Best Terrain Parks

If you're planning a holiday to a ski resort this season, make sure the resort has a good terrain park.

This time each year, magazines publish their resort guides to help riders make decisions on where to go for vacation.  In recent years, most have added a section for the best terrain parks.  Instead of picking a list from one magazine or online publication, I've compiled a list of resorts from all the lists I could find.  I simply noted which resorts received recognition in the most publications.  Parks mentioned the most are listed first, but #1 isn't necessarily the one with that made the mosts lists.  The first three, for example, all were mentioned the same number of times.  I just chose to list all ties alphabetically.

Most mag's have a top ten list.  I'm not quite that good:  I only have a top nine...  And, here they are:

1.  Breckenridge, CO
2.  Mammoth Mountain, CA
3.  Whistler / Blackcomb, BC
4.  Buttermilk, CO
5.  Copper Mountain, CO
6.  Keystone, CO
7.  Northstar-at-Tahoe, CA
8.  Park City, UT
9.  Vail, CO
 

Swap Meets

Seattle SkiFever & Snowboard Show:  Oct. 15 - 17th
     Washington State Convention Center
     http://www.skifever.org/index.php?CategoryID=3

Mercer Island Ski & Snowboard Swap:  Oct. 23rd
     Islander Middle School, Mercer Island
     http://www.misd.k12.wa.us/schools/ims/imspta/skiswap/

West Seattle Halloween Ski Swap:  Oct. 30th - 31st
     West Seattle VFW - 3601 SW Alaska Street
     http://westseattleblog.com/2010/10/get-ready-to-haunt-west-seattles-first-ever-halloween-ski-swap

Newport High School Ski Swap:  Nov. 12th - 13th
     Newport High School, Bellevue
     http://skiswap.info/

Freestyle: Downtown Throwdown

5th Annual Downtown Throwdown.

Kick off winter this Saturday, October 9th from noon 'till 5:00 at Occidental Park in Seattle.

25 riders, 30 tons of snow and a bunch of rails should make for some smiley times.  And, it's free!

http://www.grindtv.com/blog/20792/the%20downtown%20throwdown%20hits%20seattle/

Season's Pass sale ends Oct. 5th

The Steven's Pass season's pass renewal sale has been extended until October 5th.  If you had a pass last season, now is the best time to renew it.  If you know anyone looking to buy a pass, give them the discount code (below).  These will be the lowest prices of the season.

Click on the link to Stevens Pass:  http://store.stevenspass.com/store/Default.aspx

Then click on "Buy A New Pass".  When checking out, use this discount code:

PRP-2010-11-1015066