RockResorts and Vail Resorts Hospitality Names Russ Craney General Manager of The Osprey at Beaver Creek
May 20 2008 - 11:34AM
PR Newswire (US)
BROOMFIELD, Colo., May 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- RockResorts and
Vail Resorts Hospitality announced today that Russ Craney has been
selected as the new general manager of The Osprey at Beaver Creek,
A RockResort. He will start his new position June 10, 2008. The
Osprey at Beaver Creek formerly known as the Inn at Beaver Creek is
undergoing a $7-million transformation this summer and will be
relaunched as RockResorts' newest addition in time for the
2008-2009 ski season. Craney brings a diverse resume to this
position. His experience encompasses leadership roles within the
hospitality industry; however, he has also competed professionally
on the US Mogul Tour. The combination of his tenure within the
hospitality industry and passion for skiing and the great outdoors
makes him the ideal candidate for the position of general manager
for The Osprey at Beaver Creek. From 1995 to 2000, Craney competed
professionally on the US Mogul Tour. In addition, he was a ski
columnist for the Vail Daily from 1997-1999. In 2000, he entered
the hospitality industry as the general manager of Chap's Grill
& Chophouse at the Vail Cascade Resort & Spa. From 2002
until 2005, he served as the banquet manager, assistant food and
beverage director and food and beverage director respectively for
the Vail Cascade Resort & Spa. In 2005, he joined the
RockResorts family as the director of operations for the Lodge
& Spa at Cordillera. His most recent experience with the
RockResorts collection was as the assistant general manager for the
Hotel Jerome from 2007 until he accepted the position of general
manager of The Osprey at Beaver Creek. "We are excited to welcome
someone from within the RockResorts family to the position of
general manager of The Osprey at Beaver Creek. Russ' proven
commitment to the RockResorts standard of excellence made him a
perfect fit for this position," said Stan Brown, executive vice
president and chief operating officer of RockResorts and Vail
Resorts Hospitality. "His varied background will be invaluable when
managing The Osprey at Beaver Creek, which is the closest hotel to
a ski lift in North America." Craney Brown earned his bachelor's
degree in Psychology from Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New
Jersey. About RockResorts RockResorts, a wholly owned subsidiary of
Vail Resorts, owns and operates luxury resort hotels that offer
casually elegant accommodations, lavish RockResorts Spas(TM),
renowned golf courses, award-winning dining and a variety of
exciting outdoor adventures. The RockResorts collection includes
The Arrabelle at Vail Square in Vail, Colo., Hotel Jerome in Aspen,
Colo.; The Pines Lodge in Beaver Creek, Colo.; Keystone Lodge &
Spa in Keystone, Colo.; The Lodge at Vail in Vail, Colo.; La Posada
de Santa Fe Resort & Spa in Santa Fe, N.M.; Snake River Lodge
& Spa in Jackson Hole, Wyo.; and The Landings St. Lucia, Rodney
Bay, St. Lucia. Future RockResorts include; The Osprey at Beaver
Creek (renovation to be complete in fall 2008); Eleven Biscayne
Hotel & Spa in Miami, Fla. (scheduled to open in 2009); One Ski
Hill Place in Breckenridge, Colo. (scheduled to open in winter
2009/2010); Rum Cay Resort Marina, The Bahamas (scheduled to open
in 2010); and the Third Turtle Club & Spa, Turks and Caicos
(scheduled to open in 2011). DATASOURCE: RockResorts; Vail Resorts
Hospitality CONTACT: Kathryn Wohlschlaeger of Vail Resorts
Hospitality, +1-303-404-6466, Web site: http://www.snow.com/
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