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Winter Dew Tour, Day 1: Slopestyle Prelims.

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

The Dew Tour slopestyle preliminaries wrapped up about an hour ago and we now have our list of riders headed to the finals tomorrow. Unfortunately, our homestate boy, Yale Cousino, missed the cutoff by 2 places (only the top 9 finishers qualify for finals). He landed solid tricks in the top half of the course on both his runs but had trouble on the last two booters.

On the women’s side, the top 5 finishers are headed to the finals tomorrow.

Men’s Snowboarding Slopestyle results (Chas Guldemond, Tyler Flanagan and Sage Kotsenburg have a bye):

1	Eric Willett	86.67
2	Ulrik Badertscher	86.00
3	Torstein Horgmo	82.33
4	Sam Hulbert	82.00
5	Nick Poohachoff	76.50
6	Nick julius	74.50
7	Ian Thorley	73.83
8	Brandon Reis	71.50
9	Scotty Vine	69.50
10	Nate Kern	62.33
11	Yale Cousino	60.50
12	Seth Hill	56.67
13	Wyatt Caldwell	54.33
14	Halldór Helgason	48.83
15	Broc Waring	39.83
16	Jake Black	39.67
17	Silas Stannard	20.17

Women’s Snowboarding Slopestyle Results (Spencer O’Brien has a bye):

1	Jenny Jones	83.83
2	Janna Meyen-Weatherby	82.00
3	Jamie Anderson	74.17
4	Kjersti Østgaard Buaas	71.83
5	Megan Ginter	68.83
6	Lynn Neil	67.17
7	Chanelle Sladics	24.00
8	Kimberly Fasani	21.17

Women’s snowboarding slopestyle finals take place tomorrow from 1:30 – 2:10pm. Men’s snowboarding slopestyle are 2:30 – 3:30pm. For a full schedule of events, clickity click here.

Buncha dudes in bibs waiting at the start gate for the Slopestyle Prelims.

Seth Hill (Jacksonville, OR) moments before drop-in.

Vermont-boy Yale Cousino relieves pre-slopestyle run jitters by texting.

Ian Thorley visualizes his run before dropping in.

Wyatt Caldwell owns the gap on the first feature of the slope course.

Eric Willett took first place in the prelims by making gnarly features like this up-gap-down look easy.

Yale Cousino spins the first booter.

Seth Hill. First booter.

Torstein, who beat Shaun White to take first in slopestyle at last year's Dew Tour stop at Mount Snow, placed third in prelims today.

The signature Toyota Tundra truck bed canon box.

Don't look Yale Cousino's pants directly in the eye. They don't like that.

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Tags: alli sports, carinthia, dew tour, jenny jones, mount snow, prelim, seth hill, slopestyle, snowboard, snowboarding, sugarbush, torstein horgmo, toyota championship, vermont, winter dew tour
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Hunter’s Plaid is so hot right now

Friday, January 15th, 2010

Stroll through a snowboard shop or stalk any terrain park this season and you’ll realize: plaid is the new purple. It’s everywhere, including on the backs of the 2010 Olympic snowboard team.

But there’s a very particular plaid I want you to look for this weekend. And if you keep your eyes peeled, there’s free cheese in it for you. That’s right, FREE cheddar, baby.

Cabot Shredders are rocking "Buffalo Check" jackets all season.

The Cabot Shredders, a team of snowboarders bedecked in red and black-checkered plaid jackets and special Cabot boards (both supplied by Burton), will be riding at select resorts throughout the winter. If you spot one, don’t be shy — step right up and say, “Good day to you sir (or madam). I hear your cheddar is quite delectable. May I trouble you for a 3/4-ounce hunk?” and you’ll get a free 3/4-ounce sample of Cabot’s Seriously Sharp cheddar. (Note: you don’t actually have to speak like Sherlock Holmes – you can just say “hi.”)

If you don’t spot a Shredder on the hill, look around the base area in the afternoon, where Cabot reps will be doling out Seriously Sharp.

RideVermont caught up with Chris Pierson, Cabot’s Marketing Manager, to get the skinny on Cabot Creamery, stationed in the shadows of Mount Mansfield in Cabot, Vermont.

“At Cabot, it’s all about our dairy farmer-owners,” explained Chris. “We promote and support local agriculture. Cabot is a dairy farmer-owned cooperative… and 100% of our profits go directly back to our [approx. 1,300] dairy farms.”

Gotta respect that.

Chris went on to say that the Cabot plant, which produces cheeses with worldwide acclaim and numerous awards, pulls milk from farms of all sizes from all over New England and New York.

So keep your eyes peeled for the red-and-black-checkered jackets this Saturday at Mount Snow and Stratton and this Sunday at Sugarbush and Stowe. Support VT and eat more Cabot. Your local farmer will thank you.

-Luke

P.S. The Darn Tough Twitter-Off is heating up at http://www.twitter.com/ridevermont. If you’re not yet a follower of @RideVermont, follow us and simply tweet “I get rad @RideVermont”. We’ll randomly select a winner on Monday and a brand new pair of Darn Tough socks could be coming your way.

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Tags: 2010 olympics, burton, cabot, cabot creamery, cabot shredders, darn tough, mount snow, plaid, seriously sharp cheddar, snowboard, stowe, stratton, sugarbush, vermont
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party at Carlos’ house.

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

Did you miss the Facebook-off?

Dozens and dozens of VT riders submitted their favorite trails on our Facebook page for a chance to win a 4-pack of pint glasses and a tee shirt from our good friends at Long Trail Brewery. There could only be one winner, though, and that was Mr. Carlos Tollinche and his pick of Middle Earth at Sugarbush. Congrats, ‘Los.

Okemo got the most votes overall, with Tuckered Out and World Cup pulling down several votes each. I also learned that there’s a trail called Triple Sec at Okemo, which I assume is a favorite with the spring break crowd.

We’ll have many more Facebook and Twitter contests to come, with swag from Darn Tough, Rossignol, Eider and Long Trail and lift tickets to Okemo and Sugarbush. You have to be a fan or a follower, though, so click the buttons below to find RideVermont on Tweeter and Faceyspace.

Still wanna tell the world your favorite trail? Leave it in the comments below.

-Luke

P.S. This kid didn’t win, but I had to put RideVermont Facebook fan Josh Bank’s profile pic on the blog. Lil’ dude is ballin’. Is that real money? How many lawns did you mow this summer, kid?

Easy, ladies.

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Tags: facebook, facebook-off, long trail brewery, middle earth, okemo, sugarbush, tuckered out, vermont, world cup
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Ramen Be Gone

Thursday, January 7th, 2010

You’re probably just like me. You love snowboarding, you think America’s Funniest Videos is the best show on television and you hate paying full price to hit Vermont’s top resorts. Am I right? Oh, everything except the America’s Funniest Videos part. Well, you’ll come around.

But the hating full price part – we’re seeing eye to eye on that.

So I’ve done some sleuthing around on the ‘ol interwebs and discovered some killer deals.

First up: Jay Peak. Their “Steal the Snow” deal runs through January 9, so make haste. From $99 per person/per night you get lodging in Hotel Jay, lift tickets, breakfast and dinner. Call 800-451-4449 to book — all you have to do is show up with your board and beanie. And as always, if you bring your season pass from another mountain, Jay gives honkin’ discounts on lift tickets, every day of the season. Follow @jaypeakdeals on Twitter to stay on top of it all.

SNOWwow If you have the luxury of skiing midweek, type “Bolton Valley” into your GPS and point it north. Running January 3 – 14, midweek rooms at the Inn at Bolton are $69 per night. You’re probably thinking, “yeah, it’s at some condo 3 miles from the slopes.” Nope. The Inn is slopeside — out the door and on the hill. Considering that a room at the Econo Lodge in Hoboken, NJ is $70 midweek, I’d say you’re getting a good deal on that one. Call 877-9BOLTON to book. What up, Hoboken?!

William Shatner would be proud of this one: Stratton has a bidding-style “name your price” feature on its website, with minimum bids starting at $35 per room per night. YOU tell Stratton how much THEY’RE getting? Totally brill. Well done, Stratton marketing team.

Mad River Glen has a stellar deal if you’re coming up… oh, wait. That’s right.

Sugarbush is keeping the 2.0 crowd happy with its new e-ticket system. As long as you’re riding for 2 days or more, buy your tickets online and save a healthy chunk of scrill.

Apparently Okemo’s got a thing for Thursdays. And they’re serving the internet-savvy with their very attractive, online-only $39 lift tickets, good on these select Thursdays: January 14 & 21; March 18 & 25; and on April 1 & 8 tickets are only $29.

Man, the internets are so awesome.

Looks like you won’t be eating Ramen out of a tupperware container this week, Chief. Follow @RideVermont on Twitter for even more deals as the season progresses.

And hey, just so we’re all on the same page here, watch this video. Tell me that’s not the funniest thing you’re going to see on television all week. See the monkey is upset ’cause the kid gave him an empty bag of chips… nevermind.

-Luke

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Tags: america's funniest videos, deals, econo lodge, hoboken, jay peak, lift tickets, mad river glen, monkey, okemo, ramen, savings, stratton, sugarbush
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terrain park Cliff’s Notes

Monday, December 21st, 2009

the slow start to the 2009-2010 snowboard season is behind us, fellow shredders.

cold nights have kept Vermont snowmakers busier than Tiger Woods’ attorney, and ropes are dropping like bad habits. Jay Peak is over 80% open and Sugarbush, known for its “if there’s snow on it, drop the rope” ethos, is 95% open. not too shabby when you consider it was in the 40s and raining just a few weeks ago.

all you freeriders have plenty of terrain to work with this week at every mountain in Vermont.

freestylers: here is your Cliff’s Notes version of what’s happening in the parks in Vermont this week:

STRATTON: Tyrolienne is open with a fresh layout & design. a 10′ box, A-frame box, 15′ battleship rail, 30′ flat box and four jumps are waiting for you. and don’t forget about the Vans Cold Wars Rail Jam on Dec. 26, under the lights on Tyrolienne – a great way to test out the new bindings your mom got you for XMas.

SUGARBUSH: you’ll find a 24′ down box, 24′ down rail, 24′ double kink (double kink? hi ohhhh!) and a 9′ flat box at the base of Lincoln Peak. rumor has it there’s a small, skate-inspired jib playground on Rim Run too.

Killington, Dec. 19.

CARINTHIA at Mount Snow: Carinthia continues to kill it this year with half a dozen parks already open. go-to park Nitro is holding strong with 18 features.

STOWE: Stowe is easing into things with a few small parks open, including the Rail Garden and Midway. P.S. have you played “Find Your Line” on stowe.com yet? you can bust methods off of moguls – watch out for the trumpet on rider’s left, though. that’s right, a trumpet.

KILLINGTON: Mouse Run is open with a handful of features. and i think we can all agree that we’re waiting, boards in hand, for a few big storms so we can get into The Stash. hurry up, snow.

OKEMO: the big news: the AMP Energy Bus on Nor’Easter is now open for the season. if you’ve never experienced the bus… i mean just look at this thing. Miss Bonnie, the prettiest PR lady in VT, tells us the Ross Powers Superpipe is getting absolutely blasted with snowmaking and should open soon.

BOLTON: Bolton is sittin’ pretty with four features in the Jungle Jib park, including a rainbow box, a butter box, a flat-up-flat box, and a down bar rail.

there it is. the VT snowboard season is officially blown open. now get ‘er done.

happy holidays from all us at Ski/Ride Vermont.

-Luke

Tags: amp energy bus, bolton, carinthia, find your line, freerider, freestyler, happy holidays, jay peak, okemo, ridevermont, stowe, stratton, sugarbush, the stash, vans cold wars rail jam, vermont
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