For Immediate Release
The Snow Trails Annual Ski Swap benefiting the non-profit Snow Trails Ski Patrol
November 10th - 12th
Friday: 5:00-9:00pm, Saturday: 10:00-6:00pm, Sunday: 11:00-5:00pm
Mansfield, OH, November 2006: What's better to
usher in the winter season but a great sale? Snow Trails and The Snow Trails
Ski Patrol bring you the annual SKI
SWAP, November 10th-12th.
The event will be held this year as a fund raiser for the Ski Patrol who
is a non-profit organization operating in cooperation with Snow Trails. For
those that have never attended, picture it as a large Ski & Snowboard Tag Sale.
The event gives skiers and snowboarders a
chance to buy, or sell, new or gently used equipment. The event is free and
open to the public. The cost to the seller is one dollar per item with 20% of
the sale price going to the Snow Trails Ski Patrol.
For the best selection, sellers and shoppers should arrive early. The Patrol
will also be selling brats and beverages on Saturday starting at 11:00am.
The Snow Trails Ski Patrol consists
of over 100 dedicated volunteers providing on-hill safety and off-hill
education at Snow Trails. They are members of the National Ski Patrol system. Their mission is to serve the skiing
public, without charge in the rescue and first aid treatment of the injured,
offering this service in a courteous manner, affording the best public
relations possible for Snow Trails and the skiing/boarding public.
The National Ski Patrol (NSP) was founded in 1938, and has evolved
into one of the largest outdoor-winter rescue organizations in the world. It is
composed of more than 28,500 members serving over 600 patrols including
volunteer, paid, alpine, snowboard and Nordic throughout the United States and
certain military areas in Europe. The NSP membership provides countless years
of service and devotion to the skiing community by providing safety education,
emergency care, and rescue services.
In 1980, the National Ski Patrol was recognized as a Federal Charter by the
United States Congress. This is a coveted endorsement that only a few other
American institutions, such as the Red Cross, the YMCA, and the Boy Scouts,
have earned. The Charter stipulates the promotion of safety and health in
skiing and other outdoor winter recreational activities. The NSP reports
directly to Congress.
Snow Trails Ski Resort
has been serving Ohio since 1961. There are seven lifts serving 16 runs,
including three terrain parks on 50 acres. The Resort boasts being Ohio's first and finest since it has a reputation of many
Midwest firsts, including being Ohio's
first ski area. The ski season runs December through March, weather permitting.
The resort is located off Interstate 71 south of Mansfield, OH on Possum Run
road.
For more information call 800-OHIO-SKI or visit the website at
www.snowtrails.com
Snow Trails
PO Box 1456 Mansfield OH 44901
419-774-9818
800-OHIO-SKI
snowtrails.com
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