Pico Mountain Takeover

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FEBRUARY 25TH 2020

THE TAKEOVER

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Join hundreds of ski and board enthusiasts February 25th to take over Pico Mountain! We've reserved the space just for ourselves which means almost no lines and plenty of time to meet new friends, eat and drink, and relish in the collective shred. 100% of the profits from this event will go to Vermont Adaptive Ski & Sports to help everyone get outside this season.
This is a private event limited to 250 people!

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CHARITY

Vermont Adaptive Ski & Sports is a nationally recognized organization that empowers people of all abilities through inclusive sports and recreational programming regardless of ability to pay. In addition to sports, year-round programming options integrate environmental, holistic wellness, and competitive training philosophies for people of all ages with cognitive, developmental, physical and emotional disabilities.

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Ridj-it is a ticketing platform that uses adventure tools to help people have awesome events (like this mountain takeover). Ridj-it takes 0% in ticket fees from people and businesses who post their adventures on Ridj-it (unlike Eventbrite and many others). Ridj-it is proud to know that 100% of the ticket sales from this mountain takeover will go to the people who posted the adventure and to Vermont Adaptive Ski & Sports.

You can book this amazing Pico Takeover event here!

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ADVENTURER

PROFILE

POLLY NEMITZ
Skiing is a marriage of motivations and adventure, and it took just that to get Polly on the slopes. Her husband Justin, an avid outdoorsman and skier, finally convinced Polly to give skiing a try as something they could do together. However, she soon fell in love with the sport and now skis much more than he does! Her favorite skis are the Volkl Secrets, and you can find her at Crotched after work or on her way home from Waterville Valley. Occasionally Polly can be spotted in a glade she's unable to gracefully exit while sipping on Prosecco from a pocket flask. Stop by and say hi at the takeover!

RYAN ORABONE
This ski enthusiast and Founder of Till I Die is stoked for this amazing day at Pico. Ryan is a firm believer in collaborative efforts that engage anyone and everyone in coming together to enjoy life on and off the hill. When Ryan isn't creating awesome apparel for his Killington-based brand, he's hitting the slopes and connecting with others over the love of the outdoors. When he was approached by Polly with the idea of creating a never-been-done-before mountain takeover, they jumped at the opportunity and wanted to help construct an event that included a myriad of brands, ideas, and components that would leave people floored. Make sure to look for Ryan (sweet neon pants in the photo) on the mountain or at apres during this wonderful day outside!

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AWESOME PEOPLE

LEAH & CHRIS SILK Leah and Chris will be offering free alpine lessons, and with a bio that includes skiing Tuckerman's at age 15 and an extensive skiing instruction career including U14 race coaching, you won't want to miss an awesome day out with these two! Leah will be teaching intermediate to advanced and Chris will offer solid green to intermediate lessons, both from 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM.

RJ LEDGER Enjoy an amazing telemark clinic with RJ, member of the US Telemark Association and PSIA - East. RJ has also taught at Pat's Peak and Crotched Mountain, and during this free clinic you will go through movement analysis, drills to target areas of improvement, trees, bumps, telemark carving, and a whole lot of skiing! (Make sure to ask RJ about his BearTrap skis and leather boots!).

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WINNER

Mark Jennings's photo with his grandfather at Pico in 1987 was chosen! This wonderfully nostalgic and family-oriented piece showcases what the mountain was like before the Golden Express Quad when one could enjoy "the Main chair" as it was referred to in local parlance!

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