You thought Groundhog Day was all about a dirty rodent seeing his shadow, right?
Wrong! There’s more to old Phil than meets the eye. For instance, there’s a creepy “Inner Circle” that keeps the giant hamster locked down tighter than George Bush.
Don’t be fooled by the sweet old man smiles and their [...]

Here’s a fabric that sounds like it came straight of a comic book. From the d3o site:
d3o (dee-three-oh) is a specially engineered material made with intelligent molecules. They flow with you as you move but on shock lock together to absorb the impact energy.
d30 has already been used to make GS suits from [...]

Time to pull out those stretch pants and pom-pom hats. Finally a contest that dirtbags have a shot at:
Do you think you need a winter fashion makeover? Submit a photo of yourself in your worst dressed winter outfit out on the slopes and you will automatically be entered to win a new jacket and [...]

Did you even realize that the winter Olympics are 2 weeks away? Did you even care? Does anyone care? Well, the Canadian Curling team does.
“With a little more than two weeks to go before the Shannon Kleibrink team opens play at the 2006 Olympic Winter Games, second Glenys Bakker [...]

The US Forest Service announced this week that it is not a crime to ski out of bounds into public land according to the Tahoe Daily Tribune.
Ski resorts may close areas within their permit boundary due to hazards, but they may not limit access to public land outside the border of their permit area, [...]

Snowboarder Magazine is mostly filled with bro’ed out articles aimed at pot-smoking thirteen year olds. So it’s nice to see that they don’t change the formula for Snowboardermag.com. Still, the Battle Wounds section is worth checking out for the bile inducing photos of riders giving themselves the smack-down on the mountain.
All the photos [...]

You ever wonder how your local weather man comes up with those catchy phrases? Wonder no more. Meterologist Jeff Haby uncovers the secrets of the trade on his site. As he puts it:
The difference between an average and above average broadcast meteorologist is often times catchy phrases and weather descriptions. Language can [...]

So where the hell have we been?
Christmas, man. Christmas.
There are no deals during the holidays unless you want an overpriced trip, screaming children, lift lines back to your front door in Minnesota. No my friend, there’s nothing good about Christmas week at the ski hill.
Unless it dumps three feet [...]

Amstel Light has lauched a crazy new tour dedicated to “freeskiing.” We’re not sure what this new sport involves. Lucky for all of us, Amstel does:
Called hotdoggin’ in the Eighties, freeskiing is the latest incarnation of extreme skiing. It’s not about easy slaloms down the bunny slope — it’s about pure [...]

So there’s this worldwide movement against the commercialization of Christmas in which you dress up in a Santa suit, join up with other Santas, and cause mayhem and mischief. Here’s what happened in Auckland according to the New Zealand One News site:
Forty drunken Santas rampaged through central Auckland on Saturday night, stealing from [...]

If you’re anything like us, then you realized this morning that Christmas is just a few days away and everyone is tired of your “coupon books”. Never fear slacker. We’ve slapped together a magazine buying guide to help you out this holiday season.
Powder
Perfect for: Ski bums, bathrooms
Snowboarder
Perfect for: Stoners, teenagers, people who [...]

Overstock.com is now selling clearance travel as well as ski packages. Not sure if there are any good deals here. Just thought you’d like to know. It’s what we do. That and snicker every single time Overstock.com mentions “The Big O” in their commercials.
Site: Overstock.com

What’s worse than having an $81 dollar ticket? Bragging that you have an $81 dollar ticket. Here’s a quote from millionaire CEO Adam Aron:
“Vail and Beaver Creek do have the highest lift ticket price in the United States. And yes, we’re actually — as opposed to hiding from that fact — we’re proud [...]

Have you ever seen those bizzaro Frontier commericals where the animals on the tail of the plane talk to each other? Well, this post has nothing to with that. Frontier airlines has a couple of kick ass deals going on with Copper and Winter Park that you should know about.
The first [...]