Congrats to the finalists of the New Belgium Brewing Vans with Boa Facebook contest! Here are the five entries that received the most “likes” by fans on the Boa FB page. Boa judges will choose three winners out of the five finalists on Monday afternoon. Stay tuned to see who wins here at the Boa Blog. Have a great weekend!

We’ve listed the top five below (in no order).

Scott W.
I just kept RUNN-ANG…just might be, the GREATEST Human Powered Commute story of all time.

Reid W.
I used to live in Flagstaff, AZ, Tour de Fat used to stop by our little
mountain town. For reasons unknown, the good people at New Belgium
stopped coming. The last year they held the event in Flagstaff, myself
and a few my friends decided to get dressed up like a couple of 70s-80s
record label executives, we had these cheesmo pastel colored suits on,
ridiculous wigs, and silly props consisting of a toy clown and a wooden
flute, business cards that read Dr. Strange and Shasta-Mac-Nasta. After
spending the entire day at Tour de Fat, and well consumed, we decided
to leave our bikes behind and steadily walk on foot, as we are passing
through town, we notice a large tour bus parked, light bulbs went off,
so we decided to approach the tour bus. Knock on the door, who
answers?? Stephen Marley, we ask Stephen if he wanted to hang out before
his show, not remembering that we were in full costume, the Marley
entourage politely ask us to leave. As we are walking, the 1+2
connected realizing how we just got severely denied, as well looking
like fools, I realized, I wasn’t wearing any shoes, my shoes became a
victim of the festivities. Now if I would have had these shoes you guys
are giving away, perhaps my luck would have been different. So in the
event that some day I have the opportunity to meet someone like Stephen
Marley and I am rocking these awesome shoes, perhaps the person on the
other end would be a little more welcoming. I WANT THOSE THANGS!!!!!

Suzanne M.

Will D.
While I was in college I tried to ride my skateboard everyday to class. On one fine morning I packed up my bags and headed out to class. It was a cool Colorado morning but was not too cold. I got about halfway on my two mile ride when I thought it had gotten a little bit colder not sure why, I pressed on to class as I was late, as usual. I got into class late and everyone kinda looked at me funny but I went and sat down in the front row. I sat through about half of class when I noticed I had ripped my pants knee to knee in the crotch and I had been giving everybody a peepshow. I quickly crossed my legs and waited for class to be over. I tried to skate home as fast as possible but I kept ripping my pants…to the point…. where they were pointless… put them in my bag and rode home in my boxers.

Kym S.
Walked through Antelope Canyon barefoot because the sand was so fine and amazingly soft! It was the only way to adventure through it… unless I had a pair of Boa New Belgium Vans

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Warning: This is against the law in Silverton, Colorado.

SixEleven Silverton Skitching from SixEleven on Vimeo.

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February Follies Boa Shoe Giveaway! Want to win these New Belgium Brewing inspired Vans with Boa? Starting today, post your favorite human-powered commuting experience/story (cycling, running, walking…to work, the bar, soccer practice, etc.) or photo on the Boa Facebook page to enter. The five entries with the most “likes” by fans on the Boa Lacing System FB page will be posted on Feb 26th to www.theboablog.net. Boa judges will then choose from the five finalists, three winners to receive custom New Belgium Brewing VANS with Boa. Winners will be announced here on The Boa Blog March 1st.

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The Women’s Olympic Snowboard Halfpipe Qualifiers are taking place this afternoon with team USA looking for a podium sweep in tonight’s final showdown. Team USA’s Gretchen Bleiler will be riding for Gold wearing the K2 Affair Boa! Good luck to everyone! Follow the live action on NBC’s Olympic Blog.

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Today is the day! Olympic Men’s Snowboard Halfpipe starts this afternoon with the finals airing on NBC this evening. Be on the lookout for Japanese Olympic high flyers Ryo Aono (Yonex, CODA Boa Focus) and Daisuke Murakami (K2 T1 DB Boa Focus) going huge in Boa competing for Olympic GOLD! Check out the vid below of Ryo Aono in Vancouver last season. Good luck Ryo and Daisuke!

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Check out the Denver section from SixEleven’s This Is Serious. This is footage from Boa team members Steven Waters, Scott See and friends killing it in the Mile High City! See more at: Sixelevenproductions.com

This Is Serious: Denver from SixEleven on Vimeo.

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Originally posted on Denver Westword
By Colin Bane

Walking around the SIA Snow Show this week, I made a project for myself to see if I could come up with head-to-toe snowboarding gear sourced solely from companies based here in Colorado.

Although I came up short on boots, I did discover one cool local company working behind the scenes with most of the major boot brands: Denver-based Boa Technology provides customizable steel lacing systems for snowboard boots from Vans, K2, DC, Ride, Flow, Nidecker, Rome, Thirty Two, Salomon, and several other brands (as well as a handful of ski boots, and closure systems in outerwear, helmets, hats, and other gear).

Photo: Colin Bane @ SIA Snow Show Cirro by Vans x Protect Our Winters, with Boa Focus System

I caught up with Garett Graubins, marketing manager for Boa Technology, to learn more about the company and its lacing systems:

My current boots have good old-fashioned laces on them and I’ve always made do, but obviously boot fit is critical in snowboarding. Is lacing up in the parking lot becoming a thing of the past?

I think if you want a custom fit and proper support for the activity, it really is. We’ve been at it since 2001. K2 and Vans were our first two partners, and since then snowboarding has really become our core category, although we’re in at least 12 other categories. Our founder Gary Hammerslag, he came from a medical catheter background, so envision, if you will, that same kind of stainless steel wiring that they use for various surgeries. Gary was originally a California guy but he moved his family to Steamboat Springs and took up snowboarding, and he pretty quickly got tired of lacing up his boots and getting a bad fit every time. He said, “There’s got to be a better way of doing this.” So he combined his love of snowboarding with his medical background and tinkering passion, and it all came together to create the Boa Lacing System.
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Boa is pleased to announce their partnership with SixEleven Productions, the driving force in Colorado snowboard films, for the 2010 season. Boa will be a premium sponsor of SixEleven’s upcoming snowboard video titled “STOP…Hammertime!” and will work with the SixEleven crew to produce online athlete content for creative new media projects.

Featured on one out of every three snowboard boots in the world, and with the majority of the SixEleven crew already riding in the Boa Lacing System, the partnership was a natural fit.

“Boa is an amazing company and our relationship with them has been nothing but positive,” says Steven Waters of SixEleven Productions. “Not only do they make the best lacing system out there, but their testing and customer relations is second to none and they stand behind their system with a lifetime guarantee! We are very pleased to have Boa on board with us this year and we look forward to building a lasting relationship with them.”

This new collaboration emphasizes Boa’s commitment to snowboarding’s rising talent while producing innovative lacing technology for top riders around the globe.

“Boa is psyched to be working with SixEleven Productions and supporting snowboarding through these young and talented film makers,” says Boa Marketing Manager Garett Graubins. “Steven Waters and Scott See are both Boa team riders pushing the limits of the sport and the quality of video production every year. We can’t wait to see the footage for this year’s video.”

STOP…Hammertime! December Teaser from SixEleven on Vimeo.

The new video from SixEleven entitled “STOP…Hammertime!” is set to release in fall of 2010. It will be their fourth full-length snowboard video. You can see updates about SixEleven’s new video as well as some of their recent video works at Sixelevenproductions.com

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Boa would like to thank everyone for sending in photos and participating on such short notice! In the spirit of snowboarding, friends and good times, we are happy to announce that Jason K.’s photo has won the Roxy Leilani snowboard boots with Boa. Jason, looks like you have a Valentines present on the way! Thanks again for all the great entries! Get on the snow!

Remember the Boa Lacing System is backed by our Dialed In For Life Guarantee. Get the details HERE.

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