This Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, THE BLOCK Hotels and G4 willl work together on the final hands-on auditions to determine who most deserves to be THE BLOCK Party '06 Event Coordinator. The position wil require multi-tasking and the ability to create memorable events for snowboarders, as well as serve as general liaison for the sponsors, the City of South Lake Tahoe, Harrahs, Mont Blu, Harveys and Bills Casino in Lake Tahoe, CA up to December 8, 9, and 10.
"We have offers out in Canada, France, Switzerland, Colorado and California...this could lead to a full-time job of snowboarding and event planning for THE BLOCK Hotels, I wish I could apply," says Liko S. Smith, Managing Owner of THE BLOCK Hotels and Co-Executive Producer of the show. "Instead of a newspaper ad; we reached out to our friends in the snowboard community and we received more applicants than we could handle,"...he adds..." It's not as much a competition as it is a way to find the right person for the current need...one candidate will be selected, however everyone invited is going to win in some way," he finishes.
The final auditions include a 5-minute DVD from the applicant explaining why they are the ideal snowboarder for this position. This weekend's events will include a series of opportunities for the right snowboarder to differentiate him or herself from other applicants by participating in team and individual activities.
The list of final applicant includes:
1. Ashlee Francis
2. Steve Caprio
3. Gary Hanson
4. Dan Gordan,
5. Michael Swift
6. Dan Champions
A final schedule of activities is being kept under raps. Stay tuned for the audition highlights when THE BLOCK reality show premieres in early 2007.
THE BLOCK Hotels are "The Worlds First Snowboarder Hotels" created by Professional Snowboarder Marc Frank Montoya and Las Vegas Hotelier Liko S. Smith. The Group owns THE BLOCK at Tahoe in South Lake Tahoe, CA and THE BLOCK at Big Bear in Big Bear Lake, CA. The hotels have been featured on MTV, Fuel, The Learning Channel, CNN, and countless magazines including articles in Penthouse (November 2005 Issue), YRB Magazine (November 2005), and VIBE (December 2005 Issue) as well as being featured in Inc. Magazine as being one of the trends to watch for 2005.
