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You Break It, You Buy It…Not Any More!!

Dec 13th, 2005 | By Squirrel Murphy | Category: Gear

Smith Optics has just introduced an All New Lifetime Warranty on all Goggles and Sunglasses!! Crash & burn all you want ’cause it don’t matter what’s left after the yard-sale! Well, not exactly. Lens that look like they’re the local Alley-Cat’s scratching post aren’t covered. Neither are those shades that you [...]



Marco?…..Polo?! Where Are YOU?

Nov 28th, 2005 | By Squirrel Murphy | Category: Gear

Backcountry Access– one of the leaders of backcountry snow safety gear — has turned its attention to detail from manufacturing to Knowledge. Apparently, if people stay alive they’re more apt to buy more gear. Way to think outside the box guys!
Here are two new Avalanche Education resources:
Beacon Basin - Permanently buried fun parks [...]



Ouch! That’s Sharp

Nov 23rd, 2005 | By Squirrel Murphy | Category: Gear

Leatherman has done it again. Simple (like the girl you woke up next to), Well Constructed (like the girl you wished you woke up next to), and Slim (like no girl you’ve ever woke up next to) Knives. Easy one-handed opening blades for any purpose (ie coyote arm to get away [...]



Dirt Cheap Pass at Alpine Meadows

Oct 8th, 2005 | By Squirrel Murphy | Category: 2006 Winter Deals

With age comes wisdom, but with youth comes cheap season passes. Get a Midweek Pass at Alpine Meadows for $199 if you’re between 19-23. Ski days, work nights, and take the weekends off like the rest of the country.
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Crystal Mountain, Washington Season Passes

Oct 3rd, 2005 | By Squirrel Murphy | Category: 2006 Winter Deals

Okay, the Crystal Mountain unlimited pass is hardly a deal at $940. But you can use it up to ten times at each of the following resorts:

Big Sky, MT
Brighton, UT
Cypress, BC
Boyne Highlands, MI
Boyne Mountain, MI

More Season passes at Crystal…



Earn a Pass at Grand Targhee

Sep 30th, 2005 | By Squirrel Murphy | Category: 2006 Winter Deals

Don’t know how much skiing you’ll get in this year? We’re intrigued (along with beer and pretty lights) by Grand Targhee’s Vertical Value Plus Card. Only $69 before 12/17.
Buy one, two, three Full Priced Lift Tickets and your FOURTH TICKET IS FREE!!
Buy five, six, seven Full Priced Lift Tickets and your EIGHTH TICKET IS [...]



Love Loveland

Sep 30th, 2005 | By Squirrel Murphy | Category: 2006 Winter Deals

If riding at a corporate mountain is crushing your soul, check out Loveland on the other side of Eisenhower Tunnel. Close to Denver. 400 inches of snow a year. And a season pass for $259.
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Ladies Day At Saddleback

Sep 30th, 2005 | By Squirrel Murphy | Category: 2006 Winter Deals

Now you know where to find all the women in Rangeley, Maine on Mondays during the season. $25 lift tickets. There’s a Men’s Day on Wednesday as well.
Saddleback Mountain Web Site



Sugarbush Pass Half Off

Sep 30th, 2005 | By Squirrel Murphy | Category: 2006 Winter Deals

So anyone that rides Sugarbush knows that Mount Ellen is the underrated ugly stepsister of the resort. Good. Lets keep it that way and while all the tourists are hacking up the Castlerock Express, you’ll be swishing through empty glades with the Mount Ellen Unlimited Season Pass. $489 bucks before 11/19.
More Season [...]



Stratton Transsferable Pass

Sep 30th, 2005 | By Squirrel Murphy | Category: 2006 Winter Deals

Yeah, we know that $1,999 isn’t a deal, but being a Snow Junkie is all about using your imagination. Rent it out on days that you don’t have to work. Convince your girlfriend’s father to pick one up. This is a pass that anyone can use and you don’t have to wear [...]



Live Three Or Die — The Threedom Pass

Sep 30th, 2005 | By Squirrel Murphy | Category: 2006 Winter Deals

Loon Mountain, Waterville Valley, and Cranmore are offering the Threedom pass again this year. You could get the $469 anytime pass, but us Snow Junkies prefer the $269 Sunday-Friday pass. Ski areas are too crowded on Saturday anyway. Get more info here.



Ski 3 Pass On Sale

Sep 30th, 2005 | By Squirrel Murphy | Category: 2006 Winter Deals

A few of us Snow Junkies spent a season riding Summit County and while Keystone isn’t the most exciting of hills, the other two will keep you smiling all season long.
Valid for unlimited, unrestricted skiing and riding at Keystone, Breckenridge and Arapahoe Basin all season long for $359 per adult and $159 per [...]



Big Sky and Moonlight Basin Together At Last

Sep 30th, 2005 | By Squirrel Murphy | Category: News

After endless lawsuits and counter lawsuits and bad mojo, these two Montana kids have finally worked out their differences. The result: One of the largest ski areas in these here United States.
The combined pass provides lift access to hundreds of acres of stunning summit snowfields that were previously accessible [...]



A-Basin — The Legend

Sep 30th, 2005 | By Squirrel Murphy | Category: 2006 Winter Deals

Why we love Arapahoe Basin: No condos. No goofy families. Just sick terrain. And where else can you ski at the highest terrain in North America for $189 dollars a season?
2005-06′ passes on sale