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Quoted from USA Today

“Prison inmates who make decals for the Vermont State Police slipped a pig into the official seal, and up to 30 patrol cars wound up sporting the subliminal epithet, the Burlington Free Press tells us.

The police emblem features a cow, an evergreen tree and snowy mountains (along with three unidentifiable creatures). Back in 2008, an inmate artist at the Northwest State Correctional Facility went into the computer file and modified one of the cow’s spots to resemble a pig, the common derogatory term for police, Vermont Corrections Commissioner Andy Pallito told the Free Press, like USA TODAY a Gannett paper. In 2009, the state police ordered 16-inch door decals.

Pallito said he believes 60 altered decals were made. Some new cruisers have two, while older cars may have just one if a door was replaced. New decals, costing $780, are expected Monday.”

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After a long stressful week in Denver for the SIA trade show, I decided to re-route my ticket back to Vermont and stop by my OG stomping grounds, Portland, Oregon.  While sampling all the NW fine micro brews and bluebird days at Mt. Hood, I was invited by the owners of Tribute Skateboards to check out their warehouse and new winter line. They killed it with the graphics on these ones and are quickly on the come up…So keep them on your radar as the winter months come to an end.

Be sure to check out their new gear and follow their facebook fan page at: www.facebook.com/tributeskateboards

Here is a little something for your daily video fix as well…

So I got myself a fancy new iPhone after upgrading from one of those old brick type deals last September. I then promptly went on the first leg of The Shred Remains video tour and did some  other traveling as well. Here are my 10 favorite iPhone photos from September ’till the end of 2011, in no particular order.

Here is Bud, doing what he does best; not giving a fuck.

Here is the crew enjoying a mellow onion volcano, in PA on the tour, I believe.

A few of us jammed into the van one weekend and went to go see Social Distortion and Chuck Ragan in New Hampshire. Then we went to the beach. It was cool.

Early morning shot from one of the first days of riding this season, going to Killington.

Cliche, but shut up these are my photos. Went to visit some family in San Francisco.

Tunnel driving through PA forever. Don’t instagram and drive.

Really liked the lights at this theater in State College, PA. Apparently so did the guys.

Went into the back room of this old movie theater in Montreal, they had stacks of old films. Pretty rad. City of God is one of my favorites.

Here is Ron, holding court over a totally packed house of rowdy college kids. Awesome.

For obvious reasons this is awesome.

For sitting through my favorite 10 photos, here is one more bonus. It’s LNP sitting on the chimney of a house somewhere in Boston.

If you like these photos, keep up with Rome on Instagram at @Romesnowboards for all sorts of good photo updates.

Grand Targhee has snow… and is letting you ride for free if the mountain you normally ride isn’t bangin’ yet.

Looks like you just need to book three nights through their reservation system.

Winter’s out there.

I admit I ducked said rope.  In doing so I accepted the natural risks of the mountain.   Additionally, I feel confident that at no time I had put myself or others in danger.

I acknowledge that my actions within full view of the lift on a Saturday puts you in a difficult position.  Another less capable rider might see my turns and feel encouraged to follow my line.  The general ease at which I slayed said slope would make any 3rd-Party desire to have a similar experience.

Obviously I did not anticipate you being right above me on the chair when I commenced my liberal interpretation of land use within a National Forest.

Hopefully you will take my quiet exit from your mountain resort on this day as an acceptable punishment.  For example I was not able to recreate with friends who were still yet to arrive at your facility.

Regards,

your friend

PS- I’d do it again.

From the Anchorage Daily News:

“We have a drift that’s gotta be 8 or 9 feet high at the station and our transmitter shack is almost completely buried.”

The snow wasn’t just falling but blowing around creating white-out conditions. The Cordova Police Department asked drivers to stay off the road for a while said dispatcher Nancy Gentry. “The snowplows were not running because visibility was only 10 or 15 feet,” she said.

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Last Spring, a 'bad' snow year

all natural baby

Well, winter is happening here in Northern New England.   Stowe has been getting snow since about Christmas Day.  Through the  power of modern snowmaking and grooming, you may not think it looking at your backyard, winter is here.

Above was some of the all-natural terrain (no snowmaking, no grooming, etc. )  that I rode this morning.

So it’s happening… may not be as epic or unforgettable as last year but it’s there for the taking.

Stowe’s had a foot of snow in the last week, with more snow on the way

Get after it.

We pulled a bunch of limited edition screen prints for the sales meeting this weekend. They came out awesome.

The crew will be in town. Stoked to get the Syndicate all under the same roof and maybe raise some hell. We’ll see.

Once in a while we get an awesome letter. This is one of those times.