NOTE: If you won tickets from us for the Silicon Valley Ski & Snowboard Festival, please remember that it will be at the SANTA CLARA CONVENTION CENTER, not San Jose.

11/05/2009 We're giving tickets to the Silicon Valley (SANTA CLARA) Ski & Snowboard Festival Nov 14-15 to the first 250 people that become our Fans on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/slidingonthecheap/

10/28/2009 Sakes alive it was cold today (Sunnyvale)! As I rode my longboard through the parking lot this morning I could almost pretend I was carving turns on snow.

Anyways -- another sign that winter is coming soon: ski and snowboard movies and shows. Here's a quick rundown:

Wed, Nov 4 - TGR's Re:Session in SF
Thu, Nov 5 - Warren Miller Entertainment's Dynasty in Livermore
Fri, Nov 6 - Warren Miller Entertainment's Dynasty in Mountain View
Sat, Nov 7 - Warren Miller Entertainment's Dynasty in Campbell
Sat-Sun, Nov 7-8 - San Francisco Ski & Snowboard Festival
Tue-Wed, Nov 10-11 - Warren Miller Entertainment's Dynasty in SF
Fri-Sun, Nov 13-15 - Ski Dazzle Bay Area Ski & Snowboard Show in San Jose
Sat-Sun, Nov 14-15 - Silicon Valley Ski & Snowboard Festival in Santa Clara

• Warren Miller gets you $25 off $100 at Any Mountainn and a Heavenly lift ticket valid early season, non-holiday and *also* Jan 3-15.
• SF/Silicon Valley Ski & Snowboard Festivals get you a free ticket valid at Bear Valley (Mon-Fri, non-holiday) OR Dodge Ridge (Sun-Fri, non-holiday) OR Sierra Summit (any day, non-holiday). Also gets you a 2-for-1 ticket for Mammoth (early/late season + Jan 3-31). You also get subscriptions to Freeskier and Snowboard Magazines, and a free burrito from Wahoo's (coupon).
• Ski Dazzle gets you $20 off $100, unlimited free belt waxes and 25% off a ski/snowboard rental package at Any Mountain (non-holiday). It also gets you a lift ticket good for one of the following: 2-for-1 at Bear Valley, Northstar, Sierra or Sierra Summit (from open to Dec 24); 2-for-1 at Bear Valley, Heavenly or Sierra Summit (from open to Jan 15); Early season at Bear Valley, Mt. Rose or Sierra Summit; Mon-Fri Jan 25-29 at Bear Valley or Sierra Summit.

10/1/2009 Wow, what a great roundup of Season Passes. Thanks, Gabby @ Ski Dazzle!

9/22/2009 Hey, I warned you. The Ski Lake Tahoe Six-Pack is now SOLD OUT.

12/1/2008 Woot, slidingonthecheap.com got mentioned in the San Francisco Chronicle.