WINTER PARK, Colo., COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. and
DENVER,
Dec. 1
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Intrawest Colorado -- operator of Winter Park/Mary
Jane and Copper Mountain resorts in Colorado -- and Frontier Airlines
(Nasdaq: FRNT) have renewed their relationship for the third year, making
Denver-based Frontier Airlines the official airline of Intrawest Colorado.
The partnership will continue to provide skiers and riders from across the
country with exclusive airfare deals on Frontier and special deals on the
slopes of
Winter Park and Copper Mountain during the 2006/07-winter season.
A key component of the relationship allows Frontier passengers to redeem
their boarding pass receipt at any Copper Mountain or Winter Park lift ticket
window to receive a 2-for-1 lift ticket offer. In contrast to prior years,
there are no blackout dates for this offer and passengers can redeem their
tickets seven days per week throughout the entire 2006/2007 ski season. In
addition, Copper and Winter Park Rocky Mountain Super Pass holders who ski or
ride 15 days are eligible to earn 5,000 Early Returns miles from Frontier.
For more information on these and other upcoming promotions, please visit
www.frontierairlines.com/ski4free.
The partnership will also provide the following benefits for Frontier and
Intrawest Colorado:
* Copper Mountain and Winter Park will join Frontier in their support of
community-related projects such as a lift ticket fundraiser taking
place at Larimer Square in Denver on Saturday, December 2, 2006, at
10 A.M. to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Colorado. For more
information on this event, please go to
http://www.larimersquare.com/holiday/.
* Web presence on partners' Web sites to promote easy booking and travel
planning
* Special offers to frequent fliers and frequent skiers through loyalty
programs
* Employees of both Frontier and Intrawest Colorado will have access to
employee specific deals and promotions
* Frontier will receive on-mountain and resort signage at both Winter
Park and Copper Mountain
"This is a great way to celebrate the 2006-2007 ski season at Winter Park
and Copper Mountain," said John Happ, Senior Vice President of Marketing and
Planning for Frontier. "This season promises to be another great one and
we're looking forward to bringing skiers from across the country to two of the
U.S.'s favorite winter resorts near our hometown in Colorado."
While the partnership is celebrating its third year, Winter Park/Mary
Jane, Copper Mountain and Frontier will be celebrating some recent news all
season long:
* Winter Park recently announced the names of seven newly cut
advanced/expert trails and their designated chairlift designed so
skiers and riders can better access the steep and deep terrain of the
backside of Parsenn Bowl. Scheduled to open in mid-December, skiers
and riders can expect to be greeted with pieces of Native American
history as Winter Park officials worked with current leaders of the
Northern Arapahoe Tribe to decide on eight names belonging to historic
tribe leaders, symbols and areas.
* Come play at Copper Mountain, one of the most accessible resorts in
Colorado. This season, Copper's Mountaineering Guides take skiers and
riders to Tucker Mountain and beyond to help develop basic backcountry
skills and awareness. As well, Copper hosts the 10th anniversary of
the 2007 JEEP U.S. Freeskiing Open Championships Jan. 17-21, with
athletes from around the world competing in three different
disciplines: slopestyle, superpipe, and big air. Copper is 100%
powered by wind through renewable wind energy credits and lodging
guests can donate $1 per room night to the National Forest Foundation
to fund local conservation projects in the White River National Forest.
* Frontier Airlines was recently voted Denver's favorite airline.
Earlier this year, a survey and conducted by independent research firm
Harris Interactive(R) and commissioned by Frontier, asked nearly 600
Denver-area travelers about their airline preferences -- more
respondents chose Frontier as their favorite than any other airline.
Copper is located 75 miles west of Denver on Interstate 70, while Winter
Park is located 67 miles north west of Denver just off I-70. Both resorts
offer easy access to and from Denver International Airport. For more
information on Copper Mountain, call (800) 458-8386 or view
www.coppercolorado.com. For information on Winter Park, call (970) 726-5514
or visit www.skiwinterpark.com.
About Frontier
Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc. is the parent company of Denver-based
Frontier Airlines. Currently in its 13th year of operations, Frontier
Airlines is the second largest jet service carrier at Denver International
Airport, employing approximately 5,000 aviation professionals. With
55 aircraft and one of the youngest Airbus fleet in North America, Frontier
offers 24 channels of DIRECTV(R) service in every seatback along with
33 inches of legroom in an all coach configurations. In conjunction with
Frontier JetExpress operated by Horizon Air, Frontier operates routes linking
its Denver hub to 55 destinations including 47 destinations in 29 states
spanning the nation from coast to coast, seven cities in Mexico and one city
in Canada. Frontier's maintenance and engineering department has received the
Federal Aviation Administration's highest award, the Diamond Certificate of
Excellence, in recognition of 100 percent of its maintenance and engineering
employees completing advanced aircraft maintenance training programs, for
seven consecutive years. In July 2006, Frontier was ranked as one of the "Top
5 Domestic Airlines" as determined by readers of Travel & Leisure magazine.
Frontier provides capacity information and other operating statistics on its
Web site, which may be viewed at FrontierAirlines.com.
About Intrawest Colorado
Intrawest ULC is a world leader in destination resorts and adventure
travel. The company has interests in 10 resorts at North America's most
popular mountain destinations, including Whistler Blackcomb, a host venue for
the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. Intrawest owns Canadian
Mountain Holidays, the largest heli-skiing operation in the world, and an
interest in Abercrombie & Kent, the world leader in luxury adventure travel.
The Intrawest network also includes Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort in Florida
and Club Intrawest -- a private resort club with nine locations throughout
North America. Intrawest develops real estate at its resorts and at other
locations across North America and in Europe. Intrawest is headquartered in
Vancouver, British Columbia. For more information, visit www.intrawest.com.