Photos by Mark Sullivan

Todd, Nate, Me, Seth, Pat

Seth Wescott took a stunning victory at Cypress mountain at the 2010 Olympic games just a few minutes ago. Coming from last and passing the entire field to win his second gold medal, making him the first snowboarder in Olympic history to win back to back gold medals.

American Nate Holland was charging all day, riding aggressively but a mistake in the final kept him off the podium... Pictures and more to come...

Tailgate Alaska

Why Alaska?

Take it from MFM...
"I keep coming back to Alaska 'cause it is the craziest, steepest,
deepest powder that you can find. Its the best place in the world to
snowboard. All these guys know that already. It's pretty scary and
fast and big. Everything is 20 times bigger than it is anywhere else
in the world."

What Is Tailgate Alaska?

TAILGATE ALASKA is an event that puts riding the best terrain and snow conditions within reach of more riders than ever before. Our goal is to share the mountains and our experiences in Alaska with more people. If you are dedicated to snowboarding then put Alaska on the list, it is sure to change the way you look at everything else in snowboarding.

We set up a heated, wified basecamp at the ABA helipad for people to weather the storms, eat, have a cold Alaskan IPA with new friends and check their email, as well as a gathering place for everyone at the event. Every afternoon we have a BBQ, while each day is spent in the mountains around Thompson pass.

Helicopter riding, sled and skin access are literally steps away from our basecamp. We have access to catboarding at CMRC a short drive down the road.

We also provide activities for down days to make the most of your Alaskan experience.

Anybody is welcome to attend Tailgate Alaska. Our goal is to get as many passionate snowboarders to ride together in Alaska. Thompson Pass has the best snow conditions and terrain in the world and our goal is to share the experience with YOU!

You are more than welcome to make your own arrangements to get yourself up to Valdez and ride with the TAILGATE ALASKA crew, or check out our packages, designed to make the experience as affordable as possible. Feel free to come as long or as briefly as you like.

I wanted to let you guys know that we have finalized our plans for Tailgate Alaska 2009. It will be pretty sweet, broken down into two different sessions- one featuring a private ship and the other a real cost effective way to ride AK.

Nick Perata will be heading up the festivities and along with a crew of legends and veterans.

We created Tailgate Alaska to give everyone the opportunity to ride the best snow and mountains on earth and worked hard to make the trip cost effective.

GOTO mtnops.com/alaska2009 for more information.

MTNOPS is proud to introduce the latest addition to its technological arsenal –GPS integration. Now you can ride with a GPS unit or GPS enabled cel phone that outputs a .gpx file and view and share your day on the hill in a new way. According to technology developer JP Stoermer, “Making a GPS map of your riding is as simple as uploading an image. Export a .gpx file, upload and your map is created. This is the first step in MTNOPS GPS/rider integration.”

When activated, consumer GPS units record a location every second. This second by second account of your position tells you where you went, when you stopped, for how long, and how much vertical you covered. “This technology has the potential to change the way riders look at and record their riding experiences. I know it will change the way that I snowboard forever. Now I can find all of those spots that I happen across when riding a new hill,” says Mark Sullivan, MTNOPS CEO.

More After Break

Our first Tailgate event of the new season went off on Sunday at Brighton Utah. Thanks to all of those who came to ride with new people, bbq and enjoy our kind of gathering: an event, not a competition.

We got up early and set the basecamp up next to the day lodge.

We had more than 200 riders stop by throughout the day to hang out, posse up and take a few runs. After riding, we hosted a massive hotdog, Kielbasa and Brat BBQ serving more than 100 riders at the end of the day.

The rail park overlooking the basecamp was sweet and well used.

Backy off the up rail, son. Josh Clarke.

MORE BELOW

Present this coupon at Brighton for the Tailgate Brighton event to receive a discounted lift ticket.

Come out to the MTNOPS tent to meet up with new people to ride with and enjoy a FREE BBQ after riding.

TAILGATE BRIGHTON

TAILGATE BRIGHTON

More information and discount lift ticket Coupon coming...

MTNOPS is proud to release their limited edition"Locals Only" hats. These old school US made New Era trucker hats rep patches from 7 top snowboarding destinations around the country. They are now available for $15 in our online store.

MTNOPS

The MTNOPS TYPE TWO hat is made in the U.S.A. using GORETEX WINDSTOPPER PRO and Denier 500 Cordura . This hat offers protection from the elements as well as being suitable for fall and winter use. The TYPE TWO is the second release edition hat, hand made by Estate LA in Los Angeles with a very limited production run of 24.

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