Birds of Prey pays tribute to John Dakin, the visionary PR guru who helped bring World Cup racing to the Vail Valley

Birds of Prey pays tribute to John Dakin, the visionary PR guru who helped bring World Cup racing to the Vail Valley

“If you want snow, schedule a downhill.” John Dakin was known for saying just that every year at the annual Birds of Prey World Cup ski races at Beaver Creek. True to the sentiment, a storm blitzed the Vail Valley early this week, right when teams and crews were prepping for the big competitions. But on Thursday, the sun came out to honor a man who did so much for ski racing in the Vail Valley and beyond. Dakin held the chief of press position a…