Archive for October, 2009

Loveland 10/31/09

October 31st, 2009

It was a perfect day to spend Halloween and even though I was tired from traveling, I got talked into going riding and spending the day outside at Loveland Ski Area.  I didn’t regret the decision later and definitely a great way to welcome myself back to Colorado, enjoying the snow that fell over the [...]

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Gore-Tex Experience More Blogger Summit Day 2

October 30th, 2009

I arrived in Philadelphia for the Gore-Tex Experience More Blogger Summit where day 1 was the introduction but day 2 was where the tours went down and it gave a huge amount of insight into the Gore-Tex company and brand.  Our itinerary on Thursday included touring the Gore Testing Facilities, Myth Busters Session, visit to [...]

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Gore-Tex Experience More Blogger Summit Day 1

October 29th, 2009

Yesterday I left the snowy mountains and headed to the east coast as a guest for Gore-Tex’s Experience More Blogger Summit.  What exactly is that?  Well Gore-Tex is launching a new community and invited various bloggers from outdoor arenas to come out for a couple days to find out more about the brand and the [...]

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Inside the Transworld Headquarters

October 28th, 2009

Since 1987, Transworld Snowboarding has been at the forefront of snowboarding for print publications and a name that snowboarders turn to each day.  It wasn’t a difficult decision to decide to visit the major publication and see how things go down behind such an influential name in snowboarding.  Transworld was the third stop on the [...]

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Heading east to Gore-Tex

October 28th, 2009

In early September I received an invite from Gore Tex to attend their Experience More Blogger Summit that they would be hosting in late October and while it meant traveling two weeks in a row it also meant an opportunity I couldn’t turn down.  The time has come and I am heading east for a [...]

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A view into Dragon Alliance

October 27th, 2009

Since I’ve been snowboarding, Dragon has always been there as a consistent leader among goggles on the mountains.  With their signature logo that many wear on and off the mountain they remain true to who they are, what they support and continue with a steady stream of quality product from the snow to everyday use. [...]

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A glimpse into Flow Snowboards

October 26th, 2009

What started out as a binding company has grown to become the number two binding company around the world. Flow has now become a triple threat with snowboards, boots and bindings to compliment each rider on their journey in the mountains.  After 10 years of doing their designs, its no surprise that other companies now [...]

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Stepping inside Snowboarder Magazine

October 25th, 2009

It’s easy to imagine that snowboard publications are massive but in reality the people behind our favorite words, photos and events are a lot more home grown than you’d expect.  Snowboarder has a huge name in the industry and continues the tradition of the passion of riding within a mix of written content and photograph [...]

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San Francisco Twitter Giveaway Completed!

October 24th, 2009

Today was the third giveaway based in San Francisco, CA and the chance to win an 09-10 Omatic Awesome after 2pm when I started putting clues out on twitter. I’m in town visiting family so today was a total tourist day and in the hours leading up to the start of the 2pm giveaway, I [...]

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Omatic Snowboard Giveaway in San Francisco!

October 24th, 2009

I arrived in San Francisco yesterday and now if you are remotely near San Francisco today it’s your chance to win a brand new 09-10 Omatic Awesome! All you have to do is track me down when I put out twitter clues at 2pm that will help you find my location in San Francisco, CA. [...]

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