Mike Nick is a busy man. With an army of middle-aged shop owners waiting to ask what “the kids” will be wearing, and a couple kegs that just got rolled in–we only had time for one question.
Now that you’re all super pumped (or really bummed) on that news, check out all the Day 2 photos on our Facebook.
Greetings from Burlington! I’m on a bit of a fact finding mission in the epicenter of the east coast ski world. If you have any aspirations of making a living in “the industry” here on the right coast, then it’s likely you’re going to end up in Burlington. Always eager to help budding industry drones, I’m here to get a little feel for the city and a couple of the companies that might be getting your resume. Newly minted Vermont resident Mike Rogge, of Ski the East, is my tour guide so you know I’ll be all behind-the-scenes and whatnot.
I’m going to do some interviews and analyze the companies based on some highly scientific criteria, but I’m open to suggestions. Here’s what I’ve got so far:
- Number of pros working there that you can go totally fanboy over on your first day.
- Amount of free product laying around for five finger pro deals.
- Office vibe: Are there dogs? Putting machines? Wall Street style screaming?
- # of employees (the more the better for you, someone’s always getting fired).
Drop any further questions you’d like me to ask into the comments. I hope to visit Orage and Meatheads headquarters today, and we’ll see what else the day brings.
Team videos have not figured prominently in the ski scene. A couple light attempts have been made in the past few seasons: Atomic’s 44 Days and Skiing is ____, Voluerz’s Outdoor Graduation, and Joystick’s Hot Lunch (the balls!). Of course, who can forget the Oakley video, perhaps better known by its more unfortunate name- “Session 1242.” It’s one of the best videos ever made, and one of Tanner’s best parts as well. Not to mention Tony shredding a full part to “Blue Collar Man.”
We’re ripe for another team video- several teams are stacked with talent, and slopes are flush with video nerds pointing cameras at every jump and rail who are willing to slave for pennies on the dollar. Any bro who can do a switch-up now has his own webisode series; companies are out of excuses. Somebody’s got to drop a proper team video. Here’s a few that I’d like to see: Click to continue »
