THE HAPPENINGS- SQUAW AND BURTON

Squaw contest
So if your mountain is Squaw- write a little something about what brought you to Tahoe and why you chose to rip at Squaw and maybe they will throw you $50 or maybe they will send you a hat or maybe they will laugh at you and you will be shunned on your hill and spiral into a deep depression.
(http://unofficialnetworks.com/squaw-stories-tales-olympic-valley-california-unofficial-contest-36289/)

Burton sale- Aug. 26th
The giant Burton warehouse sale is this Fri.-Sun (Aug. 26th-28th). It's in Burlington, VT. This sale is nuts- they just get ride of everything they have from last season. So it's pretty sweet- if you're into Burton. (http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=140834492669407)

WRITING ON THE WALL- TEMPORARY LIFE

One of the most beautiful things about graffiti:

It is a momentary gift.

Life is the same.

What a treasure you were Paul.

This ones for you.

W. 23rd St. NYC

Greenpoint- BK

Willyb- BK

Willyb- BK- photo- Good Luck

DUMBO- BK

SOHO- NYC

Willyb- BK

WRITINGS ON THE WALL- FACE TIME

Nothing beats actual face time

GREENPOINT- BK

HARLEM- NYC

SAN FRAN- THE PANTHER

MEATPACKING-NYC

MEATPACKING- NYC

SOHO- NYC

FORT TILDEN- ROCKAWAY- PHOTO- THE GIANT

GREENPOINT- BK

HEADS UP FOR NEXT SEASON PART II

Here are some more resorts that are doing early deals:

Brighton- UT
A Season Pass is $849 (you need to go 14 times to break even), a midweek pass is $485 (eight times to break even), and a night pass is $319 (10 times to break even). To get these deals you need to purchase them before 9/15/2011. http://www.brightonresort.com/ticketspasses.seasonpasses.html

Loon Mountain- NH, Sunday River- ME, and Sugar Loaf- ME
The New England Pass is a season pass for Loon, Sunday River, and Sugar Loaf. The Gold New England pass is $999 (17 times to break even). The Silver New England pass is $699 (12 times to break even). The Bronze New England pass is $439 (eight times to break even).  These deals are good until 10/10/11.
http://www.loonmtn.com/info/winter/rates_passes.aspx



Sugarbush- VT
Sugarbush does a recent college grad. pass (I've never seen that before), so if you graduate in 2011 you can get a season pass for $319 (before 9/15/2011). The season pass is $1,259, you need to go 15 times to break even (an all mountain pass is $84). A mid week pass is $529 (seven times to break even). The Mt. Ellen Pass is $549. All of these deals are good until 9/15/2011, then prices go up. There is also a SugarDirect card that gives you 25% off mid week, 20% off weekends, discounts on lodging and food, an all mountain pass when you purchase the Sugardirect card and an all mountain pass after you have purchased 10 passes. http://www.sugarbush.com/vermont-skiing-snowboarding/season-passes
 
Wolf Creek- CO
Wolf Creek has a season pass for $574 before Oct. 9th (eleven times to break even). http://www.wolfcreekski.com/wolf-creek-season-passes.php

Whistler- Canada
I think the most affordable way to visit Whistler is to take advantage of the Early Booking Deals. If you buy your vacation before 8/31/11 you can save up to 45%. (http://www.whistlerblackcomb.com/deals_packages/packages/earlybooking/index.htm) Here are some of the deals: four nights and 3 days on the hill is $87 a person, seven nights and five days is $81 a person, and eight nights and six days is $82 a person. A mountain pass is $96 so it's like you are staying or skiing for free. These are Canadian prices but our currency is practically the same at the moment.
Whistler also has discounted tickets for sale until Nov. 15. The best deal seems to be seven days for $401-$597 (depends on the day). That's $57- $85 a day. http://www.whistlerblackcomb.com/tickets/winter/index.htm
The Early Early Bird special for a $1,199 season pass deal is now over, sorry I didn't tell you in time (#FAIL). The new season pass prices will go up on 8/31/2011.
If you live in Washington state or Canada you can get an Edge card which will give you discounts on lift tickets (http://www.whistlerblackcomb.com/tickets/edge/gate.htm?passthru=true&referer=%2Ftickets%2Fedge%2Findex.htm)

MAKE STUFF AND WIN STUFF

photo- Good Luck

Poster contest- http://londonstreetartdesign.blogspot.com/2011/07/poster-competition-enter-now.html
make your art like an advertisement-  the winner will be in the subway in London and will also be featured in Rooms Magazine (http://www.roomsmagazine.com/).

Free movie- until the end of Aug. http://snowboarding.transworld.net/1000155955/videos/sup-bro-full-movie/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter 

Ski topsheet design contest- http://www.skialpine.com/contests/moment-ski-collaboration
design the topsheet of a pair of Moment Skis (http://momentskis.com/), if you win you receive skis and a season pass to Alpine Meadows (http://www.skialpine.com/)

Woodstock Inn Brewery wants you to name their new ski themed beer (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Woodstock-Inn-Brewery/109005224353) If they chose your name you get to stay at the Woodstock Inn for two nights and Ski New Hampshire (http://www.skinh.com/) will give you four lift tickets.

Be Heard contest just submit some creative work (https://www.facebook.com/GeorgesDuboeuf) and you could win a trip to NYC. This is Kaves' project (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wf78Z4U1v_I&feature=player_embedded). By the way, if you are already in the city Kaves' show closes on Sat. so go check it out (http://www.mrkaves.com/)

Every month Full Tilt (http://fulltiltboots.com/) is giving away a new pair of boots, just send them a pic. or a note pleading for new boots- http://www.tetongravity.com/community/sweepstakes/fulltilt/

photo- Good Luck

WRITING ON THE WALL- CREATURES

 

SOHO

DUMBO- 

PHOTO- DIRTY MIKE

cant remember

BUSHWICK

PHOTO- DIRTY MIKE

PHOTO- AMY KLEIN

DISCOUNTS- HEADS UP FOR NEXT SEASON

me- Jay- Valentine's day last year   photo-The Giant

So most mountains sell discounted passes during the fall. Here are some deals and deadlines if you need to save for a bit;  I never have piles of money lying around.

Sun Valley:
So the season pass is a fortune $1,549 (you need to go 23 days to break even), but there are some sweet deals in here: http://www.sunvalley.com/tickets/passes/. I got the early/late last year, and it rocked. The best deals need to be purchased before 9/5/11.

Jackson:
Jackson's season is Nov. 26th- April 8th (135 days) so if you hit the hill 100 times it's like $12 a day with a $1,195 season pass- no working allowed (nineteen days to break even) But seriously, they have sweet college deals (Mary). http://www.jacksonhole.com/season-pass.html

Breck snow sculptures- two years age     photo- The Giant

Jay Peak:
My east coast fav. The Season Pass is $649 until Oct. 11th. Tickets are $69 so you need to go 10 times to break even. http://www.jaypeakresort.com/#/skiing_riding/rates_hours/season_passes/

Targhee:
It's $599 (9 days to break even) for a season pass before 9/11/2011. It's $249 for a college pass (Mary- four times to break even). http://www.grandtarghee.com/the-mountain/rates/season-passes.php

Killington:
Their midweek pass is $499 until 10/13/2011. Their lift tickets are $69 so you need to go 8 times during the week to break even. http://www.killington.com/winter/plan/tickets_and_cards/comparison_chart/index.html

Hunter:
A season pass is $849 before 10/15/2011 (http://www.huntermtn.com/huntermtn/tickets-passes/season-passes.aspx). That's 13 days to break even. But the midweek is $299, only five times to break even.

Pomerelle:
A season pass is $316.94 with tax. http://www.pomerelle-mtn.com/lift-rates/season-passes/index.htm
That's nine times to break even. This deal is good until Sept. 20th.

Breck, Vail, Beaver, Keystone, Heavenly, Northstar, and A-Basin:
The amazing epic pass is $649 and gives you unlimited access to all of these resorts. There isn't a deadline on the website, but I know you can't get this deal after the season starts. http://www.breckenridge.com/plan-a-trip/season-passes/season-passes-explorer.aspx?page=viewall Every time I see this deal I can't understand why I don't live there.

Ok, that's where I know I'm going next season- so that's all that matters- Ahahahahah
not really, I'll do more next Fri.

Targhee- Rach and me last March

AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY GAPING- GAPE AS A FAMILY

Usually if you are in a gaper family, you are a gaper




GAPE AS A FAMILY from elisabeth toft on Vimeo.


May I remind you, a gaper does not need to be on the snow

where else? Queens

WRITING ON THE WALL- PRETTY THINGS

I went to a show last night that was 95% women................. it was interesting
so here are some more pretty things

Seatle- photo- Good Luck

San Fran

photo- Dirty Mike

stupid queens- photo- Dirty Mike

Willyb- BK

Faile and Båst show