The Ten Best Inexpensive Holiday Gifts for Snowboarders

Hints from a Life-long Snowboarder
by G. Kunkel
While snowboard gear and lift tickets may be expensive, everything else for the boarder in your life doesn’t have to be. If you have to buy holiday gifts for snowboarders this season, here are some inexpensive items they’ll really appreciate receiving. No need to be left guessing anymore about [...]

How to Buy Snowboard Goggles

Get the Right Goggles for Your Head
by G. Kunkel
How do you tell snowboarders from skiers? Snowboarders never wear sunglasses on the slopes. We know goggles are where it’s at. Snowboarders have always appreciated technical gear and snowboard goggles are no exception. We know that goggles are an important piece of protective equipment.
If you’ve been looking [...]

A-Basin deals and happenings

If you are hitting up A-Basin anytime soon.  There is a lodging deal that may make you stay another day.  You will need a season pass and be over 21 to take advantage of it.  I don’t if that means an A-Basin season pass or anybody’s season pass.   You might want to call and confirm [...]

Copper Mountain gets ready for Lift Off Weekend

It’s almost here.  Copper Mountain’s Opening Day for the general public.  Race teams and the PSIA-AASI Demo team have already been there, done that.  Conditions look better by the day from the pictures I’m getting.
Copper’s going to start out with the traditional Opening Weekend festivities.

Performing in the Saturday night concert will be The Heyday, DJ [...]

Front Range ski & ride carpooling

Today’s economy has many people thinking twice before jumping in the car and driving to a resort.
While the price of gas went down considerably after the economy tanked last year, unemployment and underemployment have eaten into the riding budget.  Frugality is in.  You do have options when getting to Front Range ski resorts.
The number one [...]

A-Basin $10.00 wax & edge tune special

I was going through some emails in my inbox today.  I couldn’t remember why I had saved one from A-Basin.  I was about to delete it when I got to the end and said “hold on”.  Tucked at the end was a nice little surprise.  I looked on A-Basin’s website and it’s tucked away there [...]

Never Summer Demo Days at Copper Mountain

If you don’t make the Never Summer demo days at Loveland Ski Area on Nov. 14-15, 2009, you get a second chance.
Never Summer Snowboards will be having demo days at Copper Mountain on Nov. 21-22, 2009.  The demo’s are free but you’ll need a credit card and ID or ski area employee ID to check [...]

Lib Tech Snowboards Demo Day at Loveland 2009

Snowboarders, another Demo Day at Loveland Ski Area.
Lib Tech Snowboards is holding a Rider Appreciation and Demo Day on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009 at Loveland Ski Area.

Come try out their new 09/10 board lineup featuring their patented Banana Technology.  The demo’s are free but you’ll still need a valid lift ticket to demo.  You’ll also [...]

Winter Park Snowboard Demo Day Fest

Most major resorts host ski or snowboard demo days during the season.   There might be one manufacturer or there could be quite a few fully staffed booths and displays at the ski resort.  It gives you a chance to try out new equipment for free before buying it.  It’s a great way to test drive [...]

More Free skiing at Winter Park Resort

Winter Park has just released a new ski free deal.
In celebration of Winter Park’s 70th Anniversary, they will be giving away 2 free lift tickets with every 2-night lodging stay.  It’s good from Nov. 18 to Dec. 25th.  That’s Opening Day to Christmas Day folks.  So, if you book four nights, you get four free [...]