Jensen to Intrawest Vancouver (Ski Press)-Intrawest ULC today announced the appointment of two seasoned industry veterans to Intrawest's executive committee. As previously announced in January 2008, William (Bill) Jensen has been appointed to the position of Chief Executive Officer at Intrawest. Jensen brings 35 years of ski industry experience and a demonstrated track record of successfully growing mountain resort operations throughout North America. Jensen joins the Company from Vail Resorts, where he held the position of President of Vail Resorts' Mountain Division and Chief Operating Officer of Vail Mountain. Prior to joining Vail, Jensen served as the President of Fibreboard Resort Group where he oversaw the management of three ski resorts in California (Northstar at Tahoe, Sierra at Tahoe, and Bear Mountain) from 1991 to 1997. In a simultaneous announcement, the Company has also appointed Brian Collins to the position of President at Intrawest. Collins will report directly to Bill Jensen and will initially be responsible for all of Intrawest's global real estate operations including Intrawest Placemaking, the Company's real estate planning and development division, and Playground, the Company's real estate marketing and sales services division. BEWI Announces New Schedule Boston (Ski Press)-BEWI Ski & Snowboard Expo producer Bernie Weichsel, BEWI Productions, has announced the addition of the Twin Cities, Minneapolis/St. Paul, to his Fall 2008 Expo schedule. This will be the first time he has brought his popular program to this important midwestern wintersports market. The Minnesota Ski & Snowboard Expo will be staged in the Minneapolis Convention Center, Nov. 14-16. Like Weichsel’s successful Denver and Boston shows, the Minnesota Ski & Snowboard Expo will be anchored by a major regional sporting goods retailer, Hoigaards, which will hold an expansive wintersports sale on site throughout the event. Hoigaards is a fourth generation family-owned sporting goods retailer, established in the Twin Cities in 1894. A lift ticket giveaway to regional resorts will enhance admission to the Minnesota show. The other leading BEWI Ski & Snowboard Expos will be held in at Denver’s Colorado Convention Center on Nov. 7-9, with Colorado Ski & Golf as its retail partner, and at Boston’s Bayside Expo Center on Nov. 20-23, with the Ski Market stores anchoring the sales event. Keene Returns to U.S. Snowboarding Park City, Utah (Ski Press)-One of the most decorated coaches in the history of snowboarding, Bud Keene, will return to U.S. Snowboarding as the national freestyle development coach according to U.S. Snowboarding Program Director Jeremy Forster. "It is awesome to have Bud back as our U.S. Snowboarding national freestyle development coach," Forster said. "He has proven himself at every coaching level in our sport. Having Bud coach the best young riders in the nation will help build our program for long-term success." Poirier Returns to Coach Team Park City, Utah (Ski Press)-Former U.S. Ski Team Jumping Coach Greg Poirier will return to the Team as the nordic combined Continental Cup/Development coach according to Nordic Director John Farra. "I am excited to have Greg back with the Team. He brings a tremendous amount of experience into the position from his previous coaching work with us and his ability to identify talent to helping athletes achieve their potential," Farra said. "It's nice to have him back as we ramp up for success at the World Championships this season and the Olympic Games in 2010." Maud von Hoff Joins ISPO Munich (Ski Press)-On 15 June 2008 Maud von Hoff takes up her new post as Communications Manager, Consumer Goods Fairs at Messe München GmbH. In this role she will be managing the trade fairs ispo, Golf Europe and inhorgenta europe. Maud von Hoff has already been working with Messe München GmbH, in particular ispo, for many years, on the industry side. Originally she was responsible for the areas of trade fairs and communications at Schöffel Sportbekleidung GmbH, then she was Head of Marketing Communication at Franz Ziener GmbH & Co., the manufacturer of sports clothing and gloves.