May 06, 2014

Breck News on Behalf of Alli Sports and Dew Tour

Celebrating its 10-year anniversary, the action sports property will return to Breckenridge, Colo. for the Mountain Championships December 11-14, rounding out the season with its signature winter event, Alli Sports, a division of the NBC Sports Group, announced today. For the seventh straight year, the Dew Tour will descend upon Breckenridge Ski Resort for four days of snowboard and freeski competitions, and will air four hours LIVE on NBC and four hours on NBCSN.

"Breckenridge Ski Resort has provided unrivaled early season capabilities and support for the Dew Tour since we began our winter events," said Eric Grilly, President, Alli Sports. Whether it's our competitions on the mountain, specialty contests in the streets of Downtown Breckenridge, or our concerts at the Riverwalk Center, our live events translate into exciting broadcasts for NBC."

The culmination of the 2014 Dew Tour will once again take place in Breckenridge, Colo. with four days of snowboard and freeski competitions, as well as live concerts and the interactive Dew Tour Experience, featuring athlete meet and greets, games, and giveaways. The season will start in Ocean City, Md. for the fourth consecutive year June 26-29, then stopping in Portland, Ore. August 16-17 for a two-day streetstyle event, followed by a second streetstyle event in Brooklyn, N.Y. September 20-21.

"We are looking forward to another great event this December to kick-start the 2014-15 ski season," said Kieran Cain, Breckenridge Director of Marketing. "I know the Ski Resort, town and community all see the benefits of this world-class event taking place both on the mountain and in town, bringing visitors and international television exposure to our community at a critical time of the early season."

The Dew Tour schedule will incorporate specific sports and disciplines at each stop:
Mountain Championships: Breckenridge, Colo.
o   Men's and Women's Freeski Slopestyle
o   Men's and Women's Freeski Superpipe
o   Men's and Women's Snowboard Slopestyle
o   Men's and Women's Snowboard Superpipe
o   Men's Snowboard Streetstyle
The 2014 Dew Tour will be available on NBC, NBC Sports Network and NBC Sports Live Extra where Dew Tour's dedicated digital platform - will stream live competitions and bring consumers exclusive Dew Tour action, interviews and behind-the-scenes access on desktops, mobile device and tablets. 

For additional Dew Tour event information, visit www.DewTour.com and the Dew Tour Facebook page.
DEW TOUR ON NBC SPORTS LIVE EXTRA:  NBC Sports Live Extra- NBC Sports Group's live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices, and tablets - will provide live comprehensive streaming coverage of the Dew Tour via "TV Everywhere," the media industry's effort to make quality content available to authenticated customers both in and out of the home and on multiple platforms.
For desktops, NBC Sports Live Extra can be accessed at NBCSports.com/liveextra. The NBC Sports Live Extra app for mobile devices and tablets is available at the App Store for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, and on select Android handset and tablet devices within Google Play.
Coverage will live stream to PCs, mobile devices and tablets through NBC Sports Live Extra, and to the digital platforms of participating cable, satellite, and telco services, via "TV Everywhere," which is available on an authenticated basis to subscribers of participating MVPDs.

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For further information:
Colleen Hillgard: (630) 908.6334
colleenhillgard@allisports.com


About Vail Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: MTN)
Vail Resorts, Inc., through its subsidiaries, is the leading mountain resort operator in the United States. The Company's subsidiaries operate the mountain resorts of Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge and Keystone in Colorado; Heavenly, Northstar and Kirkwood in the Lake Tahoe area of California and Nevada; Canyons in Park City, Utah; Afton Alps in Minnesota and Mt. Brighton in Michigan; and the Grand Teton Lodge Company in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The Company's subsidiary, RockResorts, a luxury resort hotel company, manages casually elegant properties. Vail Resorts Development Company is the real estate planning, development and construction subsidiary of Vail Resorts, Inc. Vail Resorts is a publicly held company traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: MTN).www.vailresorts.com and consumer website is www.snow.com.

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