Free $25 North Face gift card (no, this isn’t spam)

Usually wouldn’t post things like this as they reek of spammy B.S. (just sign up for this deal, and 10 others, and get a free Xbox!!), but as I just got a call from a lady friend who was at their store, used it and it’s legit.

Basically, print out this coupon (you can also find it on Facebook, which is how I heard about it this morning), bring it into a North Face store, and they give you a $25 gift card. No purchase necessary, so you can basically cop some free shred socks, a tee, a Sigg bottle or other small thing. Yeah, it’s not much, but hell the price is right.

http://view.ed4.net/v/QF30DQZ/QFH/72W1EZU/L27M7/MAILACTION=1&FORMAT=H

here’s the FB version for those on FB

http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=58791933647

It says non-transferrable so you may want to photochop the email address out, but the friend I spoke to used this same coupon with no probs. I have no affiliation with The North Face whatsoever, but due to a modest upbringing I’ve got a strong affinity for free.

Rome Snowboards hut trip

This vid cracks me up as they get dropped off by a real heli with their poor man’s helis (splitboards/touring gear), and they “left the sleds back at the house in revy”, but still cool that a big name team is getting after it by (mostly) human power.

Beer Friday

Yup, it’s that time of week again, BEER FRIDAY (if you’re confused as to what beer has to do with skiing or snowboarding view the previous week’s beer friday, or any of the how-tos). You’ve spent all week at work watching and waiting for the minutes to turn to hours, it’s time to reward yourself and find that special bottle of ale or lager and take the edge of another week.

Avery IPA is like a powder day for your mouth. Not two feet of fresh blower pow (their Ale to the Chief IS two feet of blower though, but as it’s borderline impossible to find it’s not getting nominated), but I’d say at least a foot with no crunchy bottom. It’s got a smooth, mellow, floral hops taste without any over the top bitterness for the sake of hophead street cred. Seriously, it’s good.

Avery IPA

Avery IPA

So there it is, another week down, another beer nominated. Hope everyone is able to get after it this weekend.