US Alpine Ski Team named at Copper

By Edward Stoner

COPPER MOUNTAIN — A crowd of hundreds turned out on Saturday for the official naming of the U.S. Alpine Ski Team.The team has been training at Copper Mountain this month along with teams from around the world; Copper’s 2,400 vertical foot downhill training slope opened on Wednesday from top to bottom. Emcee Daron Rahlves told the crowd 145 teams from small clubs to national squads will be training at Copper Mountain’s Speed Center over the next few weeks.Skiers at Copper to see the naming ranged in age from six year old Team Summit member Cara Harris to Frank Walter, 93, …

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