Telus World Ski & Snowboard Festival Hits Whistler for its 12th Year in a Row
ResortQuest is offering great rates on Whistler accommodations for those coming up for the Telus World Ski & snowboard Festival. Whistler turns up the volume with 50 live concerts, major pro ski and snowboard comps, legendary arts events, endless nightlife and the best spring skiing & riding in the world.
Whistler, British Columbia (PRWEB) February 20, 2007 -- After the record breaking snowfall and now sunshine, Whistler continues to find reasons to celebrate. ResortQuest is offering great rates on Whistler vacation rentals for those coming up for the Telus World Ski & snowboard Festival.
 Only a few months left and then the Telus World Ski & Snowboard Festival hits Whistler for its 12th year in a row. For 10 days and 10 nights, Whistler turns up the volume with 50 live concerts, major pro ski and snowboard comps, legendary arts events, endless nightlife and the best spring skiing & riding in the world.
From April 13-22, 2007 the festival will feature such artists as:
- Sam Roberts,Friday April 13th, 2007
- Bassnectar, Saturday April 14TH
- Zilla, Saturday April 14TH
- Stephen Marley, Sunday April 15TH
- K'NAAN, Sunday April 15TH
- Finger Eleven, Thursday April 19TH
- Toots & The Maytals, Friday April 20th
ResortQuest is offering great rates on Whistler accommodations for those coming up for the Telus World Ski & snowboard Festival. Many other events for the festival are planned and include:
- Filmaker Showdown: a gala screening of all the finalist films for 2000 people on six screens. The filmmaker awarded "Best of Show" is awarded the ultimate filmmaker prize package valued at $15,000*, with the winning film featured in an international television special.
- Pro-photographer Showdown: The Showdown is open to all interested parties and all submissions will be reviewed by the Jury. Of these, only the top 5 will be selected to come to Whistler and display 9 minutes of their best images in slide show format to music in a gala showing. The winner walks with 10 grand in hand.
- Backcountry Freeride Jam: Events include amateur and pro backcountry competitions and the first The North Face Canadian Ski Mountaineering Championships, chances to demo the latest backcountry equipment, meet and learn from the professionals, avalanche clinics, and out of bounds tours.
- World Skiing Invitational
- Snowboarding Classic
- Rail Session
- Brave Art: This event will exhibit the work of well over 30 artists for a gallery total of at least 100 individual pieces of art. Each takes shape in its own unique chosen medium. Past mediums have included canvas, sculpture, film, photography, graffiti, graphics, and skate decks.
- Skate Zone
- Bike Trails
About ResortQuest
ResortQuest, one of the nation's leading vacation rentals and resort real estate companies, provides a one-stop resource in North America's premier resort destinations, ResortQuest.com. ResortQuest is the largest marketer and management company of vacation condominiums and vacation rentals in the U.S. and Canada, based on a portfolio of nearly 17,000 vacation rental properties, from Outer Banks vacation rentals to Destin condos, with a combined real estate value estimated at approximately $7 billion. ResortQuest Real Estate is one of the nation's leading real estate companies focusing exclusively on resort properties, offering superior brokerage services in the country's premier beach, ski and golf destinations. ResortQuest employs more than 4,000 people and is owned and operated by Gaylord Entertainment Co. (NYSE: GET), one of the largest and fastest growing companies in the hospitality and entertainment industries, based in Nashville, Tenn., that also owns and operates Gaylord Hotels and the Grand Ole Opry. For more information, visit ResortQuest.com or GaylordEntertainment.com.
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