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1Map out your route t’s time to start planning your route to the World Championships this week. If you’re skiing Beaver Creek today, then try getting to the finish area from the top of the Centennial Lift and the top of Strawberry Park Express Lift. See Ross Leonhart’s reports at vaildaily.com/onthehill for more information.
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VAIL — They’re almost here, the 2015 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, and you should probably get a plan together on how you’re going to watch the races and get from place to place in what’s expected to be a rather large crowd. Organizers are anticipating about 150,000 people in and out of the valley between Feb. 2 and 15. Here’s your guide to navigating the coming weeks of races like a champ.
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PARKING With the exception of the qualification races for giant slalom and slalom and the Team Event (which will take place at Golden Peak in Vail), all races take place at Beaver Creek. Be aware that the Beaver Creek parking garages — Village Hall and Villa Montane — will be closed to the public throughout the event. The Rodeo Lot between Walmart and City Market on East Beaver Creek Blvd in Avon will be the primary public parking area and the Bear Lot at the base of Beaver Creek will serve overflow parking. Both open at 7:30 a.m. Award ceremonies and concerts take place
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From Feb. 2 to 15, about 150,000 fans, media, athletes and race employees are expected to be in the Vail Valley. in front of Solaris in Vail Village and the paid parking garages in Lionshead and Vail Village will be open with overflow on the Frontage Roads.
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Beaver Creek readies with one day left On the eve of Worlds, resort does the final touches By Chris Freud cfreud@vaildaily.com
BEAVER CREEK — Come on already, is it here yet? That would be the rough sentiment of the vast host at Beaver Creek preparing for the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships just one day away. While the planning has been meticulous, and years in the works, don’t count on anyone involved catching the Super Bowl today. “I’m not,” said Kate Peters, the senior marketing and public relations manager at the Vail Valley foundation. “Personally, I think because the Broncos are not in it, people aren’t as upset.”
THE COURSE Naturally, after a relatively snow-free January, it snowed on Saturday, and weather.com has 60 percent chance of snow for
“(The Championships) are already here. We’ve been doing it for a week to 10 days. We can sense the excitement building on the course. Everybody’s super-enthusiastic, working practically to exhaustion.” Steve Prawdzik Talon Crew member
Tuesday, the day of the first race, the women’s super-G. That did not deter the Talon Crew, the group of volunteers who do everything from setting up the safety netting, slipping the courses, both Birds of Prey (for the men) and Raptor (women) to shoveling snow off the two tracks. “(The Championships) are
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This is a view of the backside of Redtail Finish Stadium in Beaver Creek on Saturday. Construction teams are working around the clock in order to prepare everything in time for the start of training on Monday. already here,” joked Steve Prawdzik of the Talon Crew. “We’ve been doing it for a
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Access the spectator’s area at the Redtail Finish Stadium either by shuttle, by hiking up the 2015 Trail or skiing in — just follow the signs.
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you have decent traction on your boots). Proficient skiers and snowboarders can also access viewing areas along the Birds of Prey and Raptor courses by following signs after getting off of Cinch Express chairlift.
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The races, all free to watch, finish at mid-mountain, which means you have to ski, hike or take a bus to get there. Free buses run between the covered bridge in Beaver Creek Village to the finish area (from where there is a significant climb up several flights of stairs into the stadium) every 10 minutes before and after the race. You can snowshoe or hike up to the finish area on the 2015 Trail (Dally) from Beaver Creek Village. It’s a great way to get your blood pumping, especially since there’s a cheering committee with pins and prizes halfway up. Depending on your fitness level, it takes about 45 minutes up and about 15 minutes down. You can, of course, also reach the finish area on skis or snowboard. From Centennial Chair, ski down Redtail. From The Westin Gondola, take Chairs 15 and 18 then follow signs. From Arrowhead, ski to Bachelor Gulch then take chair 16 or 18 and follow signs.
The majority of terrain at both Beaver Creek and Vail will be open for skiing during the World Ski Championships. With the exception of the Birds of Prey chairlift and the trails under it used for the Birds of Prey men’s course and Raptor women’s course, all trails at Beaver Creek will be open for public skiing and snowboarding. At Vail, with the exception of the lower part of Golden Peak, where qualification and team races take place, all trails will be open. Talons Restaurant, next to the finish stadium at Beaver Creek will house the media center and will be closed to the public throughout the event. Concession stands serving food and beverages will be available on the first level of the stadium. Various restaurants in Vail will be closed periodically throughout the Championships to accommodate private events, so make sure to call or make a reservation before heading to dinner.
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WHERE TO WATCH The finish stadium has 3,500 seats and most are free and available on a first-come basis. There is also a large standing area between the stadium and the finish area and standing areas along the race courses from the Redtail jump down, accessed by hiking up the fence line (make sure
STAY INFORMED For updates on events, race and transportation schedules, information on parties and restaurant specials, there is a free World Championships app available for your mobile device. Search Vail 2015 in the iTunes app store.
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practically to exhaustion.” The Redtail Finish Stadium is ready. It seats 3,500 and can hold up to 7,000 people with standing room. A VIP building to the west of the courses went up before the Birds of Prey races in December. The Talons Restaurant, which replaced the old Red Tail Lodge, will serve as home for the media, made its debut in 2013. John Dakin, the chief of press for the event, said that 450 print/Internet media members are credentialed to cover the racing. That number does not include those housed in the new International Broadcasting Center below the stadium.
BRACING FOR THE THRONG Vail Valley Foundation organizers have not pegged an official number of spectators they expect for the next two weeks. Peters and Dakin both cited the precedent of the 1999 Worlds men’s downhill, which attracted 20,000 fans, considered to be a record for a ski race in America, around and at the bottom of Birds of Prey. That the home nation should be much more competitive than in 1999 — Chad Fleischer’s sixth-place finish in the super-G was the top American result 16 years ago — not only spurs on thoughts of larger crowds, but excites all those involved. “To be able to go into these World Championships with arguably one of the strongest teams in the world with a healthy Lindsey Vonn and Mikaela (Shiffrin) and Ted (Ligety),” said Dakin, continuing to
reel off names of the U.S. Ski Team. “We couldn’t have asked for an better promotion from the U.S. Ski Team, the way they’ve provided results this year.” NBC and its affiliates, NBC Sports and Universal Sports Network, will be televising all the races, giving Beaver Creek exposure nation-wide. Consider too that with races starting at 11 a.m. (speed races) or earlier (the combineds and technical events), the Championships will be in prime time in ski-crazy nations like Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Germany and Norway. “Potentially, we could have 1 billion viewers,” Peters said. “There will be 25 hours of coverage on NBC (and its affiliates). We’re hoping to get a lot of eyeballs on this area.”
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READY FOR ANYTHING Having the benefit of hosting the World in both 1989 and 1999 gives all involved a lot of experience. That said, hosting an event this large inevitably leads to the unpredictable. “The goal is to have things dialed in,” Dakin said. “We know there will be challenges. Things are not going to go as planned. There’s always a chance of weather. It’s an outdoor sport, and there are a lot of moving pieces to this event. The key is to be flexible enough to identify any problems and find creative solutions.” The Championships begin on Monday with women’s downhill training at 11 a.m. at Beaver Creek and with Opening Ceremonies at 7 p.m. in Vail.
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