MOUNT SUNAPEE’S TAYLOR OWEN PLACES IN TWO EVENTS AT THE SPORTS ILLUSTRATED KIDS NEXT SNOW SEARCH FINALS

For Immediate Release
Mount Sunapee Resort
2006-2007 Winter Season
Contact: Bruce McCloy (603) 763-3500
bmccloy@mtsunapee.com

Newbury, NH – (March 15, 2007) - Taylor Owen, representing Mount Sunapee, NH, won 1st place in the Kids WB Dual Race event and 3rd place in the Big Mountain Challenge at the Sports Illustrated KIDS Next Snow Search finals event, an elite competition to find the best young snowsports athletes.
 
Owen, a 13-year-old snowboarder, competed against 110 kids between the ages of 9 and 14 who qualified for the competition this winter at one of 66 ski areas in the United States and Canada.
 
The Sports Illustrated KIDS Next Snow Search finals event was hosted at Vermont’s Killington Resort on March 2-4. It featured three days of competition in seven different disciplines: big air, slopestyle, superpipe, the Kids WB Dual Challenge, moguls, carving and the big-mountain challenge.
 
The event is like no other. Boys and girls, skiers and snowboarders, all compete in one class – and each athlete competed in all disciplines. In addition to athletic skills, the event’s judges also consider style, attitude and sportsmanship. The goal is to find the best 25 athletes who will be named to the “Sports Illustrated KIDS Next Snow Team,” an honorary recognition.
 
Results and highlights are posted at www.nextsnow.com.