If you are a fan of snowboarding or skiing there is a pretty tight way to earn free gear. Rossignol makes all kinds of mountain gear and has a search engine that earns you points redeemable for decent stuff. It returns results from Google and Ask so you can earn while doing your normal browsing. They have some algorithm for preventing users from padding their stats with random searches and clicks but, there is potential to earn faster via referral.

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As I'm getting pumped up for the season been trying to see whats going on in snowboarding. I've found that topix has a pretty good page for discussions and the latest news. You can check it out here. God I can't wait to get in the mountains!

Labels: snowboarding

In recent years I've become an avid snowboarder. Living in Atlanta you are lucky if you see snow once a year though last year would be the exception. I've been averaging two trips a season.....saving up my PTO and thinking about it all year. Early December in Colorado will be my first trip of the season and as it draws closer my interest in what kind of snow I'll have is increasing. Last winter's record snowfall was awesome and I would love to see more of the same. This has got me looking into weather predictions for 2008-2009. The Farmer's Almanac recently released it's forecast and are predicting it will be colder and above average snowfall on the east coast while the Rocky's and Great Plains see slightly warmer temperatures with still plenty of snow. Our National Weather Service is forecasting below median precipitation overall and above average temperatures for the western half of the country. Both of these seem to be about the same and point toward a season minus the record snow of the last one. *sniff*

No matter, I mean how much faith can we put in these predictions anyway. The Almanac's come from one guy, Caleb Weatherbee who uses a secret formula and makes them almost two years in advance. Predictions from the National Weather Service are influenced by historical data which any trader will tell you is no guarantee of future performance. So basically I've learned that your average weather prediction past a week or so is pretty unreliable. I think I'll just stick to my wishes and finger-crossing......

Labels: snowboarding, trips

I've just returned from a hell of a trip to Colorado! Myself and seven other guys met up in Denver and drove to Breckenridge where we stayed with our friend Teo. We were lucky enough to catch a good bit of snow on the way in. Props to Drock and Rob for getting us there safely. We were on the mountains pretty much the rest of the week. As my first time snowboarding, I took a lot of falls the first day.....shit the whole time. So tiring too, i mean picking yourself up all the time wears you out. We lost one to pneumonia, sorry John there is always next year. Things progressed though and by the end of the trip I was really feeling it. Actually the whole damn group was doing blues by the last day!

Returning home I was a bit bruised but, all about some snowboarding. I can't wait to go again...long time till winter. Though I saw that its snowing again in Breckenridge, *sigh* Teo please hit a couple hills for those of us that can't be with you. I have fond memories of the vaporizer and lucious green, snow hotties, and the nightly jacuzzi that allowed us to get up every day. How we rented a pimp house in Gunnison while we rode Crested Butte and having the first proper steak I've eaten in some time. Thanks to the whole group for making it fun, Teo for everything, missing it already. There are way too many pictures to throw in this post so click here to see some more.

Labels: crew, snowboarding, trips