By the SkiNet News Desk
Orlando, FL, May 10, 2000 - The Skiing Company, publishers of SKI, SKIING and FREEZE Magazines, presented six ski
areas with Golden Eagle Awards for environmental excellence, on Saturday, at the National Ski Areas Association
convention.
Andy Bigford, Editor-in-Chief of SKI Magazine, presented Stowe Mountain Resort, VT, with the Golden Eagle Award
for Overall Environmental Excellence. Hank Lunde, President of Stowe, accepted the award for the resort.
The Golden Eagle Awards are presented annually for environmental achievement.
The Golden Eagle Awards were established in 1993 by Times Mirror Magazine's Skiing Company to recognize the environmental
achievements of ski areas. In spite of the many examples of ski areas benefiting the environment, the positive
environmental impact is not often mentioned. The judges were: Michael Berry, president of the National Ski Areas
Association, Andy Bigford, Editor-in-Chief, SKI Magazine, Jerry Blann, Chairman, National Ski Area Assoc.'s Environmental
Committee, Christin Cooper, former U.S. Ski Team Olympian, Rick Kahl, Editor-in-Chief, SKIING Magazine, Joyce Kelly,
former Director, Wildlife Habitat Council, Francis Pandolfi, former Deputy Chief, David Rowan, Editor and Publisher
of Ski Area Management, U.S. Forest Service and Jack Zehren, President of the architectural firm Zehren & Associates.
Golden Eagle Award: Stowe Mountain Resort
Six Silver Eagle Awards were also presented in the following categories: