The Ski Tour is a professional Alpine skiing and a Half-pipe Freeskiing league founded in 2007 and sanctioned by the U.S Ski and Snowboard Association. In addition to the sporting events, The Ski Tour also features an entertainment package — The Base Camp Music Experience — that includes concerts, parties, and other non-athletic events at each of the tour's venues. The Ski Tour is headquartered in Sun Valley, Idaho, and is sponsored by Honda, Red Bull, Crocs, Spyder, and others.
Four events were televised by ABC in 2007. On November 28, 2007, it was announced that the tour would be merged with the 15-year old King of The Mountain Series.
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“The goal for all blind skiers is more freedom. You don’t have to see where you’re going, as long as you go. In skiing, you ski with your legs and not with your eyes. In life, you experience things with your mind and your body. And if you’re lacking one of the five senses, you adapt.”
—Lorita Bertraun, Blind American skier. As quoted in WomenSports magazine, p. 29 (January 1976)
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