Day 34: Lodo’s & Sweet Leaf Tea Sponsored Fun
Friday, February 22nd, 2008
I signed up for a snow trip drawing last time I was over at Lodos Bar and Grill. It was only after I dropped my name in the little box that I noticed it was a middle of the week trip and that you had to be present to win. I thought for sure it was all over. Early this week I got an email. Turns out, there were a few slots left on the bus. Woo hoo! I won… sorta. That still left the problem of it being a Wednesday. But, then I managed to get the required time off. Game on!
The prize was for me and a guest. My friend Sui was able to come with me. This worked out great, as I needed a lift to Lodos! Once we got there, we were greated by all kinds of awesome shwag. The event was sponsored by Sweet Leaf Tea, so there was much tea on hand. It’s a great product. It’s made from sugar cane, not corn syrup. It also proudly boasts an “organic” label on the side. Major kudos there. Best of all, it tastes damn good.
We had some other nifty items including discounts for lift tickets, cans of Red Bull, a huge Lodos chocolate brownie (and it was awesome!), a Lodos trucker hat, and Tuaca branded cap and shirt. Later in the day they handed out some Tuaca branded lip gloss - after I volunteered about 30 minutes to untangle the rat’s nest that the attached strings had become (boring story, really).
Beth (a snowboarder from Lodo’s) and Diana (a skier from Sweet Leaf) were awesome hosts for our trip. I also can’t express just how awesome our bus driver was. A pickup truck flipped in front of us, but our driver was able to maneuver around it swiftly and safely. There were plenty of folks stopping to give aid and that big bus had no business stopping there on the pass. He was so rock’n that we all pitched in for an extra tip at the end of the day.
Sui and I ran all over Winter Park. We played a bit in the park. We made our way back to Mary Jane and then to Parson’s bowl. I’ve tried to ride the bowl every single time I’ve been to Winter Park - and I finally got a chance. The tree runs back there are primo. We also got in some mogul runs. It was a full day. The conditions weren’t the best, with hard packed snow in most places. However, the weather was wonderful - we couldn’t have asked for better.
The ride home was pretty wild. What do you expect from a bunch of skiers and snowboarders who actually have a Wednesday off. At the end of the day, Beth and Diana hooked us up with some more of that delicious Sweet Leaf Tea, which I’ve been sharing at the office. Thanks again ladies, my coworkers are getting hooked. All in all, day 34 was a much welcomed surprise!
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