U.S. Ski Team Speed Center is coming to Colorado
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- Created on Wednesday, 20 July 2011 23:59
- Written by Dena Rosenberry
The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association and Copper Mountain Resort announced Wednesday a partnership to create the U.S. Ski Team Speed Center.
The exclusive, early season, on-snow alpine ski racing venue will be designed to provide full-length downhill training by early November each season, beginning this year.
Plans call for the center to be open Nov. 1 to Dec. 10.
It will feature a new automated snowmaking system and all the safety, communications and timing equipment necessary to create the only full-length downhill training available worldwide during that time of year.
The Speed Center will be open to World Cup athletes but also will serve as a facility for USSA clubs and regional programs.
“The U.S. Ski Team Speed Center at Copper will be a game changer for U.S. athletes,” USSA President and CEO Bill Marolt said in a news release. “It will provide unparalleled training for our elite athletes prior to the World Cup season and play an integral role in our strategic development plan for the next generation.”
The Speed Center will be created in the Super Bee area, which has steep, north-facing slopes.
PHOTO: Lindsey Vonn waves to fans on her way to the top of the super G podium in Cortina. Doug Haney/U.S. Ski Team
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