VertFest 2009

Hey Gang:

Here's a quick reminder about VertFest Crystal coming up in just a little over a week. Come down to Crystal on Saturday, February 28th and enjoy some vert with us.

Check out the website at www.outdoorresearch.com/vertfest and RSVP so we know how much beer to bring.

See you soon.

Kaj Bune and Sam Killgore
on behalf of the VertFest team at Outdoor Research

It's official - dates for both VertFest events are firm:

VertFest Crystal Mountain - Saturday, February 28, 2009

VertFest Alpental - Saturday, March 28, 2009

As the details for VertFest come into sharper focus, we'll keep you all posted.


Thanks and enjoy the summer.

Kaj (and the Outdoor Research VertFest crew)

Hey Haggis,

Good question, and concern about the traversing section at the Crystal Race. Unfortunately, due to the snowpack ( or lack there-of) the boss-man Martin has informed me that the course will be the same as it was last year.

Sorry about that, being a split-boarder myself I can certainly understand the concern. But hopefully the rest of the course makes up for it!

Hope to see you up there!

Cheers,
Sam

Hey everyone!

Don't forget that the 3rd Annual VertFest is this Saturday at Crystal Mountain!

There are rumors of snow in the forecast, so we anticipate having an excellent course!

If you are looking for more info you can find it at: www.outdoorresearch.com/vertfest or send me a PM.

There are tons of prizes for racers, prizes for raffle, swag and lots of free beer! Don't miss out!

If you are thinking about racing, don't forget to bring your pack, shovel, probe and transceiver!

Hope to see you there!
Sam

Big thanks to Outdoor Research, ProGuiding, Crystal Mountain, Friends of the Avalanche Center, and the other folks who contributed to the Crystal VertFest. The race was as fun as it was tiring. My legs felt like lead at the end.

I was especially impressed by how the OR folks really stepped up to the plate in the swag department. In this tough economy, they were really generous with the event and raffle prizes.

It was an impressive effort by all, especially since all proceeds went to the NW Avalanche Center. My new OR hat is off to you! 

Yes big thanks to the sponsers. As always they put on a great show.

Also congrats to our local winners. Including Lowell who once again dominated his division and improved on his last year's time by ~10 minutes. Erin Spiess, who showed us that motherhood doesn't slow her down. Plus, my wife Holly who no matter how hard I try always seems to out-result me.

It was also great to see the out-of-towners come in and show us how fast you can be.

Yes, it was a good time (well, maybe not so much for me) and Kaj, Martin and the rest of the OR/Pro Guiding volunteers are to be commended. Sorry for keeping you out on the course for so long!

Congrats to Lowell, Seth and Holly, rockin' the "People with regular jobs that don't involve guiding or skiing" category!





There seems to be a problem with the auto-thumbnail feature that may have to do with the fact that there is a space in my name for the results jpeg, but there's a link to the results here: www.randosaigai.com/incoming.html   (Sorry, just the ski results, no splitboard)