The Group A tournament took place between 30 March and 5 April 2008 in Meribel and Courchevel, France and the Group B tournament was played from 23 to 29 March 2008 in Tallinn, Estonia.
Larger propeller aircraft such as the Twin Otter and Dash 7 (carrying up to 50 people) have been regular users of the airport over the years, but have since been phased out of use and smaller Cessnas and helicopters are often seen sitting on the tarmac nowadays.
Aged barely 15, as the third youngest participant, in Courchevel Grushina could beat two Italian professional jumpers, Lisa Demetz and Evelyn Insam, and her older Russian teammates Anastasia Gladysheva and Stefaniya Nadymova.
After a spell in North and South America (Squaw Valley, California and Portillo, Chile) Allais held the post of technical director at Courchevel from 1954 to 1964, where he introduced many ideas from the U.S. regarding slope preparation and piste security.
Graff has over 35 stores around the world including New York, Monte Carlo, Courchevel, Kiev, Beijing and Taipei; 2013 will see the opening of new stores including Abu Dhabi and Seoul.
In the 2012–2013 season, Hongo competed on the Junior Grand Prix series and won a silver medal in Courchevel, France.