Gore-Tex is my Homie

Gore-Tex Brand is throwing a super-sweet contest.  It's fun, easy and free.

You can win a deluxe head-to-toe package of Gore-Tex gear from The North Face, Patagonia, Marmot and Arc' Teryx.  All you have to do is tell YOUR STORY.  You can enter on Facebook...just share YOUR STORY about how Gore-Tex gear delivered for you when it counted during an outdoor experience.

ENTER the GORE-TEX contest,  through Dec. 15.

CLICK HERE to enter:  YOUR STORY

AspenSpin was disqualified from the contest due to our status as a "professional writer", but we do have a story about Gore-Tex gear coming through for us.

It was a chilly August morning in San Francisco.  As most of you know Summer in SF can be quite cold and windy.  We joined in for a boat trip with an observation group from  The Oceanic Society  The 10 hour "cruise" was to the Farallon Islands National Wilderness Area, a.k.a. , the Devils Teeth, 27 miles off the Coast of San Fran.  The Farallons are a known breeding ground for Great White Sharks. 

The Devil's Teeth near San Francisco.Thinking ahead, we layered up, because as it turned out, it was freezing out on the open Ocean.  6' to 8' foot seas and gusting winds.  Suffice to say everyone on the boat got soaked and almost everyone barfed.

AspenSpin was prepared; I wore a Gore-Tex hooded shell jacket and pants made by the The North Face as my outer layer.  It was an old ski outfit I had stashed in S.F.  It was brrrrrr chilly, brrrrr to the bone (like you wouldn't believe) even despite wool layers and a down vest underneath.  My Gore-Tex outerwear kept me completely dry.  Some of my shipmates did not fare so well...they were sopping wet through and through.

As I thawed out with an Irish Coffee at the World Famous Buena Vista Cafe (where the drink was introduced to the U.S.),  I thanked my lucky stars that my outer layer was made with Gore-Tex. I was dry and warming up fast.  Gore-Tex paid off for me.

Your story is probably better than mine, so give it a try. Share it and win. Compose YOUR STORY and bring home some stylie, breathable, robust, technical clothing made with GORE-TEX. 

ENTER to WIN from GORE-TEX. Click:   YOUR STORY

The Jeans

The Jeans. Click to enter. Click to win.Everybody has their favorite pair of jeans. A few die-hards in Aspen (Benny the Blade, for one) still ski or ride in their jeans. 

Remember the Olympic Snowboard team's uniforms in 2010-- they wore THE JEANS.  They're the coolest snow sports pants ever made.  Burton and Gore-Tex combined forces to create the distinctive denim-like uniforms that helped the U.S. dominate the snowboard events at last year's Vancouver Olympics.

Now you can win a pair of THE JEANS.   Gore-Tex is throwing a contest...all you have to do is enter your best SNOW SPORTS vid...one plank or two.  Enter before  3/18/11.  So fire up your Contour or Go Pro, figure out your I Phone....recover your password on You Tube....just get something on tape.   Lay it down---show us your best run , trick, story, etc.  Be creative and you can come away with your very own pair of THE JEANS.   Oh ... and the super-duper GRAND PRIZE is a big-daddy, full paid trip to Jackson Hole....no big deal

The Jeans are water proof and breathable using Gore-Tex's Performance Shell technology.  They have a full satin lining, inner-thigh vents and a faux jean print (with fake worn spots).  These snow pants are the bomb and they're bomb proof.  AspenSpin does not ride a snowboard...but we want a pair of The Jeans.

Click to Enter   THE JEANS.

Check out the view from our office. 3/2/11.

Behind the Velvet Rope. Maroon Bells as seen from Aspen Highlands Bowl. 3/2/11