So therefore its being judged by the sb-mag.com community rather than just the SB Mag staff.

He went the distance to weigh his votes.

If I get beat with my own photos, I'll understand. The only reason I want to beat the Valley is that they didn't give me the op to do what I'm doing at the Peak.

i'm sure you are a cool-enough person in 'real' life, but what you are doing is bent.

your intentions are weak, selfish and revengeful. re-read what you just posted-fuck that.

Craig Kelly Forever.

Mellow out LJJ. So he posted a link on a forum he frequents telling people to vote. Its not like he spammed every snowboard forum there is telling people to vote. Plus it brings more people to this website and lets people check it out.

Bacon's a good guy and the Valley kind of screwed him in the pooch, when they had the chance to really utilize his skills. He's done more for that resort in the last 5 years than most have done in the last 20 years. Also there's kind of an unheard of rivalry between the Peak and the Valley. This is just a friendly competition and helps promote our respective resorts. I'm pretty sure you're not too familiar with our area, but the Valley is the one that over shadows every other resort, so getting the word out about the Peak is awesome. Everyone did a bang up job in my opinion on writing about their home base.

I can understand why he's a bit angry that I snaked his photos. Mine are sitting 2000 miles away in a box so I didn't have them redeally accessible. I think if he looks at the bottom of my post I give him credit for the photo's.

I highly doubt that he's even going to be keeping the prizes, but instead giving them to some dirt poor shred. He's one of the most admirable people I know so I wouldn't call it weak, selfish, and revengeful. Its not like he's making multiple accounts he asked fellow riders to check something out.

I was honored you used my pics. Yea, Chris Perks(Holiday Valley) and I have been talking about our friendly competition between us (Terrain Park Developers) on a weekly basis. It's all good because at the end of our efforts and challenges are better terrain parks and pipes.

Baaahhaaahaa Save the Drama!

my man, i am all mellow. i speak and think in mellow tones.

i have no problem, however, calling out an asshole move. remarkably, these said moves are usually performed by lifetime assholes-i know, crazy, huh? what asshole move, you ask, am I referring to-the inflating the vote asshole move.

you are right i am not very familiar with the friendly banter of the peak or the valley. nor do i really care to know about the relationship or the fact that you 'snaked his photos' or your assumption in that baconzoo will give the prize to a much deserving 'dirt poor shred' (are there none in here?), as this is not backbone of my argument.

i just find it sad and greedy that some people will sink to this level to 'take' what they do not rightfully deserve. you know how some people can fake shit, in this case, hyper-inflate contest results to try and acquire things? i think you know exactly what i am referring to, right?

If its getting word out about your home mountain how is it so bad? Lets say there was no prize at all would you even care if he did this? I don't think so. I commend him on putting up the info for the peak. If he can get people to go there more power to him.

Why so angry you didn't even enter. I think there's a lot of great info in all these submissions. If it helps someone go to a resort because of it whats so wrong?

I know what your talking about with the hyper inflation. Yes I did tell people to check it out. My family and the members of the community of my resort are happy as hell that I did this. Truth be told the only reason I really entered was to promote my brothers bar. Free publicity is awesome. Sure its shameless but if it helps my brothers bar turn income I'll do it.

If their dirt poor shreds on here, let them promote their essay too. Like I said earlier its a friendly competition.

Before you vote, be sure to check out what these guys have put up, apparently they spent their time posting, not campaigning:

GNUrider02

Keystone
Breckenridge
Echo Mountain
Copper Mountain
Red River

Metz

Northstar
Homewood
Sierra-at-Tahoe

DTRICK

Buck Hill
Afton Alps
Spirit Mountain
Tyrol Basin

TahoeMan

Alpine Meadows
Squaw Valley
Northstar

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lot's of good reports. hell, i want to go back to tyrol basin...so, much talent there (i had a good two days there years and years ago).

and tahoeman's alpine meadow's pictures were enough to make me want to get in the car and drive out to tahoe.

i have to say, for whatever it's worth, that gnurider02 and metz have some very well detailed t.p.s. reports.

tight contest in my eyes.

Craig Kelly Forever.

no, of course not, hyping your own shred-a-torium is fun and everyone benefits from gaining some useful knowledge on their next trip to whatever hill it is (the whole pupose of this contest).

if there was no prize associated, you asked me, would i care if baconzoo (and yourself) hyper-inflated the results. my answer is no, as you have no tangible asset to gain.

now, let me pose this to you, if there was not a prize awarded, would either of you detailed your hills-perhaps. would you have got everyone you know to vote for you? no. why would you, you have nothing to loose and nothing to win.

Craig Kelly Forever.

LJJ, You question wether FearMe would bother to write up a report on his mountain if there wasn't a prize.

My personal experience with that douche says that he would. As much as he can come across like a jerk to some people, he's got a good heart inside him. He's spent tons of time and made over a thousand posts of spreading advice to anyone and everyone who asked for it for free. Not all quicky one liner posts either. Plenty have paragraphs of subject matter in them giving those seeking advice plenty of options.

He gives out all this advice with no tangible benefit to himself. So yeah, he spends his time constantly helping out others.

I call him a douche with all due respect and platonic man-love.

Byte me.....it's just the internet

that's the wisest thing you've ever said in here.

Craig Kelly Forever.

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yeah, it's getting pretty amusing.

Craig Kelly Forever.

On my drive home tonight I figured out who he is. Not only did FearMe stick up to me getting bullied from LJJ but he did it with grace. Which reminded me of Craig Kelly's grace...who LJJ reminds us not to forget. eeeh?

I saw Avran (FearMe) break up a fight at his Brothers bar, and I was so terribly impressed at this internet junky's ability to spring into action and defend some stranger. He made the scene better for everyone.

As Avran says, "I do it for the kids!"

Baconzoo, I think it is unfortunate that you got screwed by Valley. It is great to hear that you have gone to Peak and have their support and are able to utilize your abilities in doing something you're passionate about. Keep it up.

I do think that it is lame to get votes to win a prize and then use it to make your own contest and make yourself look good. I think you could have encouraged the "poor shreds" that you were trying to hook up with your own contest, to come and take a chance.

I do have to say that I feel that statements were misunderstood and perhaps it hit a nerve. If you look at most of the posts in this site, most people are just having a good time. Some comments are witty, sarcastic and straight up stupid funny. What you interpret to being "bullied" by LLJ, was really just him sharing his opinion on your tactic. If you read LJJ's comments throughout the site, you'd notice that he's truly a "gentle flower" who brightens the site with his wit.

I think its great that this discussion took place. That's what's great about this site, that you could comment on anything and everything. I feel this is what we (snowboarders) as a community/family need. I definitely am looking forward to more discussions on here with everyone. Let's not take things so personal. I mean, come on, we're snowboarders and the one thing we love to do aside from snowboarding and hanging out with friends is to have FUN. I hope everyone has learned and taken something positive from this.

Well put, Exile- thank you for laying all that out there like that. Here's to straight up stupid funny! Goonie for life!

And I would like to quote some LJJ on my way out if I may..

"More peace, more love and more pow." LumberJackJibber

Agreed, this has to be the best contest yet.

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