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Big Game Weekend Lift Ticket Deals

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Doesn’t matter who you’re rooting for, when it comes time for Big Game Weekend there are always cheer-worthy deals at Vermont resorts allowing every pigskin-fan to score. (Not to mention, game-time is the best time to hit the deserted slopes for some private laps — that is, if you hate football or something weird like that.)

We’ve done the hard part and drafted some of the best deals from around VT, all you have to do is make the pick and “hike” to the hill. (Sorry, it’s all of those mind-numbing Superbowl commercials we’ve been subjected to over the years.)

Okemo
$99 Two-Day Weekend Warrior – valid for Friday and Saturday, Feb. 3 and 4. Print-at-home tickets must be purchased online at least 48 hours in advance.

The Big Game Sunday Solution – takes an additional $10 off Okemo’s already-reduced Sunday Solution rate. Valid 8am to 1:30pm for only $64 for Adults, $54 for Young Adults and Seniors, and $40 for Juniors. Available at any ticket window.

Monday-Morning Quarterback – On Monday, Feb. 6, the price of a full-day lift ticket will be charged at $1 per point, based on the total combined points scored during Sunday’s Big Game. Pray for great defense.

Stratton
The Super Bowl 2-Day Ticket – Buy one day and get the second day at half price. Lift ticket for all ages and is valid Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 4 and 5, for just $130.50. Book online.

The Super Bowl Sunday Four Pack – Get four all-day, any age tickets plus one cheese pizza from Double Diamond on Sunday, Feb. 5, for $199. Book online.

Mount Snow
All deals available at the ticket window. No price changes for Youth / Senior.
$99 2-day Super Sunday Plus ticket – valid Sunday and Monday, Feb. 5 and 6.

$59 Super Morning Ticket – valid from 8am to 12:30pm.

$25 I Hate Football Ticket – (Crazy, we know.) valid Sunday afternoon 1/2 day.

I-Pod Wins Men’s Snowboard Superpipe, Dew Tour Killington Complete

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In a crowd- and judge-pleasing explosion of huge tricks that included a double cork 1260, into back to back 1080s, Iouri Podladtchikov managed to unseat the reigning champ Louie Vito in his final run down the 22′ superpipe. With the crowd on fire, Vito came through with an equally massive run of double corks down the pipe, but it wasn’t enough to win the judges over.

Photo by Ben Sarle

This was I-Pod’s first Winter Dew Tour Superpipe win, so needles to say, he was pretty stoked.

Here’s some recap footage from the his winning run and the close second place run from Vito, courtesy of Alli Sports. Take notes. This is how the big dogs get it done.

And what kind of Vermonters would we be without giving a special shout out to miss Devin Logan, representing the 802 and taking home a second Dew Tour trophy for second in Women’s Freeski Slopestyle. Great job Devin and good luck in Snowbasin.

Dew Tour Killington Recap: Day 3 Finals

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In case you didn’t see the Ski Superpipe Finals last night, it was a pretty epic showing. (And coming from snowboarders, that’s saying something.) After Eric Willett killed it on the Men’s Slopestyle Finals, Vermont’s own twin-plankin’ pro Devin Logan went on to take a close second place behind Tahoe’s Maddie Bowman in Women’s Ski pipe. We had the pleasure of interviewing Devin after she stepped off the podium. Stay tuned for that interview as the ladies dominate our blog all next week. (We’re pretty stoked for a little domination, who wouldn’t be.)

The night rounded out with a session of high-flying excitement from the Men’s division. But you knew that because you watched it live on NBC or at least backed it up on the DVR. Here’s the low down from the podiums.


1. Eric Willett, 2. Seb Toots, 3. Justin Morgan. Photo Courtesy of Alli Sports

Men’s Snowboard Slopestyle Final Results
1. Eric Willett :: 91.00
2. Sebastien Toutant :: 85.50
3. Justin Morgan :: 80.25
4. Aleksander Ostreng :: 80.25
5. Jake Aaronson :: 69.00
6. Antoine Truchon :: 66.50
7. Gjermund Braaten :: 60.75
8. Ulrik Badertscher :: 55.50
9. Charles Reid :: 53.00
10. Chas Guldemond :: 53.00
11. Mark McMorris :: 44.25
12. Staale Sandbech :: 41.50


1. Maddie Bowman, 2. Devin Logan (VT), 3. Brita Sigourney. Photo Courtesy of Alli Sports


Women’s Freeski Superpipe Final Results
1. Maddie Bowman :: 87.50
2. Devin Logan :: 86.00
3. Brita Sigourney :: 85.00
4. Annalisa Drew :: 75.25
5. Anais Caradeux :: 73.25
6. Ayana Onozuka :: 72.75


1. Torin Yater-Wallace, 2.Tai Barrymore, 3. Tucker Perkins. Photo Courtesy of Alli Sports


Men’s Freeski Superpipe Final Results
1. Torin Yater-Wallace :: 93.75
2. Tai Barrymore :: 88.50
3. Tucker Perkins :: 85.75
4. Justin Dorey :: 83.00
5. Kevin Rolland :: 80.50
6. David Wise :: 78.75
7. Joss Christensen :: 77.38
8. Duncan Adams :: 76.75
9. Taylor Seaton :: 76.50
10. Gus Kenworthy :: 76.00
11. Noah Bowman :: 73.25
12. Xavier Bertoni :: 46.25

Can’t make it to the mountain today? Tune into NBC for the thrilling conclusion of Men’s Superpipe Finals — LIVE at 3:00PM.

Dew Tour Killington Recap: Day 2 Semi-finals

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Instead of boring you to death with a bunch of ranking stats and leaderboard numbers (sorry math nerds), we thought we’d just post up some of the highlights from yesterday’s Semi-Final rounds at the Dew Tour in Killington.


Videos courtesy of Alli Sports/DewTour.

High winds put the Men’s Ski Slopestyle semi’s on hold and they’ll be wrapping up this morning before the the guys start calling their drops in the slopestyle course ’round 11:30. Ok, they don’t actually call drops. The Dew Tour’s more organized than that and would probably make a big stink if they went out of turn. Who knows.

We’ll have more live update coverage and heart-warming chit chat on twitter and the blog all weekend. See you at Bear Mountain.

Dew Tour Killington Recap: Day 1 Qualifiers

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As promised folks, here’s the qualifier and last chance qualifier final standings from today at Bear Mountain. Take a look at who’s moving on to tomorrow’s semi-finals.

Men’s Snowboard Superpipe
1. Tore Holvik — 87.75
2. Broc Waring — 80.00
3. Hans Mindnich — 73.50
4. Scotty Pike — 68.00
5. Ryo Aoki — 65.50
6. Kyle Mack — 64.25
7. Tyler Anderson — 58.75
8. Derek Livingston — 58.25
9. Scott Moline — 55.25
10. Bryan Daino — 50.00
11. Harrison Gray — 37.00

Men’s Snowboard Slopestyle
1. Ville Uotila — 78.67
2. Seth Hill — 76.50
3. Ian Thorley — 73.83
4. Robby Balharry — 72.33
5. Matts Kulisek — 68.50
6. Jake Aaronson — 67.83
7. Kai Wiggins — 63.67
8. Mark Hoyt — 61.67
9. Craig Mcmorris — 60.83
10. Spencer Shaw — 60.83
11. Chris Tierney — 59.67

Men’s Ski Superpipe
1. Joss Christensen — 80.25
2. Kyle Smaine — 77.50
3. James Campbell — 75.00
4. AJ Kemppainen — 73.75
5. Christian Allen — 73.25
6. Marshall LaCroix — 70.75
7. Yannic Lerjen — 70.50
8. Lyman Currier — 68.50

Men’s Ski Slopestyle
1. John Strenio — 85.00
2. Henrik Harlaut — 82.17
3. Alex Beaulieu-Marchand — 80.83
4. Vincent Gagnier — 76.17
5. Willie Borm — 74.83
6. Josiah Wells — 72.67
7. Cody Ling — 72.00
8. Matt Walker — 69.33
9. Tim McChesney — 68.17
10. Robert Franco — 67.83
11. Alex Bellemare — 67.00

Women’s Ski Superpipe
coming soon…

Women’s Ski Slopestyle
1. Maude Raymond — 86.33
2. Eveline Bhend — 81.67
3. Eva-Maria Patscheider — 66.00
4. Maria Bagge — 60.33
5. Nina Rusten Andersen — 54.67
6. Rose Battersby — 34.50
7. Emma Whitman — 23.33
8. Jackie Kling — DNS

Things are shaping up nicely with a 100% chance of snow tonight, so Killington may be grooming a few inches of fresh into the courses tomorrow. Let’s hope. Here’s a little evening stoke to keep you warm while the flakes are falling.

Course Set. Riders Ready. Forecast Snowy. Dew Tour Prep Update 1/18/12

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It’s nearly time ladies and gents. The final countdown has begun and Dew Tour Killington is just a day away. We’ll admit we were pretty skeptical with the ability of Killington and Snow Park Technologies to build a 22-foot Superpipe and three-story booters in the Slopestyle course out of the seriously pitiful snowfall we’ve had. But we should have known better. We’re stoked and amazed at their snow wizardry and the final outcome. Props.

The Superpipe gets lit. Photo Courtesy of Dew Tour on Facebook.

The weekend is going to be a busy one. If you’ve never been to a mountain during a major media event, just imagine the scene during Christmas weekend and multiply it by 10 or so. It’s going to be a straight up mad house, but that’s why we love it and you can bet your freezing bums we’ll be there representin’.

In fact, we’ll be providing constant updates and standings info as the rider progress through the semi-final and final rounds of competition. Stay connected with us on Facebook and join the conversation with hundreds of fellow spectators on twitter.


It even seems the weather may be good, 'magine that. Image courtesy of NOAA.

If you’re watching from home whilst icing some shred-related injury (the only excuse we’ll consider) then stay glued to the Killington Superpipe web cam. Who know’s maybe you’ll see us up there high-fiving Danny Davis or Louie Vito.

Here’s the schedule in case you’ve missed it on one of the millions of other sites talking about the Dew Tour. See you at Bear Mountain.

Thursday, Jan. 19th – Festival Village Opens at 9:30AM
8:45 AM – 9:50 AM :: Women’s Freeski Slopestyle Qualifier
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM :: Men’s Freeski Superpipe Last Chance Qualifier
11:05 AM – 12:45 PM :: Men’s Snowboard Slopestyle Last Chance Qualifier
1:30 PM – 2:15 PM :: Men’s Snowboard Superpipe Last Chance Qualifier
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM :: Men’s Freeski Slopestyle Last Chance Qualifier
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM :: Women’s Freeski Superpipe Qualifier

Friday, Jan. 20th – Festival Village Opens at 9:30AM
9:30 AM – 12:00 PM :: Men’s Snowboard Slopestyle Semi-Final
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM :: Women’s Freeski Superpipe Semi-Final
1:30 PM – 4:00 PM :: Men’s Freeski Slopestyle Semi-Final
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM :: Men’s Snowboard Superpipe Semi-Final
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM :: Men’s Freeski Superpipe Semi-Final
9:00 PM – 11:00 PM :: RAC @ Wobbly Barn

Saturday, Jan. 21st – Festival Village Opens at 9:30AM
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM :: Women’s Freeski Slopestyle Semi-Final
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM :: Men’s Snowboard Slopestyle Final
3:00 PM – 3:40 PM :: Women’s Freeski Superpipe Final
4:30 PM – 6:00 PM :: Men’s Freeski Superpipe Final

Sunday, Jan. 22nd – Festival Village Opens at 9:30AM
10:00 AM – 10:45 AM :: Women’s Freeski Slopestyle Final
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM :: Men’s Freeski Slopestyle Final
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM :: Men’s Snowboard Superpipe Final

College Week Deals at Vermont Resorts

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Somewhere along the line a stereotype was developed about college students, which  rather than praising them as the bright, unstoppable shapers of tomorrow, painted them as nothing but rowdy, care-free party animals. The exact source will never be known.

Welp, despite the gross inaccuracies of this outlandish claim there’s a time every season when ski resorts around the country welcome these low-key twenty somethings to party their scholarly butts off and hit the slopes on the cheap. Enter, College Week.

Lift tickets, events, food and drink specials, you name it. There’s an excess of good times up for grabs that even the college student budget can afford.

Here’s a roundup of College Week deals from some of Vermont’s fine skiing and riding establishments. Don’t forget your ID.

MOUNT SNOW
$29 lift tickets on Thursday
$282 for five days of skiing or riding, lodging, parties, and more. Valid 1/9-13. Book now
Learn to ski or ride for free at 9:30 and 11:30 all week long
FREE tubing on Tuesdays from 3:30-7,  followed by a bonfire

BOLTON VALLEY
$19 lift tickets and $2 pizza slices at the base, M-F thru January 13

KILLINGTON
Lift tickets are sold at a regular rate, but Collegiate Snowfest will be filled with nightly off-hill activities and parties for college students. Discounts at restaurants, nightclubs and retail shops along the Killington Access Road. During Collegiate Winter Games, Jan. 2-6, college students will compete in a series of events including Mountain Ops, King of the Mountain and Sledding Derby. College ID is required to participate.

OKEMO
$15 off full-day Monday thru Friday, non-holiday
$10 off full-day adult lift tickets, weekends & holidays
This deal is valid througout the season with your college ID and a 2nd form of ID

SMUGGS
$69 for a day of skiing or riding, team challenges, races, entertainment and more thru 1/13

JAY PEAK
Discounts for college students, Sunday-Thursday, Jan. 8-12. Bring your ID and find out…

Pop-Up Jams at Carinthia Parks, Mount Snow

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In winter, it’s important to always be prepared. You never know when a sudden Nor’easter may roll up and dump massive amounts of fresh or a sudden rail jam may be announced on Twitter. You heard right.

This week at Carinthia Parks at Mount Snow, it’s about being waxed and ready for rail jams at the drop of a hat. Welcome to Pop-Up Jams.

On Tuesday, December 27 and Thursday, December 29 the parks crew are randomly picking a feature in Carinthia and hosting a 45 minute jam sesh on it. There will be one jam each morning somewhere around 10-11am and one each afternoon somewhere around 1-2pm. That’s all the info you get.

Keep an eye on their Facebook and Twitter accounts for the location announcement and be ready to pounce.

Here’s the deets:

-There is no entry fee! But, you must register for this event.  Registration will take place in the Carinthia lodge each morning from 8am – 9am.
-If you over sleep, yes you can register at the jam, but that will cut into your time to compete.
-Once you register you will get a little sticker to put on your pass or lift ticket.  This sticker can be used at any of the Pop-Up Jams that week.
-You don’t have to register to join in, however no registration = no awesome prizes.
-It’s open to both skiers and riders!

Photo Courtesy of @carinthiaparks on twitter.