Free Goods Friday: O’Neill

May 11

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It’s Friday, which means we are giving away more free stuff. For this weeks “Free Goods Friday” you have the chance to win a puffy jacket from O’Neill. This jacket happens to be a part of O’Neill’s “Explorer Series” so this week’s contest is in the spirit of exploring. In the comment section below let us know what country you would want to explore the most and what you would do while you were there. We will pick our favorite answer to win, and maybe you could take this jacket on your dream trip.

Contest ends 5/18/12

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Comments

http://cadaverkrew.blogspot.com Brandon

Australia. awesome place with great nature and culture as well as skate, snow and surf life all over.
Henry Bull

Patagonia, (Chile/Argentina) Uncharted, deep lines and fresh Argentinian Steaks!
Glen Wev Weatherley

Where do you start ? I would love to explore Japan’s highest peaks because I want to be the first in my group of snowboarding piers to do so, to find out more about this amazing country and it’s fascinating people
Oh and to sample lots of culture and local delicacies, sake for instance.
I’m sure I will visit one day and tell you all about it
Peace and love
Wev
Didzis

I’d love to explore New Zealand! Of course the main thing would be exploring the snow covered mountains, but also surfing, skydiving, dirt bike riding and hiking in Abel Tasman National Park would be high on my to do list.
Lachy Mac

South America for sure! It has it all, the Andes, Amazon, Argentina. Unridden powder, artefacts, ancient civilizations! There is no where else in the world as fascinating or adventurous! Imagine styling that jacket! Awesome!
http://n/a Cam

I definately want to head over to Switzerland to experience the culture, and scope out heli drops in the swiss alps of course!! nice
Nikola Pichler

New Zealand:
I would explore every little bit of it, go snowboarding in july surfing in summer, living the dream. Then i would find a hot Kiwi and marry him in order to get a Visa and living it up my hole life.
Kate Wood

Japan, to explore the unexplored.
newbrough

i don’t even need to leave the country. i want to explore the good ol’ u.s. of a. this country is just that awesome, large, and full of adventures waiting to happen. i would skate, ride mountains, touch boobies, drink beers, and eat burritos. USA! USA! USA!
Joachim

I would love to travel to Nepal. Just to enjoy the beauty of nature, the awe-inspiring heights and the beautiful culture. Ofcourse i want to hike too!
Shawn

New Zealand, no doubt. The land where sheep outnumber humans is also the land where Lord of the Rings was filmed. I would go in the summertime (I live in WA) so it would be winter down-under. I’d first take the LOTR tour to get pumped up, then go shralp some NZ mountains. Factually, that would be an epic expedition.
http://facebook.com David

Sweden. Because of the meatballs.
Laurice

Norway. Because during the summers it is gorgeous! And for some reason every person I’ve from Norway is fuckin awesome, and awesome at snowboarding.
Brendan Peterson

BC!!! Because with over 60x the mountains that the Americas have there will NEVER be a day without POWDER!
Meg P-J

Canada, my homeland. Such a beautiful place, and so much to explore. I’d venture to see all the fresh powder and cold surf.
Andrew Dangler

I would most want to explore China. I’ve been there before, for two months in 2010. However, I can’t let go of the feelings I experienced while there. It’s so mysterious, just like the movies make it out to be. Walking in Honk Kong at night had to be one of the greatest experiences ever. I have two sisters that my family has adopted from there, they’re both six. In three weeks however, I’ll have two more sisters from there, they’ll be thirteen. China has been huge in my life. I want to explore it more, experience what I’ve already experienced (because it was epic), and also explore more, try new things, see new things. I’d especially want to find some place to ride there, not sure if there’s good snow there. To say I’d be able to board in China would be so awesome though, an unforgettable experience. I’d also want to go running on the Great Wall of China. Also, try some more bizarre foods, like cow stomach, duck intestines and chicken feet. Yeah…it’s quite the adventurous place!
Nolen Ballard

I’ve always wanted to go to Japan! I’d love to explore all the backcountry they have! My dream vacation.
Dale

I’d like to explore more snow that the states has to offer! i went earlier this year to the east coast on a school trip, which limited the adventurer inside of me to only 4 hours a day on a restricted number of open slopes!
Hélènerox

Speedriding in New Zeleand of course !!!
Lee Bondzio

I would like to explore Siberia wearing 5 layers of this jacket.
Ryan Millet

I’d go to Chile and hit up some South American Shredding.
Holly

Canada, It is such a beautiful place. There is so much to do but I want to go back country hiking.
sean

shred the mountains of chile!
Dave Delissen

I’m still exploring The Netherlands.. And I think I have found a mountain.. uuh.. hill mmm… Bump to ride.. ow.. when there is snow ofcourse..
https://www.facebook.com/gofko Gofko

Bulgaria!!!
Hristo

How hard will that be to decide.. I think besides the very first thing that comes to all of us, which probably is very close to … “I’ll go to Alaska/Canada/New Zealand and shred powder till i faint!”, I would really love to spend a few months in Tibet. There you can not only explore and find amazing nature, you will also explore abilities of your body and mind you never known about and … i’ve always found the culture and people there fascinating. Otherwise … all year around me and my mates are trying to explore the beautiful mountains in our country. It is truelly awesome to explore through biking, kayaking, climbing and snowboarding. : )
Pete Freitag

I would love to go to switzerland and tear up those mountains!
James

New Jerusalem! Ride the deepest, steepest, lightest, driest, fluffiest powder you’ve ever imagined…,
AND I WILL, some day!
: )
Kyle

Canada I would snowboard in whistler then drive to Vancouver to wakeboard plus I would try to get some insane pow:)
james (from U.K.)

If you’re going exploring it’s important what you wear on your feet so I’d choose to explore the boot shaped land of Italy ;) And I’d do it all with that jacket on – the fashionistas would dig the colours, the puff and the swagger. I could wear that coat struttin’ streets in Milan, chillin’ in boardies in Sicily, or shreddin’ deep pow in the Dolomites. It’s got a bit of a citrus zing to it, so I would explore the score in the land of the lemon trees, Italia.
Trevor

I would probably explore Canada and check out the backcountry there, just to free ride and hit jumps and stuff.
Kumayl Rashid

I would definitely want to explore Brazil… take in all those amazing sights, and hit the waves for some surfing.
Anthony

usa, id bomb all of the mountains around lake tohoe
Miles Whitaker

I’d like to explore New Zealand, all the nice mountains to ride, and of course Snowpark with its awesome parks.
antonela

Finland, just because the “ice bar” i would definitely would like to explore that bar.
PJ

I would most like to explore the country of Atlantis, because then I would be famous…
Jay Bbbb

Japan would be insane to explore! The culture and the mountains look ridiculously fun!
Tim Hayward

I would love to explore the Japanese terrain. Getting to know a new culture while doing something you love, could you get anything better.
Dylan Cook

In this warm and puffy O’Neill jacket I would slip on my boots, wear my ridin’ pants, tuck my gloves in my pocket with my passport and some spending change and board a plane to the Swiss Alps. (Wearing my gear will save on the baggage check so I can explore more). Being a rail rider from Minnesota I dreeeeaaammmm of hitting some pow in the Alps. Don’t get me wrong, I love my packed ice conditions with the short parks and the quick rides back up to the top of the hill. But this jacket will keep me taking long, long, long scenic powdery laps all day long! So, maybe only a lap or two with the size of those Swiss Alps. I guess I will need to adjust to the long and relaxing gondola rides not a whippin’ short tow rope ride. Bring it on!
Austin Hume

I would love to explore New Zealand in the winter to Go to the mountain’s and shred some lines up in there because it has some amazing landscaping, some of the best to board in! and the people are very nice!
Chris Graves

The first and last day I skied was in the French Alps, a beautiful mountain called Les Deux-Alps. My “friend” said he would teach me everything I needed to know to ski. He helped me to rent equipment and then we took the tram to the top of the mountain. In five minutes he showed me how to turn and stop, he left me to teach myself. I did a lot a falling until I started to get the hang of it. As I was crouching down and getting some speed, my right ski hit a bump and my knee popped up and hit my chin laying me out flat. I haven’t skied since, luckily a good friend taught me to snowboard. I would love to go back to the Alps as a snowboarder. I am not ready for those crazy lines Xavier De La Rue does, but I am ready give the Alps another chance.
K.T.

My girl went to Japan a little while ago, and I think that would be as good a place as any to go. I understand the snow is potentially great (as seen in the YES movie). The food is supposed to be amazing. I heard that the gyoza is unstoppable. I also would like to have the feeling of being a strange race (I heard people will take your photo without asking). Plus, it’s a really clean country, and everything seems for lack of bette words…er…cute. If you go watch some Japanese commercials on the youtubes, you will have your mind blown….blown.
Michael Smith

i would go chile. it looks fun in the art of flight! good food, good snowboarding- doesn’t get any better
Fabian Ceron

if i had choice it would be London,the capital of the United Kingdom, is one of modern cities in the world. There are rich art and culture matters in London. It often draws my attention with its theaters, museums, and art galleries. I often listen to the musical, The Phantom of the Opera, on the radio and dream that I could go to the theater to take pleasure in the musical. Not only the musical, but also the numbers of museums and galleries in London attract me. Take the famed museum, the British Museum, for example. I could see many historical heritages gathering from all over the world there. Moreover, London has a good public transportation system, underground and double-deck bus. I could go any places via the convenient underground and do sightseeing by bus. In my opinion, London is not just the capital of the United Kingdom, but a wonderful city worthy to visit and lets not forgett them fine brittain women. :)
Stef Godschalk

I’d go off to Chile, board the shit out of the mountains. Then end op paragliding into the sea while changing into my boardshorts. Continue surfing towards the beautiful beaches over there and start a party with the sexy lolita’s of South America! Cheers!
Richard Kemble

I would head out to China to experience the unique culture.. that is until i can get out to the mountains! I would ski some fresh lines in the middle of nowhere, then when the snow starts to melt, hop into my kayak and get some first descents (as its mostly unexplored so far). After that when the water dries up its time to don the climbing shoes and head to the newly established crags to see what rock China has to offer.

And then… Repeat! Exploration is a lifestyle..
ponchik

Khibiny-mountains, incredible amazing place behind the Arctic Circle in the north of Russia. I would have take a long vacation from work and went to capture the magic and beauty of the unexplored northern lights, climbed these places up and down with my snowboard
Cody C

If I could explore one place it would be Antarctica.. I would try to snowboard a couple days,go see penguins for sure,pry try and sled down some sort of hill, but I think that getting there would be most of the fun!
Christopher Winze

I would like to do a trip to skandinavia just by bike and visit some cool places, but I wouldn´t plan anything take a tent with me some good buddies and let the whole thing go spontaneous.
Ante

Norway is and would be awesome to go to. The north of Norway is the most beautiful place on earth !
No one know´s what they talk about and no one really gets them. But it´s a beautiful place and the jacket would really help me to explore it more. And maybe, just maybe. I´ll be the first one to decrypt their strange tongue.

I´m from Sweden by the way ;)
Max Worhatch

Chile by far, mostly because I’d be able to use my 6 years of Spanish classes, be able to explore the Andes on a snowboard and still be close enough to the ocean to go surf a bit when it warmed up. It’s an amazing place from what I’ve heard and going there someday is my goal.
Matthias

China. I get so flustered when I think about it. It is just as large as the US, has an extremely diverse climate & geography, has quadruple the amount of people as the US, yet it seems that the snowboard culture there is… nonexistent?
I’m learning Chinese in college right now. I hope I can go explore this mystery myself one day.
Natasha

I’d want to explore China and walk the Great Wall
Tyson Payne

Id like to go wakeboarding in Alaska. And I would be cold when I crashed so I would need that jacket to stay alive afterwards
Tiffany Rowland

I would love to explore Italy. I haven’t been to Italy yet, but I look forward to going soon. I am half italian my self, and 50% of my family is living in Italy right now that I have never met. I want to meet them, and I also want to explore Rome and Florence. While in Italy, I would visit the Italian Alps, my dream mountain to shred on!
cam k

Australia duhh. What is better then some good old kangaroo boxing
Patrick

Paris. i wood go to Art Museums, Architectural Buildings, Museums etc…
Jess

I would backpack all around New Zealand, with nothing but by skateboard and snowboard.
Jerry B

Explore and Establish: The unclaimed side of Antarctica, to make a kicker and plant a flag, “SNOWBOARDER.COUNTRY” Its my dream trip so I’m gonna claim it, a sovereign snowboard nation once we hit land with the full on Expeditionary Unit1, a snow train loaded with crew a couple of snowcats, a heli, a small feet of snowmobiles and a whole lotta gas and food! Unit2 would bring the tunnel boring machine, more gas and more snowcats. If the weather is right we’ll start with some mountain exploration lines and find a site for the first megapark. Tunneling through the mile plus of packed snow would begin in the best location find geothermal energy at the bottom and create a base. Then swiss chesse that place with all kinds of wild sh*t though an array of tunnels and caverns lined with the pow pow the tunneler spits out and features upon features. Imagine corking 360 round a tunnel as you descend, or launching into rounded out side caverns lined with pow. There’s plenty to work out logistically but I dream all the time!
kyle federmann

my house…
Tristyn

Scotland to catch and tame Nessie to be my personal watercraft to which I’d be towed behind and glimpse the last of mankind as I slowly descend into the cold, tranquil depths of the lake.
http://www.facebook.com/SawyerMahoneyPhotography Sawyer

head out into the backcountry with friends and my camera for exploration and great lines
http://boobeyes.ca reality

canada, ontario specifically. I believe that there is more potential in northern ontario than most of the snowboard industry thinks. The amount of snowfall in areas as sault ste marie,Thunder bay and such have crazy snow amounts year on end. Ive been keeeping on my research and there is more than most of you all think to onterrible. Lots of untouched terrain which definetly has alot of potential with the snowfalll in that area. High level hills and valleys . I very much think its possible, hard work and probably most of the winter season but i think its going to happen this year.
Danny

I would want to go to Japan. I would hit all the skateparks, and ride the deepest, freshest, and cleanest powder ever!!! To hike through tunnels of trees with the sun shining and the powder glistening. Then strapping in and floating down the slope making 1st tracks! Maybe build some backcountry kickers into POW and learn some doubles!!! It would be amazing!!! I could check out the local culture and cuisine and find some awesome spots to skate/snowboard. It will be the best!!
Mark

I always like to expolre the back-country… Doesn’t matter where, as long as I’m there.
Yoshi

I would deffinately pick Switzerland, because of its awesome slopes, the women are on another level, the beer flows forever, the weather is crispy and there is always some quality chocolate. Bring on the Swiss anyday for me!
Anthony Johnson

I would pick Taiwan because I met this amazing girl with the name Boody back in 05ish on MySpace. She invited me to visit for awhile for free at her parents house in Taiwan. I have researched this island and all I know is that some of the island is jungle and some arid but all have waves from what I can gather. Aside from getting the chance to travel to one of the farthest places I would get to surf which might become one of the greatest things in the world. I would go to find out!
http://www.skilouise.com Jamie C

100 days in Revelstoke with all my bros.

by splitboard and sled with alot of time on my hands.
my camera – good food – good wine – good mountainerring skills.

that jacket could come in handy when hitting pillows.
JB

i would like to explore New Zealand’s free ride spots!
James Colak

Canada. I would like to explore ever mountain and find those awsome hidden stashs of pow and carve them up
Jace Bullington

I would love to go to Alaska. I was born in Ketchikan, and I have never had the opportunity to go back. If I did I’d go all out. Camp the entire time hunt, fish, hike, oh ya and shred me some white stuff. I’d be cool to visit the town where outcold was filmed, if it was in Alaska, ya that would get me stoked.
John Canadian

Easy answer…CANADA! We got mountains,water,snow,lovely ladies and great beer!
Emily N.

I would want to explore Canada and go snowboarding, camping, rafting, etc. :]
Blake C

Being the sickLAD i am i’d charge everything that New Zealand has to offer. Heli boarding sounds alright.
Calvin Vize

Norway u can ride in back-county all u want a then u can go to some nice ski resorts
http://snowboarder Jeanne Penrod

I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS COUNTRY AND ALL IT’S STATE PARKS.
Gus

i would like to explore north america because i would like to explore all of the different mountains and shred the gnar and skate all over