From Kidd to Ligety, unique World Pro Ski Tour carries on
FILE - United States' Ted Ligety speeds down the course during an alpine ski, men's World Cup Giant slalom, in Adelboden, Switzerland, in this Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021, file photo. The World Pro Ski Tour starts the season this weekend with a pair of races in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. The person you're competing against could be a national team member, World Cup competitor, college standout, journeyman or even two-time Olympic champion Ted Ligety, who’s been known to make an appearance in the field. (AP Photo/Marco Tacca, File)

FILE - United States' Ted Ligety speeds down the course during an alpine ski, men's World Cup Giant slalom, in Adelboden, Switzerland, in this Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021, file photo. The World Pro Ski Tour starts the season this weekend with a pair of races in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. The person you're competing against could be a national team member, World Cup competitor, college standout, journeyman or even two-time Olympic champion Ted Ligety, who’s been known to make an appearance in the field. (AP Photo/Marco Tacca, File)

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This photo provided by the World Pro Ski Tour shows Ted Ligety competing at Howelsen Hill at Steamboat Springs, Colo., on Jan. 2, 2020. The World Pro Ski Tour starts the season this weekend with a pair of races in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. The person you're competing against could be a national team member, World Cup competitor, college standout, journeyman or even two-time Olympic champion Ted Ligety, who’s been known to make an appearance in the field. (Jace Romick/World Pro Ski Tour via AP)

This photo provided by the World Pro Ski Tour shows Ted Ligety competing at Howelsen Hill at Steamboat Springs, Colo., on Jan. 2, 2020. The World Pro Ski Tour starts the season this weekend with a pair of races in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. The person you're competing against could be a national team member, World Cup competitor, college standout, journeyman or even two-time Olympic champion Ted Ligety, who’s been known to make an appearance in the field. (Jace Romick/World Pro Ski Tour via AP)

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FILE - Max Bervy makes turns on the newly-opened Gold Peak Competition Center in Vail, Colo., in this Nov. 20, 2017, file photo. Two-time Olympic champion Ted Ligety was Bervy’s idol growing up. The World Pro Ski Tour starts the season this weekend with a pair of races in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. The person you're competing against could be a national team member, World Cup competitor, college standout, journeyman or even two-time Olympic champion Ted Ligety, who’s been known to make an appearance in the field. (Chris Dillmann/Vail Daily via AP, File)

FILE - Max Bervy makes turns on the newly-opened Gold Peak Competition Center in Vail, Colo., in this Nov. 20, 2017, file photo. Two-time Olympic champion Ted Ligety was Bervy’s idol growing up. The World Pro Ski Tour starts the season this weekend with a pair of races in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. The person you're competing against could be a national team member, World Cup competitor, college standout, journeyman or even two-time Olympic champion Ted Ligety, who’s been known to make an appearance in the field. (Chris Dillmann/Vail Daily via AP, File)

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This 2010 file photo shows Steamboat Ski Area's Director of Skiing Billy Kidd sitting in his office, filled with memorabilia from his career as a competitive ski racer, in Steamboat Springs, Colo. This weekend, the 1964 Olympic slalom silver medalist will take a cruise down memory lane when a pro circuit that once featured him as the star attraction stops on his home snow in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. (Matt Stensland/Steamboat Pilot & Today via AP)

This 2010 file photo shows Steamboat Ski Area's Director of Skiing Billy Kidd sitting in his office, filled with memorabilia from his career as a competitive ski racer, in Steamboat Springs, Colo. This weekend, the 1964 Olympic slalom silver medalist will take a cruise down memory lane when a pro circuit that once featured him as the star attraction stops on his home snow in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. (Matt Stensland/Steamboat Pilot & Today via AP)

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