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NBC JEEP® WORLD OF ADVENTURE SPORTS TRACKS THE EXTREME FROM THE GOLD RUSH TRAILS TO THE SHORES OF HAWAII

April 24 episode features unique sports including dog sledding, snowmobiling, bodysurfing, and snowboarding at the World Superpipe Championships

PORTLAND, Maine, March 23, 2005 NBC's Jeep® World of Adventure Sports (JWOAS), an action and adventure sports series, will air its next episode on Sunday, April 24 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Hosted by Pat Parnell of NBC Sports, the program will feature an exclusive athlete profile and breathtaking action sports events.

The next episode includes:

  • Yukon Quest, an event appointed the "Toughest Sled Dog Race in the World". Teams of one human musher and 14 dogs travel for two weeks covering 1000 miles from the Yukon Territory to Alaska while enduring temperatures of 40 below, and 100 mph winds.
  • Red Bull Fuel + Fury, the most progressive freestyle snowmobile competition hosted in the abandoned Pabst Brewery complex in downtown Milwaukee. Riders push the boundaries of what is possible in this historic compound filled with natural and man-made obstacles.
    For more information, please visit www.redbullfuelandfury.com.
  • A profile of 9-time bodyboarding champion Mike Stewart demonstrating his abilities along the North Shore of Hawaii s most notorious wave in the world, The Banzai Pipeline.
  • 2005 World Superpipe Championships, an invitation-only halfpipe competition for the world s best skiers and snowboarders. Olympic and Winter X-Games champions will battle in Park City for a podium finish and a share of the $90,000 purse.
  • Skiers Chris Collins, Skogen Sprang, and Ryan Oakden snowmobiling into the Beartooth Mountains in search of untouched ski terrain. The 10-day odyssey leads the team to dangerous avalanche encounters, snowmobile breakdowns, and backcountry cabins.
    For more information, please visit www.tetongravity.com.

Jeep World of Adventure Sports on NBC 2005 broadcast schedule:

  • April 24, 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. (ET)
  • August 6, 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. (ET)
  • August 27, 2:30 to 4:00 p.m. (ET)
  • October 1, 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. (ET)
  • December 17, 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. (ET)
  • December 24, 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. (ET)

All times are Eastern and show times are subject to change. Please check local listings.


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