Vegetate ’08 Freestyle Snowboard And Ski Event April 5-6 At Mt. Hood Meadows
13th annual event will feature SuperPipe and RailJam Competitions
Mt. Hood, OR - It is one of the longest running, independently produced freestyle competitions in the northwest. Mt. Hood Meadows will present Vegetate ‘08 – a celebration of freestyle snowboarding and skiing – April 5-6, 2008. The event features a SuperPipe Competition on Saturday in the resort’s Olympic-sized in-ground SuperPipe; and a Sunday RailJam Competition, staged right in the base area of the resort. A cash prize purse of nearly $14,000 plus merchandise makes Vegetate ‘08 one of the richest freestyle events in the northwest.
Vegetate was initially presented as a way to raise money for and draw attention to the native wildflower revegetation program, pioneered at Mt. Hood Meadows. The practice collects and cultivates native grasses and wildflowers for planting in areas where soil is disturbed as a way to maintain a healthier ecosystem. The program was honored with a Silver Eagle environmental award. The event continues as a way to create awareness about the resort’s sustainable business practices.
The Vegetate Village will feature a Salomon snowboard demo with samplings from other sponsors. The Full Sail Deck Scene will be grooving to the pulse of DJs from Spun Academy and other talent.
Vegetate ‘08 is sponsored by Salomon, Full Sail Brewing, Monster Energy Drink, Bonfire, Tim’s Cascade Chips, Clif Bar and Spun Academy. Competitor registration and complete event information can be found at skihood.com.
Vegetate – A Little Awareness Can Go A Long Way Towards Environmental Sustainability
Mt. Hood Meadows is honored to have been bestowed with several major awards in the area of environmental sustainability. Most recently, the resort received the Silver Eagle award for Environmental Excellence in Stakeholder Relations for the preservation of huckleberry habitat for use by Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. The resort has also won a Silver Eagle for community education for being, “A major voice in the region, continually working to improve and expand its community relationships with education, employee orientation and sustainability programs.” But its first Silver Eagle may still be the dearest – an award which recognized the viability of collecting and cultivating native grasses and wildflowers for planting in areas where soils are disturbed. This native revegetation practice, pioneered at Mt. Hood Meadows, has been adopted by other resorts and businesses throughout the country, creating a legacy of improving ecosystem health and sustainability. It is also celebrated in our annual freestyle event – Vegetate.
Meadows commitment to environmental sustainability didn’t begin with Vegetate. The resort was one of the first to use helicopters to fly in lift towers so roads would not have to be constructed to the tower locations during construction decades ago. The efforts haven’t ended with Vegetate either.
Notable Achievements:
In addition to its three Silver Eagle Environmental Achievement Awards (and a Golden Eagle finalist honoree), the resort has collected a growing number of awards as well as numerous other certificates of recognition.
* The Environmental Protection Agency’s Green Power Partnership recognizing our efforts to reduce the emissions associated with power generation in the US through procurement of green power.
* Bonneville Environmental Foundation’s acknowledgement of Mt. Hood Meadows reduction of the impact on global climate change by purchasing and promoting the foundation’s renewable energy Green Tags.
* Clean Energy Challenge’s recognition of Mt. Hood Meadows’ significant environmental achievements
* Mt. Hood Area Chamber of Commerce’s President’s Recognition for Environmental Enhancement
* Shooting Star Express and Vista Express at Mt. Hood Meadows and the Homestead Lift at Cooper Spur Ski Area are powered 100% renewable energy.
* Meadows offers one of the most extensive bus transport programs in the country and partners with CarPoolMatchNW.org to promote ride sharing to the mountain.
* We've adopted a "food shed" of 200 miles around the mountain, and will buy more and more of our food from within that area.
Overall, the resort wants its practices to serve the needs of today's customers, while preserving an equally enjoyable quality of life and healthy alpine ecosystem for future generations of mountain users. Our sustainability efforts are helping to set goals, achieve results, and measure progress toward sustainability in every company operation.
Saturday, March 29th 2008 @ 03:50 PM.
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