Tuesday, November 27

Mountain Dew Pro Nationals Postponed

Press Release

The Mountain Dew Pro Nationals at Breckenridge Ski Resort, kicking off the 2001-2002 Vans Triple Crown of Snowboarding series, has been postponed and will tentatively be re-scheduled for December 18-22 due to late arriving snowfall. The first major competition of the year, the Mountain Dew Pro Nationals features the world's best snowboarders competing in the Half Pipe, Slope Style and Big Air events for a piece of a prize purse of more than $125,000. Contingent upon the competition taking place December 18-22, the Mountain Dew Pro Nationals is tentatively scheduled to be broadcast on NBC Sports on Sunday, January 13 at 3:00 p.m. EST as part of NBC Sports' ongoing coverage of the Vans Triple Crown Series.

This year's Mountain Dew Pro Nationals will again feature the top snowboarders in the world as such top names as Todd Richards, Daniel Franck, Shaun White, JJ Thomas, Tara Dakides, Leslie Olsen and Tricia Byrnes are expected to compete. Competitions will take place in the acclaimed Freeway Terrain Park at Peak 8, which boasts one of the top-ranked half pipes and the fourth-ranked terrain park and third-ranked overall resort in North America as rated by the readers of Transworld's Snowboarding Travel Guide.

"With more than two feet dumping over Thanksgiving weekend, conditions are now perfect for building the half pipe and Freeway Terrain Park," said Jay E. Wilson, Vice President of Global Marketing for Vans. "We really wanted to kick off the Vans Triple Crown of Snowboarding with the Mountain Dew Pro Nationals at Breckenridge Ski Resort as it's truly one of the very best locations for the sport."

For event updates, please refer to www.vans.com or www.breckenridge.com.

The Vans Triple Crown of Snowboarding schedule includes:

December 18-22 Mountain Dew Pro Nationals
Breckenridge Ski Resort, Breckenridge, CO
January 24-27 Vans Championships of Snowboarding
Snow Summit, Big Bear Lake, CA
March 6-10 Built Ford Tough North American Championships
Sierra-at-Tahoe, South Lake Tahoe, CA