Hey everybody, we are doing it again! The DOWN LOW is about to go off!

Quiksilver and Tropical North Surf Shop present the most fun day of the season!

This is an invite only snowboard competition to end the season right! Sunday will be the last day that the resort will be open till next year.

For the third year in a row Mount St. Louis Moonstone resort has graciously offered to rebuild the Outback snowboard park into a SUPERPARK!

We’re talking huge features, channel gap jumps, crazy rails and the biggest quarterpipe Ontario has ever seen with a channel cut out and jumps over the top!

It’s even crazier than last year! Every thing will be huge! Each competitor puts $30.00 into the pot and the winners take all of the cash.

The winner also gets his name put on the coveted Tropical North pink and 24 karat gold wrestling belt!

Free BBQ all day for spectators and riders. Live entertainment by DJ Jordie and the man L.S.

Like last year,  we will also have a huge water feature to end the day.

Come help us celebrate the end of the season!

 

Those of you that are reps or retailers please let me know if you have team riders that would like to be put on the invite list.
Those of you that are media/photographers feel free to come up and document the madness! (if you require lift tickets let me know)
It will be coordinated by Tropical North 705-725-8888 call if you have any questions.

 

 

Ski Utah Seeks Epic Photos of the Greatest Snow on Earth®

Fantastic Prize Packages Offered to Ski Utah Photo Contest Winners

SALT LAKE CITY – Ski Utah is looking for the season's best action and winter imagery. An annual tradition, this year's contest promises to be bigger and better than ever with top notch prizes from Ski Utah sponsors and members. Many of the photos received in the contest will also be considered for publication in Ski Utah's 2007-08 Winter Vacation Planner, on SkiUtah.com, and in other printed marketing and sales materials.

Professional and amateur photographers are encouraged to submit their best Utah powder shots, scenic, action or lifestyle photos for a chance to win great prizes and garner exposure.

“Featuring exceptional photography in Ski Utah collateral is essential for us to convey the Greatest Snow on Earth® and to entice skiers and snowboarders to visit our 13 world-class resorts. The Photo Contest is also a fun and creative way to include locals and visitors in our marketing efforts by inviting them to submit their photography,” said Nathan Rafferty president of Ski Utah.

Last year, more than 500 entries were submitted to the Photo Contest.

 

Ski Utah’s Web Producer Tim Roberts commented, "Every year the Ski Utah Photo Contest receives more entries and better images. A considerable amount of thought and work is involved in choosing the winner. We love sifting through the images, a process that helps keep us excited for next ski season during the long, hot summer."

 

The deadline to submit images is April 30, 2007. Some of the best storms often hit in April, so keep those cameras ready. For contest details, visit http://www.skiutah.com/photocontest/

 

The following is a list of prizes Ski Utah has assembled for contest winners:

Grand Prize
Five-night Utah winter vacation for two:

• Roundtrip airfare for two to Salt Lake City on Delta Air Lines (domestic only)
• Five nights lodging for two
• Four days skiing/snowboarding for two
• $200 Hertz voucher
• $500 gift certificate towards the purchase of a Canon digital SLR camera redeemable at Pictureline or pictureline.com

Package must be used during the 07/08 ski season and requested dates are subject to availability.

First Prize

• Rossignol Skis
• $300 gift certificate towards the purchase of any Canon product through Pictureline or pictureline.com

Second Prize

• Ski Utah gift package including Smith goggles, DaKine pack, Eider winter apparel, etc...
• $200 gift certificate towards the purchase of any Canon product through Pictureline or pictureline.com

Honorable Mentions (4)

• Ski Utah T-shirt and ball cap
• $50 Pictureline gift certificate

New Category this year: Perfect Powder Shot
Canon Powershot with all weather case (value $400)

Stay tuned to this web page from 16 Fri – 19 Mon March 2007 for all the LIVE action from the Burton US Open, Stratton Mountain, Vermont. The US Open is the longest standing and one of the most exciting snowboard events in the world – this year celebrating it’s 25th year of uniting the best riders from around the globe and for the first time you can watch all the best action LIVE from this web page! A week-long event, the USO is a freestyle event combining halfpipe, slopestyle and big air competitions and is the last chance for the competitors’ to make a play for the $100,000 men’s and women’s titles - the highest paying competition ever in the history of snowboarding events.

 

16 Fri Mar 19:30 CET Halfpipe Semifinals LIVE Webcast!. 18 Sun Mar 16:00 CET Halfpipe Finals LIVE Webcast Replay Announcement of the overall Burton Global Open Series men’s and women’s championship and the overall men’s championship of the Ticket To Ride World Snowboard Tour!!! After the event, highlights and the finals will be available as video-on-demand. Be sure to check them out.

After working all day thursday, then jumping into the Snowboard.com truck and doing the 11 hour drive to Calgary, I'm a little out of it.

 

The halfpipe is huge and perfect!  COP couldn't have done a better job of setting it up.  You can see today's results by visiting www.snowboardworldcup.ca

 

More updates tomorrow!  If you are in Calgary, come join us at COP!

 

 

- Kyle.