Special Olympics Colorado Winter Games

198256 Resource 80966 193966 193966 1204044798653 1204044602791 Controlled Copper Mountain Hosts 30th Annual Special Olympics Colorado Winter Games

Competition begins at 10 a.m. on Sunday, March 2, 2008

<place w:st="on" /><placename w:st="on" />Copper</placename /> <placetype w:st="on" />Mountain</placetype /></place /> will host athletes from around the state for the Special Olympics Colorado Winter Games on March 2nd and March 3rd.  This season’s Winter Games marks the 20th consecutive year Copper has hosted the event which includes alpine skiing, alpine snowboarding, cross-country skiing and snowshoeing.  These games represent the height of the winter sports season for more than 400 athletes.  Copper is proud to be the official winter training site for all Colorado-based Special Olympics athletes as well as the official host resort for the Special Olympics Colorado Winter Games through 2010.Schedule of events:Sunday, March 2 (schedule subject to change)10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.    Competitions - Sport Specific Venues                                   Alpine / Snowboarding / Cross-Country / Snowshoeing5:30 p.m.- 7:00 p.m.   Athlete and Coach Dinner7:15 p.m.-8:00 p.m.   Opening Ceremonies in <place w:st="on" /><placename w:st="on" />Burning</placename /> <placename w:st="on" />Stones</placename /> <placetype w:st="on" />Plaza</placetype /></place /> including:                                <place w:st="on" /><placename w:st="on" />Copper</placename /> <placetype w:st="on" />Mountain</placetype /></place /> Ski Patrol Flame Parade & Fireworks 8:00 p.m.-9:30 p.m.    Victory Celebration in Bighorn Ballroom, <place w:st="on" /><placename w:st="on" />Copper</placename /></place /><place w:st="on" /><placename w:st="on" />                         </placename />        <placename w:st="on" />Conference</placename /> <placetype w:st="on" />Center</placetype /></place />Monday, March 39:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.      Competitions                                   Alpine / Snowboarding / Cross-Country / Snowshoeing1:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m.     Closing Ceremonies in <place w:st="on" /><placename w:st="on" />Copper</placename /> <placename w:st="on" />Conference</placename /> <placetype w:st="on" />Center</placetype /></place />Volunteers are still needed to assist with event operations. Individuals as well as groups are encouraged to participate. For more information on volunteering for the Special Olympics Colorado Winter Games please visit <a href="http://www.specialolympicsco.org/get/get_involved.html">www.specialolympicsco.org/get/get_involved.html</a> or call Mandi DeWitt, Family & Volunteer Coordinator, at (720) 359-3117.For more information, including a detailed schedule of events, visit <a href="http://www.specialolympicsco.org/">www.specialolympicsco.org</a>  9 application/xml false Copper Conference Center Copper Mountain schedule of events Special Olympics Colorado (SOCO) Special Olympics Colorado Winter Games Special Olympics competitions Special Olympics Colorado Winter Games http://www.specialolympicsco.org Copper Mountain http://www.coppercolorado.com Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 5.1) 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 jenniferm 66.112.37.6 false true false false true 194116 false false true false false false true 80966 blog blogsite/CME/web