New for Sring 2008

We often get excited when new gear comes in for the upcoming seasons, and every year there are a few new products that we can't wait to use. The first one I will bring to your attention this season is perfect suited for and outdoor adventure in the spring, summer, or fall.

New for Spring '08, the ZOT Windstopper™ from The North Face is the perfect jacket for any endurance sport enthusiast. Breathability is crucial in outerwear designed for high aerobic activities, but you still need protection from the elements. The ZOT delivers both! The North Face took two of the best materials in the industry and put them together to build this amazing jacket, cousin of the award winning Cipher Windstopper™ jacket.

The front portion of the piece is constructed with a very soft, super lightweight Gore Windstopper™ softshell. This amazing fabric is the perfect weight for cool to warm temperatures when you need to protection from the elements without sacrificing breathability.

The underarm panels and mid-to-lower back portion of the ZOT are put together using the in-house, Apex Aerobic fabric. Also a softshell, this material has tons of stretch and is built to move moisture very efficiently while providing very good protection from the elements.

The North Face Men's ZOT Windstopper Jacket

The North Face Women's ZOT Windstopper Jacket

Show me some skin(s)

The clouds this morning were orange and pink as I warmed up the car at 6:45. It only lasted a few moments as the sun slowly rose over Baldy Mountain and bathed the town and ski resort of Breckenridge in a warm, soft yellow light. The temperature was comfortably in the teens without a hint of wind as Andy and I began our skin up Peak 8 this morning.

This season Andy and myself indulged in the latest and greatest alpine touring gear. With new (and very expensive) alpine touring bindings securely mounted to our fat skis, we are able to switch between traditional alpine mode for ripping down the slopes and touring mode, which releases the heels allowing us to slowly climb up these very same slopes with the appropriate application of climbing skins. The climbing skins are a synthetic mimicry of real animal skins sporting very fine hairs all pointing in one direction allowing, when applied to the bottom of a ski, one to walk straight up a snow-covered slope without slipping back down.Thus far this season we have had very few days as beautiful as this morning. Our typical morning hike up the mountain has taken place with a biting wind, blowing snow, and a gray cloudy sky. I even hiked up in my The North Face Redpoint Optimus Jacket one morning with the hood up and was still cold. Today was not the case. Wearing only a base layer, a 100 gram Polartec Aurora Quarter Zip fleece, and an the extraordinarily breathable Apex Elixir Jacket, I was still working up a pretty good sweat by the time we reached our morning destination, the Vista Haus at the top of the Colorado Superchair. Andy didn't even complain once about his hands being cold.After removing our skins, we decided to bomb the groomed blue-black Spruce back to the truck. By the time I reached the bottom of the slope there was a smile plastered across my face from ear to ear. I was grinning like an eight year-old boy who'd just summited the enormous mound of dirt in the construction site behind his house. Starting the day off with a skin up the mountain has become for me what a strong cup of coffee is for others. It wakes me up. It makes me happy. It prepares me for the usually long day ahead. For anyone who wants to join, we will probably be heading up again Friday morning. Plan to be moving by 7:30. Stop by www.breckgear.com or visit us in person at The North Face Store on Main Street in Breckenridge to get outfitted in the best gear for your skin. It's on sale too!

More Pics from Alta and Snowbird

As I promised, I have more pictures from our trip to Utah with The North Face Summit Dealers. Take a look, then don't forget to check out BreckGear.com for some great deals on the Fall '07 winter gear line.......It's all on SALE!!!

Wish I was

this kid ROCKS! Check out the The North Face Breckenridge Athlete! His name is bross and he will be famous some day

New Snow in Breckenridge and Products on Sale at BreckGear.com!

Its snowing in beautiful Breckenridge, Colorado. Click to check out the WEATHER REPORT so you can take a look at whats going on here in Summit County.

ALSO, very important......everything is ON SALE at BreckGear.com!! You MUST check it out because its all 15 to 20% off retail price. Other sites have The North Face product on sale, but they don't have any stock. The good news is we have TONS of stuff left to choose from. Check it out before your size is GONE!

Again, thats BreckGear.com for the best selection and great prices on The North Face jackets, pants, and equipment.

The North Face Summit Dealers Event--January 2008

It's been a while since I have posted, been pretty busy getting BreckGear.com ready for our Spring '08 shipment. We have some great product coming in for this upcoming season, check it out soon!

January 21st through the 23rd may have been the best three days of my life. The North Face Summit Dealers event was being held in Snowbird, Utah. Pete, Greg and I were invited to take part, and we just happened to fly into SLC with 1.5 feet of fresh on the ground up in the canyon. Here is a great video that was shot by one of the other The North Face dealers on the 22nd. There is no great footage of me, but im just outside the frame........

So much snow, yet still no pictures

I would like to apologize on Andy's behalf. After reading his post from yesterday promising a slew of eye-popping photos documenting the great snow we have been receiving, I am sorry to report that both he and I neglected to take our cameras with us today. At least I didn't promise I would. If you need an idea as to how the skiing was for us today, I recommend you pick up the latest issue of Ski, Skiing, or Freeskiing magazine and flip to a page with a large photo spread of a few amazing skiers ripping down some untouched powder with snow billowing over their shoulders. After more than a few runs down the Cucumber Bowl at Breckenridge I had snow plastered all over the front of my pants and jacket up to my chin, and it wasn't all from my face plant off a little rock cliff I tried to drop. Not quite a snorkel day, but beautiful nonetheless. Hopefully one of us will remember our cameras in the next few days so we can prove how beautiful the skiing out here in Summit County really is. In the meantime, stop by BreckGear.com or The North Face store in downtown Breckenridge, and at least you can get the gear you need to rip up and down whatever snow-covered hills you may encounter.