Ski.com Partners With North American Ski Training Center

Aspen, Colo. – November 14, 2007 – Ski.com (www.ski.com) and the North American Ski Training Center (NASTC) today announced an exciting new partnership allowing Ski.com clients the opportunity to book one- to 12-day, total-immersion performance ski school clinics led by PSIA Demonstration Team members and AMGA Ski Guides at premier mountain destinations worldwide. 
        By making one phone call to Ski.com, skiers are able to plan and book things like discounted lodging, airfare and ground transportation and can now, through this partnership with NASTC, also arrange for all conditions/all terrain specialized ski instruction, backcountry, snowcat and helicopter powder skiing academies, avalanche training, women’s clinics and kids’ and family camps. 
        “This new partnership with NASTC adds to Ski.com’s extensive list of existing products and services for traveling skiers of all abilities,” said Kris McKinnon, Ski.com vice president of marketing and business development. “By partnering with NASTC, we are now able to book for our clients a unique way to better their skiing abilities while also participating in an extraordinary on-mountain experience.”   
        “Ski.com is known throughout the industry for the services they provide to their clients and we are proud to be partnering with such an exceptional team,” said Jenny Fellows, co-owner of NASTC. “Our goal is to introduce Ski.com clients to a one-of-a-kind experience that will make them better skiers and more comfortable doing what they love on any mountain.” 
Tahoe, Calif.-based NASTC runs more than 25 ski clinics at 18 mountain resorts worldwide. Here is a sampling of NASTC courses available through Ski.com:

·          Performance Ski Workshop – December 2-3, 2007 (Tahoe, Cali.)
·          Early Season Jumpstart – December 8-12, 2007 (Squaw Valley, Cali.)
·          Backcountry Skiing – February 6-8, 2008 (Sugar Bowl, Cali.)
·          Avalanche 1 Course – February 9-11, 2008 (Truckee, Cali.)   
·          Luna Chix Women of NASTC – February 23-25, 2008 (Northstar, Cali.)
·          All Conditions/All Terrain – February 26-29, 2008 (Squaw Valley, Cali.)
 
        For more information about Ski.com and the customized vacation packages it offers, visit http://ski.com or call 1-800-916-9463 to speak with an experienced Ski.com Mountain Vacation Specialist. To learn more about Ski.com’s partnership with NASTC, visit http://www.ski.com/land/nastc.aspx.

About Ski.com
            Headquartered in Aspen, Ski.com has been customizing mountain vacations for more than 35 years. Ski.com is known for the personalized service given by their experienced Mountain Vacation Specialists and serves as a one-stop shop for everything needed at more than 80 of the most popular resorts and 1,400 properties in the United States, Canada, Europe and South America. Founded in 1971 as Aspen Ski Tours, the company operated under that name until purchasing the Ski.com domain name in 2000.

About NASTC
        The Truckee-based North American Ski Training Center offers multi-day camps around the globe for intermediate through expert skiers who want more than a "quick fix," who want to truly get off that plateau.  Members of the prestigious PSIA Demonstration Teams lead the clinics at the best mountains in the world: from Squaw Valley to Aspen, Whistler to Portillo, Targhee to Chamonix.  At every resort, they take the time to find the best runs, the finest restaurants, accommodations and choice evening activities to chose from.