Lake Louise (AB), Canada (Wednesday, January 28, 2004) - The RCR Kokanee Snowboard series is making its second stop of the season at Lake Louise, on January 31st, for the Boardercross competition, followed by the Halfpipe competition on February 1st. The talent displayed last weekend at Nakiska promised a preview of the excitement for this upcoming weekend. Snowboarders will hit the course and halfpipe at Lake Louise in pursuit of cash prizes with the fastest time and some of the biggest and best tricks. Competition categories include: Novice (13 and under), Junior Women (14-17), Senior Women (18 +), Junior Men (14-17) and Senior Men (18+).

“RCR and Kokanee is proud to host the Boardercross in the Snowboard Series, as it is one of the few run in Canada,” says Matt Mosteller, Senior Director of Business Development for Resorts of the Canadian Rockies. “With the new snow that has fallen, we are anticipating a great weekend. It will be a true crowd pleaser,” added Mosteller.

RCR Kokanee is the longest consecutively run series of snowboard events in Canada.

Registration for each event is CAN$30 with online registration available at www.skircr.com. Registration does not include lift passes or the ASA Membership required by all riders. Helmets are mandatory to participate in this event.

Watch out for the next events in this series; Big Air at Fernie, on March 14th and Lake Louise, on April 4th.