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SIERRA™ RESORT ELITE TEAM QUALIFIES FOR WINTER X GAMES 12

Four Local Athletes Headed for Snowboarding’s Most Prestigious Individual Competition

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE , Calif. – January 1, 2008 – Four of Sierra-at-Tahoe® Resort’s sponsored athletes have qualified to compete in Winter X Games 12, January 24-27 in Aspen , Colorado . Joanie and Jaime Anderson along with Hannah and Elijah Teter will be competing in the Women’s Snowboarder X, Women’s Slopestyle and Women’s and Men’s Superpipe contests, respectively.

Both Joanie and Jaime Anderson are coming off Gold Medal podium finishes in Winter X Games 11 in 2007. Hannah Teter, famed for landing the first 900 in a women’s halfpipe competition, took the Gold Medal in Torino , Italy in 2006 and Elijah Teter qualified for the coming competition by placing third in the U.S. Chevy Grand Prix halfpipe competition.

“We are so proud of our athletes; it’s not surprising to see all of them competing at the highest profile event in the business. The Teters and the Andersons will represent both Sierra Resort and the Lake Tahoe region well at the X Games, as they are four of the best riders in the world,” said John Rice, General Manager of Sierra-at-Tahoe Resort.  “We wish them the best of luck in their pursuit of Winter X Games 12 medals.”

“I am so stoked to be heading out to Aspen with a crew from Sierra Resort,” said Joanie Anderson. “Between Hannah, Elijah, my sister and myself, I’m hoping we bring home some serious X Games hardware.”

The 12^th annual winter action sports competition features athletes from across the globe competing for medals and prize money in snowboarding, skiing and snowmobiling. The events will be broadcast on ESPN and ABC in more than 121 countries and territories in Latin America, the Pacific Rim, Middle East, Africa and Israel .            

Interviews with the athletes are available by contacting Kirstin A. Cattell, Communications Manager for Sierra-at-Tahoe Resort, at 530.543.3132 or kcattell.st@boothcreek.com.

Sierra-at-Tahoe  Resort: Part of the Solution

Known for its wind-protected slopes, incredible tree skiing, family programs and parks and pipes that are among the best in the nation, Sierra Resort is committed to being part of the solution to environmental conservation. Environmentally responsible operations that include parking spots reserved for guests driving hybrid vehicles and the use of eco-friendly cleaning products resort-wide let our guests know that we care about the land around us as much as they do. We have also partnered with the Bonneville Environmental Foundation and the National Forest Foundation to offer our guests a convenient way to offset their greenhouse gas emissions.

The closest major resort to Sacramento , Sierra-at-Tahoe Resort is located just 12 miles west of Lake Tahoe and receives an annual average of 480 inches of snowfall. For more information, visit www.SierraAtTahoe.com or call 530.659.7453.

Media Contacts:

Kirstin A. Cattell, 530.543.3132

Jessica VanPernis, 530.562.3866

tahoepr@boothcreek.com

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