Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Outdoor Retailer

TGR's new Digital Advertising Sales Manager, Jon Grinney, was gracious enough to tote along a camera to his meetings at last week's Outdoor Retailer tradeshow in Salt Lake City, and we made sure he took as many photos of next year's ski and snowboard gear as possible. Here's a host of shots of 2015 skis, snowboards, and other goods to oggle over that are presented in the following alphabetical order:  Read on..

Friday, February 21, 2014

Going to Olympics vs. staying home

by  stayorgo2
Olympic freeskiing events will be taking place in Sochi on February 11, 13, 18 and 20 and the idea of being there to experience the debut is quite alluring. To do that, you’d likely take a pricey 12-day Russian vacay. We ran some numbers to give you an idea of what it would cost to stand at the bottom of the pipe vs. sit on top of your couch for the big show.

Hit the Road:

Flight: You don’t go on vacation much, so treat yourself to a cushy seat up front. $8,573
Hotel: Egyptian cotton isn’t cheap but neither are you and anything less than 800 thread count is uncivilized. $5,676
Transportation: Gotta get your ass from the airport to the resort, near Krasnaya Polyana. $94
Event tickets (four events): Not only do you have to get there, then they charge you for tickets. The nerve! $453
Libations: We figure you’ll average 3.3 liters of beer per day, and a half-liter of vodka will compliment those nicely. $381
Bribes: According to a study by independent Russian research centers, the average bribe costs $178. We guess you’ll shell out about three of them. $534
Food: A generous amount of fast food offset by some beef stroganov and a little pelmeni. $663
Souvenirs: Ushanka (funny looking) fur hat, something with the Olympic rings and maybe a Vladimir Putin bobblehead. $150

Total: $16,524


Watch from Home:

Dranks: We’ll say a sixer of beer for each of the four events and the makings of your favorite one of Hank’s Dranks (we recommend the Mule). $61
Basic internet/cable package: They sell it monthly so start out your month with some trashy cable TV, watch all the skiing, a little bit of curling and then switch over to the Food Network. $35
Hot wings and pizza: To further separate yourself from these Olympic-caliber athletes, order the greasiest, most delicious delivery around. $69

Total: $165


Conclusion:

Stick Around: Sitting on your couch costs approximately one percent of what it would cost to go to the Olympics and you’ll probably get a better view.

*All costs and total values are approximations.

Monday, February 17, 2014

Black Diamond Jetforce Airbags

Check out the all new Black Diamond Jetforce Airbags . These are definite game changers...

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Thursday, February 13, 2014

K2 - 2014/15

Take a virtual tour around the K2 Skis 2014/15 offerings at the  booth at SIA! More information coming soon.  Read On..

Saturday, February 8, 2014

Salomon Quest BC Lab 2014/15

Check out the all new, no compromises, Salomon Quest BC LAB.  What a beaut!

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Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Sneak Peek 2014/2015

Today was day two of four of SIA.  Level 1 office presented by Freeskier & Level 1 (along with the Orage party that followed it)  bring you a sneak peek of what some of the top brands in the industry have in store for the 2014/2015 winter... READ ON
 electric, sia, snow sports tradeshow, denver, colorado, freeskiing, freeski, skiing, ski, skis, sbc skier

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