Sugar Mountain, NC – This Sunday, Sugar Mountain officials will celebrate the life of the late Dick Trundy, a decorated Marine Corps General and aviator who served as the North Carolina ski resort’s Director of Operations after his retirement from the service. Trundy was an avid skier who enthusiastically embraced the daily life of a ski area executive. Sadly he died of cancer in 2002.nThe Dick Trundy Sugar Cup giant slalom competition is a NASTAR style competition open to skiers and snowboarders from the age of four to seniors 65 years and up. Event registration will take place from 7:30 a.m. until 8:30 a.m. Sunday with racing beginning at 9 a.m. on the resort’s Big Red run.

Prizes are awarded to the top three ski and snowboard finishers in 13 categories ranging from four and under to 60 plus. Entry fee is $15.00 and participant lift tickets are $25.00. All proceeds from entry fees are given to the American Cancer Society in Trundy’s memory.

For more information call (800) SUGAR-MT or visit www.skisugar.com/calendar.