John Aalberg This is Me

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1. 1. www.piquenewsmagazine.com

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   Published on: 10/11/2007   Last Visited: 10/12/2007

   "We are hiring staff and we want ...an opportunity to be part of what we are doing at the venue," said John Aalberg, director of Nordic sports for VANOC.
   
   The Nordic centre will need lift attendants for the ski jumps, groomers, ski patrol, snow making technicians and other safety maintenance personnel. In all about 20 people will be hired, with nine of those positions being full-time.
   
   "They will be working on the ski jump hill, which is basically the only active ski jump hill in Canada, at least in terms of the large ski hill," said Aalberg.
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   Working at these events, said Aalberg, will allow VANOC staff, old and new, to perfect the runs and tracks needed by athletes at an international level ahead of the Games.
   
   "We want to test out what we call the field of play to know exactly how to prepare the ski jump hill, how do we groom the trails for the quality that is required for these events," he said.
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   Aalberg said officials are still working on the ticketing for public skiing but it's likely it will be about the same price as Lost Lake, where an adult pays $15 to ski for the day on the 32-kilometres of trails.
   
   The Callaghan day lodge is not constructed yet but washrooms, ski rentals and simple food service will be available at the permanent stadium buildings at the site.
   
   VANOC is looking for people to take on the food service and ski rental opportunities.
   
   Four new state-of-the-art Piston Bully groomers will also be placed at the Callaghan and, said Aalberg, the intention is to leave those behind after the Games as a legacy.
   
   "The trails are for everyone," he said adding that with a great year of snow expected he hopes to be one of the first to get out and enjoy one of Whistler's most beautiful valleys.

2. 2. www.crosscountryskier.com

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   Published on: 9/2/2007   Last Visited: 10/11/2007

   John Aalberg, the two-time U.S. Olympic cross country skier who was chief of competition for the 2002 Olympic cross country races at Utahs Soldier Hollow, is Nordic director for VANOC.
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   The trails were designed by Aalberg and Hermod Bjoerkestoel, the Norwegian who worked with Aalberg in designing Soldier Hollow.
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   Its a great package, as weve come to expect from John and Hermod."

3. 3. www.whistlerquestion.com

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   Published on: 8/3/2007   Last Visited: 8/3/2007

   "It's the most difficult trail job I've ever worked on," John Aalberg, VANOC director of Nordic sports, said at the site in the Callaghan Valley, an area of second-growth forest featuring spectacular views and - significantly for the athletes - a climate that normally produces plentiful snow and few, if any, crosswinds.
   
   "Compared to Salt Lake City or Torino, where it was very open terrain and the tallest tree was about six feet tall, here we've had to get to know every tree. The trails there were built more like a road, but here we've tried to use the natural terrain," Aalberg said.