Outdoor Concert Series
Join the collective groove, as we anchor the TELUS World Ski & Snowboard Festival with the biggest FREE outdoor concert series in North America. Live music for ten sound-struck days, flooding the ampitheatre of Whistler Blackcomb with the anthems of reggae, rock, hiphop and indie-funk.
Main Stage located in Skier's Plaza, free concerts 2:30pm - 5:30pm.
Friday, April 11th ILL SCARLETT, RALLY CAR
SATURDAY BIG AIR | 8:30PM | APRIL 12TH RAVI, DRUMS, DJ CROOKED
Sunday, April 13th JOHN BUTLER TRIO, MAMA'S COOKIN'
Monday, April 14th DANIEL WESLEY, CURRENT SWELL
Tuesday, April 15th BLUE SCHOLARS, COMMON MARKET, ANIMAL NATION, NOBODY REALLY
Wednesday, April 16th THE TREWS, BLACK SWADE
Thursday, April 17th BLACKALICIOUS
Friday, April 18th JULIAN MARLEY, FLOWMOTION
Saturday, EVENING SHOW | 8PM | April 19th DE LA SOUL
Sunday, April 20th MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEADFREEFLOW
whistler2008.com for more info
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Winner to Surf Out of Whistler Festival in a Brand New Pontiac Wave
If winning a free trip to Whistler for the TELUS World Ski & Snowboard Festival is the ultimate heist, then Pontiac is providing the gilt-edge to the experience, offering a Pontiac Wave to the winner of the Ride the Wave contest. The Pontiac Ride the Wave contest launched this week with radio and web promotions across Canada. Five finalists will enter the Wave on the afternoon of Saturday April 14th and test their mettle in the barrel of the car over 10 days, in order to decide if they are worthy of the ultimate break. The five contestants will get to Ride The Wave, and the swell of cabin fever, in the ultimate survivor game. The rules are simple: Outlast and outwit 4 other strangers living in the car. Bail, and you’re out. Win one of the many challenges, and your immunity might garner you a leave pass for the night to attend one of the TELUS World Ski & Snowboard Festival’s epic afterdark events. Can you stick it, all the way to the shore? That’s the ultimate test. The reward? You go home in a brand new Pontiac Wave. Aspiring Wave-riders are invited to enter online at www.whistler2007.com/2007/contests < http://www.whistler2007.com/2007/contests >
PRO PHOTOGRAPHER SHOWDOWN FINALISTS ANNOUNCED BY
WHISTLER’S WORLD SKI & SNOWBOARD FESTIVAL
Action Sport/Lifestyle Competition Features World’s Best Shooters in Showdown for $10,000 Purse
Whistler is gearing up for a clash of the titans, when five of the world’s best lifestyle and action sports photographers compete in the tenth annual Pro Photographer Showdown at the TELUS World Ski & Snowboard Festival, April 18 2007.
The five selected photographers will be flown to Whistler for a gala presentation on April 18, 2007, lured by the bright lights of the Festival, the industry’s preeminent celebration of action and lifestyle photography and a $10,000 prize purse.
At the Pro Photographer Showdown, the most dynamic moments in action sports are captured and mounted, trophy-style, for an appreciative 2000-strong crowd in a series of self-curated 9 minute multimedia presentations.
The “Best of Show” designation conferred at the renowned photography expose will see the winner join an alumni that includes Kevin Zacher, Eric Berger and Aaron Chang, who will judge the Showdown alongside Whistler’s “King of Light” Paul Morrison, and long-time host of the Pro Photographer Search, writer and creative mastermind Leslie Anthony.
Throughout its ten year history, the Pro Photographer Showdown has featured stunning photography from renowned surf photographers Aaron Chang, Jason Childs, Jeff Divine and Warren Bolster; skateboard gurus J. Grant Brittain and Jon Humphries; acclaimed mountain bike photographer Sterling Lorence; ski & snowboard legends Kevin Zacher, Eric Berger, Paul Morrison, Blake Jorgenson, Mark Gallup, Scott Markewitz, Dave Heath, Vianney Tisseau and Mattias Fredriksson, among others.
Peter Taras – San Clemente based Taras comes by his boho-creative blood legitimately. His grandfather was a revolutionist photographer who fought the reds and was hung by Stalin. Having worked as Photo Editor for Transworld Surf Magazine since he was 24 means Taras spends more time in the editing suite than out shooting, and his brain is full of shot-lists still to be captured.
Endre Løvaas – This 36 year old Norwegian says he has no plans to quit his day job as Marketing Manager and Senior Photographer at Fri Flyt, Norway’s biggest ski and snowboard mag to focus solely on photography. He’s shot with Matchstick Productions and produced images that have been published all over the world.
Nick Hamilton– He’s got the mongrel accent of a half Finnish, half British, half American guy, with multiple seasons in the French Alps under his belt. Currently photo editor at TransWorld SNOWboarding magazine, the 29 year old shutter-veteran edited British snowboard mag White Lines before moving to Cardiff, SoCal to take up his current role. There, he earned TransWord a Henry R Luce Cover of the Year special citation. And still can’t surf worth a damn.
Jeff Curtes – Boulder-based Curtes is the Principal Photographer for Burton Snowboards, and has been tripping around the world shooting for Burton since his big break in 1994. He has a degree in political science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a single credit in photojournalism from the Agricultural Journalism department and a stash of childhood memories of snowboarding with his brother Joe in the backwoods of the Wisconsin countryside.
Jody Morris – He spent a 10 year stint as senior photographer for Transworld Skateboarding magazine, and has freelanced for almost every major skateboard magazine in the world, as well as Men’s Fitness, Transworld Snowboarding and shooting a host of skateboarding's most iconic and influential ad campaigns, such as DC Shoes, Etnies, Adio Footwear, Quicksilver, Nixon, World Industries, Dakine, and Tony Hawk Inc.
And enter for your chance to win a trip to the festival:
We want to send you and a friend to the TELUS World Ski and Snowboard Festival in Whistler to get hooked up and decked out!
You’ll get return airfare from anywhere in Canada or the continental US* and deluxe hotel accommodation at the Adara Boutique Hotel. You'll spend April 19th to the 22nd, at the biggest celebration of music, arts and sports in North America .
While you’re here we're going to hook you up with a brand new deck handcrafted in Whistler by Prior Snowboards; VIP lift passes and tickets to the Big Air, Fashion Exposed, and the DJ Experience. We’re also going to deck you out in new outerwear from Roxy/Quiksilver; give you backstage passes to the Outdoor Concert Series; a tour from Barely Legal Motorsports and then we’ll let you relax with massages from Solaris Wellness Center and Spa.
Sign up for the TELUS World Ski and Snowboard Festival e-newsletter to enter; current subscribers are already entered!
Wednesday, March 07, 2007
 CREATIVE STAKES GET HIGHER AS 72 HOUR FILMMAKER SHOWDOWN OFFERS $2000 CASH PURSE IN ADDITION TO PRIZE HAUL
Registration underway for TELUS World Ski & Snowboard Festival’s film-making sprint.
Film-making becomes an athletic endeavour at Whistler’s annual 72 Hour Filmmaker Showdown. The competition, an integral part of the TELUS World Ski & Snowboard Festival’s line-up, challenges artists to perform feats of speed, endurance and precision, with the call to shoot, edit and produce a 3-5 minute digital film set within a 100km radius of Whistler in the space of 72 hours.
The 72 Hour Filmmaker Showdown traditionally spawns a concentrated burst of creative energy in Whistler. The Muses descend en masse, as 100 filmmaking teams are loosed on the resort and are given free range to blow the budget, burn the midnight oil and storm the house to meet a deadline.
The Gala screening of finalists is the hottest ticket in town, packing the 2000 seat Conference Centre. Even the unsanctioned Second Cuts screenings sell out. Previous winners have also received significant exposure, including screenings for the Directors Guild of Canada, at the 2003 Squaw Valley Film Festival, and the 2003 World of Comedy International Film Festival in Toronto. Winners from the 5 previous years of the competition can be viewed at www.whistler2007.com.
The winner of the 2007 Best in Show award will pick up $15,000 in prizes including a $2000 cash purse.
The call for participants is now underway, open to anyone who loves to make films - amateurs and professionals, teams or individuals. Teams from California, Montreal, Vancouver and Whistler have already lodged early submissions. Festival Production Coordinator Lilli Clark says, “The profile of 72 Hour Filmmaker Showdown is growing, and it’s earning a reputation globally as a quality film-making event, with professionals and industry-insiders from across the country lining up to take part.”
The exposure for the film-makers is more than just to a packed house at the Gala screening, but will put their work before an A-list panel of reviewers and judges from within the Canadian film industry.
Industry luminaries including Leo nominated writer and director Tara Hungerford; the film, TV and theatre producer who is also behind the monthly Celluloid Social Club, Paul Armstrong; Anthony Vitale from WhiteOut Films and Zaib Shaikh of Little Mosque on the Prairie fame will sit on the review panel to choose the finalists.
Due to the popularity of the Filmmaker Showdown, advance registration is highly recommended. Entries may still be accepted, but not guaranteed, at a meeting required for all participants at the TELUS Conference Centre on Friday April 14 at 9am in Whistler. The deadline for guaranteed entry is April 3rd. The competition begins following the meeting at 10am. You can register your intent to participate and read up about all the filming details at www.whistler2007.com/film/entry.
 URBAN RAIL JAM MISSION CRESCENDOES IN TORONTO
TRIP FOR WHISTLER UP FOR GRABS:
SATURDAY MARCH 3, DUNDAS SQUARE
February 27, 2007 – Whistler, BC – After stompeding into the heart of Calgary on Saturday 17, then grinding out in downtown Montreal on Saturday 24, the Old Spice Experience Rail Tour is about to take it to the rails in downtown Toronto on March 3.
Old Spice has joined forces with Whistler’s biggest festival to bring the mountain to the masses with the cross-country launch of the Old Spice Experience Rail Tour.
From 3:30 until 8:30pm on Saturday 3 March, Dundas Square is the scene of the showdown, where the “steeze” of the big mountain meets the streetscape of Toronto’s Dundas Square.
Trucked-in snow, a custom-constructed rail, and the best pro snowboarders will create the ultimate show as riders compete for the top prize – a cash purse to be peer-judged.
The tour will culminate with the Old Spice Snowboarding Classic in Whistler at the TELUS World Ski & Snowboard Festival, April 13-22 2007.
Visitors to the Toronto chapter of the tour can take the Old Spice Experience Training from 3:30pm, and earn a chance to WIN the ultimate snowboarding trip for two to Whistler, BC during the TELUS World Ski and Snowboard Festival.
Participating pro-riders include Geoff Brown, Andrew Skelhorn, Andrew Rusk, Jonathon Rusk, Morgan Parker, Nick Harlos, Brad Gauley, Corey Gallon, Aaron Shapiro, Jeremy Cloutier, Kyle Lutes, Ryan Caesar, Mikey Walker, Tom Derry, Steve Powling, Ryan Helstern, Brody P, Kevin Konnings, Matt Konnings, and Zach Stone.
For more information on the Old Spice Experience Rail Tour visit
Friday, February 23, 2007
Montreal: Win a trip to Whistler! Stomp down to Berri Square on Saturday for the ultimate park session.
Urban jibfest brings the mountain to the people. The Old Spice Experience Rail Tour has teamed up with the TELUS World Ski & Snowboard Festival, to spread a message of peace, love and grinding in the vertically-challenged down-town heart of Montreal. Featuring top pro snowboarders, imported snow and a custom-constructed rail, the Old Spice Experience Rail Tour will hit Berri Square at 3:30 Saturday February 24. Come by before the final showdown kicks off at 6:30 for your Old Spice Experience Training session, check out the action as the pros warm up, and earn a chance to WIN the ultimate snowboarding trip for two to Whistler, BC during the TELUS World Ski & Snowboard Festival.
Friday, February 23, 2007
ATHLETES HAVE UNTIL MARCH 8 TO THROW THEIR NAME IN THE RUNNING FOR A SPOT IN THE WHISTLER COMPETITIONS
TELUS World Ski & Snowboard Festival’s Canadian MVP will win inaugural Pontiac Peak Performer Award and a hot new ride
WHISTLER, BC, February 23 2007 –
For 10 days in April, skiers & snowboarders will gather for five competitions and the classic end to an incredible season in Whistler.
Snowboarders and skiers will again join forces for the 2007 TELUS World Ski & Snowboard Festival, with the Old Spice World Snowboarding Classic and the World Skiing Invitational taking place simultaneously April 12 - 21.
Over 150 riders and skiers will take on the Stompede, Rail Session, Superpipe and TWO Big Air competitions throughout the festival week. In addition to $100,000 in cash & prizes on the line, athletes will be motivated to go big by the opportunity to win the inaugural Pontiac Peak Perfomer Award and the keys to a brand new Pontiac G5 GT.
The Canadian skier or rider who out-spins, out-jumps and out-grinds their competitors across four events and receives the most votes at the on-site Pontiac display will receive the Peak Performer award and will squeal out of town in a slick, black Pontiac G5 GT after the April 21 Big Air.
A newly introduced lottery format will give the opportunity for emerging athletes to secure a spot in the World Skiing Invitational and Old Spice World Snowboarding Classic competitions, so fresh contenders can mix it up with established pros and previous champions.
Athlete Manager Lindsay O’Brien said, “Uniting pros and amateurs through a mixture of invitational and open fields makes the festival an event for all levels of riders. It provides an exciting opportunity for up & comers to size up their skills against the pros and help to launch their competitive careers and have a ton of fun in the process.”
Between now and March 8, athletes can go to www.whistler2007.com to request an invitation or enter the lottery. Confirmed competitor lists will be announced on March 12.
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
2007 Line-Up has Started...
SAM ROBERTS | FRIDAY APRIL 13TH
BASSNECTAR | BIG AIR SATURDAY APRIL 14TH
ZILLA | BIG AIR SATURDAY APRIL 14TH
STEPHEN AND DAMIEN MARLEY | SUNDAY APRIL 15TH
K'NAAN | SUNDAY APRIL 15TH
TOKYO POLICE CLUB | APRIL 16TH
FINGER 11 | THURSDAY APRIL 19TH
TOOTS & THE MAYTALS | FRIDAY 04/20
Thursday, February 08, 2007
Good Music, Good Vibe. What do skiing and riding have in common with reggae? It’s not just the spliffs… it’s more to do with soul. And sticking it to the man. The TELUS World Ski & Snowboard Festival is not only the biggest free outdoor concert series in America. It’s got the best vibe, and Sunday, April 15th the vibes are true when reggae star, Stephen Marley, with special guest Jr Gong, take the stage. On the heels of a European tour, conscious rapper K’naan will keep up his brotherly love going for the Marley boys, joining them on stage with his hip-hop manifestos.
OLD SPICE TAKES FLAVOURS OF WORLD SNOWBOARDING CLASSIC TO THE CITY URBAN RAIL JAM BRINGS TASTE OF TWSSF12 TO TORONTO, MONTREAL, CALGARY
January 26, 2007 - Whistler, BC - Old Spice is joining forces with Whistler’s biggest festival to take the mountain to the masses, with the launch of the Old Spice Experience Rail Tour. Kicking off in downtown Calgary on 17 February, the Jam brings a message of rock, roll and grinding to the streets of the city. Trucked-in snow, a custom-constructed rail, and pro snowboarders create the ultimate show as they compete for the top prize. The tour will build momentum as it travels to Montreal on 24 February and Toronto on 3 March. Visitors to the tour can enter the Old Spice Experience Contest for their chance to WIN the ultimate snowboarding trip for two to Whistler, BC during the TELUS World Ski and Snowboard Festival. The Old Spice Experience Rail Tour will crescendo at the Festival with the Old Spice World Snowboarding Classic. For its twelfth straight year Whistler invites the best riders in the world to put it on the line for the final showdown of the season at the World Snowboarding Classic, with its Big Air, rodeo-style Stompede and Superpipe events. Throwing the spotlight on the signature moves and styling of experienced riders is a natural fit for Old Spice, after generations of developing grooming products for the experienced man. “In 12 years, WSSF has become a must-do event. We believe that experience is everything, so we’re teaming up with the world’s biggest festival to bring that gotta-see-it, gotta-do-it event to cities across Canada.” For more information on the Old Spice Experience Rail Tour visit http://www.whistler2006.com/2007/oldspicetour/
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Thursday, January 25, 2007
The new video highlights from last year's festival are up! Check em out at http://www.whistler2006.com/2007/highlightvideo/Make sure you sign up for e-news so you can be the first to find out what we're planning this year. Subscribers will also have the chance to buy some event tickets before the general public. Last year the big events sold out early so don't miss your chance! http://www.whistler2006.com/2007/enews/WSSF Crew
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Updated On: 1/26/2007 at 11:48 AM
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Tell us what you want to see at this year's TELUS World Ski and Snowboard Festival. We want to hear what you loved about the festival last year and everything that went down while you were there.
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