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For Immediate Release. Taos Ski Valley's sixth hosting of the "Salomon Extreme Freeride Championships at Taos 2011" will be webcast live over the Internet Friday and Saturday (9am-end), March 4th-5th, 2011. Anyone who has broadband or high-speed internet access will be able to view the championships on their home computer. For more information about the live webcast go to freeride.newmex.com. The live webcast is made possible by local broadband internet service provider TaosNet (taosnet.com) in conjunction with Brownrice Internet (brownrice.com) who are providing the streaming servers. "TaosNet's experience and technical expertise deliver to the 'extreme,' by providing high speed internet to the extreme locations of the venues for this event" according to John Batis, the managing member of TaosNet. The ski area is pleased to share the 2011 Salomon Extreme Freeride Championships highlight event with as many in the skiing community as possible. According to the ski area website, this event attracts some of freeskiing's top athletes including competitors from across North America, Canada, Japan and Europe. Last year the competition drew nearly 100 athletes who chased after a share of the $12,000 purse, which has been repeated this year. For additional information on this year's Salomon Extreme Freeride Championships go to www.skitaos.org. |
