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3 Page 1 of 4 Overview of the Day Action and What's to Come ( ) SWEDEN S LARS LEWIN & FRANCE S OPHELIE DAVID CAPTURE TITLES IN TELLURIDE, COLO., AT LAUNCH OF NEWLY FORMATTED JEEP KING OF THE MOUNTAIN SERIES & BASECAMP MUSIC EXPERIENCE American Daron Rahlves of Truckee, Calif., Comes Up Just Short of Title in Field that Included 140 Athletes from 11 Countries KETCHUM, Idaho December 15, 2007 There were high expectations surrounding the launch of the newly formatted Jeep King of the Mountain Series this weekend in Telluride, Colo., and the presence of 140 of the world s elite ski and snowboard cross athletes representing 11 countries helped ensure that the action on the snow would wildly exceed race fans highest expectations. The racing began with today s ski cross competition, where Sweden s Lars Lewin, a two-time X Games gold medalist, U.S. Freeskiing Champion and Jeep King of the Mountain titlist, joined the incomparable Ophelie David of France, the world s No. 1 ranked racer and 2007 X Games gold medalist, as the event s inaugural title winners. Held under blue skies, near perfect snow conditions and frigid 15-degree temperatures, Lewin and David took far different paths in capturing the crown. David displayed the same brilliance in her strategy and pacing that has helped her remain unbeaten with back-to-back championships on the Jeep King of the Mountain tour. Lewin was equally as impressive, though he needed continuous strong starts throughout the day and the strength to hold off American legend Daron Rahlves to secure the victory. Lewin began the day by rolling through the first round against American s Arne Backstrom and Tanner Bardin, as well as Italy s Luca Cattaneo. In the quarterfinals, the Swede and rival Tomas Kraus of the Czech Republic, the world s No. 2 racer, outmaneuvered Davey Barr of Canada and American Arne Backstrom to advance to the semi-finals. The pair once again battled head-to-head, joined by Vail s Chris Del Bosco and Squaw Valley, Calif. s, Errol Kerr, with Lewin and Kraus eventually landing spots in the finals. Also making it to the finals were Rahlves of Truckee, Calif., the most accomplished speed-event racer in U.S. history, and Enak Gavaggio of France, a six-time World Cup winner and X Games gold medalist. In a tightly contested race, Lewin held off a late charge by Rahlves to bring home the title. Casey Puckett of Aspen, Colo., the 2007 X Games gold medalist and a four-time Olympian captured fifth place by winning the small final against Del Bosco, Kerr and Frenchman Fabre Olivier. I had really good starts all day today, which was extremely important, said Lewin. This was an incredible field of athletes that rivals the X Games and Olympics, and knowing that Rahlves was on my tail there at the end was enough motivation to keep fighting for the title. In the women s competition, David wasted little time regaining her Jeep King of the Mountain form. She breezed through a quarterfinals field that included fellow French racers Chloe Georges and the world s No. 3 racer, Meryll Boulangeat, as well as Canadian Gillian McFetridge. In the semi-finals, she was pitted against McFetridge again, joined by Ashleigh McIvor of Canada and Sweden s Magdalena Jonsson, ranked No. 2 in the world. David and Jonsson earned spots in the finals, where they would face Jeep King of the Mountain veterans Karin Huttary of Austria and Anik Demers-Wild of Truckee, Calif. Continuing her string of potent finishes, the French wunderkind began slow but quickly made up time and separated from the pack to earn the first title of the new season. Jenny Owens of Australia, an Olympian and four-time National Champion, won the small final over McIvor, McFetridge and Steamboat Springs, Colo. s, Brett Buckles. I was a bit worried coming into the race because I didn t have my race face on, so to speak, but once the competition began I was able to get things going, said David. The course was very clean, but any mistake Additional News Michael Franti Plays in Telluride Franti and Spearhead headline the Basecamp Music Experience Dec. 15 Drew Nielson, A Force to Be Reckoned with This Canadian athlete has produced solid results, including X Games gold in 2000 Wescott Leads Talent Packed Field In Today's Boarder Cross Event What makes for a special race day, The answers are many: beautiful weather, an unforgettable venue and, of course, world class athletes. Palmer Takes Jeep King of the Mountain Snowboard Cross: Americans sweep podium Leave it to the self-proclaimed King to tear through the competition and take gold here in Telluride. -Competition recap- Keep Your Eye On: Resi Stiegler One of the top American female athletes racing on the World Cup What happens when you drink a can of Monster Energy Drink The Jeep King of the Mountain is proving to provide 48 hours of entertainment Lewin & David Emerge Victorious-Results Here Lewin And Rahlves one and two. Ophelie

4 Page 2 of 4 you made would cost you, plus the level of competition made it important to focus throughout. Things just seem to go really well for me at the Jeep King of the Mountain races. On Sunday, the world s elite snowboard racers hit the snow, including standouts Drew Neilson, Seth Wescott, Nate Holland and Shaun Palmer on the men s side, with Lindsey Jacobellis, Dominique Maltais, Maelle Ricker and Joanie Anderson leading the charge. Following the races in Telluride, the Jeep King of the Mountain heads to Squaw Valley, Calif., on Feb before the grand finale on March in Sun Valley, Idaho. Coverage of the action from Telluride will be televised to a national broadcast audience on December 29, 2007 and January 12, 2008 on CBS Sports. Complementing the action on the snow this year is the Basecamp Music Experience, which brings together live music, fashion shows, film festivals, environmental expos and street parties to celebrate the mountain culture. Some of the entertainers in town for the event include Macy Gray, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Ivan Neville s Dumpstaphunk, Swollen Members and Dirtie Blonde, to name a few. David make a great pass to win Overview of the Day Action and What's to Come ( ) Today was filled with close races and more to come tomorrow. -Contains Results Telluride Weather for the Weekend Looks like good weather for racing this weekend Telluride Results - Mens Skiing First Run Daron Ralhves posted the fastest time of The Jeep King of the Mountain was established in 1993, and Jeep serves as the event s title sponsor. The winter series, now in it s 15th season, is the sister event to the Mountain Biking World Professional Championships. Other marketing partners for the Jeep King of the Mountain Series include Crocs, Firm Green, John Paul Mitchell Systems, KOTO-FM, Monster, Ski Press Magazine, Sprint, Spyder, Telluride Mountain Village, Telluride Mountain Village Owners Association and Telluride Ski & Golf Company. Jeep Brand The Jeep brand expanded to seven nameplates in the 2007 model year, the most available to retail consumers at one time in the brand s 66- year history. With the introduction of the all-new 2008 Jeep Liberty midsize sport-utility vehicle (SUV), the Jeep brand offers customers the freshest, most capable and widest range of sport-utility vehicles under one brand in the industry. # # # JEEP KING OF THE MOUNTAIN SKI TOUR & BASECAMP MUSIC EXPERIENCE FINAL RESULTS MEN S AND WOMEN S SKI CROSS COMPETITION DECEMBER 15, 2007 MEN S RESULTS FINALS 1. Lars Lewin SWE 2. Daron Rahlves USA 3. Tomas Kraus CZE 4. Enak Gavaggio FRA SMALL FINALS 5. Casey Puckett USA 6. Errol Kerr USA 7. Chris Del Bosco USA 8. Fabre Olivier FRA SEMI-FINALS 1 1. Daron Rahlves USA 2. Enak Gavaggio FRA 3. Casey Puckett USA 4. Fabre Olivier FRA SEMIFINALS 2 1. Lars Lewin SWE 2. Tomas Kraus CZE 3. Chris Del Bosco USA 4. Errol Kerr USA QUARTER-FINALS (HEAT 12) 1. Errol Kerr USA 2. Chris Del Bosco USA 3. Stanley Hayer CAN 4. Ted Piccard FRA QUARTER-FINALS (HEAT 11) 1. Tomas Kraus CZE 2. Lars Lewin SWE 3. Davey Barr CAN 4. Arne Backstrom USA QUARTER-FINALS (HEAT 10)

5 Page 3 of 4 1. Casey Puckett USA 2. Fabre Olivier FRA 3. Klaus Waldner AUT 4. Jake Fiala USA QUARTER-FINALS (HEAT 9) 1. Enak Gavaggio FRA 2. Daron Rahlves USA 2. Robin Lenel FRA 4. Cameron Culbert CAN FIRST ROUND (HEAT 8) 1. Errol Kerr USA 2. Ted Piccard FRA 3. David Lamb USA 4. Jed Schuetze USA FIRST ROUND (HEAT 7) 1. Chris Del Bosco USA 2. Stanley Hayer CAN Cody Smith USA 4. Alain Bovet CAN FIRST ROUND (HEAT 6) 1. Tomas Kraus CZE 2. Davey Barr CAN 3. Lloyd Tucker USA 4. Justin Johnson USA FIRST ROUND (HEAT 5) 1. Lars Lewin SWE 2. Arne Backstrom USA 3. Luca Cattaneo ITA 4. Tanner Bardin USA FIRST ROUND (HEAT 4) 1. Jake Fiala USA 2. Fabre Olivier FRA 3. Trevor Ricioli USA 4. Audun Groenvold NOR FIRST ROUND (HEAT 3) 1. Casey Puckett USA 2. Klaus Waldner AUT 3. Shaun Palmer USA 4. Eric Illjans SWE FIRST ROUND (HEAT 2) 1. Enak Gavaggio FRA 2. Cameron Culbert CAN Kenji Kono JPN 4. Hiroomi Takizawa JPN FIRST ROUND (HEAT 1) 1. Daron Rahlves USA 2. Robin Lenel FRA 3. Sam Shallow USA 4. Antoine Galland FRA WOMEN S RESULTS FINALS 1. Ophelie David FRA 2. Karin Huttary AUT 3. Magdalena Jonsson SWE 4. Anik Demers-Wild USA SMALL FINALS 5. Jenny Owens AUS 6. Brett Buckles USA 7. Gillian McFetridge CAN 8. Ashleigh McIvor CAN SEMI-FINALS 1 1. Karin Huttary AUT 2. Anik Demers-Wild USA 3. Brett Buckles USA 4. Jenny Owens AUS SEMIFINALS 2 1. Ophelie David FRA 2. Magdalena Jonsson SWE 3. Gillian McFetridge CAN 4. Ashleigh McIvor CAN QUARTER-FINALS (HEAT 4) 1. Ophelie David FRA 2. Gillian McFetridge CAN 3. Meryll Boulangeat FRA 4. Chloe Georges FRA

6 Page 4 of 4 QUARTER-FINALS (HEAT 3) 1. Magdalena Jonsson SWE 2. Ashleigh McIvor CAN 3. Justine Parent CAN 4. Alyssa Wilson CAN QUARTER-FINALS (HEAT 2) 1. Brett Buckles USA 2. Anik Demers-Wild USA 3. Julia Murray CAN 4. Michelle Greig NZL QUARTER-FINALS (HEAT 1) 1. Karin Huttary AUT 2. Jenny Owens AUS 3. Marion Josserand FRA 4. Resi Stiegler USA