Specialty Sports Venture
Christopher Nygaard is a versatile professional with extensive experience in the ski industry and audio engineering. Currently serving as a Professional Alpine Ski Instructor at Aspen Skiing Company since December 2021, Christopher previously held various roles, including Advanced Boot Fitter and Ski Sales with Specialty Sports Venture and Head Tennis Professional for InnerCity Tennis Foundation. Additionally, Christopher owns The Cranial Company, specializing in freelance audio engineering, producing, sound design, and studio installation consulting. With a solid educational background in Television, Film, and Media Studies from California State University, Los Angeles, as well as audio engineering from McNally Smith College of Music, Christopher combines a passion for sports and arts with a broad skill set in both fields.
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Specialty Sports Venture
Vail Resorts' retail and rental operations are conducted through Specialty Sports Venture (SSV), a majority owned subsidiary. SSV operates over 160 year-round and seasonal stores under 40 + retail brand names specializing in ski, bike, golf and fly fishing products and gear. We operate in world-class locations such as Aspen, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone, Telluride, Park City, Vail, Lake Tahoe, Denver’s Front Range and the San Francisco Bay Area. SSV continues to advance into online services with RentSkis.com and O2Gearshop.com. A significant amount of ski and snowboard equipment is rented and purchased annually through Rentskis.com. O2Gearshop.com is our online retail store that provides a full range of hard and soft ski/ snowboard apparel /equipment, outdoor apparel/gear and accessories. Details of Specialty Sports Venture stores and locations can be found at www.ssv.net.