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Oct 30 | The North Face Park and Pipe Open Series Announces 2013 Schedule

By The North Face

The North Face Park and Pipe Open Series Continues to Grow

Athlete Registration Opens Thursday, November 8, 2012, 10 AM MST

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH (Oct. 29, 2012)– As the first traces of snow dust North American mountain peaks, freeskiing athletes everywhere are revving up for another exciting winter competition season. Falling in line with the anticipation of a great winter, The North Face today announced venues for The North Face Park and Pipe Open Series (PPOS), including Copper Mountain, CO (Dec. 8-9); Whistler Blackcomb, BC (Jan. 14-17); Waterville Valley, NH (Feb. 23) and Northstar California Resort, CA (March 8-10).

“This year’s events are perfectly scheduled to provide prime advancement opportunities for athletes ready to take their freeskiing career to the next level,” said Barb Hamblett PPOS Event Director with Mountain Sports International, Inc. (MSI). “Spectators can expect to see exciting top level competition at all four PPOS stops this season.”

All four PPOS events are part of the Association of Freeskiing Professionals (AFP) competition schedule. The Copper Mountain and Northstar California Resort stops will both be International Ski Federation (FIS) sanctioned NORAM CUP events with athletes earning FIS points. Athlete registration for all four PPOS stops will open Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012 at 10 a.m. MST.

“FIS is excited to be able to integrate The North Face Park and Pipe Open Series events in Copper Mountain, CO and Northstar, CA into the 2012-13 FIS Freestyle NORAM CUP,” said Konrad X Rotermund FIS Freestyle Continental Cup Coordinator-Americas. “These events will provide a great opportunity for athletes to get their needed FIS points to be part of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games qualification process and/or earn the opportunity to be the NORAM CUP Champion. Recognizing schedules are very full in North America, it is great to be able to cooperate with the already established PPOS events to give the athletes multiple avenues to meet their competitive goals in a single event.”

Founded in 2010, The North Face Park and Pipe Open Series (PPOS) features slopestyle and halfpipe skiing competitions with $55,000 in total prize value up for grabs. As one of the only open-format event series, amateurs have the opportunity to compete alongside top pros.

"The North Face is excited to bring yet another season of freeskiing competition opportunities to athletes, both professional and amateur, across North America," said The North Face Director of Sports Marketing Katie Ramage. "The progression of the sport of freeskiing is important to us, and this competition format is another way for us to support that movement."

Slopestyle skiing takes place in a venue comprised of man-made features such as rails, boxes and jumps contained on a single slope. Halfpipe skiing takes place in a halfpipe similar to those used for halfpipe snowboarding. Skiers accelerate through the pipe to gain increased height jumping out of the halfpipe while simultaneously executing challenging grabs, spins, flips and other maneuvers. Skiers string together a series of aerials from the halfpipe in a single run. Judging is based on overall impression, including content, difficulty of run, style and use of park or pipe. Both slopestyle and halfpipe skiing will make their Olympic debut in 2014 at the Sochi, Russia Winter Games. The PPOS will work in conjunction with the Association of Freeskiing Professionals (AFP) on competition judging with Steele Spence serving as head judge for the series.

“The North Face Park and Pipe Open Series is very important for North American freeskiing athletes,” said Steele Spence, PPOS series head judge. “The series is a stepping stone for athletes hoping to progress to the top level of competition. The events are very well organized with a full panel of AFP certified judges and courses at world-class resorts.”

2012-13 PPOS Series Schedule

Location	Date
Copper Mountain, Colorado (FIS Event)	December 8-9, 2012
Whistler Blackcomb, British Columbia	January 14-17,2013
Waterville Valley, New Hampshire	February 23, 2013
Northstar California Resort, California (FIS Event)	March 8-10, 2013

For athlete or registration information visit www.thenorthfaceppos.com or contact Julia Jimmerson MSI athlete relations manager at jjimmerson@mtsports.com or (801) 349-4616.

For media or general information contact Jessica Kunzer MSI marketing and communications director at jkunzer@mtsports.com or (801) 349-2612.

Follow The North Face Park and Pipe Open Series on Facebook at facebook.com/thenorthfaceppos and on Twitter at twitter.com/TNFParkandPipe and #PPOS.

Association of Freeskiing Professionals
In 2007 world-class athletes and ski industry professionals formed the AFP to ensure the progression of the sport, its athletes and its culture were maintained while bringing freeskiing to a mainstream audience.  By uniting events worldwide under one true world ranking and implementing standards to ensure consistency in judging, competition scheduling and event sanctioning requirements, the AFP has legitimized the sport of freeskiing. This is evidenced by the global acknowledgement of the AFP World Ranking, and most recently the inclusion of Halfpipe and Slopestyle skiing in the 2014 Olympics.

For more information about the AFP, the World Tour and the World Ranking, please visit www.afpworldtour.com.

2012 Waterville Valley Big Air from The North Face Park + Pipe Open on Vimeo.

2012-13 FIS Freestyle NorAm Cup
2012-13 FIS Freestyle NorAm Cup is a competitive series of events, primarily designed to provide opportunity for United States and Canadian Athletes in Freestyle Skiing to gain pre-world cup experience.  As a region of the FIS International Continental Cup worldwide series of events, the NORAM CUP is part of the path to the World Cup, World Ski Championships and Olympic Winter Games for all Freestyle Skiing athletes.  This seasons NORAM CUP will host 36 Events in 16 Locations for both Lady and Men athletes in the Olympic Freestyle Skiing disciplines of ski cross, moguls, halfpipe, slopestyle and aerials with total prize purse of over $120,000 to be awarded.

Mountain Sports International, Inc. (MSI)
Mountain Sports International (MSI) is a private company, founded in 1997, to develop and produce action/adventure sports events and programming in North America. MSI operates the Swatch Freeride World Tour by The North Face, in addition to several other properties and concepts. MSI launched MSI Live in 2009, to provide live HD webcast production, content management, encoding, and satellite uplink & delivery. MSI provides event management services, infrastructure and expertise for high-end brands, including The North Face, Red Bull, Subaru, UFC, Burton and Sierra Nevada. MSI matches brand and culture, company and credibility, to create sought-after events that help to define the action sports culture.  For more information, visit www.mtsports.com. 

Oct 29 | Moss & Charlie Shred the South :: Episode 1

By The North Face

What do pro snowboarders do in the summer when their hometowns no longer have any snow?  Well if you're Moss Halladay and Charlie Hoch - you hop a plane to Santiago then a bus to Patagonia and then wing it out into the Andes Mountain's of South America.  Moss and Charlie not only Shred the South but they get a solid South American apprenticeship while they are under the snow.

Episode one sees them take 48 hours to get to Bariloche, Chile and immediately head out onto some big lines.

Shred The South: Episode 1 - Moss & Charlie head to SGT in Bariloche, Argentina from Snowboard Magazine on Vimeo.

Shred The South Full Episode Schedule:

Episode 1 - Monday, October 29

Episode 2 - Monday, November 5

Episode 3 - Monday, November 19

Filmed by Jeremy Dubs.  Edited by Danny McGinnis

Oct 23 | Mike Hopkins :: Rampage and Onward

By The North Face

 

It feels so good to be back in Canada!  Holy a month on the road is pretty much the limit.  By now the tales of Rampage have been spun and told, and let’s just say (for lack of better phrasing) it was one hell of a ride… on all fronts.  The first hurdle, how does one get down to the event, fly? naw too easy.  Run? hell no, way too hard, I’ll leave that noise to Dean Karnazes. Road trip?  Three dudes stacked on the bench seat of a 1995 Ford F-150 named “big Red”… I think so!  The contingent of bench seat brothers consisted of The Nutany (Andre Nutini) and Karl Malone, Maloon (Liam Mullany).  22 Hours, cramped quarters and thousands of scenic miles lay ahead.  Our trip down was all business.  Put the foot to the floor and get there.  In Salt Lake our single vessel road show upgraded (literally) to a caravan, as the lovely folks at Cruise America served up the XL RV instead of the Standard we ordered. Bonus!

We arrived in Virgin, 3 days before the beginning of the event.  Rampage is as much about building and creative vision as it is about the actual riding.  My plan was to get the jump on things, put a solid effort into building early, and leave the days leading into Qualifiers for riding and getting comfortable with my line.  This year my approach was to find a line that I was actually going to smashing good time riding.  I wanted to find something that fit my style… fast, flowy, and well, big.  Somehow every Rampage I find myself gravitating towards the biggest jump on the course.  This year was no different. The “Granola Cruncher” is a 68ft step-down that caught my curiosity, and I couldn’t shake it.  Liam, Andre, and I spent two and a half  days sweating through the reconstruction of the in-run and lip, but once we put on the polish, it was a thing of beauty.  Huge, but too much fun to overlook. At the end of those first desert dig days it was definitely a treat to stagger our dirty carcusses back to an RV.  Big Thanks to The North Face for that!

Rampage is a beast that stands all alone.  Before making the trek down South I spent a couple days in Whistler riding with Vanderham and Gully, and we came to the general consenese that there is no real way to train for this event.  Just ride as much as possible and carry that confidence into the desert.  The simple fact is that your run at rampage is like nothing you’ve ridden all year. Take the biggest hits you’ve done, mix it with a ridge-line or chute boasting career shattering exposure, and toss a handful of wind in there to mess with your melon… and there you have it, a run at the world’s biggest mountain bike event.

I have competed in Virgin since it’s rebirth in 2008, and first impressions are always the same,  ”Oh shit what have I gotten myself into… again”.  But after a couple days in the sun, dehydration takes it’s toll on your sensibility cells and your prespective shifts.  Lines appear milder, drops smaller, jumps move from scary to fun.  In 48 hours, the venue goes from overwhelming, to a full blown playground.

Like I said before, this year was all about committing to a line that was fun.  I found that line, got the grunt work out of the way early, and had a killer couple days just riding before the real show began.  It kind of felt like I was just riding on home turf.  I was camping with good buddies, and my Dad and Brother drove down from B.C., so it kind of turned into a really sweet riding trip.  This was my bro’s first time to the event and I think it’s safe to say within the first 3.5 seconds at the venue his mind was blown.  He was super fired up.  My Dad is on the same page, but being the parent he has his concerns.  He usually translates anxiety into endless conversations with total strangers.  I swear, you get that guy nervous in a crowd and he could throw a party that would dwarf the event.  Talented Talker that one is.

When Qualifying rolled around I was more than ready.  I had lapped through my line ten plus times and the only missing piece  was the “Granola Cruncher”.  I had done numerous speed tests, and was confident that I had it covered.  It’s such a conciquential jump that I chose to leave my guinea pig hit till my Quali run.  Just in case things did go sideways, I didn’t want to miss out on the entire event.  There was a lot of hype around it, mainly because it was a monster, but I felt pretty comfortable with it.  I had a few people watch my speed and we came to the standing that overshooting wasn’t going to be an issue. With that I headed up from my run.

Going into Rampage I didn’t just want to do well, I wanted to do really well.  This competition embodies my style of riding, so naturally I wanted to put it down.  My Quali line was dialed and I had a few burly additions I was going to make for finals.  I was slated to drop second to last in the first round.  In the start I mentally went over my run multiple times, calmed myself down, and rolled into the gate.  When I dropped in it was exactly the same as the days leading up, Fun.  I never once had that sense of competition, I was just focused on my line and was having a wicked good time.  The drop before the  68 footer is pretty sizeable and coming off that felt so damn good.  I greased the landing and generated more speed than I had in my previous tests.  I knew I had the pace to clear the big fella so I relaxed a little.  30 feet before the jump I scrubbed over a small long-and-low that spit me over a road.   This gave me an unexpected burst of acceleration.  Instantly I knew I was too fast.  I would have hit the brakes but with the jump so close I couldn’t afford to try and ditch speed and shoot off the lip awkwardly.  Instead I went back to the assumption that I wouldn’t be able to overshoot, and boosted.  In the air I was like “Ahhhh Yeah this is sick!”, and then I saw the landing disappear below me.  The moment before I landed I still thought I could muscle through the impact.  I knew I was deep on the transition but it wasn’t till I hit that I realized I had cleared the entire thing.  Position-wise I landed perfectly, both wheels impacted at the same time, but there was no hope.  I was 20 feet long, the final tally was 91 feet. I blew through my travel, my body wrapped around the frame and I got ejected!  I actually saw a slo-mo screen grab where my helmet is in my front wheel, full Gumby.  Lying on the ground all I was trying to do was breath.  My chest hit my stem and gave me a serious winding.  Weezing on the ground I was waiting for the pain of broken to set in… but it never came.  Once I caught my breathe I just kind of hung out while the Paramedics did their checks.  All I could see through a mass of legs and arms was my Dad staring at me with a shoe in his hand.  It looked like one of mine but there is no way that could be.  I crank my shoes super tight before every run.  Sure enough when they finally let me stand up, my left foot was shoeless.  You know you’ve taken a beating when your kicks make an exit.  I waved to the crowd and staggered down the hill to base camp, where I sat in a daze and contemplated a second run.  In the afternoon the wind picked up and I called it.  I wasn’t in any condition to be on a bike. Other than some serious bruising, swollen ankles, a warped front wheel, and bent pedals, everything was fine.  I will say, I am getting real tired of competing with Zinc for the events gnarliest crash.  I’d say we’re both due for a clean event.  Maybe next year.

The next few days were full of pain killers and high fives.  Watching Finals was super hard because I just wanted to out there, but it was sick to watch all the boys throw down.  Norb’s 3′s, Brandon’s Gap, T-Mac’s pinned line, Sorgy crushing, Dorefling being a boss, Rheeder and Howey representing the young crop, everyone rode super strong and I am pumped for next year.  Congrats to Kurt!

Oct 10 | Speaker Series LIVE October 10th - Follow to Win

By The North Face

It's finally here - the Never Stop Exploring Speaker Series LIVE with Jimmy, Renan and Conrad telling their story about the Return to Meru.  

Tonight LIVE from Berkeley California you can watch live on the screen below - or go to www.thenorthface.com at 7pm PST for full covereage.

Video streaming by Ustream 

By following tonight on the Social Stream you can enter to win prizes from The North Face.

 

 

Rules and Regulations:

The North Face Return to Meru Speaker Series Live Stream Giveaway

Sponsored by: The North Face, a division of VF Outdoor, Inc., Alameda, CA  94502.

{The promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook, Twitter or Google. By participating in the promotion, you are providing your information to The North Face, not to Facebook, Twitter or Google.} 

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY.

1. 1.     Who Can Play? Open only to legal U.S. residents, 13 or older. (If a minor, the consent of parent/legal guardian is required). Persons who live outside the U.S. or persons who are employees of Sponsor, its parent, affiliates, subsidiaries and agencies CANNOT participate in the Giveaway. (For the avoidance of doubt, if you are not eligible for the Giveaway, you are still encouraged to watch the live stream broadcast of The North Face’s Return to Meru Speaker Series and participate in the “chat,” except for answering the trivia questions.) Void outside the U.S. and where prohibited. Participation subject to these Official Rules and Sponsor’s decisions, which are final and binding in all respects and not subject to appeal.
2. 2.      How To Play. Watch the live stream broadcast of The North Face’s Return to Meru Speaker Series on October 10, 2012 from 7:00 p.m. PST to 9:00 p.m. PST on-line at www.thenorthface.com, The North Face’s official (U.S.) Facebook page (www.facebook.com/thenorthface), The North Face’s official Twitter page (@thenorthface), as well as other channels. Contemporaneously with the live stream broadcast, Sponsor will host a live streaming social “chat.” Trivia questions will be posted at varying times during the “chat.” The questions concern the initial 2008 attempt and the successful 2011 attempt by The North Face athletes Jimmy Chin, Conrad Anker and Renan Ozturk to climb and summit the “Shark’s Fin,” of the Garwhal Himalaya in Northern India.   The first (eligible) person who sends back a tweet with the correct answer to a trivia question (as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion) and the Giveaway hashtag #MeruLive wins a prize of Sponsor’s choice of either a Radish Mid Layer Jacket (approximate retail value of $230) or a Meru Gore Jacket (approximate retail value of $399). Sponsor will post (4) trivia questions, with (1) prize available per question, during the Giveaway. There is a limit of (1) prize per person.  If the correct answer is not received within (5) minutes of the trivia question being posted during the “chat” (or if the trivia question is correctly answered by someone who is not eligible for the Giveaway [such as, a non-U.S. resident] or if the trivia question is answered correctly but the Giveaway hashtag has been omitted from the tweet), that trivia question will be deemed void and no prize will be awarded in conjunction therewith. Sponsor will include a notice that a trivia question has been voided within the “chat.”
3. 3.       Rules of Play.  There is a limit of (1) tweet per person per trivia question; and, a given person may only use (1) Twitter account to participate in the Giveaway. Violation of these limits will result in disqualification. Do not use the Giveaway hashtag other than to participate in the Giveaway.  DO NOT RESPOND WITH AN ANSWER TO THE TRIVIA QUESTION DIRECTLY TO THE “CHAT” ITSELF. TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR A PRIZE, TRIVIA QUESTION MUST BE ANSWERED VIA TWEET ONLY (IF CORRECT ANSWER TO TRIVIA QUESTION IS SUPPLIED DIRECTLY TO THE LIVE CHAT, THAT TRIVIA QUESTION WILL BE DEEMED VOID AND NO PRIZE WILL BE AWARDED IN CONJUNCTION THEREWITH.) ALL TWEETS REFLECT SOLELY THE OPINIONS OF INDIVIDUALS POSTING SAME, NOT THE OPINIONS OF THE NORTH FACE/VF OUTDOOR, INC. THE NORTH FACE/VF OUTDOOR, INC. EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL LIABILITY WITH REGARD TO THE CONTENT OF ANY TWEET. Use of automated means of participation will result in disqualification. Any dispute as to the identity of the prize winner will be resolved by Sponsor in its sole discretion, based on the identity of the person who is the registered owner of the Twitter account used to participate in the Giveaway.
4. 4.     Winner Notification. The winner will be notified via direct message on Twitter approximately (5) minutes after Sponsor’s confirmation that the answer in his/her tweet is correct. Be sure that your Twitter privacy settings allow for @thenorthface to contact you via direct message.  If winner cannot be contacted for any reason or fails to respond to direct message from Sponsor/@thenorthface within (2) hours of receipt with his/her name and complete mailing address (in the U.S.) for prize shipment, such winner will be disqualified and will forfeit prize. Sponsor may also require winner to sign and return a prize acceptance form as a pre-condition to receipt of prize; and, failure to do so will result in disqualification and prize forfeiture. In case of prize forfeiture, no prize will be awarded for such trivia question.  
5. 5.     General Restrictions. Colors of jackets are subject to availability; actual prizing may differ from jackets identified/referenced during live stream broadcast and/or “chat.” Prizes will be sent to winners via USPS mail to provided address. If won by minor, prize may be awarded in the name of or to his/her parent or legal guardian. No prize substitution except by Sponsor due to prize unavailability for any reason and then for prize of equal value. No prize transfer. Taxes (if any) and unspecified expenses in conjunction with prize acceptance/use are prize winner’s sole responsibility.  Where legal, by accepting prize, winner (if minor, his/her parent or legal guardian) agrees (and will confirm in writing upon request) to use of winner’s name and image for advertising/publicity/trade purposes by Sponsor without further compensation or notice. By participating, entrant (if minor, his/her parent or legal guardian) releases and agrees to hold harmless Sponsor, its parent, affiliates and subsidiaries, and the directors, officers, agents, representatives, shareholders and employees of any of the above organizations, Mr. Anker, Mr. Chin and Mr. Ozturk personally, as well as Twitter, Facebook and Google, from any and all liability arising from Giveaway. Sponsor’s computer is the official clock for the Giveaway. Sponsor not responsible for late, lost, garbled, incomplete, corrupted, misdirected, delayed or damaged tweets/responses, which are void; for technological, programming, electronic, filtering by functionality of social media networks or other error/malfunction/failure of any kind which interferes with or interrupts the live stream broadcast, “chat,” or Giveaway.  Sponsor’s failure to enforce any provision of these Official Rules shall not constitute the waiver of such provision. Tampering with Giveaway in any manner will result in disqualification (if applicable) and Sponsor may otherwise seek to protect its rights to the full extent allowed by law.  If Sponsor determines in its sole discretion that Giveaway cannot be conducted as originally planned due to any cause beyond its control (e.g., computer virus/bug, tampering, fraud), Sponsor may cancel, modify or suspend the Giveaway and make the prizes available to be won in a manner that Sponsor in its sole discretion determines is fair, appropriate and consistent with these Official Rules. Notice of such action will be made during the “chat” and/or after @thenorthface.  Any and all disputes regarding any Giveaway or these Official Rules shall be governed by the internal, substantive law of the State of California. Any action must be brought individually (NOT as part of a class action) in federal or state court in Alameda County, California and, in any such action, a person is only entitled to recover actual costs involved in participating in the Giveaway (if any), with all rights to attorneys’ fees and any and all damages (including special, punitive, consequential damages) being expressly waived.
6. 6.     Who won? The Twitter account name of the winners will be posted @thenorthface after prize award.

 

 

 

Oct 08 | Explore Fund Grantee Profile :: cityWILD

By The North Face

To learn more about the Explore Fund visit www.ExploreFund.org, applications for Fall and Winter grants CLOSE TODAY. 

cityWILD was established in 1997, and the organization’s first outdoor trip was piloted a year later.  Over the course of the next year, cityWILD founders volunteered their time to write curricula, develop community roots and partnerships, and secure resources for a more formal launching in September 1999.  Since its auspicious beginning, cityWILD has focused its efforts on strategic growth that meets the increasing demands of its community.  The organization’s approach promotes healthy life decision-making that encourages students to thrive as role models and leaders to their peers, as well as the greater community.  cityWILD helps build skills for students to resist the potentially negative influences of their family, school, and community environments. 

 

With the assistance of The North Face’s Explore Fund grant, cityWILD offered a multitude of outdoor adventure opportunities for its student to participate in and grow from those experiences as people.  New this year included a trip to Copper Mountain and a day of training with the Copper Mountain Ski Patrol as well as an ice climbing adventure with Outer Edge Guides for older cityWILD students experienced with rock climbing.  Both experiences testing student limits and brought them new lessons on life.  And no one wants to be put back in the neck brace ski patrol used in the training!

Oct 05 | Think You Know The North Face? #TriviaFridays Begin @TheNorthFace on October 5th

By The North Face

This Friday, October 5^th, we’re kicking off #TriviaFridays @TheNorthFace Twitter handle to reward our followers for being ultimate TNF buffs. Every Friday afternoon (PT), we’ll be posting a trivia question to our followers about The North Face products, expeditions, athletes, or the great outdoors. The first person to tweet back the correct answer will win a $50 giftcard to use online or in-store. So follow us on Twitter and keep an eye out on Fridays for your chance to win. Hint: This month’s questions will test your knowledge on Conrad Anker, Jimmy Chin, and Renan Ozturk’s Meru expedition.

Followers will need to be US residents to be eligible to win. Please see The North Face Trivia Fridays Official Rules and Regulations for more details.

Happy Fridays.

Oct 01 | The North Face Twitter Trivia Friday Giveaways Rules & Regulations

By The North Face

Sponsored by: The North Face, a division of VF Outdoor, Inc., Alameda, CA 94502.

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY.

1. Who Can Play? Open to legal U.S. residents, 13 or older. (If a minor, the consent of parent/legal guardian is required). Persons who live outside the U.S. or persons who are employees of Sponsor, its parent, affiliates, subsidiaries and agencies CANNOT participate in The North Face Twitter Trivia Friday Giveaways (possibly also referred to elsewhere as “The North Face Trivia Friday(s),” “Trivia Friday(s),” “#TriviaFriday(s)”). Void where prohibited. Participation subject to these Official Rules and Sponsor’s decisions, which are final and binding in all respects and not subject to appeal.

2. How To Play. Follow The North Face on Twitter, @thenorthface. On Fridays at varying times (beginning on or after 10:00 a.m. PST), a trivia question regarding The North Face, its products, the great outdoors and/or topics of general interest will be posted @thenorthface. The first person who sends back a tweet with the correct answer to the question (as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion) wins the one (1) available prize for that The North Face Twitter Trivia Friday Giveaway: $50 The North Face gift card. If a correct answer is not received within (24) hours of the trivia question being posted @thenorthface, the original trivia question will be deemed void and replaced with an alternate trivia question. The Giveaway will then resume and the first person who answers the alternate trivia question correctly will win the prize. This process will repeat until the prize has been awarded. Notice of replacement of original question with alternate question will be posted on @thenorthface.

3. Rules of Play. There is a limit of (1) tweet per person per The North Face Twitter Trivia Friday Giveaway; and, a given person may only use (1) Twitter account to participate in any Giveaway. Violation of these limits will result in disqualification. If the posted trivia question includes a designated hashtag (some questions will; some will not), be sure to include the designated hashtag in your tweet (and, if a hashtag is designated, do not use the hashtag other than to enter that Giveaway). ALL TWEETS REFLECT SOLELY THE OPINIONS OF INDIVIDUALS POSTING SAME, NOT THE OPINIONS OF THE NORTH FACE/A DIVISION OF VF OUTDOOR, INC. THE NORTH FACE/A DIVISION OF VF OUTDOOR, INC. EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL LIABILITY WITH REGARD TO THE CONTENT OF ANY TWEET. Use of automated means of participation will result in disqualification. Any dispute as to the identity of the prize winner will be resolved by Sponsor in its sole discretion, based on the identity of the person who is the registered owner of the Twitter account used to participate in that Giveaway.

4. Winner Notification. The winner will be notified via direct message on Twitter approximately (8) hours after Sponsor’s confirmation that the answer in his/her tweet is correct. Be sure that your Twitter privacy settings allow for @thenorthface to contact you via direct message. If winner cannot be contacted for any reason or fails to respond to direct message from Sponsor/@thenorthface within (24) hours of receipt with his/her name and complete mailing address (in the U.S.) for prize shipment, such winner will be disqualified and will forfeit prize. Sponsor may also require winner to sign and return a prize acceptance form as a pre-condition to receipt of prize; and, failure to do so will result in disqualification and prize forfeiture. In case of prize forfeiture, Sponsor shall post an alternate question, proceeding in the same manner as if no one correctly answered original question.

5. General Restrictions. Compliance with all rules and regulations of using Twitter is required at all times. Each The North Face Twitter Trivia Friday Giveaway is separate and independent from other The North Face Twitter Trivia Friday Giveaways. But, a given person may only win (1) The North Face Twitter Trivia Friday Giveaway per (6) month period. Gift card will be sent to winner via USPS mail to provided address. No prize substitution except by Sponsor due to prize unavailability for any reason and then for prize of equal value. Gift card subject to terms/conditions of use as provided thereon. No prize transfer. Taxes (if any) and unspecified expenses in conjunction with prize acceptance/use are prize winner’s sole responsibility. Where legal, by accepting prize, winner agrees (and will confirm in writing upon request) to use of his/her name and image for advertising/publicity/trade purposes by Sponsor without further compensation or notice. By participating, entrant releases and agrees to hold harmless Sponsor, its parent, affiliates and subsidiaries, and the directors, officers, agents, representatives, shareholders and employees of any of the above organizations from any and all liability arising from any Giveaway. Sponsor’s computer is the official clock for all Giveaways. Sponsor not responsible for late, lost, garbled, incomplete, corrupted, misdirected, delayed or damaged tweets/responses, which are void; for technological, programming, electronic, filtering by Twitter functionality or other error/malfunction/failure of any kind. Sponsor’s failure to enforce any provision of these Official Rules shall not constitute the waiver of such provision. Tampering with any Giveaway in any manner will result in disqualification from that Giveaway (if applicable) and perhaps all Giveaways and Sponsor may otherwise seek to protect its rights to the full extent allowed by law. If Sponsor determines in its sole discretion that a Giveaway cannot be conducted as originally planned due to any cause beyond its control (e.g., computer virus/bug, tampering, fraud), Sponsor may cancel, modify or suspend that Giveaway and award the prize for that Giveaway in a manner that Sponsor in its sole discretion determines is fair, appropriate and consistent with these Official Rules. Notice of such action will be posted @thenorthface. Any and all disputes regarding any Giveaway or these Official Rules shall be governed by the internal, substantive law of the State of California. Any action must be brought individually (NOT as part of a class action) in federal or state court in Alameda County, California and, in any such action, a person is only entitled to recover actual costs involved in participating in the applicable Giveaway (if any), with all rights to attorneys’ fees and any and all damages (including special, punitive, consequential damages) being expressly waived.

6. Who won? The Twitter account name of the winner of each Giveaway will be posted @thenorthface after prize award.

**NOT SPONSORED OR ENDORSED BY TWITTER, INC.

Oct 01 | Explore Fund Grantee Profile :: The National Sports Center for the Disabled

By The North Face

To learn more about the Explore Fund visit www.ExploreFund.org, applications for Fall and Winter grants are open until October 8th.

The National Sports Center for the Disabled (NSCD) celebrates its 42nd anniversary of providing therapeutic recreational services to individuals with disabilities. Our mission is to enable the human spirit through therapeutic sport and recreation. We provide quality outdoor sports and therapeutic recreation programs that positively impact the lives of people with physical, cognitive, emotional or behavioral challenges. The NSCD was founded in 1970 when a ski instructor at Winter Park Resort volunteered to teach a group of children from the Children’s Hospital of Denver how to ski. Over the past 42 years, the NSCD continues to lead the way as a nationally-recognized therapeutic recreation agency serving children and adults with disabilities throughout Colorado and the country. Last year, we served more than 3,000 participants from 40 different states. Over 1,000 volunteers helped us to provide nearly 20,000 lessons last year. We continue to keep our program costs low, increase the number of individuals we serve, and improve the quality of our programs.

The NSCD Outdoor Backpacking Program is a fun and educational program that combines hiking and camping in backcountry Colorado. The program is offered to individuals with disabilities. The program teaches backcountry navigation, camping, "leave no trace", cooking, orienteering, and other eco-friendly outdoor practices. The program is offered yearly in June and July. Backpacking trips include a variety of locations in Colorado State Parks and Arapahoe National Forest. Therapeutic recreation benefits people with disabilities in profound ways, helping them gain confidence, self-esteem and self-determination; it helps people overcome obstacles, achieve goals and reach their full potential; and it provides an incredible boost to the morale and psyche of our participants as well. By teaching people with disabilities how to hike a mountain or camp overnight, we help them realize they are capable of amazing things. We are so grateful for the support of the Explore Fund and helping us get youth with disabilities outdoors to experience nature and our environment!

 

Attached are a couple pictures from the program. One is at the top of Mount Evans after a long hike and the other is a lesson on reading a map and using a compass. Let me know if I can help in any other way. We are so thankful for the support.

 We think of all of our Explore Fund grantees as Role Models.  Take the pledge and to share your passion for the outdoors with others and you could be entered to win a Travelocity Trip to the Bay Area to meet athletes from The North Face team! apps.facebook.com/tnfrolemodels