Ski-Scape Raises $36, 700

Thu, 8 Jan 2009 11:40:31 -0800

Last Weekend’s Event at HoliMont a Great Success!

BUFFALO - The 11th Annual Jeep Holimont SkiScape was held on Sunday, January 4, 2009 at the Holimont Ski Resort in Ellicottville, NY and it was a great success.
The beautiful weather welcomed over 350 skiers, helping raise $36,700 for the Kids Escaping Drugs Campaign. The January 4th event featured skiing, snowboarding, learn and improve workshops and an acoustic performance by Jay McDonnell. This year’s Lake Effect Fire Fighter Ski Race welcomed twenty-three teams from the area, as well as three other counties and Canada. Teams came from as far as Albany, NY and Milton, Ontario. Firefighter teams consisted of four firefighters dressed in full firefighting gear as they raced downhill, while stretching a fifty foot length of 1 3/4" hose. This year’s winner was the Alfred Station!
All proceeds from the event will directly benefit the Kids Escaping Drugs Campaign and Renaissance Campus. SkiScape is presented by the Jeep Dealers of Western New York with the Support of West Herr Automotive Group, Ski Rack, Muscoreil’s Bakery, Parkview Health Systems, Secret Valley Media Labs, Keller Brothers & Miller, Coca Cola Bottling Group, Blue Cross & Blue Shield, Channel 2 On Your Side, WJYE-FM, First Student, Metro Group, Inc and Rich Products.
About Kids Escaping Drugs
The Kids Escaping Drugs Campaign supports Renaissance Campus, a long term residential treatment facility for teenagers suffering from drug and alcohol abuse. The Campus consists of five buildings with a total of 62 patient beds. Renaissance House is a 30 bed in-patient treatment facility for boys ages 12-16; Stepping Stones is a 16 bed in-patient facility for girls ages 12-20; Promise House is our 16 bed inpatient facility for boys ages 17-20.
For more information on the Kids Escaping Drugs Campaign or this story, please call (716) 827-9462 or email info@ked.org.
Pictured: The Lake Effect Fire Fighter ski race.

Congrats!

Thu, 8 Jan 2009 11:40:17 -0800

HoliMont’s Own, Ward Wilson, Receives Master Award

Every year for the past 17 years, a prestigious award has been given to a Level III participant by the Professional Ski Instructors of America Pro Jam Masters at Mt. Snow in Vermont. This year, the Master Award was presented to HoliMont's own, Ward Wilson, given in recognition of his dedication to the highest level of professionalism in ski teaching, and for his sincere commitment to the sport of skiing and to the ski industry.
Ward has been a Team Leader and instructor at HoliMont for the past 22 years, and has served the Snowsports School well with his knowledge of the industry, his expertise in the art of teaching, and his wonderful example for all of the Snowsports School Team.
Needless to say, we are all very proud of Ward for this high achievement.

Contactor’s Day

Thu, 8 Jan 2009 11:31:43 -0800

28th Annual Event Scheduled for Friday, Jan. 30 at HoliMont

While sitting on a beach in Puerto Rico, two contractors took out a cocktail napkin and made a list of other contractors that ski. Knowing that winter is the off-season for their business they thought they would start something new. These two contractors, Brad Banks from Midland Asphalt (HoliMont member since 1994) and “Weed” Frederick from ABC Paving Co. decided they would try to get some guys together for a ski day - hence “Contractor’s Day.”
In 1981, eleven men from Midland, ABC, Syracuse supply, Oakgrove Construction and Holmes and Murphy met on the slopes and had the first contractors Ski Day mixing a little business with a lot of pleasure. 27 years later, Contactors day has become one of the most successful ski group ski days HoliMont hosts.
Come join us on January 30th for Contactors Day sponsored by B&L Wholesale Supply, Baschmann Services, Monroe Tractor, Anderson Equipment Co., Milton CAT and Braun Recruitment. Registration is available at HoliMont,716-699-2320.