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Art
07-14-2003, 01:52 PM
From Volvo Canada's Corporate Newsroom:

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Volvo sponsors Canadian ski instructors, coaches
TORONTO (Date)- Volvo Cars of Canada Ltd. today announced an agreement to sponsor the Canadian Ski Instructors&#39; Alliance (CSIA) and the Canadian Ski Coaches Federation (CSCF).

The agreement makes Volvo Canada the &quot;official sponsor&quot; of the CSIA/CSCF and makes the 2004 Volvo XC70 the &quot;official vehicle&quot; of the two ski associations.

&quot;This sponsorship agreement affords Volvo great exposure to a relevant consumer market that will utilize our vehicles in a very appropriate manner - enjoying the great outdoors,&quot; says Larry Futers, Volvo Canada&#39;s vice-president, marketing.

Montreal-based CSIA and CSCF certify more than 22,000 ski instructors and coaches across Canada. They represent 270 ski schools and 170 ski clubs coast-to-coast.

Together, they impact 6.2 million visits to ski hills each season, more than any other ski association. They provide ski instruction and training at such well-known ski resorts as Whistler Blackcomb, Silver Star, Big White, Sun Peaks, Lake Louise, Blue Mountain, Mont Tremblant and Mont Sainte-Anne, among others.

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Contact:
Lisa Graham
Volvo Cars of Canada Ltd.
(416) 490-5834 or [email protected]
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I also recall seeing an ashgold XC with &#39;Panorama Ski Resort&#39; emblazoned across it in dark lettering while driving somewhere along Calgary&#39;s Deerfoot Trail last year. http://xc70.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/thumbs-up.gif

littlewaywelt
07-14-2003, 02:04 PM
I&#39;ll stick to the USSA/USST Chevy Tahoe. &nbsp;http://xc70.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/thumbs-up.gif
It&#39;s good to see the USST alligned with an American car company compared to the 15+ years that Subaru was the official car.

coastal
07-14-2003, 02:09 PM
Now that&#39;s some cool news, and nice to see they&#39;re choosing to give the 70 some much needed attention as the 90 seems to have been stealing the show lately. http://xc70.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

kayaking
07-14-2003, 02:15 PM
Art...interesting news...thanks...it would be cool to contact the CSIA /CSCF at some point to see if we can get some feedback on the xc70&#39;s performance, as well as maybe some photo&#39;s &quot;in-action&quot;. I wonder what the rationale was behind the choice of the 70 vs the 90.

kayaking
11-17-2003, 06:22 PM
Has anyone found any information as to how the vehicles are performing for these groups?

Art
11-17-2003, 07:55 PM
Kayaking,

I could be wrong here, but I&#39;m not too sure if we&#39;ll be seeing any officially tagged CSIA XC&#39;s tooling around the ski hills. Volvo&#39;s corp affiliation with these organizations sounds more like a benefit program for its paid members. According to their website, all CSIA/CFCF/CASI members will receive preferred pricing (a.k.a. the X-Plan) on select volvo models including of course the XC70.

Still, it would be nice to gather feedback from their members who have already participated in the program. http://xc70.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif