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Yes, tomorrow, Tuesday, September 23, at 10:00am Mountain Standard Time is the moment we have all been waiting for – Super Cluesday.  As I type, the skis are being FedEx’ed, wrapped in velet and hand-carried in the dark of night by special agents who are sworn to secrecy.  Like most of my skiing related schemes, this contest was developed on the fly, so I appreciate everyone’s patience and enthusiasm in going along with it.  There will be others, so any feedback is welcome, and please, no whining – this isn’t Deer Valley.

Hopefully by now, you have a good idea of the peak in question.  From here, it is important to think like a ski mountaineer, as after all, the prize is a pair of  backcountry skis and hopefully going to someone who will use them for that purpose.  The skis are located at a man-made structure which could be augured into the mountains, or accessible by car.  You can get there by using backcountry skiing techniques like skinning, skiing, walking or climbing.  It is a real place.

Format to win:
To help make it fair and keep a wild-ass one-off guess from winning, the format is to answer all of the five questions correctly in this format:

Clue #1 – Continent: (your answer here)
Clue #2 – Country: (your answer here)
Clue #3 – Mountain Range: (your answer here)
Clue #4 – Peak: (your answer here)
Clue #5 – Exact location: (your answer here)

… then send it in as a comment.  Pretyping the answer to the clues you already know might help.

For background research, you might check out skiing in this excellent zone, including maybe the local alpine club, popular watering holes (hey, this could be a rough descent), photos, townships, Google Earth (my favorite trip planning tool) or perhaps places to stay.  The answer can be found on the internet – you need not have been there to find it.  Locals might have a slight advantage, but Super Cluesday happens in the middle of the night for them, so if they are awake (and haven’t chugged too many Tui’s) they deserve to win.

Good luck & happy turns!

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Tune in at 10:00 for the forth clue in the K2 Ski Chuting Spree.

The clues are getting a bit harder to research now that it is coming down to a specific mountain somewhere on the planet.  This is clue #4 of 5, with the final clue being given at 10:00am Mountain Standard Time on September 23rd.  As a hint, if you can identify the mountain in clue #4, you might want to do a little research on its ski mountaineering history, including landmarks and/or likely places to stash a pair of skis.

Happy turns & good luck!

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For any size, any model…  follow five weekly clues and be the first to correctly identify where the skis are hidden to win a pair of K2 Telemark/AT skis of your choice!

Clue #2 of 5

Q: The world’s foremost high-altitude apiarist called this COUNTRY home.

Click here for the contest rules.

Clues…
Aug 26th – Identify the Continent
Sept 2nd - Identify a State, Country or Province on this continent.
Sept 9th - Identify a Mountain Range, Zone or City
Sept 16th – Identify a specific Mountain
Sept 23rd (SUPER CLUESDAY!) Identify the exact spot where the skis are located and send in your answer.

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Being the excellent company they are, Mike Hattrup and K2 Telemark Skis have donated a pair (any model, any size) of skis to the winner of the first-ever Chuting Spree Contest!

The Basics
Five weekly clues lead to a location of the skis.  Be the first person to correctly identify where the skis are… and they are yours.

How the Contest Works:
Through a series of ski mountaineering related clues, contestants have to guess the location of the skis. The clues start with the continent the skis are located on, then narrow down to a specific location.  The skis are only there in theory – the real ones are waiting for you at the warehouse.

How to Win:
Be the first person to post the correct answer as a comment on the page with the final clue.  Click here for an example.  HINT: First time commenters must be approved, which causes a delay in your comments showing up.  For the fastest comment posting time, get pre-approved by making a comment on an earlier posting so that the computer knows your name. 

Question:  Are there going to be some really hard, stupid, obscure questions?

Answer:    No. Most of them will be easy if you have been following skiing and/or ski mountaineering for a while, and if not, they will be searchable on the Internets. The final clue will be specific to ski mountaineering lore, but it is not necessary to have been there to know the answer.  (Example: In “The Blizzard of Ahhhs” Scot Schmidt stood at the top of this and said “Yeah, I’ll ski it for sure.”)

Rules:

- Tuesday is Cluesday.  All clues will be given on Tuesday mornings at 10:00am Mountain Standard Time on the main page of StraightChuter.com
- In case of a dispute, I (Andrew McLean) will be the sole judge.  I’m the Decider.  I make decisions.
- Immediate family members are not eligible (sorry Mom, Dad, Polly and Mira…)

Prizes:

- Prizes need to be claimed within 90 days of the winning date.  (No, you can’t wait six years for a pair of 2014 Hippie Stinx.)
- Prizes are limited to the sponsors available stock on hand. (Sorry, no custom- made gold-plated Shuksans.)
- Shipping will be at the manufacturer’s discretion.  (FedEx Overnight International Express to Ushuaia is probably not going to happen.)

Sample Contest

Clue #1 (Continent)
Q:  This continent received a record seasonal snowfall in 1998-99.

Clue #2 (State/Country/Province/region)
Q:  The highest peak in this geographic zone is 4207m tall.

Clue #3 (Mountain Range)
Q: Early explorers referred to this range as “The Three Breasts.”

Clue #4 (Specific Peak/Town/Zone)
Q: This peak was first climbed to its summit in 1898.

Clue #5 (Specific location/object)
Q:  The first ski descent of this peak was continuous except for one obstacle.  For a brand new pair of K2 backcountry skis, what is the specific name of this obstacle?

Answer:  Click Here

 
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