Jackson Ski Touring executive director receives Lifetime Achievement Award

JACKSON — Thom Perkins, executive director of the Jackson Ski Touring Foundation, is recipient of the 2011 North American Snowsports Journalists Association's Lifetime Achievement Award for his “tireless and outstanding contributions to the world of Nordic skiing and snow sports, in general.”

The association held its annual convention in Alyeska Resort in Girdwood, Alaska near Anchorage, March 2-5. The Eastern Ski Writers Association, a sub-sect of the North American Snowsports Journalists Association, will hold its annual meeting in Jackson April 1-3.