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The countdown is on and the party begins this Friday. The TELUS World Ski and Snowboard Festival kicks into high gear April 17-26, 2009. The only thing to do is get yourself to the centre of the action. Here are some highlights of what's on the adjenda, including some new events you'll want to check out.

The best things in life are still free. Zune Concert Series line-up promises 10 days of pilgrim-worthy free outdoor concerts, featuring Ozomatli, Ten Second Epic, The Stills, Metric, and DJ Ztrip.

Grenade Games lobs into town. Snowboarding’s infamous end of season party is by the riders, for the riders. Giving Canadians the chance to become Grenadians for the first time in its history, the Grenade Games’ line-up includes a Poker Run, dual slalom moguls course, pipe and slopestyle comp, and entices legends of snowboarding out of retirement to ride alongside current pros and up-and-comers.

Discover tomorrow’s artistic superstars. Debuting at this year’s Festival is the mutant sibling of the Pro Photographer Showdown, the ThreePointOh Multimedia Challenge. Plus, State of the Art, the Canada-wide Designer Search and Expose, and the new Chef Challenge.

Skate comes to the party. The new Festival opener, Skate & Deploy, followed by the Skate of the Art Opening party offers the perfect segue from winter to spring for fans of flow.

Graphic mastery gains momentum. Enter year four of the open crowd-sourcing collaboration that introduces graphic design talent to snowboards as canvass. Masterpiece in Motion entries are due March 1.

Ticketed events are known to sell out in advance so avoid disappointment and get your tickets early. Get yours online now at the Festival E-Store.

Faces of the Fest prepare to face-off to be the Festival’s 2009 on-air video host. Our very own Alex Hearn, voice of the Whistler Blackcomb snowphone, is one of the five finalists! "VOTE HARD, VOTE HEARN" VOTE NOW! Last day to vote is today, Monday, April 13th.

Looking to come up and enjoy all of the action? There are some awesome deals on now, including 2 day lift & lodging from just $82 pp/pn. MORE INFO

Another sweet deal...Buy your 5 or 10-Day 2009.10 EDGE Card now to ski at Whistler Blackcomb from $57 per day next season plus get unlimited spring skiing NOW for just $79! BUY NOW

Published On: 4/13/2009
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Events/News - Whistler Blackcomb: Monday pow day, new videos
By: WhistlerBlackcomb


If you were in Whistler this past Monday morning chances are you didn’t hit the snooze button. The forecast called for 4cms of snow the night before but 11cms fell instead. Check out some recent videos and photos, as well as the latest Snowcast podcasts.









If you're a Canadian or Washington State resident looking for the best deal on lift tickets at Whistler Blackcomb, check out the EDGE Card. It’s being offered at a discounted rate right now but sale ends Feb. 13th so get yours now.

Published On: 2/12/2009
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Since yesterday we've had 25cm with up to 30cm expected by Sunday!

Opening day is November 27 so get your gear ready and stay tuned to whistlerblackcomb.com to find out what's open.

Canadian & Washington State residents don’t miss your last chance to get this season’s best EDGE Card deal. Ski or ride from $59 a day plus get bonus offers and perks. If you haven’t got your EDGE Card now’s the time to buy, early bird pricing ends this Friday, November 21st. Check out whistlerblackcomb.com/deal to purchase or call 1-800-766-0449.

Check out our Season 2 Episode 1 of the Whistler Blackcomb Snowcast, presented by TELUS. It's posted online here or you can view it at whistlerblackcomb.com/podcast.

Published On: 11/21/2008
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Ok, so I am about to tell you about an amazing, almost impossible feat that is only due to the outstanding brain power that my younger brother and I hold. Here we go.

So my dad wanted my brother and me to go grocery shopping. He gave us the credit card and told us that we could spend $100 dollars. Knowing my family, if we spent that much the card would be denied, so my goal was $80. So we get to the store and start putting items into the cart, calculating a dollar amount that we thought we were at. We occasionally tacked on a dollar or 2 because of small amounts of change, and then rounded to the nearest dollar at times. Once we thought we were at $80 we went to the check-out. It looked like we were in the clearing about halfway through, until we got to the more expensive items. It was looking like we may not make it!!!! We kept scanning still. As we scanned the final item we both looked up at the price. It was as if we looked in slow motion, like the climax of a movie. We fixated our eyes on the final price that read........79.86!!!!!! (without tax) In utter amazement we jumped on top of the scanner and screamed "ITS A MIRACLE, WE ARE THE DEFINITION OF BRILLIANCE!!!!" and pumped our fists in victory. (ok so we didnt really jump on the scanners and shout, but thats how i felt) We then paid for it and triumphantly strutted out.

The moral of the story is....well, just read the title



Published On: 11/18/2007
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....FOR FREEDOM!!!

 

 “In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act. –George Orwell

 

The year is 1913, Woodrow Wilson is president, and powerful banking interests, who have been trying for year, finally achieved their long term goal, of silently taking control of the American government.

     The first thing the did to accomplish their take over was convince secretary of state, Flan Denox, to lie to the American people, and tell them that the 16th amendment [Income Tax Amendment] had been legally ratified by the states when it was not. The bankers knew that this tax would ultimately end up in their pockets.

     Because of this fraud the American people were led to believe there was a tax on their labor. Congress and the President ARE completely aware of this fraud and it was cited in a recent court case:

 

“If you… examined [the 16th amendment] carefully, you would find that a sufficient number of states ratified that amendment.” -U.S. District Court Judge, James C. Fox, 2003

 

That very same year [1913] the bankers committed their second, and by far most diabolical fraud ever perpetrated on the American people, by bribing senators to pass the Federal Reserve Act, without the required Constitutional amendment. They did this during Christmas vacation, when many senators where home celebrating Christmas with their families.

     And that is how the unconstitutional Federal Reserve Act came into being. They were very clever, and understood that who ever issued the money for America controlled the government.

 

“Give me control of a nations money supply, and I care not who makes its laws.” -Mayer Rothschild, Private Banker

 

President Wilson, who signed the Federal Reserve Act later said in regret:

“I’m a most unhappy man; I have unwittingly ruined my country a great industrial nation is now controlled by a system of credit. We are no longer a government by free opinion, no longer a government by conviction and the vote of the majority, but a government by the opinions and duress of a small group of dominant men.” -Woodrow Wilson, 1919

 

How did America transform from being a truly free country with a servant government where our individual rights are protected by our Constitution, to being a country that talked about being free but really wasn’t?

     The change started when the Federal Reserve came into existence, and America adopted one of the major planks of the Communist Manifesto by creating for America this central bank.

     The very same people that back the Federal Reserve System also back the graduated income tax, a second plank from the Communist Manifesto.

     And now our Congress so dominated by the banks, is helping them entrap people even further by passing new Bankruptcy Laws making it more difficult for the people to declare bankruptcy and get a fresh start.

 

“Who controls money controls the world.” -Henry Kissinger, Council of Foreign Relations

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*President Bush has signed executive orders give him sole authority to impose martial law and suspending Habeas Corpus. This gives him dictatorial power over the people without any checks or balances.

 

*The government can jail you for life without charges, without trial, and without a lawyer.

 

*Because of globalization the U.S. must accept other nations’ laws. Under the CAFTA treaty the sale of vitamins and supplements will be illegal.

 

*Executive Order# 10999: Allows the government to take over all modes of transportation.

 

*Executive Order# 11000: Allows the government to mobilize civilians into work brigades under government supervision.

 

* Executive Order# 11921: Provides that the president can declare a state of emergency that is not defined and Congress cannot review the action for six months.

 

*Senate Bill# 1873: Allows the government to vaccinate you with untested vaccines against your will.

 

*The FDA says: Americans do not have a right to know which foods are genetically modified.

 

*Congressman Sensenbrenner’s Bill (HR1528): Requires you to spy on you neighbors including wearing a wire. Refusal would be punishable by a mandatory prison sentence of at least two years.

 

*The government claims the power to seize all financial interments: gold, silver, and everything else if they deem an emergence exists. –treasury department letter, Aug. 12, 2005

 

*There are 190 countries in the world; American has bases in 130 them.

 

The Patriot Act permits:

*Secret FBI and police searches of your home and office.

*Secret government wiretaps on you phone, computer and/or internet activity.

*Secret investigations of your bank record, credit cards and other financial records.

*Secret investigations of your library and book activities.

*Secret examinations of your metical, travel and business records.

*The freezing of funds and assets without prior notice or appeal.

*The creation of secret watch lists that ban those named from air and other travel.

 

“The Constitution is just a goddamn piece of paper.” -George W. Bush, Nov. 2005, Capitol Hill Blue

 

During the 1990’s President Clinton monitored millions of private phone calls placed by U.S. citizens. He did this under a secret program code named: Echelon. The wide spread use of wire tapping Americans during the Clinton administration proves that this practice was not started because of 9/11 but is standard procedure.

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The new legislation for the national ID card is in and takes three to for pages to describe. It will be connected to our driver’s licenses and Social security numbers. A physical ID such as finger prints or retinal print will be on it.

This law known as the Real ID Act takes effect in May 2008. Anyone with out a card will not be permitted to board an air plain, Amtrak train, open a bank account, or enter a federal building.

The bill mandates that all drivers’ licenses contain “common readable technology. A radio frequency identification (RFID) chip will be used.

 

 

“It is time to wake up America. Those ID cards are NOT about defeating terrorism, they are all about controlling the American people.” -Aaron Russo

 

The latest technology for identifying people when they make purchases is the implantable chip that can be directly imbedded into human flesh. Its tiny glass capsule is about the size if a grain if rice. It contains an RFID computer chip with a coiled antenna.

Homeland Security, the Department of Defense, and others have expressed great interest in being able to more closely monitor the American people. And one way to do that would be to determine who buys what and where they take these things.

     Radio frequency can travel through walls, wood, the things we normally rely on to protect our privacy. For example your backpack, your pocket, anything you’re wearing or carrying.

     They were talking about having reader devices in every airport, on every bus, every train, on every port and every dock.

     One of the most worrisome applications of RFID is proposals to put in cash. Meaning that you’d be able to track every bank note, where it has been, who it has been issued to, and create an essence an audit trail that would essentially take away the anonymity of cash, that we enjoy today.

     The ATM machine itself, as the money came through the roller device, would be reading each number. And it would know who you are; of course you identify yourself at banks or ATMs. And the ATM would tag the number, and transfer the possession name from, say Bank of America to Joe Jones.

     Once every thing you do is tied down to a single number, and there is no longer the option to pay with cash, then all it takes to render you a non citizen is to simply turn you chip off. Then you won’t be able to participate in ant function in society, including buy food.  

     Through the implementation of the Federal Reserve System, the American citizen has gone from being a private individual who had real money, and gold in possession that was private, to a citizen who has no privacy because all money is now being digitized. They can deduct however amount of money they want out of your digits when ever they want, and they can trace you when ever they want. You’ll be at there mercy. God forbid we allow this to happen in America

    

“This is outrageous! I mean your talking about the government looking over your shoulder at absolutely everything you do, every purchase you make, every place you go, every company you interact with, would be recorded back to potentially the government.” -Katherine Albrecht, author of “Spy Chips”

 

Have we become so controlled and ignorant about our rights, that big institution and big governments can do whatever they want with us even with out our approval?

I know for certain that our founding fathers would resist to the death what is happening in America today. And I for one will not accept a national ID card. And if nobody accepts a national ID card, and nobody can board a plain without one, then let the airlines go bankrupt. And if you can’t open an account in a big national bank, then open one in a small local bank. And if we can’t walk into a federal building, I’d personally consider that a blessing.

Don’t allow these institutions to dictate to us how we conduct our lives. This is America, and we have free choice! We the people have the power not the government. The government gets its power from us, not the other way around.

Think of all the men and women that died in all our wars fighting for freedom, not Federal Reserve bankers. Do you think they sacrificed their lives so America could get chipped like a dog, so we can all have homing devices inside us? NO! This ID card is the last step before they implant us, and that is precisely the reason no one should accept one.

And you know what they’re going to do? They’re going to call in the propaganda machine, the media, and try to sell this RFID chip as if it was in everybody’s best interest.

 

“We shall have a world government whether or not we like it. The only question is whether the world government will be achieved by conquest or consent.” -Paul Warburg, architect of the Federal Reserve System, 1950

 

The central bankers of the world are working together to create a one world government. A global police sinister was the only thing George Orwell ever wrote about. Where every person on the planet Earth will have an RFID chip implant, where the bankers and the governments have access to every transaction you make.

A chip in every in everybody would be the universal monitory system, because there would be no escape from it.

Most people don’t have a clue that these unelected private bankers, actually control the governments of the world. They have actually financed and profited from ever war since World War I, without concern for humanity. The war in Iraq is an attempt by the Federal Reserve and their partner the Bank of England to control the middle east, and make it part of the new world order.

 

“Military men are just dumb stupid animals, to be used as pawn in foreign policies.” -Henry Kissinger

 

     The war on terrorism is the war on your freedom.

 

“The bankers own take it away from them but leave them the power to create money, and with the flick of the pen they will create enough money to buy it back again. However, take away the power to create money, and all great fortunes like mine will disappear and ought to disappear, for this would be a happier and better world to live in.

But if you wish to remain slaves of the bankers and pay the cost of your own slavery, let them continue to create money.” - Sir Josiah Stamp, former director of the Bank of England

 

“We are grateful to the Washington Post, the New York Times, Time Magazine, and other great publications whose directors have attended our meetings and respected their promises of discretion for almost 40 years.

     It would have been impossible for us to develop our plans for the world if we had been subjected to the lights of publicity during those years. But now the world is more sophisticated and prepared to march toward a world government. The supra national sovereignty of an intellectual elite and world bankers is surely preferable to the national auto determination, practiced in past centuries.” 

-David Rockefeller, private banker, council on foreign relations, June 1991

 

“The real rulers in Washington are invisible and exercise power from behind the scenes.” -Felix Frankfuter, U.S. Supreme Court Justice

 

“It is well enough that people of the nation do not understand our banking and monetary system, for if they did, I believe there would be a revolution before tomorrow morning.” -Henry Ford

 

     Now that you do understand what happened in 1913, and how it is leading to world government, the future depends on you. Will you choose freedom or slavery? Stop living in fear of your government. Government is the servant. We are the masters.

So what are you going to do about it? Join together in civil disobedience. Be willing to take part in nationwide strikes, boycotts, and marches on Washington. Force Congress to use their power to shut down the Federal Reserve. Government has authority to issue money, without paying interest to the bankers. This will take away the power to control our government from the bankers. Only vote for candidates who have signed an affidavit to shut down the Federal Reserve System and stop world government.

If you are in the military or law enforcement, remember you swore an oath to defend the American Constitution. You didn’t swear an oath to promote world government. Honor your Oath.

DONOT accept the national ID card, even if it’s your drivers’ license. We must demand that the American peoples gold be audited, and make certain that it has not been stolen. This asset must be returned to the American people.

Abolish computer voting in the state where you live. Stop being a good Democrat, stop being a good Republican, start being good Americans.

And when the media starts telling you that the country will fall apart if this is done, don’t be fooled. This is just the Federal Reserve trying to save itself. Squash it!

 

“I like the old idea, where you could do what you thought you could do and what you wanted to do as long as you didn’t hurt anyone.”

 -Ron Paul

 

If you believe in civil disobedience and wish to organize with millions of Americans in this battle for liberty, please sign up at freedomtofascism.com, and if you choose not to help, report to Central Services immediately and we will have you fitted for an RFID chip… for you own safety, of course.

 

”We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately.”
-Benjamin Franklin, at the signing of the Declaration of
Independence, July 4, 1776

 Uninted we stand, Divided we fall.

www.ronpaul2008.com

 

www.wethepeoplefoundation.org

 Source:

America: from freedom to fascism (DVD)
 
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1656880303867390173

 



Published On: 11/10/2007
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Published On: 4/24/2007
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PRO PHOTOGRAPHER SHOWDOWN FINALISTS ANNOUNCED BY

WHISTLER’S WORLD SKI & SNOWBOARD FESTIVAL

 

Action Sport/Lifestyle Competition Features World’s Best Shooters in Showdown for $10,000 Purse

 

Whistler is gearing up for a clash of the titans, when five of the world’s best lifestyle and action sports photographers compete in the tenth annual Pro Photographer Showdown at the TELUS World Ski & Snowboard Festival, April 18 2007.
 
 
 The five selected photographers will be flown to Whistler for a gala presentation on April 18, 2007, lured by the bright lights of the Festival, the industry’s preeminent celebration of action and lifestyle photography and a $10,000 prize purse.
 
 At the Pro Photographer Showdown, the most dynamic moments in action sports are captured and mounted, trophy-style, for an appreciative 2000-strong crowd in a series of self-curated 9 minute multimedia presentations.
 
The “Best of Show” designation conferred at the renowned photography expose will see the winner join an alumni that includes Kevin Zacher, Eric Berger and Aaron Chang, who will judge the Showdown alongside Whistler’s “King of Light” Paul Morrison, and long-time host of the Pro Photographer Search, writer and creative mastermind Leslie Anthony.
 
Throughout its ten year history, the Pro Photographer Showdown has featured stunning photography from renowned surf photographers Aaron Chang, Jason Childs, Jeff Divine and Warren Bolster; skateboard gurus J. Grant Brittain and Jon Humphries; acclaimed mountain bike photographer Sterling Lorence; ski & snowboard legends Kevin Zacher, Eric Berger, Paul Morrison, Blake Jorgenson, Mark Gallup, Scott Markewitz, Dave Heath, Vianney Tisseau and Mattias Fredriksson, among others.
 
 
The five finalists are:
 
Peter Taras – San Clemente based Taras comes by his boho-creative blood legitimately. His grandfather was a revolutionist photographer who fought the reds and was hung by Stalin.  Having worked as Photo Editor for Transworld Surf Magazine since he was 24 means Taras spends more time in the editing suite than out shooting, and his brain is full of shot-lists still to be captured.   
 

Endre Løvaas – This 36 year old Norwegian says he has no plans to quit his day job as Marketing Manager and Senior Photographer at Fri Flyt, Norway’s biggest ski and snowboard mag to focus solely on photography.   He’s shot with Matchstick Productions and produced images that have been published all over the world.

 

Nick Hamilton– He’s got the mongrel accent of a half Finnish, half British, half American guy, with multiple seasons in the French Alps under his belt. Currently photo editor at TransWorld SNOWboarding magazine, the 29 year old shutter-veteran edited British snowboard mag White Lines before moving to Cardiff, SoCal to take up his current role. There, he earned TransWord a Henry R Luce Cover of the Year special citation. And still can’t surf worth a damn.

 

Jeff Curtes – Boulder-based Curtes is the Principal Photographer for Burton Snowboards, and has been tripping around the world shooting for Burton since his big break in 1994. He has a degree in political science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a single credit in photojournalism from the Agricultural Journalism department and a stash of childhood memories of snowboarding with his brother Joe in the backwoods of the Wisconsin countryside.
 
 
 Jody Morris – He spent a 10 year stint as senior photographer for Transworld Skateboarding magazine, and has freelanced for almost every major skateboard magazine in the world, as well as Men’s Fitness, Transworld Snowboarding and shooting a host of skateboarding's most iconic and influential ad campaigns, such as DC Shoes, Etnies, Adio Footwear, Quicksilver, Nixon, World Industries, Dakine, and Tony Hawk Inc.
 
 
For more info on the finalists check out: http://www.whistler2007.com/2007/photo/
 
And enter for your chance to win a trip to the festival:

 



Published On: 3/13/2007
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Events/News - Whistler Blackcomb: BC & WA Uni/College Students Listen Up
By: WhistlerBlackcomb


BC/WA Uni/College students listen up... you have only until the 15th of November to purchase your 4buy4 Season Pass for $369 plus tax. 

Same goes for EDGE Cards, the early bird deadline ends Nov 15th, so if you have your eye on lift discounts don't miss it.
We're open in 3 weeks (Nov 23)... winter's coming. Snowed to the valley on the weekend, and the alpine is caked, looks great. Still plenty more white stuff needed but should be more on it's way this weekend and beyond.  
 
Pray for (more) snow, and we'll see ya on Nov 23.
 


Published On: 11/1/2006
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Events/News - Whistler Blackcomb: Winter's Coming at Whistler Blackcomb
By: WhistlerBlackcomb


Rain in the forecast is a welcome change in Whistler as the snowy signs of winter start creeping down the mountain. Wet weather in the valley is good news for reiders who’ve been amped to see a change of season and get in some early season shredding. Official opening day for Whistler and Blackcomb Mountains is scheduled for November 23rd. Be there.  

If you’re here for the season, hope you already grabbed your Season Pass before the Early Bird Deadline Oct 9. Or if you qualify for a 4x4 Pass or have your eyes on an EDGE Card, don’t miss the upcoming November 15 deadlines.
 
Winter’s coming… enjoy.
 
(Photos by Jori Bojm from a couple days ago)




Published On: 10/26/2006
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    IMPORTANT FREESKIING ATHLETE INFORMATION


    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


    2007 Subaru U.S. Freeskiing Series & Freeskiing World Tour Athlete Information


    -EVENT SCHEDULE

    -NEW EVENT & REGISTRATION POLICIES

    -PRE-QUALIFIED ATHLETE LIST

     

    TO ALL ATHLETES:

     

    Winter is fast approaching and that means so is competition season. After a hugely successful tour in 2006, MSI has decided to grow the Subaru U.S. Freesking Series by adding a fifth event. With the new event and expanded programs, such as same-day video, photo, and story coverage, 2007 is set to be the best year yet.

     

    Registration for all events in the Subaru U.S. Freeskiing Series will begin on:

    November 1, 2006.

     

    To register, please log onto www.usfreeskiing.com. To guarantee entry, athletes interested in competing—including World Tour IFSA pre-qualified athletes (see list below)—must register prior to the event and pay in full to be considered officially registered. A partial payment/deposit, will NOT secure you a spot. As always, entries are limited and events sell out within days, so we urge you to register early to avoid disappointment.

     

    On the first morning of each event all athletes must check in at registration and sign waivers, purchase lift tickets, and receive bibs and start order. As a reminder, IFSA (International Freeskiers Association) memberships ARE REQUIRED for all athletes competing in the Subaru U.S. Freeskiing Tour and Freeskiing World Tour. Please go to www.freeskiers.org to sign up. We are working to add a link from usfreeskiing.com to register for membership.

     

    Due to the popularity of the Snowbird and Kirkwood World Tour Qualifiers, the qualifier run has been extended to a two-day event, with each athlete still only getting one run to qualify. This will increase the amount of athletes who are given the chance to qualify for the World Tour event.

     

    2007 SUBARU U.S. FREESKIING AND FREESKIING WORLD TOUR SCHEDULE & ENTRY FEES

     

    SUBARU U.S. FREESKIING SERIES (STOP #1)

    Subaru Telluride Freeskiing Open

    Telluride, Colorado

    February 8-11

    Entry Fee: $150

    *Prices do not include lift tickets

     

    FREESKIING WORLD TOUR (STOP #1)

    Les Arcs Freeride

    Les Arcs, France

    Feb 5-9

    Entry fee: www.ridetheplanets.com

     

    FREESKIING WORLD TOUR (STOP #2)

    Verbier Big Mountain Heli Ride

    Verbier, Switzerland

    Feb. 22-25

    Entry fee: www.verbierride.com

     

    SUBARU U.S. FREESKIING SERIES (STOP #2)

    Location and Date TBD

    Entry fee: $150

    *Prices do not include lift tickets

     

    U.S. FREESKIING SERIES (STOP #3)

    FREESKIING WORLD TOUR (STOP #3)

    Subaru U.S. Freeskiing Nationals

    Snowbird, Utah

    March 6-11

     

    *Snowbird entry fees:

    World Tour Qualifier: $100

    (Athletes who qualify will pay an additional $125 for the main event)

    World Tour Main Event (pre-qualified athletes): $175

    *Prices do not include lift tickets

     

     

    SUBARU U.S. FREESKIING SERIES (STOP #4)

    Subaru Jackson Hole Freeskiing Open

    Jackson Hole, Wyoming

    March 15-18

    Entry fee: $150

    *Prices do not include lift tickets

     

    SUBARU U.S. FREESKIING SERIES FINALS (STOP #5)

    Freeskiing World Tour (Stop #4)

    Subaru North American Freeskiing Championships

    Kirkwood, California

    March 26-April 1

     

    *Kirkwood entry fees:

    World Tour Qualifier: $100

    (Athletes who qualify will pay an additional $125 for the main event)

    World Tour Main Event (pre-qualified athletes): $175

    *Prices do not include lift tickets

     

     

    FREESKIING WORLD TOUR FINALS (STOP #5)

    Tignes, France

    April – Dates TBD

    Entry Fee: www.freeskiingworldtour.com

     

    PRE-QUALIFIED ATHLETES

     

    Based on: Top World Tour point holders, top US series, winners of individual US and NA events, top Euro and NZ standings. Wild Cards may be added at specific events, approved by IFSA official.

     

    **$ Indicates athletes that need to pay 2006 IFSA dues in order to be considered "Pre-Qualified" for 2007.

     

    Men

     

    1 Guerlain Chicherit **$ FRA

    2 Mathieu Richard **$ CAN

    3 Adrien Coirier FRA

    4 Olivier Meynet **$ FRA

    5 Nick Greener USA

    6 Craig Garbiel USA

    7 Rick Greener USA

    8 Cedric Pugin **$ FRA

    9 Drew Stoecklein **$ USA

    10 Julien Gaidet **$ FRA

    11 Cliff Bennett USA

    12 Justus Meyer USA

    13 Justin Modroo CAN

    14 Drew Tabke USA

    15 Tom Dunbar **$ NZ

    16 Jason Dobbs USA

    17 Christian Boucher **$ CAN

    18 Reine Barkered **$ FRA

    19 Jon Mullens AUS

    20 Drew Billington USA

    21 Jack Nelson USA

    22 Victor Galuchot **$ FRA

    23 Craig DiPietro **$USA

    24 Olinne Glenne USA

    25 Wille Lindberg USA

    26 Jamie Blair USA

    27 Jonny Manwaring USA

    28 Chris Paulding USA

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Published On: 10/25/2006
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My Blog: WHAAAA
By: kiddliwinkz


either my dad is super sick or really trying to be nice here.....today in the grocery store while we were wating at the till....he's like here and gives me $500 in cash....the car keys....and his coop member card....then he ran away. i was like WHAT THE HELL!.....then i had to give back the change...the car keys, and also that he had to go to the bathroom:S


Published On: 8/6/2006
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why don't they have a "congrats on your latest half-baked idea" card for people like me who do dumbass things that end with hospital time 97% of the time?


Published On: 7/28/2006
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                       If you come across an angel
  
       Every day in the world around us, real-life angels are doing the things they do...and bringing more smiles to the world around them...
       Real-life angels build bridges instead of walls.  They don't play hide-and-seek with the truth, and they don't have hidden agendas.  They tend to be the only ones who understand what you're going through.  If they sense that you're hurting, they do whatever they can to help you.
        Real-life angels understand difficulties and always give you the benefit of the doubt.  They dont hold others up to standards they cant live by themselves.  Real-life angels are what "inner beauty" is all about.
        Real-life angels don't hold things against you; the only thing they hold... is you.  They take your hand in theirs when u could use a little reassurance.  They walk beside you when u could do with a little guidance and direction in your life.  And they support you in your attempts to do what is right.
        Real-life angels multiply your smiles and add to your integrity.  They make you feel like, "Hey, I really am somebody who matters."  Then they quietly prove to you how beautiful and true that feeling really is.
        If u come across an angel like this, you are one of the luckiest people of all.
        If some one in your life is wonderfully like an angel to you, it's important to let them know. It's the nicest compliment you could ever give... in all the days of your life and in all the years that you live.
 
                     Thank you for being
                      My real-life angel


Published On: 7/25/2006
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Boyz In The Hood by Dynamite Hack
Woke up quick at about noon
Just thought that I had to be in Compton soon
I gotta get drunk before the day begins
Before my mother starts bitchin' about my friends
About to go and damn near went blind
Young niggaz on the pad throwin' up gang signs
I went in the house to get the clip
With my Mac10 on the side of my hip
I bailed outside and I pointed my weapon
Just as I thought, the fools kept steppin
I jumped in the fo' hit the juice on my ride
I got front and back side to side
Then I let the alpine play
I was pumpin' new shi*t by NWA
It was "Gangster Gangster" at the top of the list
Then I played my own shi*t, it went somethin' like this:

Cruisin' down the street in my 6-fo'
Jockin' the bitches, slappin' the ho's
I went to the park to get the scoop
Knuckle-heads out there cold shootin' some hoop
A car pulls up, who can it be?
The fresh El Camino rollin Kilo G
He rolls down the window and he starts to say
It's all about makin' that G.T.A.

Cuz the boyz in the hood are alwayz hard
Come talkin' that trash n we'll pull your card
Knowin' nothin' in life but to be legit
Don't quote me boy, I ain't said shi*t ...

Bored as hell and I wanna get ill
So I go to a place where my homeboyz chill

The fellas out there try to make that dollar
I pulled up in the 6-4 impala
greeted with a 40 and I start drinkin'
And from the 8-ball my breath start stinkin'
I gotta get my girl to rock that body
Before I left I hit the bacardi
Pulled to the house get her out of the pad
And the bitch said something to make me mad
She said somethin' that I couldn't believe
So I grabbed the stupid bitch by her nappy ass weave
She started talkin' shi*t, would'nt you know?
I reached back like a pimp and I slapped the ho'
And her father stood up and he started to shout
So I threw a right-cross and knocked his old ass out


Cuz the boyz in the hood are alwayz hard
Come talkin' that trash n we'll pull your card
Knowin' nothin' in life but to be legit'
Don't quote me boy, I ain't said shi*t ...

Punk ass trippin in the dead of night
homie scored a key he's gonna fly, punk ass fly.


Published On: 7/2/2006
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A police officer pulls a guy over for speeding and has the following exchange:

Officer: May I see your driver's license?
Driver: I don't have one. I had it suspended when I got my 5th DUI.

Officer: May I see the owner's card for this vehicle?
Driver: It's not my car. I stole it.
Officer: The car is stolen?
Driver: That's right. But come to think of it, I think I saw the owner's card in the glove box when I was putting my gun in there.

Officer: There's a gun in the glove box?
Driver: Yes sir. That's where I put it after I shot the woman who owns this car and stuffed her in the trunk.
Officer: There's a BODY in the TRUNK?!?!?
Driver: Yes, sir.

Hearing this, the officer immediately called his captain. The car was quickly surrounded by police, and the captain approached the driver to handle the tense situation:

Captain: Sir, can I see your license?
Driver: Sure. Here it is. It was valid.
Captain: Who's car is this?
Driver: It's mine, officer. Here's the registration.

Captain: Could you slowly open your glove box so I can see if there's a gun in it?
Driver: Yes, sir, but there's no gun in it.
Sure enough, there was nothing in the glove box.

Captain: Would you mind opening your trunk? I was told you said there's a body in it.
Driver: No problem. Trunk is opened; no body.

Captain: I don't understand it. The officer who stopped you said you told him you didn't have a license, stole the car, had a gun in the glove-box, and that there was a body in the trunk?

Driver: Yeah, and I'll bet the big liar told you I was speeding too!






Published On: 6/30/2006
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My Blog: blah
By: cute_chix2


you+are+killing+me

|im|a|mess|of|insecurities|
      |do|you|think|that|im|amazing|plz|tell|me
|im|worth|dating|
i take a riskand i just end upbroken
 
 <3yoursmilemakesmemelt<3
 
[i|g.i.v.e|u.p]
 
 
:torn|into|pieces|once|again:
 
       
secrets dont make friends
 
 
.[f]ake.[f]aces.[e]very.[w]here.[i].[s]ee.
.fak[e].face[s].lookin[g].bac[k].a[t].m[e].
 
 :do:you:know:what:it's:like:to:feel:ugly:all:the:time:
 
hhowlonng ddoii haavetoo keeppwaitiing fforyouu
?iisittevvenworrthiit?
<//3
 
 iihateyouwithallmiinsides
iihatewhatyouhavedone
to+me
 
oBLiVioUstoThEobviOUs
 
too mani dais and endless nights spent wondering
?(why).|.(her)?
 
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
 
 
imsotiredofbeing[un-beautiful]
 
"forget him"
ii + wish + it + was + just + that + easy <//3
 
?how.[close].is.[close].enough?
      
s u r r e n d e r  y o u r s e l f  t o  m e 
 
hatemetoday
 
yoursubtliestheystrangle me
 
ittearsmeaparttoknowthingswillneverchange
 
(you)gaveawaymii[kiss]
 
stolen~moments 
 
howmanytearsmustiicry
beforeyourealize
thatthislookinmieyes
meansthatyouarethegu
 
longing&&for&&your&&warm&&embrace
 
<.:.tangled.:.up.:.in.:.you.:.>
 
/hon+est.sil+ences\
 
;ii:need:to:hear:you:say;
[iiloveyou:iilovedyouallalong]
 
take!me!as!ii!am!im!not!brokn 
 
...i.ve&t.ried&e.vrithin&t.o&f.ix&m.iself...
 
.ycant.youlike.me.
.ohthats.rite.
.youlike.her.
.thisalways.happens.
.loveneverwanted.me.
I Remember When...
Getting high meant swinging at the playground;
The worst thing you could get from boys was cooties;
Mom was your hero & dad was the only boy in your life;
Wearing skirts didn't mean you were a slut;
The only thing that hurt was skinned knees;
The only things that could get broken were your toys;
Your worst enemies were your siblings;
Race issues were who could run the fastest;
The only thing you smoked were the tires on your bike,
War was a cardgame;
Life was simple and care free;
&& all I wanted
to do was, grow up
Now I just want to be a kid
again;

 



Published On: 6/30/2006
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"Off The Chain"

[Jamie Madrox]
Daddy I'm high as a cloud floating looking to touch
Anything soft enough I can bust my nuts on
Like them average ass titties of yours
Now I done seen many, many pairs of titties before
But them titties right there look suckable to me
With the nipple in the middle where the sucker supposed to be
She got a kinda banging booty, kinda more not than so
If I don't drop this load, my nuts are gonna explode

[Monoxide]
Now I'm stone sober in a room full of ugly
All I want to do is get some ass tonight
And if I, play my cards right and smoke this weed
Then I'll be swimming in some ass like the tsunami
And it won't matter if she, kinda looks like a he
Cause as long as I stay high they're all dimes to me
Bumping Ron Isley in the truck with the tree
Getting high hoping this ugly bitch will f*ck me

[Chorus]
Now you look like Madonna with a splash of J-Lo
Mixed with Halle Berry and some Anna Nicole
'Cause when I'm smoking every girl I see seems to be
So off the chain
A little Gwen Stefani and some Fergie and Brittney
Charlise Thereon with some Angelina Jolie
Cause when I'm smoking every girl I see seems to be
So off the chain

[Monoxide]
Sometimes we would get high in the back
And there'd always be this girl with a super nipple rack
And I, wouldn't hit it with a bat if I'm not stoned
But f*ck it since I'm high little ugly got boned
I'm in the zone I'm high kinda trippin off of this
Everywhere that I look's a fine bitch
Goddamnit, I love this weed
'Cause every last bitch looks good to me

[Jamie Madrox]
Beauty is skin deep, and ugly is to the bone
Ain't no reason that banging ass need to be having pants on
I like that upside down heart that lives inside you g-string
Packed to the max with needful things
Like coochie and butt watch it jiggle and such
As she walks by with that run way strut
I'm mesmerized on how much ass calf n' thighs
You managed to stuff inside them Levi's

[Chorus]
You look like Jenna Jameson and Vivica Foxy
With a splash Viva Guerra and Beyonce
'Cause when I'm smoking every girl I see seems to be
So off the chain
A little Paris Hilton and some Gretchen Wilson
With a splash of Ashlee n' Jessica Simpson
'Cause when I'm smoking every girl I see seems to be
So off the chain

[Jamie Madrox]
Your lips are just so soft and supple
I'm willing to bet the farm she got a tight moose knuckle
I'm seeing so many turkeys that I wouldn't mind stuffing
Like that one right here, I bet she like it rough and hard
And if she wanna cuddle right quick
Turn an indoor hoe into an outdoor trick
Let her suck your dick in a public bathroom
While there's other people on the side of you taking a dune

[Monoxide]
Now I'm walking through the mall
And I'm high as the sun
And I swear this bitch's ass is looking like a cinna-bun
And then I go and get a pretzels from aunt Annie's
Then I fell in love with her flabby fanny
I'm getting outta here before my penis gets hard
And I get thrown out by the security guards
Feeling like a retard, I'm horny and high
But I'm almost outta weed so I'm saying goodbye



Published On: 6/29/2006
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PANASONIC INTRODUCES “SHARE THE AIR” VIDEO CONTEST IN CONJUNCTION WITH SPONSORSHIP OF DEW ACTION SPORTS TOUR


AST_postcard_front.jpg NEW YORK, NY (May 30, 2006) - Panasonic announces the "Share the Air" Video Contest, with an open call for action sports film submissions.

In the spirit of self-expression, creativity and sharing, the Panasonic "Share the Air" Video Contest welcomes participation from amateur filmmakers and industry professionals alike.

Panasonic understands that action sports are much more than tricks and thrills.  They're about creativity, self-expression, pushing yourself and having the time of your life.  That's Panasonic’s definition of "Share the Air."  What's yours? On May 17th, Panasonic challenged filmmakers to show what “Share the Air” means to them in the form of a 24-second action sports film.  Submitted videos will be reviewed and evaluated by Panasonic and renowned

>action sports filmmakers Ty Evans and Aaron Meza. Two Grand Prize Winners will each win a Panasonic HD video package worth over $16,000, including the new state-of-the-art AG-HVX200 High Definition camcorder, and $5,000 cash.  Winning submissions will also be considered for national broadcast as Panasonic television commercials.  In addition, four First Prize Winners will each win a video prize package worth over $1,000.

Submissions will be judged on the following criteria:
 
- Originality
- Creativity
- Expression of the “Share the Air” theme

Select films will be showcased on Panasonic’s Share the Air gallery at www.sharetheair.net/videos . Submissions will be accepted and prizes awarded for two distinct entry periods: May 17th – July 14th 2006 and July 15th – January 15th, 2007. One Grand Prize Winner and two First Prize Winners will be chosen from each entry period to win the following prizes:

Grand Prize Winners will receive:
• Panasonic AG-HVX200 HD video camera
• Two p2 8 GB memory cards
• p2 storage drive
• Panasonic DMC-LX1 digital still camera
• $5,000 hard cash
• Ty Evans signature series Ogio backpack
• Atiba Jefferson signature series Ogio backpack

Two First Prize Winners will receive:
• Panasonic PV-GS500 3CCD digital video camera
• Ty Evans signature series Ogio backpack.


For more info on rules and entry details please go to www.sharetheair.net/videos

About Panasonic:
Panasonic’s advanced technology products are natural accessories for the action sports lifestyle.  Its cameras and camcorders enable action sports enthusiasts to “Share the Air”, by capturing and sharing action sports tricks, culture, and lifestyle with friends.  In this way, Panasonic technology, like action sports itself, is a vehicle for self-expression, creativity, and sharing. 

Panasonic is proud to be a longtime supporter and partner to the action sports community.  With its advanced digital camera and digital camcorder products, Panasonic has long been a trusted brand among action sports filmmakers.  Today, Panasonic is proud to work with both professional filmmakers and amateurs alike, to help capture and share great moments in action sports.  Panasonic is also a founding partner and official supplier of the Dew Action Sports Tour, the first-ever professional season of action sports.  Visit www.sharetheair.net for details.
 
About the Prize:
The AG-HVX200 HD Camera-Recorder Puts a Host of Powerful Features in Your Hands
This handheld DVCPRO HD P2 camera-recorder is designed to meet emerging needs in HD content production. It debuts as Panasonic's first HD video product to use P2, the cutting-edge memory recording device that has the potential to revolutionize the entire production paradigm. The AG-HVX200 records HD, either 1080i or 720p video acquired by a new optical system and high-performance digital signal processor onto a P2 card using the broadcasting DVCPRO HD codec. This system achieves a level of image quality that conventional handheld HD cameras simply cannot match, while also supporting HD/SD multi-format and multi-codec recording capabilities. Variable frame rate recording is just one of the features that makes the AG-HVX200 unique in its class. Using technologies that make the Panasonic VariCam camera-recorder a favorite in movie production, this powerful function allows the overcranking and undercranking techniques used with film cameras to create fast-motion and slow-motion effects. The P2 card offers superior reliability, immediate playback and outstanding cost-performance. It allows direct connection to nonlinear editing systems and streamlines the production work flow, by providing to the editing system data files ready to be edited, rather than a video tape which would require the task of digitizing. On top of all its advanced features and technologies, the AG-HVX200 inherits the refined design and easy operation that distinguishes Panasonic's high-value DVX100 DV camera series. In the AG-HVX200, video professionals of all kinds will find a powerful tool for giving form to their creative visions.


Visit http://www.sharetheair.net/tour.asp 

>


Published On: 6/15/2006
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Travelling the Globe for SNOW!!!: The start!
By: ratz29


My journey started in good old NZ, down south at Cardrona resort where i sat my stage 1 NZSIA Instructors cert, i trained for six months shredding Cardrona to pieces. What a sick time!

Published On: 5/17/2006
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My Blog: about me
By: Eden_


i         like         walking         in         the         rain...
it makes me chill
i like being out in thunder storms
i like the sky
stars make me feel small
i over think life everything
God exists...
i just dont believe in him
i dont sleep much
too much to see
i dont rele like fish
but ill try it all the time
i like people
i like cars too much
i could change th oil in my dads car
when i was 5
i like stupid music

i like being a girl
its 1 thing ma parents did right
i like my parents-
but just not when they are together

tank girl and che guevara are my heros
i rele do think lifes too short
i     try
i hate the dissapointment when i fail

i dont get enough sleep
i drink too much red bull
i play with my hair too much
i         like         eye         contact
i laugh too much and at the wrong time
i like to read
i have too much make up
but i dont wear very much
                      i like litrature
 
i wear skirts that people call belts
i like wearing guys shirts with jeans or skrts

i sing songs with out words
im a guys girl








i like music a lot... but who doesnt these days.. some of my favourite bands include...
bloc party kings of leon libertines maximo park the automatic babyshambles the strokes oasis we are scientists the kooks artic monkeys coldpaly the dreaming save ferris reef jack johnson the cooper temple clause the vines scars of tomorrow deftones the hives weezer feeder blink 182 ruben hoobastank the white stripes finch the verve orson analouge sway the yeah yeah yeahs the zutons prodigy head autiomatica the all american rejects eighteen visions sister hazel sugar cult the jam from first to last national product iron maiden the ramones the clash the kinks genisis areosmith jimi hendrix led zepplin ac/dc pink floyd guns 'n' roses QOTSA deep purple blur nivarna linkin park stone sour the distillers fort minor underOath biffy clyro lostprophets hwathorne heights the used anti pasti tool the mars volta cave in the 88 alexisonfire hellogoodbye the red jumpsuit apperatus music foo fighters incubus funeral for a friend bullet for my valentine atreyu MCR hell is for heros AFI CKY sum41 hole muse fall out boy panic! at the disco takeing back sunday silverstien yourcodenameis:milo elviss kill hannah plcebo death cab for cutie something corperate A stained the scene aesthetic boy kill boy box car racer alkeline trio cave in mew at the drive in kill switch engage badly drawn boy green day- pre american idiot american hi-fi raido head van morriso nash am60 bedouin sound clash velvet underground N*E*R*D yellow card red hot chilli peppers stereophonics dislocated style









Published On: 5/4/2006
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