PARK CITY, Utah (Sep. 16) – Nutrition is at the forefront of a new partnership between the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association and Blue Diamond® Growers, the world’s largest almond processing and marketing company. Blue Diamond has been named the official snack nut of the U.S. Ski Team, U.S. Snowboarding and U.S. Freeskiing. The USSA will integrate Blue Diamond Almonds into its dietary baseline of nutritional meals for athletes both at the USSA Center of Excellence training center and on the road at training camps, competitions and the U.S. Ski Team’s mobile kitchen in Europe.