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So Hugh, Chrissy and I took to Diablo Freeride Park at Mountain Creek. Hugh’s got some experience in cross country riding, Chrissy has been on a few downhill trips, and me? Total novice. Let the madness ensue.

More bikes and dirt at: ridediablo.com

More Jersey fun at: mountaincreek.com

“Halley is someone I came in contact with via Twitter. When I saw her Demo Reel above I thought to myself that THIS is how it will happen. It suddenly hit me that we would solve these issues the same way Snowboarders Skateboarders and all the other “action sports” participants always solved things, on our own. See Halley is the new breed of Media. For Halley riding, skating etc have always been there and thus her knowledge of these sports will naturally come through in her work not because its just her job but because its also her life’s passion.”

Thanks for the “blahg” love, Mr. Burrito.

Read the whole interview and how “boardsports will defeat the mainstream media” here: burritosandsnow.com

Produced by Halley O’Brien, Canon HF 200, Final Cut Express

More coverage at: diablofreeridepark.com & mountaincreek.com

Give it a gander. If you find yourself dazzled and would like to work together, hit me up at the contact info below. Thanks for watching!

Contact me:
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contact@halleyobrien.com

Fit: 7 out of 10
Style: 8 out of 10
Durability: 8/9 out of 10
Comfort: 9
Overall Experience: 8

Would you recommend them to a friend? Yes.

We tested the TREW Gear Eagle Pant in Black and the Bellows Jacket in Remix. They proved to be stylish, durable and comfortable with a few minor setbacks.

Fit.
If you like to wear your gear baggy, loose and comfortable, then these will suit you just fine. A happy medium leaving you happily baggy.

Waterproof.
The gear is extremely waterproof with fully taped seams. You won’t get wet in these regardless of the conditions – powder, hard pack, and slush. Doesn’t matter. You’re covered. We tested these on a rainy (but super fun) day and the drive home was comfortable and dry.

Windproof.
They’ll keep you warm on windy days. The jacket is a shell, so it’s not going to provide intense insulation, but it’ll block the wind. The pants have a fleece lined butt area. The cold lift ride just got a little cozier.

Customize ‘em.
Very customizable with sizing in the waist. There’s a ton of Velcro on the inside of the pants – no predetermined waist sizes. Feel free to super size your meal, because they’ll keep fitting.

Pockets.
There are a lot of them, and they’re deep so you’ll fit all your snowboarding crap without a problem. The top two hand pockets were the Achilles heel of the gear – the waterproof zippers are recessed in the pants hand pockets making it very hard to open and close with a glove on. Plus, snow tended to get trapped there and once it started melting (because on the east coast, our snow tends to do that), it left a nasty puddle. No bueno.

Boot gaiters.
They’re not customizable, so if you have a thin boot… they’ll be floating around on you. Meatier boots, better gaiter performance.

The rubber on the bottom of the pants is pretty sick. Resort parking lots suck – they’re muddy, rocky, pot hole-y… etc. The bottom of your pants wont get chewed up by angry parking lots.

Fly zippers.
There are two zipper handles, so you can open your fly the standard downward zip motion, or be daring and zip upward. Not sure why this is a feature.

Overall, we liked TREW Gear. Very well made with excellent tech ratings and a few features you never realized you needed… until now.

Get them for yourself at: www.trewgear.com

Personally, I think it’s exactly what they needed – something different. And it’s not just (totally) different from their previous design… it’s a risky new format with an even riskier tone – not typical Killington at all. The difference? The new look actually has a personality.

Most notable are the clever little quips front ‘n center of the page. Each one disarms you – makes you chuckle while promoting one of its amenities – discount cards, lessons, lodging, etc.

Overall, “The Beast” is killing it. Kudos, you brave little trendsetters.

P.S. – Happy opening day.

See it for yourself at: www.killington.com

I’ve wanted to whore out Creek’s social media by creating mini-contests and giveaways. It’s just such an awesome, easy way to connect with a young, internet saturated demographic.

Here’s how it works…

The Quick Chek Quick Path is simple. Beginners go to a Quick Chek store, pick up a learn-to coupon and redeem it at Mountain Creek. If they’re in-the-know, they’ll also have a promo code with them when they redeem the learn-to coupon. The promo code will be released by yours truly via Mountain Creek’s Twitter account. The winner of the beginner package gets a 2 night stay in the Appalachian, 2 days of rentals, lift tickets and lessons, plus they can bring 3 other people with them. Schwing!

The second part of the QCQP’s contest is for the advanced skier or snowboarder. Rob and I figured those that are already “following” us on Twitter, Facebook, and other networks probably aren’t beginners. To ensure they pass along our promo code to their beginner friends, we’re giving out a new Burton snowboard or new set of Head skis. All they have to do is “retweet” our original promo code message properly. (Thanks Burton & Head!)

I’ll be posting the promo code sometime this week (Nov. 1-7) and plan to draw both winners out of a beanie sometime in January.

So far, the QCQP has been picked up by a few media outlets – Snowboard Magazine, East Coast Snowboarding Magazine, & Transworld SNOWboarding just to name a few. SO stoked!! Can’t wait to see how it all plays out.

Check the official rules & regs at: www.mountaincreek.com/quickchek

All the women’s pants look sweet, but I’m a sucker for hemp material making Holden’s Arcadia Cargo Pant my favorite out of the group. The pants are available in a few colors – brick, blueish silver or dark gray (not actual color names).

My jacket of choice is the Claire Down. No bells, whistles or nonsense – typical Holden. Get one in your favorite primary color… or black.

Check out the rest of Holden’s 2010 clothing at: www.holdenouterwear.com