Sport Chalet Offers A VIP Trip To The Burton US Open of Snowboarding Plus A Getaway To Hit The Slopes Of New Zealand

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 28, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of its Adventures of a Lifetime sweepstakes, premier sporting goods retailer Sport Chalet has teamed up with Burton, Air New Zealand and Tourism New Zealand to offer winter sports enthusiasts an exciting two-part prize package. The prize begins with a VIP experience at the Burton U.S. Open of Snowboarding followed by a nine-day excursion to the slopes of New Zealand.

For the first part of the prize, one lucky sweepstake winner and their guest will be flown to Vail, Colo., for the Burton U.S. Open of Snowboarding taking place March 5-8, 2015. The trip features a VIP experience complete with a day of snowboard training with the Burton team riders. A comprehensive package of Burton gear will also be awarded to the winner and their guest with products including a snowboard, boots, bindings and other snowboard apparel.

The Adventures of a Lifetime experience continues with two roundtrip Economy tickets to Queenstown, New Zealand, provided by Air New Zealand. The winner and their guest will spend three days skiing in and around Queenstown. While exploring what New Zealand's slopes have to offer, the winner will receive one-on-one training from World Heli-Ski Challenge Technical Director Nick Mills. The expert training will segue into a day of guided heli-skiing, a style of off-trail, downhill skiing on slopes that can only be accessed by helicopter. The adventure concludes with a two-night stay to ski at Mt. Hutt, the largest ski field in the Canterbury region of New Zealand.

"At Sport Chalet, we hope to inspire winter sports lovers to get out and experience their sport through our offering of ski and snowboarding gear and expertise," said Sport Chalet Expert Doug Anderson. "With the Adventures of a Lifetime sweepstake, we get the added bonus of providing someone with an unforgettable adventure both domestically and abroad to live out their passion for the snow."

Sport Chalet's Adventures of a Lifetime sweepstakes are live now through Nov. 9 and were developed to encourage athletes to pursue the sports they love in a stimulating way while being equipped with the best gear and training made available by some of the world's top brands and trainers. Aside from the winter sport adventure, the campaign includes sweepstake opportunities for runners, hikers, scuba divers, cyclists and CrossFit enthusiasts. Athletes can enter the sweepstakes in-store, online at www.sportchalet.com/adventures or by mail. Action Pass members will be automatically entered with qualifying purchases.

To explore Burton's offerings of snowboarding gear or to take a look at Sport Chalet's online community for snowboarders, visit its winter page. For media inquiries, contact [email protected] and to find a nearby Sport Chalet location, visit www.sportchalet.com.

About Sport Chalet

Sport Chalet is a premier, full service specialty sporting goods retailer featuring the industry's top sports brands in apparel, footwear, and sports equipment. Founded in 1959 by Norbert Olberz, the company has 50 stores in Arizona, California, Nevada and Utah; an online store at www.sportchalet.com; a Team Sales division; and offers more than 50 specialty services for the sports enthusiast, including online same day delivery, climbing, backcountry skiing, ski mountaineering, avalanche education, and mountain trekking instruction, car rack installation, snowboard and ski rental and repair, Scuba training and certification, Scuba boat charters, team sales, gait analysis, baseball/softball glove steaming and lacing, racquet stringing, and bicycle tune-up and repair at its store locations. For more information, visit Sport Chalet at www.sportchalet.com.

About Tourism New Zealand

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About Air New Zealand

Air New Zealand is an Australasian airline with a Pacific Rim focus transporting 13 million customers annually, operating on average 500 flights a day within a network of 51 cities in 15 countries, including 25 destinations in New Zealand. North American services include nonstop flights to New Zealand from Los Angeles, San Francisco, Vancouver and Honolulu, as well as Los Angeles to London nonstop daily service and Los Angeles to the Cook Islands weekly service.

Consistently rated among the world's best international airlines, Air New Zealand has twice been named 'Airline of the Year' by Air Transport World. Air New Zealand's success is grounded by a focus on true product innovation and a commitment to delivering a world-class flight experience to every customer.

A proud member of Star Alliance, Air New Zealand customers enjoy reciprocal loyalty rewards, services and greater connectivity through the Alliance's global network of airline partners. It's who we are - Ko matou enei.

For more information about Air New Zealand visit www.airnewzealand.com and for information about Star Alliance visit www.staralliance.com.

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