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Whitman Presents
Elevation 2010
8TH
ANNUAL ELEVATION MAMMOTH GAY SKI WEEK SET FOR MARCH 17 - 21, 2010
What is ELEVATION?LA Mega Promoter Tom Whitman, known for his sexy LA nights with hot young Hollywood is the mastermind behind ELEVATION GAY SKI WEEK at Mammoth Mountain. The 8th annual Mammoth Gay Ski Week, in Mammoth Lakes, CA, is scheduled from March 17 - 21, 2010
and brings the gay community out in masses looking to hang out on the slopes to play hard both day and night.
Elevation is the third largest gay ski event of its kind in the world!Over the past seven annual events, attendance at
Elevation has increased from 60-100% every year, and more than 2,000 are expected to descend on beautiful Mammoth Lakes California,
to partake in the après-ski and specially organized night-time events, where you will meet guys from all over the country
in an atmosphere that encourages having a good time in every sense of the word.“We created Elevation to bring people together
in a spirit of celebration and diversity and fun,” says promoter Tom Whitman. “It is also about sharing that celebration
with the town of Mammoth, which has always welcomed us wholeheartedly.”Clear Channel Radio will once again sponsor this year’s
edition, with on-air spots promoting the event on local stations KIIS-FM, Star 98.7 and KBIG-FM.Something for EveryoneElevation 2010 will once again
offer something for everyone, including the traditional Friday night Party at 10,000 Feet, featuring a moonlit night ride
on the gondola up the mountain. Cliffhanger is the main event for Saturday night, taking over the largest venue in Mammoth
for the most spectacular dance event of the season. About MammothThe Mammoth Lakes area is one of the hottest resorts in the U.S., with the rebuilt town, featuring
luxury condos and homes, as well as new resorts, making it a destination for skiers and those looking for winter recreation.
Mammoth Mountain, an official partner of Elevation, has been called, “Laguna Beach on snow…offering size, terrain,
and heaps of snow,” by the 100 Best Ski Resorts of the World. Transworld Snowboarding Magazine ranked Mammoth the #1
Best Overall Resort in the US. Says Ski Magazine: “Mammoth has been swept up by a tornado of transformation that could
soon make it the new plus ultra of the West Coast ski areas.”ABOUT TOM WHITMAN PRESENTSTom Whitman Presents began Elevation
seven years ago to provide an alternative to the gay party scene in the great outdoors, offering some of the best springtime
skiing and snowboarding in North America. Tom Whitman is the premiere Los Angeles promoter in the gay community,
producing more than 200 events a year, including Wonderland - the largest LA Gay Pride event held on the backlot of Paramount
Studios, and Elevation, the Mammoth Gay Ski Week. He also produces weekly events ranging from the upscale Smack at the
Thomas Schoos designed O-Bar to the huge weekly Sunday nightclub event SIZE at Here lounge. He is on the Board of Directors
of AIDS Project Los Angeles and has produced events for APLA as well as other local charities, including HRC, The Trevor Project,
The LA Gay & Lesbian Center and more.“This is a weekend about serious fun, new and old friends and a community coming together,”
says Whitman. “Be friendly. Introduce yourself. Lose the attitude. No judgment, no pretension, no waiting around to
see if he talks to you first. The guy you meet one night will be the friend you rip down Cornice with the next day.”
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