By Press Release

October 11, 2000

PARK CITY, Utah (Oct. 10) � The 2001 Chevy Truck U.S. Snowboard Grand Prix schedule was announced Tuesday, with the tour making stops at Okemo Mt., Vt., Breckenridge, Colo., Mammoth Mt., Calif. and Sunday River, Maine. All of the events will be televised nationally.

All four sites have held Grand Prix events in the past. Okemo Mt. hosted last season�s Grand Prix Finals, which double as the X-nix U.S. Snowboard Championships. Sunday River will have that opportunity this season. Each site will feature several disciplines, with the Yahoo! Big Air exhibition series being held at Okemo Mt., Breckenridge and Mammoth.

The Grand Prix, entering its fifth season, has quickly become one of the most respected snowboard tours in the U.S. Each contest draws a solid field of riders as over $400,000 is up for grabs throughout the season and the overall winners take home a new Chevy Truck when all is said and done. All of the events will be televised by NBC, CBS, ESPN and ESPN2.

Also adding excitement to this season�s Grand Prix is the fact that all four venues will feature superpipes. The superpipe has much bigger and more forgiving transitions than a regular-sized pipe. Riders prefer the superpipe as it allows them to go bigger and throw down sicker tricks than they are able to do in a smaller structure. Last season, Mammoth and Breckenridge had superpipes in place during the Grand Prix. U.S. Team rider Rob Kingwill (Jackson, WY) won both.

All of the Grand Prix superpipes and snowboardcross courses will be designed and built by Oregon�s Pat Malendoski, one of the best builders/groomers in the business.

Last year�s overall winners were Canadian alpiner Jasey Jay Anderson and halfpipe ruler Shannon Dunn (Encinitas, CA). The battle for the titles, and new Chevy S-10 trucks, came down to the wire as Kingwill and Sondra Van Ert (Ketchum, ID) each had a chance to win it all. Kinger entered the final day of competition at Okemo Mt. in first place. Anderson needed to finish at least second in the snowboardcross to overtake him, and he did just that.

Dunn, who had won three halfpipe events, was the clear favorite to win her second straight title and truck. However, someone figured out that Van Ert could pass her in the standings if she could win the snowboardcross, an event she had not competed in all season. Van Ert cruised through the qualifying rounds, but fell short in the finals, allowing Dunn to breathe again.

The Yahoo! Big Air exhibition events will showcase some of the best riders in snowboarding. Competitors at Okemo Mt. will get the chance to ride in a slopestyle, the first time this event has been run on the Grand Prix tour. Last season�s big air at Breckenridge drew a crowd of thousands into the night air. The huddled masses watched as Jason Borgstede (Eagle River, AK) and Kim Bohnsack (Truckee, CA) won under the lights. Breckenridge returns with a big air this season as well. Mammoth will once again build a huge one-hitter, an event won by Travis Parker (Sandy, UT) and Tara Dakides (Laguna Niguel, CA) last year.

For Grand Prix entry forms, please visit www.ussnowboard.com in the coming weeks.

2000-2001 CHEVY TRUCK U.S. SNOWBOARD GRAND PRIX
Dec. 15-17 Okemo Mt., VT GS/HP/slopestyle (Yahoo! exhibition)
Jan. 5-7 Breckenridge, CO PGS/HP/big air (Yahoo! exhibition)
Feb. 8-11 Mammoth Mt., CA HP/SBX/quarterpipe (Yahoo! exhibition)

2001 X-NIX U.S. SNOWBOARD CHAMPIONSHIPS/GRAND PRIX FINALS
Mar. 22-25 Sunday River, ME SL/PGS/SBX/HP