Free Goods Friday: Ripzone

June 29

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In case you didn’t notice, today is Friday. Before you jump away from your computer to get your weekend going, you should enter for your chance to win not 1 but 2 jackets from Ripzone in this week’s Free Goods Friday. We thought we would play off how the photo above was shot for this week’s contest. We want to hear about your dream snowboard date. In the comment section below tell us what your dream snowboard date would entail. We will pick our favorite answer to get hooked up with these two jackets. Get creative.

Contest ends 7/6/12

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  • Dale

    Crisp groomers to warm up the evening getting the right vibes.
    Gnarly sesh through the park to show of my mad skills.
    1 on 1 race through a boarder cross track to see how she handles competition and a bit of hands on aggression.
    Gotta finish with the soft fresh powder to cool of the evening.

  • Jake Oslund

    Finding out the babe you brought loves to shred as much as you do, kick it at the lodge at lunch and buy her a good lunch and a couple beers. If its possible try to share some heavenly pow turns. Afterwords, hot tub party!

  • adam r

    hmmm. probly would be taking a chick up to alaska and go up to the backcountry eat a few pbjs and then take some shrooms and board while tripping. somethin like that.

  • chandra troxell

    Get picked up in our own helicopter and flown over to Colorado and dropped down on some slopes, ride all day then get picked up by the helicopter and flown to a restaurant to refuel!!

  • Jeffrey Newmark

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  • Benne

    blue sky
    pow pow galore
    go for a ride
    high five the sasquatch
    chill a lil doobie
    win the jackets
    thank you guys
    over and out.

  • NorthwestBoarder

    My snowboard date would involve me, a special lady shredder, and a ripe powder packed mountain. Firstly, we would arrive at our on-hill chalet to a breakfast fit for a king. Then, after filling ourselves for our day of shredding, we would walk the 50 yards to the Gondola and head up to the top for some epic first tracks and powder shots. After a long day of excellent shredding (with a small break for some on-hill lunch and beers), we would ride down to our chalet, have a meal fit for royalty, and then spend the rest of the night relaxing away in the outdoor hot tub that is on the chalet’s deck. :)

  • Meredith

    Dream snowboard date would be waking up to fresh powder with the boyfriend in the west (Whistler or Banff) and going heli-boarding all day.

  • Rob C.

    My Dream Snow Board Date would be with my Wife at Northstar. We would ride all morning with no lines at the lifts, and then go get some good food from the lodge and go have a picnic over looking Look Out Mountain. And then Snowboard the rest of the day, with no lines at the lift. At 4pm when the lifts stop got back to our room and get ready for some dinner at a fine resturant!

  • Louis Bourassa

    My best snowboard date would be without a date anywhere on a slope.

  • Paul

    First off spend some time in the lodge with her for breakfast or early lunch. Second buy her a lift ticket to show some class and just shred all day long. Come in for dinner at the hotel at the base of the mountain and do it all again the next day

  • Adam Witzel

    I’m out throwin some final turns at the end of an epic season and just make the last chair up before closing…… I end up sharing this chair with a very beautiful woman who shares my love for this sport and she happens to have a plan to Chase winter around the globe and just happens to have an open spot for a willing participant…..ME…and so the adventure begins….

  • Joseph

    Spending the day at a smaller resort like Solvista so the lady and I can shred all we want without having to worry about bumping into other people. Enjoy a nice drink outside on the patio and then also ending the day in a hot tub when it’s snowing lightly outside.

  • Derek Joshlin

    The date would begin spontaneous.. as I would like to wait until after a snowfall. The day begins with copious amounts of fresh snow, and the sun rises over the large peaks dusted with fresh.. A beautiful blonde shakes out her luscious locks as she throws her borrowed goggles on and trudges toward the ticket counter. upon receipt of the ticket we make it to the chairlift in time to catch one by ourselves up to the top. After a quick safety meeting in the nearby woods off the chairlift, the telltale trudge out of the woods trailing the scent of the mysterious “pine skunk” ensues. We share a quick kiss as we strap in and begin the first of many glorious laps through the perfect untouched glades off of the chairlift, opting to save the farther out stuff for later. The day goes by in a haze of powder and safety meetings and we then relax at my favorite spot on the way down from the mountain. Sitting on a stump watching the sun set, overlooking the town of Enumclaw. The best of days.

  • Steven

    first of all it would be a pow day riding through north star, hit the fresh pow on the backside. then grab lunch with Linn hang cause she is hell hot. then cruise through the park and hit there 22 foot pipe. That would a dream date/ day

  • http://subunit1.ca Val

    I would be off to Mount Washington with my best buddy Michael to shred the deep deep pow. Yes it would be a bromance….but he did save my life (had a heart attack while mountain biking 5 yrs ago). So it would be cool to have a one on one bonding experience with him. Mount Washington ( on Vancouver Island ) — can ge some of the deepest powered and largerst bases in North America. It would be epic and we would look pretty pimped in those jackets as well!!!

  • Marcus Joslin

    The dream date.. My dream date would consist of not one, but two beautiful women. Elegant foreigners from a land of snow, a land where lady’s were expected to shred, encouraged to ride and keep up with the boys, a place where one could find the perfect woman for the perfect snow life. After a few encounters at my local mountain, the women invite me to come with them to this wonderland.. the land that they hail from. “This is it”, I say, as I am transfixed by the beauty of the two shaking out their hair after a long day on the slopes. A beauty so natural and deep that even the roughest day on the mountain could not wither or dim the radiance. we proceed to take enter the women’s cabin at the resort. “To make it to the place” they say, “you just have to eat these mushrooms..” At this point I was a little worried, but I had seen my share of fungi and I sure wasn’t opposed to trying this out. Upon consumption I lay back, reclining with two beautiful snow bunnies in my lap, and drift to the place that dreams are made of. I’m drawn back by the sound of laughter, but drawn back to where? Everywhere I look is white.. and after orientating myself I begin to see I made it. I’m in this winter magical land. The two ladies are strapping in next to me. “Let’s go!” they shout as they begin to ride off. I look around, and see a snowboard. MY snowboard! All my gear is there. i strap in, and begin the best riding of my life. The snowfall is continuous, but many snowcats groom an ever-present superpark. If park riding isn’t your game, helicopters await to take you to zones unimaginable on earth. all but a stones throw away.. After sampling all of these… I begin to slip away again. i am brought back by a loud SMACK.. Waking up in a bed is a shock. the door swinging on it’s hinges alerts me to the sound that awakened me. The two women were gone, as was my wallet and my car keys. oh well, I would trade a million car keys to experience the world I was shown in that dream date…

  • James

    my lady loves snowboarding almost as much as i do. so my dream date is to fly out to whistler with my girl and wake up super early a get first chair for early morning pow runs then head into the lodge for some apres and liquid courage and then plunder the park with my lady cheering me on. then later in the day when things start to get crowded cuz of all the gapers we would head into the woods for some tree runs then finish the day out by spraying kooks on some high speed groomer runs. me and my girl are troopers we dont need to break for lunch we ride all day. then we would head into town for some dank food at the local hot spot followed up with plenty of drinks then retire to our private hot tub (swimsuits optional)PERFECT DAY! WAAAAPOWWWWWWW!

  • Ben M.

    The Dream Date would start with waking up already next to my dream girl in the morning. Open the curtains and be stunned of what the night has brought. Lots of unexpected powder and a beautiful sunny scenery all over the slopes. Quick breakfast, taking the first lift to the peak and the day starts as it should…. enjoying what ´mother hulda´has brought. Fresh, dry powder. No lines and we ride all morning! Down in the valley I´ll give her a kiss and then we ride again. and again. again until we´re just too overwhelmed and too exhausted. We start to enjoy what we just had. Sitting at the lodge, having a cold german beer and looking trough our sunglasses on the slopes we have ridden all morning. A dream day couldn´t be better!

  • Joey Doherty

    The day after Christmas after kicking it back with friends and family the night before. Feeling fresh with my new jacket from christmas and a cup of coffee. Getting dragged up the mountain by a bobsleigh for a warm up. Reaching the top and seeing the sun coming over the hills of (insert favourite destination here). Taking off down some off piste through some trees after a fresh nights snowfall, carving up some pow in between the trees and gliding down to the bottom to meet friends. Turning around and seeing the sickest line that you’ve just carved.

  • http://subunit1.ca Val

    Well my wife she don’t like snow, so I would take my best bud Michael to Mount Washington on Vancouver Island to shred the deep deep pow! After tearing up the slopes we’d chill in the hot tub with cuban rum and cigars then have copious local crafted beers and steaks at the Alpine village resort restaruant. And we’d be soooo pimped in those jackets it would be ridiculous! Yes it would a bromance but the d00d did save my life five years ago! I had a heart attack while mountain biking…..so this ‘date’ could be a nice way saying thanks for the electro-shock therapy!

  • http://www.twitter.com/HEARNOEV1L Matt Weber

    I’m in Jackson Hole with the fam on vacation. There’s a snowstorm and we get trapped in the resort. After walking around I notice Louie Vito is there. Being an Ohio State student, we start talking all things Ohio. He says Travis Rice has invited him on a heli trip. So Louie asks if I’m down and I’m like you know it! As I’m packing up my stuff, I get on twitter and deadmau5 just tweeted that he was stuck in Jackson Hole between gigs. I tweet him back and he asks what I’m doin to pass the time. I told him about the events that had transpired. He asks if he can tag along. I asked Louie and he says why not. So we take advantage of the powder, and all become bffs.

  • Cassie Bordelon

    My boyfriend and I both started riding on the same day and since then have always dreamed of heli- riding in Valdez. My perfect date would be to spend the day riding in the alaska pow under blue skies and spending the night at the base in a little cabin stocked with some beers.

  • Clayton

    It would be me, a hot, blonde shredder, and fresh pow in the morning. After shredding the back country in the morning, she would film me tearing it up in the park! What an awesome day

  • V.hector

    After the last lift sneak with my special lady into the mountain skilift cabin. Share the food and drinks I took with me, keep us warm with a pair of good ‘jackets’, and after that with each other. To be the first in the morning to set the lines in the powder…..hell yeah..

  • Toma Bowen

    Fresh powder day in AK with Tara Dakides with a camp lunch on a burner. Not a bad day.

  • Durian

    So me and this bitch right…. We at Park City slayin the park, right. Shes just there lookin good like she should and im doin my thing. This is spring time. Then, we teleport to Mammoth, hit some more park and shred the pow for the rest of the day all while crackin some brews and lightin up the doja. Then this date ends with one big pow shot and i end up with 2 new sick ass jackets.

  • Ben Bradley

    WORTH THE READ. Dream snowboard date? wow. Well, it would have to be in Alaska (because it is absolutely beautiful) and because i’ve always wanted to be there. My actual dream date would have to be Megan Fox, Brooklyn Decker, Jessica Alba, Selena Gomez, or Miranda Kirr. If I got to pick it would be Brooklyn Decker. But to start the day off we would wake up in a nice log cabin with just the two of us. It would be about 6:30 or 7:00 in the morning and we would be in warm comfy clothes drinking coffee and watching the sun rise (if there was sun). If not, we would watch some tv and talk about schtuffff. There would be a nice new powder from overnight and it would be perfect snowboarding conditions. Then would would get our gear together and all of our apparel loaded in a limo who would drive us to the resort. Once we got there, we would get dressed and get ready to ride. Once we walk in our tickets for the day would already be waiting for us and we can get right to the slopes. At this time it would be around 8:00 We would walk out to find brand new boards and binding for us to test out from Burton, so we would buckle in and then set off. We would shred down to the lift, to actually find a snowmobile waiting for us to drive us up the mountain. As they’re driving and we get to see all the beautiful sights, me and Brooklyn would snuggle and stay warm(; Then once we get to the top we had someone else waiting who buckled in our bindings and then we finally set off. For half the day that is what we would do, and we would go through various terrain parks and blacks. When we got hungry and it was time to eat we would go to the lodge for a casual lunch in. Then back out to the slopes. The conditions would be perfect for the whole day and there would barely be any people in our way. Once it was time to leave we would go out to a five star restaurant in our snowboarding outfits and have a wonderful dinner. Then the limo would take us back to the house and we would shower, then Brooklyn would tell me that she is in love with me and we would live happily ever after. Also, Brooklyn would have bought me all new gear from ripzone and other various.

  • John Sweeney

    Starts out with Bacon, Bacon, Egg, Jalapenos, and Fruit in our helicopter ride the way to some nevertouched (virgin grandma) snow. Hit the gnar, hit the trees, get safe, hit the gnar again. Bacon Bison Burgers RARE for lunch with a few nice IPAs, maybe Stone, maybe dogfish head 90 minute, maybe both. Get safe again, hit the booter that we’ve been working on, bang out some new tricks flawlessly. Repeat last sentence ’til dark. Sushi and Saki in the chopper ride back to the hot tub.

  • nick steffen

    can i just copy the dingo and meet a playboy bunny on the mountain the day of?

  • Matt

    Waking up to a hot breakfast cooked by my girl Rosie Jones. She does her thing during the day and lets me do mine. Full powder day with just my boys. The location doesn’t matter. Come home to a dinner she cooked. Couple of drinks after dinner and then we get down to business. You knoowwww.

  • Eric Rodriguez

    I would first love to surprise my girl with one of these jackets then take her to any resorts of her choice in Utah during the Sundance Festival week. First snowboard all day then a nice dinner at the Seafood Buffet In Park City followed by a nice evening of shopping on Mainstreet. Snowboarding in our lives is what makes life wonderful especially with your perfect partner!

  • Puras

    Well I remember this time when I was teaching my girl to snowboard down a little hill. She flipped and hit her head on the ground, cause there was little snow then. I ran to her, took off my jacket and put it under her head. She was just laying there and smiling at me. Knowing the poor money situation that we are in, it seems that even little pieces of clothing mean a lot in these kind of occasions. Even though we don’t have the opportunities to go abroad, to the mountains or so, we have winters here in Lithuania. And that’s when we get the chance to do what we both love doing. The date wouldn’t be all glamorous and expensive. Something humble. A thermos full of hot coffee at nighttime on the same little mountain. One snowboard, lots of inexperienced emotions. Cause it might be the last winter we’ll be together at this same location..

  • Jace

    My dream date would involve taking my girlfriend shredding for her second time. On her first go around the chairs were so old and fast she ended up jumping off ,from around 4 feet in the air, because she missed the unload ramp.. haha woops. This time around I would love to take her to the mountain I learned to ride on White Pass! having this be a dream date I would have our own cabin built on the new backside of the mountain. The cabin would be filled with whiskey, beer, and rum. It would be catered by professional chef Randy Marsh. The cabin would be right next to the lift and the mountain would be rented for just us for the day! Our day would involve me shredding pow and some groomers so she could learn a little better. and then we would end our day in the love shack!

  • Sean Hearn

    Just Me and My Teter. —

    “Where is she? She was supposed to be here an hour ago.” I said as the sun began to set on Okemo Mountain. I finally unstrapped and sat at the top while the chairlift made its empty rounds one after the other. After another 15 minutes of making mini terrain courses in the snow and throwing snowballs at the lift, The silhouette of a goofy footed angel broke over the hill. “Sup fool, where the hell you been?” she said as her words sounded so full of love and innocence. I just stood there unable to speak in awe of her majestic beauty. “Are you ok? You look like crap… Well quit with the shenans and let’s hit this thing.” she yelled. It was hard to move while I was wearing two Ripzone jackets one on top of the other. I never knew Vermont got this cold in early spring. “Hurry up, my mom said I had to take you out because you’re a friend of the family or something. I got a rager to go to tonight.” Her jokes made me laugh as I was trying to keep up with her straight-lining the hill. I fell a few times but it was ok because I was with my Teter. Oh Hannah.

    When we got to the bottom of the hill I had prepared a pick-nick basket of treats so I took off one of my jackets, the plaid one, for me to set everything on top of. “Are you serious?” she quickly sputtered. “Yeah I thought we could have a little sunset sesh of some treats.” I explained. So as we sat there while she was cleaning her Olympic gold medal and hash tagging pictures on instagram, she finally looked at me and said “Dude get your hand off my ass.” It was ok because I had already snapped a picture and tagged her and hash tagged #hannahteterheater. So we sat there drinking beers she said were “heady hops”. I just went with it because I was in the moment. After we both Hula Hooped, double hoola hooped even; she asked if I had some money for gas which I gladly gave her a hundred dollar bill. Why? Because my Teter gets it. Me and my Teter had the best night ever. Now I just have to get her to respond to my phone calls, text messages, facebook messages, instagram tags, chair lift cat calls, and twitter messages. #meandmyteter

  • Matthew Sartain

    Wake her up with a fresh hot cup of hot chocolate and make her what ever she wants for breakfast. Take her up to the mountain and ride with her, and once the evening comes and the mountain is about to close take her up to the peak and watch the beatiful sunset over the Minarets at Mammoth then surprise her with a expensive dinner in one of the dining snowcats. After the meal take her on one last run down the mountain, and go back to your house and cuddle with her; and make it the time of her life.

  • Dylan

    My dream snowboard date. Spending it with scarlett johannsenn. Even if we did’t snowboard. or even touch the snow.

  • Stassiya

    My snowboard date would entail a lot of snow, music, stars, one on one time and of course Luke Mitrani. Meet up early in the morning and hike some beautiful place with a cabin. It might be a good way to get to know each other plus we can enjoy nice music, picturesque sights of the mountains and the sunrise on the way up. It would be nice and cozy to have a breakfast in the wooden warm cabin by the fireplace while enjoying Luke playing the guitar. Next step is to rent a snow mobile and go for a snowboard trip. Wild backcountry and fresh powder!!! Maybe we can built a mini jump slope together and enjoy it. We are going to have a snack lunch with homemade sandwiches on the open air then more shredding until we are dead tired. In the evening we will head back to the cabin for a dinner that we are going to make together while singing jamming with musical instruments and I think a food fight will be involved. For desert we will head to the roof of the cabin with warm glintwine to talk and to watch the best trio the moon the start and gorgeous mountains.

  • Elijah Jarocki

    I apologize for the length, but my dream snowboard date deserves lots of description! I wake up at the crack of dawn, the musical stylings of various cinematic composers running through my mind as I watch the glorious sun break the ominous crags of a beautiful Alaskan mountain range. I move quickly-for the day must be seized. Slipping on a long sleeved underarmour and Pulling on my snowboarding pants, a smile creeps across my face as I think of the great day to be had. Quickly, I hop in a cherry red helicopter and exclaim, “Why hello Wilheim Jeffrious the Third, would you kindly pick up my date in this magical flying machine?” Wilheim, not used to such courteous speech directed towards him, exclaims, “Indubitably good sir, I have your hot chocolate and cinnamon rolls in the back of this chopper, just for you!” I strap on my Ride boots, pulling the laces back and forth, much the same way children learn how to ski for the first time. As I pull on my Ripzone Jacket, I gently press a cup brimming with molten chocolate to my lips and draw deeply from it, much the same way sophisticated entrepreneurs in high class hotels sip their alcoholic drinks of choice. I know today will hold crazy and dangerous experiences, so I put on my helmet and snap my goggles against my face. As the helicopter descends sweetly at the base of the mountain, I shake Wilheim’s hand and he wishes me the best of luck. Then I see her, the most beautiful girl in the entire world, leaning nonchalantly against a 2013 Arctic Cat Sno Pro 500 snowmobile and smiling at the sight of me. She tells me her name is Bailey and she would assist me in having the time of my life. I throw my foot over the right side of the snowmobile, feeling the leather on leather action of my gloves against the throttle and brake. She mounts the snowmobile behind me, and slips her hands under my arms. I turn the key in the ignition of the snowmobile, feeling the engine purr in the magnificent machine. I take off, climbing ever higher up a snow capped mountain until i reach the summit. She exclaims, “Have a great ride, I’ll ride the snowmobile down and pick you up.” I wink sexily at her, and strap into my Ride Slackcountry snowboard, feeling truly at home with my boots sitting comfortably in the bindings. Feeling like the worlds ruler, I begin my descent. The powder feels like butter, as I cut smoothly through at breakneck speeds. Most people would feel scared in this situation, but I feel completely in control as i swiftly maneuver through beautiful nature. The powder I cut through leaves a thin snake behind, and I reflect upon all man has done. I don’t need any music in my ears, the cascading snow providing the soundtrack for my adventure. As I near the bottom of the mountain, I spot Bailey on the snowmobile, waiting for me. The rest of the morning is filled with various adventures through Alaska’s beautiful mountains. When i feel hunger gnawing at the bottom of my stomach, I tell Bailey, “This morning has been amazing, but I’m feeling quite famished.” She makes a quick call on her cell phone, and Wilheim is back, this time carrying a cargo of Alaskan seafood. Bailey and I feast on this delectable lunch, while discussing matters of Politics and extreme sports. I ask her where to next, but she differs the choice back to me. I tell Bailey to grab a board, because I would love to ride with her in the afternoon. She deftly maneuvers to the back of the helicopter, her Riptide jacket glowing in the mid day light. Instead of big mountain riding, I decide I would like to try some tricks on the airbag in the afternoon. I call my butler Jeffry, and he sets it up quick. Wilheim then flies us up to the top of the mountain and I breathe in the crisp air. I hop off of the landing point and feel the snow rush through my legs as I fly down the hill. As I reach the takeoff ramp, a mixture of terror and exhilaration run through me as I wind up for the launch. Through the air, I don’t feel myself turning-rather- I feel myself standing still as the world turns around me. Although onlookers see a jump through the air, I feel a millennium pass by. I am no longer a man, but one with the cycles of nature as I float through time and space. When I finally land, I realize that this has been the most profound experience I have ever felt, and hurry to do it again all afternoon, while playfully flirting with the beautiful Bailey. When the sun slowly descends again over the mountains, I look at the wonderful woman I had spent the day with. I don’t think, I just move. A single kiss, while the world stands still. I say nothing, but board the helicopter and fly home. As I ride in the helicopter, I ponder the day and it’s meaning. I think how this was truly the most amazing date anyone could have ever imagined, and I feel blessed to be able to experience it. I crawl back into my bed, and sleep awaits me like an old friend. Written by Elijah Charles Jarocki on the 29th of June, 2012.

  • Elijah Jarocki

    I apologize for the length but my dream snowboard date deserves a good explanation. I wake up at the crack of dawn, the musical stylings of various cinematic composers running through my mind as I watch the glorious sun break the ominous crags of a beautiful Alaskan mountain range. I move quickly-for the day must be seized. Slipping on a long sleeved underarmour and Pulling on my snowboarding pants, a smile creeps across my face as I think of the great day to be had. Quickly, I hop in a cherry red helicopter and exclaim, “Why hello Wilheim Jeffrious the Third, would you kindly pick up my date in this magical flying machine?” Wilheim, not used to such courteous speech directed towards him, exclaims, “Indubitably good sir, I have your hot chocolate and cinnamon rolls in the back of this chopper, just for you!” I strap on my Ride boots, pulling the laces back and forth, much the same way children learn how to ski for the first time. As I pull on my Ripzone Jacket, I gently press a cup brimming with molten chocolate to my lips and draw deeply from it, much the same way sophisticated entrepreneurs in high class hotels sip their alcoholic drinks of choice. I know today will hold crazy and dangerous experiences, so I put on my helmet and snap my goggles against my face. As the helicopter descends sweetly at the base of the mountain, I shake Wilheim’s hand and he wishes me the best of luck. Then I see her, the most beautiful girl in the entire world, leaning nonchalantly against a 2013 Arctic Cat Sno Pro 500 snowmobile and smiling at the sight of me. She tells me her name is Bailey and she would assist me in having the time of my life. I throw my foot over the right side of the snowmobile, feeling the leather on leather action of my gloves against the throttle and brake. She mounts the snowmobile behind me, and slips her hands under my arms. I turn the key in the ignition of the snowmobile, feeling the engine purr in the magnificent machine. I take off, climbing ever higher up a snow capped mountain until i reach the summit. She exclaims, “Have a great ride, I’ll ride the snowmobile down and pick you up.” I wink sexily at her, and strap into my Ride Slackcountry snowboard, feeling truly at home with my boots sitting comfortably in the bindings. Feeling like the worlds ruler, I begin my descent. The powder feels like butter, as I cut smoothly through at breakneck speeds. Most people would feel scared in this situation, but I feel completely in control as i swiftly maneuver through beautiful nature. The powder I cut through leaves a thin snake behind, and I reflect upon all man has done. I don’t need any music in my ears, the cascading snow providing the soundtrack for my adventure. As I near the bottom of the mountain, I spot Bailey on the snowmobile, waiting for me. The rest of the morning is filled with various adventures through Alaska’s beautiful mountains. When i feel hunger gnawing at the bottom of my stomach, I tell Bailey, “This morning has been amazing, but I’m feeling quite famished.” She makes a quick call on her cell phone, and Wilheim is back, this time carrying a cargo of Alaskan seafood. Bailey and I feast on this delectable lunch, while discussing matters of Politics and extreme sports. I ask her where to next, but she differs the choice back to me. I tell Bailey to grab a board, because I would love to ride with her in the afternoon. She deftly maneuvers to the back of the helicopter, her Riptide jacket glowing in the mid day light. Instead of big mountain riding, I decide I would like to try some tricks on the airbag in the afternoon. I call my butler Jeffry, and he sets it up quick. Wilheim then flies us up to the top of the mountain and I breathe in the crisp air. I hop off of the landing point and feel the snow rush through my legs as I fly down the hill. As I reach the takeoff ramp, a mixture of terror and exhilaration run through me as I wind up for the launch. Through the air, I don’t feel myself turning-rather- I feel myself standing still as the world turns around me. Although onlookers see a jump through the air, I feel a millennium pass by. I am no longer a man, but one with the cycles of nature as I float through time and space. When I finally land, I realize that this has been the most profound experience I have ever felt, and hurry to do it again all afternoon, while playfully flirting with the beautiful Bailey. When the sun slowly descends again over the mountains, I look at the wonderful woman I had spent the day with. I don’t think, I just move. A single kiss, while the world stands still. I say nothing, but board the helicopter and fly home. As I ride in the helicopter, I ponder the day and it’s meaning. I think how this was truly the most amazing date anyone could have ever imagined, and I feel blessed to be able to experience it. I crawl back into my bed, and sleep awaits me like an old friend. Written by Elijah Jarocki on the 29th of June, 2012.

  • Michael Smith

    screw all these long comments- we would lap the park pushing each others limits. thats it cause its a snowboarding date.

  • Matt

    double jointed supermodel who owns her own brewery and grows her own pot. access to Travis’ Supernatural course a plus.

  • :oO

    Uhm, she waxes my stick, that’s about it! ; ) And she’s always there waiting for more when I come home…, :oO lol Yeah, right!!

  • Josh Hollamby

    One heli, endless powder, miles of back country and a nice long hip-hop pplaylist are all the ingredients needed for the perfect day on the slopes! Finished with some epic apres in a backed buzzing bar full of people who share that same idea of the perfect day and then jacuzzi and night cap back at the chalet!

  • http://idonthaveone. Jordan Vetten

    A snowboarding trip to beautiul Colorado; two breakfasts; and a mid-day performance by the Snowbirds- then we would just go home and watch snowboard movies.

  • ELI

    First, I would fly to her castle in my jetpack. We would drink kool-aid and hold hands. Then, we would take the momrail to her private mountain. We would rise powder in the morning and the terrain park in the afternoon. We would make snow angels together. Later, we would ride camels back to her castle and finish off the day with more kool-aid and holding hands. The end.

  • Serena Dangs

    I would go up to Blackcomb and build a back country kicker and shred it all day!

  • greg b

    A walk on the beach (@ A Basin) followed by Champagne (glade in Vail), and finally fresh white face shots for the lucky lady.

  • greg b

    A walk on the beach (@ A Basin) followed by Champagne (glade in Vail). Then I’d nosepress her box, she’d lipslide my rail and finish with fresh white face shots for the lady.

  • bj

    So we arrive to Colorado on a Wednesday and the snow begins. We are heading to Winter Park and the Panoramic Express lift. She can ride just as good as I can, which equal two average riders on the mountain. We spend two day in Winter Park and decide to head up to Breckenridge now that we have our snow legs back. She has never been so she is stoked about about going up since she has never been to Breckenridge. We talk and make plans of going to Canada on the next trip.

  • Julie

    just do snowboard

  • Rei Hawkins

    We would meet on the slopes. Maybe we’d trip over each other getting off the lift, and he’d think I was a boy until I apologized. He would be a little worse than me, but neither of us would notice. We would try new things together, and time would pass without us noticing. By the end of the day, when the sun goes down and the snow gets icy, we’d realize that we had to part, and things would get awkward. We’d exchange numbers, and try another date – maybe on flat land, maybe at a high altitude.

  • Pat U

    My “dream date” would be spending the day with my son on the slopes in our new Ripzone jackets!

  • Anthony

    a date with a woman who owns her own private jet. I could be anywhere in the us/canada within a couple hours snowboarding.

  • John

    Snowboarding. And sex.

  • Alex

    Shred the shit outta A-51 at Keystone all day, find some tasty hidden pow in the trees, then head to Dos Locos for some tasty margaritas!!!

  • Christopher Winze

    Just riding with her some pow while it´s snowing little snowflakes and kissing her while the air gets crystalised by the sun making the snowflakes glitter.

  • Josh

    My dream snowboard date would consist of snowboarding, snowboarding, snowboarding, lunch with a cute girl, snowboarding, snowboarding, and last but not least, snowboarding. Then in the middle I’d fall into a hole and have these weird mind powers like in chronicle. End the day with a romantic time with, a beautiful woman snowboarder <3

  • Andrew Kim

    Alright, first of all, my dream snowboarding date, I’m sorry to the women out there, but I’m taking a couple of bros, I mean the girl can come if she wants, but we aren’t going to wait for her. We start off with some waking up at the peak of dawn, bringing out the sleds for a day of backcountry slaying. But wait, Even after we get some clips and have the best day somebody could imagine, we still have about 3-4 hours of night shredding, and that means we go and destroy the park now. And i’m not talking about your usual till night shred, we go all out, we attach some futureristic light on the camera, shoot the most revolutionary night park footage to add onto our already Art of Flight backcountry video. After all this fun, we’re still shredding and stay until the last chair, and hike some features till closing also. By the end of the day, we’re excited beyond our belief and slowly head to our rooms at the lodge. As we slowly walk towards our rooms, we hear a intense and heavy bass with people screaming and we just thought right there, our day isn’t over. We quickly clean up and get to the party which just happened to be the one that every prude and cranky old man in the state were complaining about. After about 3 hours of just pure partying fun, we finally decide to grab something to eat since because we all lost track of our time and appetite due to, I mean who else would think of eating during this day. And whaddya know, Epic Meal Time just happened to be our next door neighbors and invited us over. It’s 5′o clock in the morning, everybody is now asleep, everybody dreaming about what the fuck just happened today considering the amount of awesome we covered, the girlfriend comes to you, severely disappointed in today for not being included and being left behind at times. And this is where you show your girl some attention too, if you know what I mean. Then there, in the morning you realized that the lottery ticket you bought a week ago one the mega millions and so did your girlfriend’s, you ask her to marry you right then and there, and live happily and shredding ever after, since you found the perfect girl who would go through all that and not complain and bit and still loves to shred.

  • Jo

    Your date, a super steezy snowboarder with an awesome handlebar mustache, takes you to the mountain and leads you through twists and turns and trees to the backside of the mountain, where the fresh pow is decadently deep and he races you, making fresh tracks and of course busting out the occasional rail trick on the conveniently placed fallen aspens. You then stumble upon a tree stump with a gorgeous view of an icy lake below, and he pulls out a complete picnic from his backpack… the day goes on like this until the two of you catch the last chair before the lift closes, then ride a perfect last line, followed by a soothing soak in the hot tub under the sparkling night sky…

  • Pete Freitag

    Wake up nice and early cook my girl, my bros, and I some breakfast and hit the slopes ASAP. Shred all day and all night stopping for a quick lunch and dinner, Although other than that we just chill on the slopes and hit the terrain park!

  • Trevor

    I’d probably take her out to dinner and afterwards go see a movie.

  • adam nicks

    get pussy on the chair lift just to say i have! then shred and shred some more.

  • Lauren

    my guy should rent out the mountain for us :) or at least a few trails. we could do whatever we want, then hit up the park and have a showdown or two to see who does it better. float around in some powder to finish off. hot tub and heineken all night. any takers?

  • christian

    my dream date would entail, shredding with jamie anderson, then marrying her at lunch then more snowboarding

  • anatoliysuchkov

    I wish 365 days of winter!

  • Rob

    the lady and I would get up leisurely, hit up wahoos fish tacos for lunch, then head on up to the slopes for a couple hrs and hit some trails. pick up some dinner at a dive joint closer to the mtn. head back for some midnight runs and some fun and take her on a groomer ride..chicks love groomer rides trust me

  • alex

    i believe a romantic dinner in a gondola, stopped in the best sunset location… the getting lucky in it for the end!!!

  • Madison

    My dream snowboarding date would be in Mt. Hood at HCSC and last all week long. Weather we are daring each other to do a harder trick down the slopes, or just chilling by the campfire,it would be packed full of fun events. We’d goof around and act like a bunch of kids. When we get done with the snow for the day, we’d head back to main camp and hangout with all the other campers or just chill. From challenging eachother in the skatepark or on the hill, to relaxing by the fire, I would enjoy every second of it.

  • Todd

    We would go to a smaller secluded resort somewhere, where we could rent out the place all to ourselves for the day/night, and have a clean-up crew to help out and pick up after us. We’d rent a couple snowmobiles and bring along ingredients to grill up steaks/seafood, or fajitas/tortilla soup and a couple desserts. If she didn’t know how to snowboard, I’d teach her.. giving her lessons and hopefully turn it into a fun “get to know ya” thing. If not, I’d spare my own fun to stay with her and go sledding or take a dip in a jacuzzi and just relax. If she did know how, I’d try and keep up with her and hopefully get to know her more on the gondola rides up. At some point I’d have a witty downhill treasure hunt set up for her, (roses, candy, etc..) and hopefully end it with a surprise of some sort. (maybe a warm secluded area overlooking the mountain with a fire/recliner/blankets etc..) The next morning, massages to loosen up the muscles and make breakfast. Hopefully get a few more runs in before heading out, or seeing if she’d be interested in staying another day/night.

  • michelle

    We’d wake up at the break of dawn in our cabin and I’d have a ready and cooked breakfast for him to eat in the car. As soon as we got to the resort, we’d go straight to the lift and shred for hours. He’d give me tips on how to land the 540s. I’d ask him advice on how to hit the jibs or what to do when i’m trying something new. He’d congratulate me and support me on the new tricks i’d land. I’d do the same for him. Maybe i’d film him for a new edit that his friends and he is doing, if he wanted me to. As lunch came around we’d enter the lodge for just a small lunch knowing we were going to get food on the way home. After that we’d spend a few more hours snowboarding. When it was time for the resort to close we’d pack up and leave and go to the closest red box in town. We’d pick out a few movies that we could watch when we got back home. We’d also pick up some in n out, because we all know in n out is the best after snowboarding. Once we got home and finished our burger we’d heat up the jacuzzi in the backyard and relax with some music playing looking at the stars. Maybe skinny dip. After that, we’d go in bed and cuddle up close to watch the movies we got from red box and fall asleep.

  • Eric

    I’m married to my snowboard and he would be consider a date cheating.

  • Tanner

    Date while snowboarding? Haha yeah right! Snowboarding alone is way more awesome than a single date! I would probably end up ditching my date, then hitting the park by myself and the tunes! Whenever I hit the slopes I get in my own zone anyways so I don’t think my date would appreciate going with a guy that wouldn’t stick with her! Besides, if my board Roxanne found out about my date she would most likely slide out on the boxes, and try to catch some edges! (She can get pretty jealous!) So I would much rather have just an awesome day snowboarding than having to worry about some chick tagging along with me!

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  • Tessa

    My dream snowboard date:

    Very early in the morning, houres before the chairlifts go open, We’re hiking to get to the finest spot. When we get to the top all we see is powder. A looot of powder. We look at eachother and go for it. We each go our own way through the powder. Then at the bottom we come together and look eachother in the eyes again. What a first track! After we have seen the powder we go to check out the park. We both make some awesome tricks. In the evening we go out for dinner. Both sitting in a very stylish restaurant with our snowboard stuff on. We are having a great time.
    Snowboarding is not only Boarding on Snow it is a lifestyle, a style of life that I want to live with you.

  • Ray

    Snowboarding is an action packed sport. Not many things can compare to the exhilarating feeling of snowboarding. Except putting my P in some V. Why not combo the two smelly and sweaty quests and get two birds stoned at once, or however the saying goes. A glimpse of this adventure would happen like this. I would lead my date into the wilderness of the worlds remote mountains and we would carve away the canvas under our boards. The gentleman I am, a man who discovered the wheel and built the Eiffel Tower out of metal and brawn, I would encourage yet protect my date on this demanding trek. When the body begins to wear down, thats when we would spot out our camp along the journey. Laying down on mother natures doorstep we would pop a bottle of the cheapest wine, cause I’m poor, but i’ll play it off as the Lil Wayne of wines. She won’t know the difference. Endorphins will spike and there is the second wind. Magic!

  • Anthony K

    A date with Laura Austin xD

  • Justin

    We would go snowboarding than eat some food after 2hours than go snowboarding pretend that i am hurt to get some hugs:) than go home and drink hot chocolate by the fire place

  • Vivi

    Big mountains and Torstein Horgmo :D. God, that would be so funny. ahahaha

  • Liam C.

    Drop off at the top of the mountain and back country half way down to a pre located spot for warmth, and take the back country down and hit the park for a friendly competition.

  • Andrew g

    We would go snowboarding and ride some open bowls. Have the powder flying all through the air. Then we would go into the lodge and eat some nice warm soup. After lunch we would finishe the day in the park on the 40 foot kickers and some sick rails.

  • http://www.facebook.com/ryan.born2 Ryan Born

    Take a hellicopter to the top of a New Zealand glacier, shred untouched tracks til we find a cave. Fight the yeti out of the cave, bone for a little bit, grab a nice after-bone meal. Repeat.

  • http://www.facebook.com/anthony.band Anthony Band

    Snowboarding with Nadja Purtschert! I’m happy where ever as long as she’s there with me aha!

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