Jibij at SIA 09

Monday evening I left the shop with Colin and went to the airport to fly to Las Vegas for the last SIA show that would be held there. Of course, this is DIA, so our flight was delayed for 2 hours. So we did what we would be doing a lot of over the next 5 days, drink.

Eventually we arrived with no major problems, and even went to bed at a reasonable time. The next day we were at the show right when it opened, starting our long day of meetings. Luckily they had my throne waiting for me.

Chris Myers showed up and we decided we were hungry. But before we could leave, Colin had to say hi to an old friend from last years show.

The party was an excellent time, and we got to see tons of old friends that we usually only see once a year.

The next morning we all somehow woke up and made it to our meeting with Holden.

You can’t tell, but Colin was really excited the entire meeting. Great colors and fits from Holden.

After Moment it was off to Electric. Big thanks to Jimbo Morgan for all his help. The new styles look great for next year.

Then it was over to the Moment booth for one of my favorite parts of the whole show. The unveiling of our very own Cedric the Pirate’s pro model.

Tons of skiing celebrities came by to congratulate Ced, and it was awesome to see how stoked he was to meet them and hear their approval.

We had a lot of the team at the booth, so we made sure to get a Jibij photo while there.

Thanks to Jeff Burkley from Helly Hansen and Scott, we managed to go and party in Gene Simmons hotel suite at the Hard Rock for the launch of his new brand Moneybag.

Myers and I with Matt Carroll from Double Diamond Ski Shop in Vail, which gave me my first industry job.

After that we went to Body English in the Hard Rock and met up with the Battersby’s, Broadbent’s, Carrie Rossman, and crew.

Eventually we made it home, and then it was time for more meetings. We started off with Level gloves.

Then we met up with K2. If you’ve ever met Ryan Schmies, you know how much fun the K2 booth can be. On top of knowing how to party and grow an impressive beard, Schmies is also the man behind the graphics on the K2 factory skis. So awesome, especially the new Hellbents.

Everyone got hungry so we left for some lunch. This was the first time we had seen the sun in days, and it was kind of strange.

We then stopped over to check out the new gear from Rossignol.

Awesome colors and fits from Orage. The new TJ jacket is huge and comes in great colorways. After that we went to Scott to meet with Jef Burkley.

Scott products are preferred by the majority of the team, so expect to see a lot of shots with the new gear soon. After that meeting Jeff took us over to Helly Hansen where we saw their new, very limited, Moods of Norway collection.

After that we went to the Moment booth for their punk rock party, which was sadly crashed by some drunken idiot who decided to start attacking people. Colin got punched in the face, but was luckily okay. When security said he could go, it was time for more In-N-Out. During SIA, you can go to In-N-Out anytime of the day and find someone from the industy there. Here’s Freeskier’s Digi Dave and NS’s own Mike Rogge.

After that we went to the Double Down Saloon. If you’ve been to The Downer in Boulder, it’s that times 10.

The Double Down is known for it’s signature drinks: “Ass Juice” and the “Bacon Martini”. I had both, and despite how they sound, they were excellent. I got a free Bacontini because of my tattoo as well.

Mike met this woman who started doing things we can’t show you. She was easily the scariest person we saw on the whole trip.

Thanks for all the fun Vegas. While we love visiting; after not sleeping for 5 days, we really hate you.