Whose going to light the flame tonight?

February 13th, 2010 · No Comments · Skiing

After its 45,00 kilometer trek, the flame will reach the stadium this evening in Vancouver. Among those who will carry the torch will be California’s Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Walter Gretzky. But no one knows who will light the cauldron!

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More videos from Sean Smith in Vancouver

February 12th, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized

Sean here! Just caught sight of the Olympic torch making its way into Vancouver to start the 21st winter Olympic Games. Local resident, Amanda Wong, has the honor of carrying the torch. I’ll be uploading more photos here (to our Flickr site) from the opening ceremony on Friday. Check them out!

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Watching Park City’s Shannon Bahrke

February 10th, 2010 · No Comments · Outfitter, Skiing

Olympic silver medalist, and two time Olympian Shannon Bahrke is getting ready for her third Olympics. Shannon always has a smile on her face and is one of the most loved athletes on tour. Shannon earned a silver medal in the 2002 games in Park City, and has been a force on the circuit for [...]

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Airlifting snow to the 2010 Olympics!

February 9th, 2010 · No Comments · Outfitter, Skiing

I just got into Vancouver, and here’s a sight few may get to see. You may have heard that they are in deperate need of more snow here – it’s been one of the warmest winters on record for Vancouver.  To make the games work, they are airlifting snow to the venues!  (On these days I really appreciate the [...]

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Who to watch at Vancouver next week?

February 6th, 2010 · No Comments · Outfitter, Skiing

Hi, Sean again. I’m getting ready to head to the Olympics and I’d like to thank NBC and Promontory for the great opportunity to be at Vancouver. As mentioned before, I’ll be tweeting, uploading photos and videos and blogging here. Meanwhile I wanted to give you a quick update on who to watch out for at [...]

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Olympic coverage from Vancouver: Three ways to catch it!

February 5th, 2010 · No Comments · Outfitter, Skiing

I’m Sean Smith and am excited to be heading over to Vancouver for the 2010 Winter Olympics next week. I’ll be there with NBC to be their athlete liaison and special reporter for the Games. While I’m there I’ll be filing reports for Promontory via this blog and Facebook. But here are some other ways [...]

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“One Too Many Mornings” cast get plenty of powder!

February 3rd, 2010 · No Comments · Outfitter, Skiing

Sundance! This year’s festival in Park City got a lot of coverage. As Sean Smith mentioned via a tweet, the cast and crew of One Too Many Mornings (they’ve got a great blog, by the way!)  were at Park City’s sledding park, Gorgoza. Sean was at Sundance as a host for PCTV, so true to his [...]

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Heather McPhie Wins Big!

January 14th, 2010 · No Comments · Skiing

Promontory Club’s Sean Smith reports from the Deer Valley World Cup today. Watch Heather McPhie’s moment after her victory! Watch the video here!

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