TRY YOUR LUCK- CONTESTS SOMEONE ELSE WILL WIN IV

the Ramz at Jackson (Wy) - photo The Giant

Add yourself to Freeskier Magazine's email list and open the email they send you once a week and you will be entered to win. This week was a Float 22 Air bag (you know the super expensive get you out of avalanche bags)- so I imagine there is more good stuff in store.

http://freeskier.com/

win a 7 day trip to Whistler

http://wonder.whistlerblackcomb.com/enter-to-win

Win a 4 day trip to Jackson from TGR

submit a photo and 200 words

http://www.tetongravity.com/contests/jackson-hole-show-us-your-wild-side/submit.aspx

Win some Blizzard skis or Tecnica boots if you know what resort Mountain Petey (a fake penguin) is in this picture and what skis he is on.  (my bro rides on Blizzards with Tecnicas- it's called the big head special)

http://www.facebook.com/tecblizz/app_307165666048171

Win a K2 set up (snowboard, bindings, boots)

http://www.facebook.com/twsnow?v=app_357475941001204

Win a Burton set up, a trip to Vail, or more

http://www.burton13contest.com/ 

Like or Follow Ski the East and win Jay Peak tickets

http://www.skitheeast.net/photos/view/711880505/lift-ticket-dawg 

Be all American and win thermals from Yobeat and Phar North

http://www.yobeat.com/2012/09/17/phar-norths-american-giveaway/#.UFdKsI0qVsU.twitter 

 Win a Patagonia duffle from Backcountry.com

https://www.facebook.com/Backcountry?sk=app_145161605627681

Jackson (Wy)  photo- The Giant

TRY YOUR LUCK- CONTESTS SOMEONE ELSE WILL WIN II

dude flying higher than the Breck sign- taken from the steezy chair 5- Mary Toft

Cowboy remix contest for Zeds Dead

http://play.beatport.com/contests/zeds-dead-cowboy/

Win two weeks in Vancouver

http://www.ef.com/splash/?id=1139&etag=ltlabsinthe&p=ils,ly

Design a feature in the Dew Tour and win a trip to Breck

http://freeskier.com/stories/design-feature-dew-tour-win-vip-trip-two

Win a Burton Premier at your place

https://www.facebook.com/BurtonEurope/app_270989233003132?utm_source=Burton-emarsys&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20120820_WinterLaunch13

explain why you deserve to have the premier at your house

mine went something like this:

I live in the hood and my landlord has a giant pitt-bull named Trouble. In my hood we have daily loud music competitions, the Rastas always win, and they deserve to- except when the oldest rasta gets loopy and plays Lady in Red on repeat at 4 AM. I do the dishes a lot at my house- so that's a nice thing about my place, I also have a snail. Does the movie come with beer? I'm really into beer.

me on my roof in BK reppin' Riots and Roses (http://www.riotsandroses.com/) 

photo- Amy Klein

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)

DISCOUNTS AND DEMOS- A REASON TO DO STUFF

the Gypsy

It was the last Burton Demo day at Hunter so the Gypsy and I decided to demo a board we would never own.

The Method

the Method is Burton's $1,500 snowboard (yeah, there's a $1,500 snowboard- shake head in shame). It's a directional with an Alumafly core (looks like an aluminum honey comb, makes it über light, big no for rails). It's got carbon i-beam and fiberglass. It has UltraMeth Construction which I think means that they smoke Meth while they think up prices.

Paul

 Paul was working the Yurts
He gave the Gypsy a 156 and me a 160. The Gypsy rides a 149 and I ride a 156; we decided to go big.





We hiked out of bounds and rode down a creek. We might have hit some things; that board is like a magnet.

the creek

Gymnast Gypsy

Consensus:  excellent for creek riding!!!!!! and its shiny like a rainbow trout













ST. PATTY'S $17 TICKETS
Attitash (http://www.attitash.com/) , Waterville Valley (http://www.waterville.com/),  Ragged Mountain (http://www.raggedmountainresort.com/), Wachusett (http://www.wachusett.com/ need to be wearing Green), Mt. Snow (http://mountsnow.com/events/stpattys/), Sugarbush (http://www.sugarbush.com/vermont-activities-events/calendar), Wildcat Mountain (http://www.skiwildcat.com/wilddeals.html), Jiminy Peak (http://www.jiminypeak.com/)

Stowe does a $39 ticket (http://summer.stowe.com/activities/resort_calendar/page2869/)

New Hampshire discounts: http://www.skinh.com/lift-ticket-deals/index.cfm

After the Rain- The Beast

It snowed 18 inches in Killington and we planned our trip. Then it rained for two days and never got colder than freezing. It was spring in Jan when we got there!

RZ and Yuko last Feb.

Killington is a giant resort in the Green Mountains. It's got a vert of 3,050, 750 ridable acres, two gangalas, 9 high speeds, and five other lifts. It takes about six hours to get there from the city. I love the tight trees in Killington, alas it was not to be this trip, plus Tim (my tree guide) has moved to Big Sky.

Killington has a gorgeous park- The Stash (http://www.thestash.com/). The Stash was built by Jake and the Burton team. The Stash is mainly made of wood (it goes hard). There are giant carvings of headless Yetis.  There are five other Stashes in the world the newest is in Jackson. 

http://stopdownphotography.com

 Sunday night it finally froze and Mon. was a bit overcast (Yuko calls it Gassy) The infamous east coast ice came out in the afternoon with a sweet blue hue. The great Yeti, who had been killing it all weekend was finally taken down by the blue steel and it chipped his ribs. Q still drove home despite the offers from RZ.

ELEVATED LOCAL Yuko:
YUKO KAWAGUCHI from elisabeth toft on Vimeo.

 Yuko grew up riding  Nagano, Gifu, and Niigata. She works for Burton which is where I met her. She also does Kendo, rides a track bike around Brooklyn, makes killer omelets and quiche, and loves nail polish. Sometimes she puts make-up on Ryan when he sleeps. (video- RZ)

AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY GAPING:

M C HAMMER CALLED....

DISCOUNTS:
We stayed at http://mountainsportsinn.com/ Q used his AAA discount and it was a bill a night. It's clean and they make you a complimentary real breakfast (omelets and Frrrrench Toast)!
We got tickets on Liftopia, but before Nov. 15th you can buy half off tickets on Killington's website.
Check this site out: http://www.skimaven.com/post/vermont-lift-ticket-discounts-skiing-deals-in-2010-2011-for-vermont-residents-and-our-friends-eve/
Baja Burrito has a killer happy hour as does Charity's.

MY BROTHER'S GIANT HEAD: