2. To honor with a new title or description. 3. the "Chain Reaction," on Saturday, February 25, 2006. The competition is open to all ages, with separate male and female divisions, where teams will vie for $20,000 in total prize money. The event is part of a weekend long celebration of snowboarding in New Mexico New Mexico, state in the SW United States. At its northwestern corner are the so-called Four Corners, where Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah meet at right angles; New Mexico is also bordered by Oklahoma (NE), Texas (E, S), and Mexico (S). . The Chain Reaction will combine the best elements of freestyle, relay and boarder-cross racing. Participating teams are made up of two members. The first member of the team hits the course in four person heats. As soon as the first team member crosses the finish line the second team member starts from the top of the course. The first team to get both members across the finish line wins. This year's course will launch with an extreme urban theme. Riders will fight elbow to elbow as they hit the course jumps, rollers and berms, along urban park features such as a buried school bus, interstate merge lanes, bridges over a pond and a city skyline. One of the most challenging sections of the course will be the "toilet bowl." This is a 360-degree snow bank which riders enter on the top, arc in a tight turn and fly out of at the bottom. "We are constantly looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. events that push the athletic edge. The Chain Reaction competition will definitely do that," said Brandon Peterson, special events manager, Angel Fire Resort. "When you come to Angel Fire you have a choice. You can watch the best in mountain sports or take part in the best in mountain sports." Along with the Chain Reaction, other events over the February 25-26 weekend include a riding clinic featuring top pro riders, board demos from the leading board manufacturers, live music and the 10th annual Free Tacos! party sponsored by Experience Snowboards. Additional partners include Albuquerque radio stations 94 Rock and 104.7 The Edge, and the New Mexico Xtreme Sports Organization. For more information and press accommodations please contact Angel Fire Resort. About Angel Fire Resort If you can do it on a mountain, you can do it here. Angel Fire Resort is the Southwest's premier year-round alpine recreation destination. Tucked high in the Sangre de Cristo mountains Sangre de Cristo Mountains (săng`grē də krĭs`tō), part of the S Rocky Mts., extending c.220 mi (350 km) from S central Colo. into N central N.Mex. of northern New Mexico Northern New Mexico may simply mean the northern part of New Mexico, but in cultural terms it usually means the area of heavy Spanish settlement in the north-central part. , Angel Fire is the rare resort where you can ski, snowboard, tube, snow bike and cross country ski all on the same mountain. It offers a 121-room slope side Slope side is a term used in the North American ski lodging industry to describe any accommodation from which one can reasonably walk to the ski lifts. Such lodgings are usually at the bottom of, or right beside, the ski hill—hence the term slope side. hotel as well as rental condos and homes, with a wide variety of activities for the summer outdoor enthusiast including golf, mountain biking mountain biking Sports medicine A sport in which participants use specialized bicycles to navigate rough, steep trails covered with unforgiving rocks Injury risk Concussions, fractures, death. See Extreme sport, Novelty seeking behavior. , fishing and hiking. For information on lodging and lift ticket deals, snow conditions, activities and more at Angel Fire this winter visit www.angelfireresort.com or call 1-800-633-7463. |
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