Telluride Gay Ski Week Names The Peaks Resort And Spa As Exclusive Host Hotel For 2012

Dallas, TX (PRWEB) November 21, 2011

StraightOut Media & Marketing, the producer of Telluride Gay Ski Week (?TGSW?), announced that The Peaks Resort & Spa (?The Peaks?) in the Town of Mountain Village Colorado will be the ?Official Host Hotel? for the February 25 ? March 3, 2012 event (?T-12?). This marks the first time TGSW has designated a single location as its main lodging partner and primary event venue. The Peaks will now host all daily Apre? Ski events and late night lounge parties in addition to the White Night Party, which has become the week?s most popular event ? attracting attendees as well as scores of local residents. The Peaks offers an assortment of the amenities; including a full-service spa, indoor and outdoor heated swimming pools, and three unique on-site restaurants. The resort will also feature a T-12 Hospitality Concierge Center.

Also, for the first time, TGSW will be offering exclusive packages for lodging available only through its official website (http://www.telluridegayskiweek.com) or by calling toll free to 888-376-9770. The website?s booking links will provide pricing for lodging at The Peaks, including lift tickets, rentals, and VIP party pass for the week (the ?T-Pass?) as well as additional discounts. In addition, exclusive packages at other Telluride lodges and condos will be available by request. Room rates offered at The Peaks start as low $ 169 (room only, double occupancy) and package rates start at $ 250 per person, per night. Packages include room accommodations, lift tickets, rentals and T-Pass, which provides access to the T-12 official parties.

Ranked the ?Top Gay Ski Week? in the U.S.A. by Gay.com, Telluride Gay Ski Week brings together gay and lesbian skiers and snowboarders from around the world. The popular annual event, now entering its 9th year, is now the third busiest winter week in Telluride after the Christmas and Presidents Day Weekend.

Guests to ski week can look forward to a mix of skiing, parties, celebrities and DJs. For 2012, in addition to its nightly events, TGSW will host an inaugural ?Wig Run?. The Wig Run will invite all skiers, both local and ski week attendees, to wear their own hair creation on the mountain for the day and be eligible for prizes. The run will culminate with an end-of-day final run to the base of the slopes lead by returning emcee and drag queen Nuclia Waste. Proceeds of the run will directly benefit the Telluride AIDS Benefit, which is TGSW?s annual beneficiary. A full schedule of events is available on the official website.

Telluride Gay Ski Week 2012

When: ????Saturday, February 25 ? Saturday, March 3, 2012

Where:????Towns of Mountain Village and Telluride, CO and the Telluride Ski Resort

Info:????????Schedule, event pricing, lodging and travel information available at:

????????http://www.telluridegayskiweek.com

About Telluride Gay Ski Week

Telluride Gay Ski Week (?TGSW?) is an annual week-long gay ski event produced by StraightOut Media & Marketing with support from the Telluride Mountain Village Owners Association and benefitting the Telluride AIDS Benefit. Ranked the Top Gay Ski Week in the U.S.A., by gay.com, TGSW is an alternative to other gay ski events and provides a unique vacation experience in a spirited and unpretentious ski town. Nestled in a box canyon surrounded by the majestic 13,000 ft peaks of the San Juan Mountains, Telluride Gay Ski Week brings the charm of Telluride together with the European-style town of Mountain Village. For more information, visit http://www.telluridegayskiweek.com.

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RootMetrics Puts Mobile Networks to the Test in Las Vegas, Names Verizon the Top Scoring Carrier

Bellevue, WA (PRWEB) November 30, 2011

RootMetrics?, the first independent service to measure mobile experience from a consumer?s point of view, announced today the results of the Las Vegas RootScore? Report and corresponding RootScore Awards. This comprehensive report analyzes more than 41,000 real-world data, call and text tests and ranks the four national carriers (AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon) as well as regional carriers MetroPCS and Cricket. Due to the strong results in both data and call categories, Verizon received the highest combined score of 92.4 out of a possible 100. T-Mobile (64), AT&T (64), Sprint (62.6) and MetroPCS (57.8) had a statistical tie for second place and Cricket (38.6) ranked last.

?In Las Vegas, it was very interesting to add regional carriers into the mix. With all of our testing, we?re looking for the answers to questions that consumers are asking every day ? which carrier has the fastest network? Who has the fewest dropped calls? Which one will send or receive texts the quickest?? commented Bill Moore, CEO of RootMetrics. ?These RootScore Reports, combined with our detailed coverage maps, allow people to get a true idea of how the most popular carriers are performing and then make better decisions about the right carrier for their individual needs.?

The Fastest and Most Reliable Network in Las Vegas

To evaluate the Las Vegas market (defined as the Las Vegas Urbanized area defined by the U.S. Census Bureau), RootMetrics performed thousands of call, data and text tests during a seven day period, covering all hours of the day and night, from November 3 ? November 9, 2011. The tests centered on activities that consumers perform most often: making phone calls, uploading and downloading files from the Internet, and sending and receiving texts.

?Data Performance: Verizon?s LTE network delivered the fastest average and maximum speeds for both downloading and uploading data. Coupled with its strong network reliability, Verizon was the undisputed leader in the data category. Cricket, on the other hand, offered especially slow speeds, taking last place in both average and maximum download and upload speeds. In fact, Cricket?s average download and upload speeds were the slowest RootMetrics has measured for any carrier in this series of reports to date.

RootMetrics recorded average download speeds for Verizon LTE network above 5 Mbps in 89.9 percent of the tests performed. In contrast, Cricket recorded average download speeds below 1.5 Mbps in a remarkably high 99.8 percent of the tests.

According to test results, T-Mobile was easily the second fastest carrier for average download speeds.

?Call Performance: All six of the carriers tested delivered statistically equal performances in the Las Vegas market. Both blocked call and dropped call rates were low for all carriers. Interestingly, AT&T did not record any blocked calls and Verizon recorded the lowest dropped call rate.

?Text Performance: RootMetrics performed a series of tests to determine how long it took to send or receive a text message (SMS) from each of the carriers. AT&T has performed strongly in the text category in recent markets and continued this trend in Las Vegas, taking first place in the category.

T-Mobile recorded the highest percentage of texts delivered within 10 seconds. T-Mobile was also the fastest carrier for delivering a text to a phone within a carrier?s own network. Cricket took last place in the texting category.

?Overall: RootMetrics has developed an algorithm that incorporates the results for Call, Data and Text Performance measurements into a combined score. In Las Vegas, due to the strong results on Verizon?s LTE network, it is the recipient of the RootScore Award ? Combined for Las Vegas. The final overall results are:

1????Verizon (92.4)

2????T-Mobile (64.0)

2 ????AT&T (64.0)

2 ????Sprint (62.6)

2????MetroPCS (57.8)

6????Cricket (38.6)

The Las Vegas RootScore Report is the latest in an ongoing series of performance measurement reports and corresponding RootScore Awards from RootMetrics. The company has published more than 40 reports* to date. People can compare the results of the Las Vegas tests with other metropolitan areas, and review other RootScore Reports at http://www.rootmetrics.com/reports/.

The company will continue to publish additional reports on U.S. wireless markets to help consumers make better decisions about the right carrier for their individual needs.

Consumers who are interested to see how their network coverage measures up can download the free RootMetrics Cell Phone Coverage Map App for iPhone or Android devices.

Mobile performance varies depending on where people live, work or otherwise spend time.

The results of this report combined with the geographical coverage maps at http://www.rootmetrics.com and via the Cell Phone Coverage Map Apps allow people to make better decisions about the right carrier for their individual needs.

About RootMetrics?

Bellevue, Washington-based RootMetrics is building a movement to create a more open mobile market that democratizes mobile performance data. Deploying a sophisticated smartphone application, RootMetrics partners with consumers to collect network signal strength and data throughput speeds, aggregating collected metrics into easy-to-understand maps that rate each carrier?s performance. This comparative data provides transparency into comparative carrier performance down to the most granular levels. For more information, please visit http://www.rootmetrics.com.

*RootScore reports are available for Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Buffalo, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dallas, Denver, Hartford, Houston, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Louisville, Miami, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Nashville, New York, Oklahoma City, Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Portland, Providence, Richmond, Riverside-San Bernardino, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, Seattle, St. Louis, Tucson, Virginia Beach, Washington, D.C.

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