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Press Release: Tamarack Resort
January 25, 2005
DONNELLY, ID -- Tamarack Resort and the City of Cascade, Trinity Pines Christian Camp, and the Ashley Inn are proud
to provide a new home to the Special Olympics Idaho State Winter Games on March 4-5, 2005, officials announced
today.
Tamarack is a Gold Medal Partner with Special Olympics Idaho by virtue of its donation of ski and snowboarding
facilities, racing gates, timing equipment and lift tickets for approximately 70 athletes and 150 volunteers. The
City of Cascade, the Ashley Inn and Trinity Pines Christian Camp will roll out the red carpet to Idaho Special
Olympians with a Grand Entry, Opening Ceremony, fireworks display and dance on Friday, March 4, and Medal Ceremonies
on Saturday, March 5.
All of the racing activities will occur at Tamarack Resort on Saturday, March 5, when about 70 Special Olympians
will compete in four events: a giant slalom, downhill, glide and super glide. Special Olympics Idaho also will
provide more than 150 volunteers to help Tamarack officials with the racing activities.
"It is a real honor to host the Special Olympians, " said Tamarack Vice President of Marketing Amy Koenig.
"The great courage and tenacity that these athletes exhibit in competition is inspirational to all of us."
Special Olympics Idaho provides year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic sports
for children and adults with intellectual disabilities or a closely-related developmental disability. "Our
partnership with Tamarack Resort will enhance our ability to supply high-quality competition for our athletes around
the state, " said Laurie LaFollette, Executive Director of Special Olympics Idaho. "We are thrilled to
be partnering with a world-class resort in such a beautiful mountain setting."
About the ceremonies, Ron Lundquist, general manager of the Ashley Inn, said, "Our community has been real
excited about bringing the Special Olympics athletes to the community of Cascade. We\'re going to have a great
celebration."
"I\'m very gratified to be hosting the Special Olympic athletes at Trinity Pines Christian Camp, " added
Mike Crevelt, manager of Trinity Pines, a Camp and Conference operated by the Intermountain District of the Nazarene
Church. "We have a 28, 000-square-foot facility that will be large enough to handle feeding all of the athletes
and provide a great location for the Opening Ceremonies and Victory Dance."
About Tamarack Resort
Tamarack Resort, the first all-season resort to be permitted in the U.S. in 22 years, has received national attention
for having not one, but three spectacular crown jewels: a world-class ski mountain, a Robert Trent Jones II signature
golf course and beautiful Lake Cascade, suitable for swimming, sailing, fishing, sea kayaking, and boating. A key
element of the Tamarack community is The Club at Tamarack for homeowners, their families and guests. The Club at
Tamarack plans social activities and family events, organizes discovery adventures such as whitewater rafting and
fly fishing, and provides an unparalleled level of guest services to its members and guests. For more information
about Tamarack Resort, call 208-325-1000 or visit www.tamarackidaho.com.
About Special Olympics Idaho
Special Olympics Idaho is a non-profit organization that provides training and athletic competition in 14 Olympic-type
sports, year-round and free of charge to over 1, 900 children and adults with intellectual disabilities throughout
the state of Idaho. Special Olympics programs, with over 3, 000 volunteers, offer athletes continuing opportunities
to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skill,
and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community.
Source: Tamarack Resort