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American Mikaela Shiffrin races to victory in a FIS World Cup slalom final in St. Moritz, Switzerland last winter. ( (Gian Ehrenzeller / Kestone via AP))
KILLINGTON, VT – Ski area officials are seeking up to 300 volunteers to assist with the operations at the World Cup race that is coming to the mountain Nov. 26 and 27.
Killington will host the 2016 Audi FIS Ski World Cup Race over Thanksgiving weekend. Two competitions, the women's giant slalom and slalom races, will be held on the Superstar trail at the mountain.
Volunteers are needed from Nov. 19 through 30. They will serve as greeters, to assist with registration, help at media headquarters and to do course crew work. Applications are being accepted through online submissions at www.killington.com.
Tickets, which ranged in price from $20 to grandstand seats to $350 VIP vouchers, were put up for sale on July 5 and sold out by the next day.
There will be a free viewing area that will accommodate 7,500 spectators each day. Killington will also provide free parking and shuttle buses for spectators during the weekend.
To learn more about volunteer opportunities, please visit the World Cup volunteer page at Killington.com. For additional information about Killington Resort and the 2016 Audi FIS Ski World Cup, please visit www.killington.com/worldcup.
This is the first time a World Cup race has been held in New England since 1991 when the event came to Waterville Valley in New Hampshire. The last time the International Ski Federation held a World Cup competition in Vermont was in 1978 when the men's and women's slalom and giant slalom races were held at Stratton Mountain.
Killington was selected to host the race, in part because of its large snowmaking system which can pump out enough snow to cover the trails needed for the competition in a short period of time.
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