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Chuting Spree Clue #2 – Black Diamond Ski Boots!

Published on October 7, 2008 in Chuting Spree Contest - BD Boots. 6 Comments Tags: .

Follow five semi-weekly clues and be the first to correctly identify where the boots are hidden to win a pair (any size, any model) of Black Diamond Ski Boots!

Clue:  Three countries have overlapping territorial claims to this ZONE. 

 

Now if we could only get there from here…

Know the zone? Don’t answer now – save it for Super Cluesday.

Click here for the Chuting Spree – Black Diamond boots contest rules.

Clue Schedule:
September 30th – Continent
October 7th – Country or Region
October 11th – Specific mountain range or zone (note – not on a Tuesday)
October 14th – Specific peak or town
October 21st – SUPER CLUESDAY! Exact location. Send in your answer NOW!

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Featured Black Diamond Ski Boot – Custom Tele. Click on the image below to check’em out at Backcountry.com!

The Black Diamond Men’s Custom Telemark Boot caters to aggressive freeheel skiers who push the limits, in bounds and out. The 130 flex index and RidStiff bellows make the Custom Black Diamond’s stiffest Tele boot. The alpine overlap style Pebax shell features a mechanically integrated ski/walk modefor excellent tourability. The shell also boasts adjustable forward lean with three settings covering an eight degree range, providing maximum adjustability for your preferred skiing style. The Boa lacing system adds to the thermoformable liner’s glove-like fit and provides for easy, on-the-go adjustments.

Bottom Line: The Black Diamond Custom craves steep, hairball lines at face-melting speeds.

Chuting Spree Clue #1 – Black Diamond Ski Boots!

Published on September 30, 2008 in Chuting Spree Contest - BD Boots. 39 Comments Tags: .

Follow five semi-weekly clues and be the first to correctly identify where the boots are hidden to win a pair (any size, any model) of Black Diamond Ski Boots!

Click here for the Chuting Spree – Black Diamond boots contest rules.

Clue: One of the most famous ski runs in America is named after a member of the first ascent team of the highest peak on this CONTINENT. Name the continent.

 

Too cool for words! This guy\'s name is synonymous with challenging skiing. Photo credit: M. Moore
Too cool for words! This guy’s name is synonymous with challenging skiing. Photo credit: M. Moore

Know the continent?  Don’t answer now – save it for Super Cluesday.

Clue Schedule:
September 30th – Continent
October 7th – Country or Region
October 11th – Specific mountain range or zone (note – not on a Tuesday)
October 14th – Specific peak or town
October 21st – SUPER CLUESDAY!  Exact location.  Send in your answer NOW!

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Featured Black Diamond Ski Boot – Method AT.  Click on the image below to check’em out at Backcountry.com!

 

The Method is for the modern AT skier who craves downhill performance as much as tourability and comfort. Slightly less torsionally and longitudinally stiff than the Factor, the Method is your choice for skiing any and all terrain, from no-falls steeps to deep powder bowls. With its Triax-Performance FrameTM with Pebax® and Flex 110 rating, the Method still has power to drive today’s fat skis. The boot is equipped with both a thermoformable high-performance foot bed and a Power Fit Light Liner. Changing the Method between AT blocks and BD ISO Alpine DIN blocks (sold separately) is third-grade easy due to the sliding, four-screw attachment system.

Chuting Spree – Contest Rules for the Black Diamond Ski Boots

Published on September 30, 2008 in Chuting Spree Contest - BD Boots. 9 Comments Tags: .

With great excitement, I’m thrilled to announce that Chris “GoFo” Grover and Brad “B-Rad” Barlage of Black Diamond Equipment, right here in Salt Lake City, have donated a brand new pair, of any size or model available, of their new BLACK DIAMOND SKI BOOTS!  Can you give me a HELL YEAH!?  The rules and concept is the same as the Great K2 Ski Giveaway, so if you get it, read no further and check out the clues on Tuesday’s/Cluesday’s at 10:00am Utah time.

The Basics
Five semi- weekly clues lead to the location of the boots.  Be the first person to correctly identify where the boots 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 boots. The clues start with the continent the boots are located on, then narrow down to a specific location.  The boots 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 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 Factor Max 1000ZX’s.)
- Prizes are limited to Black Diamond’s available stock on hand. (Sorry, no custom- made gold-plated Method’s.)
- 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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K2 SUPER CLUESDAY! Win’em, ski’em – Conquer the Earth.

Published on September 23, 2008 in Chuting Spree Contest. 183 Comments Tags: .

Our story begins after you have been magically transported to the top of the peak identified (hopefully) in Clue #4…

It’s late afternoon and you have no headlamp, compass or topo map, but, pffft – who needs ‘em?  Use the force Luke and just start skiing.

Stepping into your bindings, you cruise along a ridgeline with gobsmacking exposure on all sides.  Glancing to the left and right, you come to what looks like a skiable line and turn off.

Gut-wrenching steep, exposed turns lead down a face.  The sun is setting and there is mot much time.  Sticking to the fall-line, you weave around seracs, icefalls and huck a few fifty-footers with blue ice landings all bathed in brilliant alpenglow.  Where’s the photographer when you need him?

Then, shazaam! Stokage!  You have made it through the crux of a suspected first descent!  Relieved, you make big sweeping turns across a bit of a plateau, and then come to a glacier.

At the glacier, you take a skier’s left.

By now, it is pitch black and you are dodging crevasses by Braille for hours while staying on the glacier.  This is misery…. when will it end?

Exhausted, you eventually see the outlines of some structures in the moonlight.  Ahhhh, praise Allah…

Staggering up to the structures, you  meet a climber geared up for an early alpine start and ask “Where am I?”

Instead of smiling and giving you a Vegamite sandwich like those infernal, AC/DC loving Aussies do, he fixes you with a steely gaze and reveals a BRAND NEW PAIR OF K2 TELE/AT SKIS.

Oh My God…!!  Your knees tremble in eager anticipation of shredding Planet Earth. Tears of joy spring from your eyes.

Within one meter, where are you?

Winning format:
Continent:  (your answer here)
Country: (your answer here)
Mountain Range: (your answer here)
Specific Peak: (your answer here)
Exact location: (your answer here… now!)

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How to Win Those K2 Skis…

Published on September 22, 2008 in Chuting Spree Contest. 20 Comments Tags: .

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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Chuting Spree Clue #4 – Win K2 Tele/AT Skis

Published on September 16, 2008 in Chuting Spree Contest. 27 Comments Tags: .

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

Clue #4 of 5

In 2006, two European “daredevils” attempted to ski a new line on this MOUNTAIN which was described by the first person to ski the peak as “…the absolute top end of extreme skiing.” 

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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Featured K2 Ski Anti Piste (available at Backcountry.com – click photo below for details)

With a nod to the poster art that obscured telephone poles throughout Seattle during the city’s emerging “grunge” scene, the Anti Piste defies conventional ski design by introducing “rocker” to the telemark world. Rocker initiates on a dime and is so maneuverable it gives the sensation that you’re skiing on a shorter ski. But add our new, longer, less reactive tip and a wider waist, and you’ll also enjoy more stability and predictability than you’ve ever dreamed of in soft snow. Just like your grunge concert, the Anti Piste will blow your mind, and redefine what you expect in performance.

Conditions: 20% hard snow, 80% soft snow
Dimensions: 135-102-121
Sizes: 167, 174, 181, 188
Weight: 1875g (174cm)
Inserts: Mid-core and +2cm
Construction: Triaxial braided wood core

Mini Rocker, Mod Tech, progressive

Chuting Spree Clue #4 coming at 10:00

Published on September 16, 2008 in Chuting Spree Contest. 0 Comments Tags: .

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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Chuting Spree Clue #3 – Win K2 Tele/AT Skis

Published on September 9, 2008 in Chuting Spree Contest. 16 Comments Tags: .

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

Clue #3 of 5

Q: Before being killed and having his flesh roasted from his bones by angry Hawaiians, Captain James Cook named this MOUNTAIN RANGE.

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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Featured K2 Ski Shuksans (available at Backcountry.com – click photo below for details)

Developed in conjunction with Swiss Guide and Pro Guiding Service owner Martin Volken as a high-performance ski mountaineering ski, the Shuksan returns as the staple of the AT line. It still incorporates two sheets of metal, a stout flex, and versatile 16.0 sidecut, but we’ve updated the tip for better edge hold and quicker initiation. Light enough for mutli-day tours; its overriding quality is confidence instilling performance when conditions or terrain won’t forgive a mistake.

Chuting Spree Clue #2 – Win K2 Tele/AT Skis

Published on September 2, 2008 in Chuting Spree Contest. 13 Comments Tags: .

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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Featured K2 Ski  She’s Piste (on sale now at 40% off at Backcountry.com – click photo below for details)


The original women’s telemark ski is still the quickest and most agile ski in the line. Its narrow waist and deep sidecut make it equally adept at dicing crud in the bowls or dancing through aspen glades. Discover the versatility that started the entire women’s telemark movement.

Conditions: 75% hard snow, 25% soft snow
Dimensions: 112-70-97
Sidecut: 16
Sizes: 153, 160, 167, 174
Weight: 1385h (167)
Inserts: 1cm and 3cm
Construction: Triaxial braided Bioflex core

Chuting Spree Contest. Clue #1 for K2 Telemark/AT Skis

Published on August 26, 2008 in Chuting Spree Contest. 57 Comments Tags: .

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.

Click here for the contest rules.

Clue #1

Q: Although the true high point of this CONTINENT is 16,024 feet, it is seldom if ever skied.

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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Featured ski – K2 Mt. Baker Superlight

Lighter than most skis that are much narrower, the Superlight was developed for the ski mountaineer who demands soft snow performance, but also places a premium on weight for longer, more committing tours, or faster, easier ascending. We chose the same shallow, progressive sidecut and longer tip that give the new Baker superior predictability. Then we challenged our engineers to shave weight everywhere possible. The resulting ski is lighter than anything we’ve seen with similar dimensions.

Lighter than most skis that are much narrower, the Superlight was developed for the ski mountaineer who demands soft snow performance, but also places a premium on weight for longer, more committing tours, or faster, easier ascending. We chose the same shallow, progressive sidecut and longer tip that give the new Baker superior predictability. Then we challenged our engineers to shave weight everywhere possible. The resulting ski is lighter than anything we’ve seen with similar dimensions.