tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44894549010637557622023-11-16T05:21:25.647-08:00Canada/USA road trip 2010/11with Nutcase HelmetsMichael S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08871221157059768689noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4489454901063755762.post-41688625131627449762011-08-09T01:10:00.000-07:002011-08-09T01:28:16.341-07:00Grand Finale: WhistlerOur last stop on the trip was Vancouver. Even with some trouble we had to go through the time was great. Awesome city, even though not very much Canadian, with a terrific landscape.<br />
And what do we find near Vancouver, right: Mountains, mountains and Whistler!<br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/QpCIZf_lTcU?hd=1" width="640"></iframe>Michael S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08871221157059768689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4489454901063755762.post-55644274086629735842011-03-25T21:42:00.000-07:002011-03-25T21:42:34.155-07:00Our time on the road part 2It is time for some more pictures:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Entrance to a stoning city</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">there are two of these boats in front of Treasure Island (the name of the hotel) and one is sunk in a pirate show every three hours each day of the week</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">these two just got married inside the hotel Venecian</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the famous fountain in front of the Bellagio (remember Ocean's eleven?)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a castle inside the hotel Excalibur</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New York New York with the statue of liberty, a little bit smaller than the original, but still...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">on every corner, people trying to "sell" sex, really annoying after a while and doesn't matter if your a couple or not</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">two hours out of Las Vegas: Death Valley</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">rest of a ghost town on the edge of Las Vegas, originally build up for gold mining, what else brings you there...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a little bit more than two hours away: Hollywood/LA</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">one star</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a lot of stars</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the beach of LA in bad weather, but still with surfers</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the coast at Monterey, rough but beautiful</td></tr>
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<div>Unfortunately our pictures from San Francisco (our best pics) were taken away with my MacBook... So I can't show you these. But I will upload some more the upcoming days from Mt. Hood and Vancouver! </div><div><br />
</div><div>ride safe!</div>Michael S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08871221157059768689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4489454901063755762.post-30392556103072914842011-02-28T23:10:00.000-08:002011-02-28T23:10:56.438-08:00The Canyons - what a park!As we were in Salt Lake City we had to head out to Park City. There are so many resorts up there but we picked the right one with The Canyons. The terrain park is awesome and it is a lot of fun riding through the trees. It was totally different to what we saw so far. But just watch the clip:<br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/jEZ8xbi_CIs?hd=1" title="YouTube video player" width="640"></iframe>Michael S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08871221157059768689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4489454901063755762.post-14764859008363766712011-02-23T23:32:00.000-08:002011-02-23T23:32:26.291-08:00Whitefish to Vegas (States part one)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was some time ago that I showed you pictures of our trip... Just a few words and a best of in pics!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our best view on Mount Rushmore (it was better than it looks like in the picture)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The headquarter of the Mormons in Salt Lake City (unbelievable huge...)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The temple of them in Salt Lake. Only special people allowed to go in.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Salt Lake from a top view. It's hard to tell that there is a city that size down there. It's spreading out over a huge area, you drive forever from north to south...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The big park at Park City, unfortunately closed due to the Freeskiing Worldchampionships and a shooting with Mr. White, that didn't happen.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They have long and unbelievable wide runs there!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My first broken binding ;-)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zion Canyon. A must see National Park!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bryce Canyon National Park.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bryce Canyon from the top</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Insider tip: Horseshoe Bend. We stumbled over this nice part of the Colorado River because we had to wait till our van was checked. Made the waiting time not so hard.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(Marlboro) Monument Valley</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The deep and huge Grand Canyon</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">no words (only four)</td></tr>
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Watch out and ride safe!Michael S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08871221157059768689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4489454901063755762.post-90697308470851142902011-02-16T21:28:00.000-08:002011-02-16T21:28:32.319-08:00Tree runs at PanoramaAfter the roads were open again, we could finally get to Panorama Mountain Village. Although we had to watch out for Mountain sheeps standing on the roads licking salt. ;-)<br />
At Panorama we had a day with a lot of awesome Canadian powder. Again. They had so much snow that they were not able to open the whole mountain due to avalanche risk. Best description for the terrain: gourgeaous and endless tree runs!<br />
The brand new terrain park looks great as well. There are a lot of boxes, rails and kickers and even a fun little boardercross section in between. Unfortunately it was too icy when we were there.<br />
After a nice day with icy slopes but great powder tree runs at Panorama Mountain Village we went to the hot springs at Radium to relax. No one should miss this experience after a good day of snowboarding!<br />
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Ride safe!Michael S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08871221157059768689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4489454901063755762.post-52682526437199043262011-02-06T09:19:00.000-08:002011-02-07T02:41:25.622-08:00Powder powder powder and a nice Terrain ParkIn Sunshine Village there is no need to use manmade snow because they get enough for the whole season. We were really lucky and arrived on a day with a lot of fresh so called "champagne snow". The visibility wasn't good at all but the weather got better every day and so we had a perfect last day at Lake Louise. Both resorts can score with a great variety of steep runs, tree runs, cliff drops and so on. You find pretty much everything you can imagine.<br />
At Lake Louise they built a brand new boarder cross which is supposed to be one of the biggest all over Canada. Therefore the terrain park found a new spot which provides a perfect terrain for advanced riders and experts as well.<br />
All in all: 40cm of fresh pow, one bluebird day and a great terrain park!<br />
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If you ever should have the chance to go there, do it! It is an awesome and unforgettable time for sure!</div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">Stay tuned and ride save!<o:p></o:p></div>Michael S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08871221157059768689noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4489454901063755762.post-55763312356321839452011-01-22T11:46:00.000-08:002011-01-22T12:03:56.146-08:00Videoblog episode 3: Marmot Basin (Jasper, Alberta)The Marmot Basin Ski Resort is settled half an hour out of Jasper up on the mountain. It mainly is part of one big bowl in which all of the lifts are. With a lot of powder you can hike up to the top of the bowl or ski the sides of it. Even with minus 27 degrees and arriving one day too late (after a big dump of snow) it was no problem to find a lot of fresh powder! From time to time it was even too much of it...<br />
And if you arrive there on a day without powder, there is a nice terrain park with obstacles mainly for beginners and advanced boarders and skiers.<br />
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</div>Michael S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08871221157059768689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4489454901063755762.post-51415676895983122302011-01-13T23:36:00.000-08:002011-01-13T23:44:06.542-08:00New Videoblog: Fernie Mountain Resort and Canada Olympic Park<object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/yQBPXX4TAQs?fs=1&hl=de_DE&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/yQBPXX4TAQs?fs=1&hl=de_DE&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object>Michael S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08871221157059768689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4489454901063755762.post-4700083483583008872011-01-03T19:37:00.000-08:002011-01-03T19:37:50.365-08:00Fernie wonderlandAfter six awesome days in Fernie we are heading to Calgary tomorrow. We celebrated the New Year and had a great start on January the first with some cross country skiing up to Island Land Lodge. Island Land Lodge is kind of Paradise on Earth. Delicious food, a beautiful lake and a huge range of Mountains in the Middle of nowhere. The Lodge also is a special place because it was owned by snowboard legend Craig Kelly.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We went back on the ski hill today, unfortunately with not that much fresh snow...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">While driving to the resort I saw an interesting looking Truck Gap. Even with a tricky inrun through a little forest it worked out really good!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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<div>I also got some good clips and the next video is already in production. Look forward to that!</div>Michael S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08871221157059768689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4489454901063755762.post-60705613261296809592011-01-01T18:23:00.000-08:002011-01-24T21:48:27.053-08:00Our planned trip through CanadaHope you all had a great start into 2011! We celebrated the New Year with a nice House Party in Fernie. We want to hit the road again on the 3rd or the 4th of January. First goal is Calgary and the Olympic Park there.<br />
<div>In the attached map you can find our planned trip through the East of the Canadian Rockies. After that we want to continue our road trip through the States during February and try to hit Canada again in Vancouver at the beginning of March.<br />
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<small><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">These are the planned stops in Canada:</span></small><br />
- Fernie (at the moment)<br />
- Calgary<br />
- Edmonton<br />
- Jasper (Marmot Basin)<br />
- Banff (Sunshine, Lake Louise)<br />
- Golden (Kicking Horse)<br />
- Kimberley<br />
- Fernie<br />
- Whitefish (Montana, USA).</div>Michael S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08871221157059768689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4489454901063755762.post-66207509145279439452010-12-27T21:52:00.000-08:002010-12-27T21:52:46.165-08:00The trip startsAfter three months of work and an awesome time in Medicine Hat our road trip through Canada and the North of the States is kicking of tomorrow.<br />
First destination: Fernie. Heard they got fresh snow there the last days!<br />
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Ride safe!Michael S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08871221157059768689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4489454901063755762.post-22394978970449005472010-12-26T11:30:00.000-08:002010-12-26T11:30:40.995-08:00First Videoblog: GoPro Helmet Cam - testing different mounts and angles<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We have been to Hidden Valley, the local Ski resort one hour away from Medicine Hat. I was testing different mounts and angles for my new GoPro Helmet Camera. Leave me a comment, if you got any other ideas, where to put it and how to film!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Enjoy the snow!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><object height="340" width="560"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/aRYnLUJqHfI?fs=1&hl=de_DE&hd=1&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/aRYnLUJqHfI?fs=1&hl=de_DE&hd=1&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div>Michael S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08871221157059768689noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4489454901063755762.post-32435756997092009642010-12-26T10:10:00.001-08:002010-12-26T10:52:47.655-08:00More work, more snow, more snowboarding/travelling (posted on Nov. 19th, 2010)<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana; font-size: 12px;">At first view, this doesn’t seem to match. In our case it does. I just received the news that I can work at the construction company till the end of December. My girlfriend already knew that she could work at the restaurant till after Christmas. With the money we own, our upcoming road trip seams pretty solid. And with all the snow we got so far, we got best conditions for the season and a lot of snowboarding. Does it make sense? For me it sounds awesome!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana; font-size: 12px;"><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Helvetica, Verdana; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">As I already told you I spent the first hours on my board! After a half day search I found some good kicker and rail spots. I even found some powder in the ditch behind the truck. This weekend I hope to head to the nearest ski resort Hidden Valley and get some riding at a real ski lift <img alt="grin" height="19" src="http://p126216.mittwaldserver.info/images/smileys/grin.gif" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; border-width: initial; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" width="19" /></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Helvetica, Verdana; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br />
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</div></span>Michael S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08871221157059768689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4489454901063755762.post-30505658460022961562010-12-25T17:38:00.000-08:002010-12-25T17:38:17.950-08:00First entry comes with first snow (posted on Nov. 19th, 2010)<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana; font-size: 12px;"></span><br />
<div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Helvetica, Verdana; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">It started with a snowstorm at the beginning of the week and by now we got close to half a meter of snow. Great start into the season and hopefully the first days on the board in Alberta on the weekend!</div><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Helvetica, Verdana; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">But what happened so far: <br style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />After a 24-hour trip, we (my girlfriend Vera and me) arrived in Calgary on the 16th of September. We are here on a so-called working-holiday visa. Vera is on a holiday semester and I just finished University. <br style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />After three days in Calgary, getting used to the time change and the cold weather (it was snowing the night we arrived) we headed to Medicine Hat. Medicine Hat is a city three hours east of Calgary with about 61.000 residents. Medicine Hat was our first destination, because I have relatives there. So far it was the best decision to make! <br style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />We were really lucky with the weather after the first days in Calgary (it was snowing the night we arrived). It has been good for almost two month, which gave us the chance to do a lot different things and getting to know the life in an Alberta summer. We have been wakeboarding, horseback riding, fishing, bowling, at hockey games and travelling a lot. Check out all the pictures at the bottom! During that time we also had to learn that everything is bigger, longer and wider than back at home.</div><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Helvetica, Verdana; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Beside these adventures our main goal was to get work and to save money for our upcoming road trip. We had to learn that at the moment it is as hard as in Germany to find a job. Especially looking for a job for a few weeks or months only. But we both were lucky in the end! Vera is working at a buffet, where she is making a lot of tips and I am working in construction. Even though it is pretty hard since the winter started last week and working in snow and with up to -20 degrees, but it is the best exercise and preparation for the upcoming season! Others pay a lot of money to go to the gym every day and I even get paid for doing that <img alt="wink" height="19" src="http://p126216.mittwaldserver.info/images/smileys/wink.gif" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; border-width: initial; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" width="19" /></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Helvetica, Verdana; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">And there we are. The first ski resorts will open on the next weekend and I started my season with a little kicker at the local sledge hill. I hope to show you some footage the next time. <br style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Helvetica, Verdana; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Have a great start into your season!</div><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Helvetica, Verdana; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br />
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