This is a perfect, super lightweight, town jacket - or mid-layer:
Spyder Dolomite hooded jacket available at Backcountry.com
SPYDER
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Tons of good deals at Backcountry.com
With the season under way, as you start going into the backcountry, first priority is safety. Take a look at some trusted names in backcountry skiing and see what they pack with them for a day in the Wasatch Backcountry or wherever you are going to tour, sled, or poach a hot tub.
ANDREW MCCLEAN / Wasatch backcountry
JAMEY PARKS / alpine touring
What I’m packing in the backcountry
CHRIS TATSUNO / poaching hot tubs
SAGE CATTABRIGA-ALOSA / sledding
Courtesy of Backcountry.com
Smith Phenom available at Backcountry.com
As the season is getting under way, I’d like to suggest a few items to enhance the experience of your head:
Smith Maze helmet and Phenom goggle combo, available at Backcountry.com for only $215.91
I wear this combo everyday pretty much, this is a deal and I fully endorse the functionality, looks, and comfort of both the Maze helmet and Phenom goggle. The Maze is the lightest certified helmet on the market.
I suggest buying this helmet one size bigger than you usually do. I wear a size Medium helmet, but I wear a Large in the Maze. Reason? I wear a Discrete Doyonator underneath the Maze, also available at Backcountry.com:
Be sure to remove the earpads when you rock a beanie underneath.
Cheers! May your dome be happy this winter!
Discrete Doyonator available at Backcountry.com
PARK CITY, UTAH (Oct. 8, 2009)–In their never-ending quest to establish the world’s most authoritative center for gear knowledge online, Backcountry.com announced that they have signed renowned big mountain and freestyle skier Seth Morrison to their team.
“Seth Morrison is, hands down, probably the most well-respected, iconic, bad-ass skier in the world,” said Backcountry.com Team Wrangler Jon Atencio. “Year after year, Seth keeps laying down the law and blowing minds with his go-for-broke, spot-it-from-a-mile style. With Seth having his own pro model ski from K2, glove from Hestra, boot from Full Tilt, and Avalung pack from Black Diamond, he clearly understands not only the sport but the athlete/sponsor relationship as well, and we’re really looking forward to his contributions to our sites.”
Backcountry.com continues to stock their team roster with the most experienced and respected athletes in the world. Seth joins the Backcountry.com team with Sage Cattabriga-Alosa, Chris Davenport, Erik Roner, Ingrid Backstrom, Jess McMillan, Nick Devore, Andrew McLean, Jeremy Jones, Steph Davis, Julian Carr, plus 30 other elite athletes. It’s quite a team.
“I’m excited to be a part of the Backcountry Team. I’ve been going to Backcountry.com for years to check out reviews and see the newest latest all in one place,” said Seth. “Stoked to see all of my pro model gear on the site, it lets me know that we’re creating needed products for today’s skier.”
You might ask yourself, what does signing a new athlete have to do with gear knowledge?
The Backcountry.com team program differs from other more traditional team sponsorship programs in that the athletes get back what they put into the program. The athletes help build Backcountry.com’s center of gear knowledge through their involvement with Backcountry.com’s online community, mixing with consumers, serving as the coolest customer service reps ever, reviewing products, and providing unique content via stories and pics that aren’t available anywhere else.
Additionally, the athletes serve as affiliates, driving traffic from their blogs and social pages to Backcountry.com, and earning commissions on any revenue they bring in. So, when Seth writes on SethMorrison.net about his first turns of the season and provides affiliate-coded links to Backcountry.com for the gear he used, he makes some coin.
The relationship works both ways, with Backcountry.com able to promote and drive traffic to an athlete’s online properties and one-of-a-kind first person content through Backcountry.com’s extensive social and traditional marketing activities.
It’s mutually beneficial, which is why Backcountry.com works with top-shelf athletes that understand the new dynamics of sponsor/athlete relationships and the power of promoting their brand online. The more active they are within the Backcountry.com community, and through blogging and social networking, the more exposure they get and the more money they can make.
So, welcome Seth. Looking forward to your contributions online and off.
About Backcountry.com:
Backcountry.com is an online retailer of high-end outdoor gear. The etailer carries more than 400 brands in various categories, including backpacking, camping, cycling, hiking, climbing, trail running, paddling, skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing and adventure travel. Backcountry also operates Dogfunk.com, RealCyclist.com, HuckNroll.com, SteepandCheap.com, Bonktown.com, Chainlove.com, Tramdock.com, and WhiskeyMilitia.com. Backcountry.com is a controlled subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation attributed to the Liberty Interactive Group (Nasdaq: LINTA).
Department of Goods confirms: ”Full Price is Dead”
New online closeout store brings wallet-relief to gear junkies
PARK CITY, UTAH (Nov. 11, 2009)—With the economy stuck on its crux move, savvy gear shoppers have been faced with the scary possibility that the only way to afford new gear this season is to scour the aisles of sticky-floored discount stores and drop-shipping closeout sites in the off chance that they’ll discover some affordable piece of out-of-season gear that isn’t a mauve colored size XXXL. But starting today, the era of settling for shoddy gear in questionable colors and tent sizes has passed. Today, the Department of Goods, a new online gear megastore, opens its e-doors — to the lucky few, that is.
The Department of Goods, another new store from the team at Backcountry.com, sells the latest and finest outdoor, surf, skate, bike, and mountain equipment from more than 400 pinnacle brands like The North Face, Marmot, Oakley, Volcom, Burton, Rocky Mountain, and Giro. The selection; the deep, in-stock inventory; the ability to find what you’re looking for fast; community reviews and Q+A; and the bend-over-backwards customer service you’ve come to expect from Backcountry.com, mean, simply, that you’ve stumbled upon the promised land of premium gear.
But there’s a catch. Not everyone can get in. Not yet, at least. The grand opening/beta launch is VIP only. To get past the velvet rope for the first shot at the goods inside the Department, you need to get yourself an invitation — or use your wily resourcefulness to track down a key code.
The lucky ones will receive an email invitation. Others will get in because they “know people.” But if you just show up at the door without an invite, the Department’s doorman will shut you down. You can politely ask for a code, but you’ll, politely, have to wait.
Once you’re in, you’re in. You’ll have immediate access to insane deals on amazing gear. And it’s worth your while to shop, because during the beta roll out, the Department of Goods will be giving away $200,000 in gear. A set number of first comers who place orders over $50 will be matched with a surprise prize from a bona fide grab bag of swag, with gifts ranging from socks, t-shirts, and multi-tools to kayaks, skis, and bikes.
On top of that goodness, one in 10 purchases will be comped at random for a limited time. Fully comped. So if you’re not beside-yourself-ecstatic because you’ve just paid pennies on the dollar for your dream cart, you’re completely blown away because you just scored that gear for free.
To keep up on the deals, to try to score a code fast, or for the inside scoop on what the in-crowd is taking away for free, check out the Department of Goods’ Facebook page.
Yes, this is Backcountry’s fifth store launch in 2009, in the midst of this Eeyore economy, and even the hard-working people within our walls that make these things happen wonder what the hell we’re thinking. Especially since Department of Goods is a replacement for the long-lived (but let’s face it, not very inspired) BackcountryOutlet.com.
But the Department of Goods is different. It’s the only place to find the breadth and depth in selection of high-end outdoor, bike and action sports gear (BackountryOutlet.com is seriously lacking in bike and action sports), leaving its predecessor lame and whimpering in the dust.
As for the fate of BackcountryOutlet.com? After we work out the kinks during the beta test and launch Department of Goods wide open to the public in early 2010, Backcountry Outlet will be taken out back and, unceremoniously, shot.
DepartmentofGoods.com: you’ll never have to choose between gear and groceries again.
You need a code to enter the site during this roll out period. So if you want one, all you have to do is go to http://www.departmentofgoods.com and request a code, or you can also go here: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/DepartmentofGoods?ref=ts
XXX
Discrete Doyonator:
$14.95
www.discreteheadwear.com
