Sally takes away a fantastic Sawtooth down sleeping bag and Earlylight 2P tent, valued at over $1000. Thanks to all those who purchased marmot goods earlier in the year and went into the draw for this great prize.
Exum Guide Brenton Reagan reviews the Marmot ROM Jacket, a GORE WINDSTOPPER sofshell new for 2010.
The third event in Climbing NZ's 2010 National Cup Series takes place on 3-4 July, hosted by HangDog Rock Climbing adventures in Lower Hutt and DynoMites Climbing Club. Rock climbers of all ages will come together from round the country to test themselves on challenging routes set especially for the competition by a team of expert climbers.
Now the weather’s cooling down it’s the perfect time to kit yourself out with some super warm Marmot Down pieces. Check out the insulated range online - Mens Insulated, Womens Insulated
Marmot uses the highest quality goose down to produce superior fully featured jackets ranging from 600 fill to 800 fill. Once you try one of our down jackets and vests you won’t know how you lived without one!
Marmot's 'Hot Buy' this winter is the Woman's Chelsea Coat, as seen in the Sunday Star Times Travel Feature on Sunday 16 May.
Marmot’s Spring 10 Collection brings the new ROM Jacket (ROM = Range of Motion). Featuring stretch M2 fabric, Marmot have created a garment that’s incredibly comfortable, breathable, windproof and highly water-resistant. All the things that are important when you're in the outdoors.
The zonally constructed jacket uses air permeable venting side panels that won’t hold you back when you’re on the move and GORE® WINDSTOPPER® fabric ensures you will be nice and toastie when the wind cuts up.
Andrew Mulligan, Sky TV, wearing his Marmot Mountain Down Jacket checks out the now uninterrupted view of the Olympic cauldron.
Heavy snow on Blackcomb Mountain postponed the men's super-combined race and called off women's downhill training.
Fog and rain over on Cypress Mountain delayed the women's snowboardcross event and shortened training for men's and women's halfpipe.
The day also brought with it melting ice at the speedskating rink, when the resurfacing machine broke down, and upset spectators at the snowboarding venue as hay bail setting collapsed under melting layers of trucked-in snow.
The weather has been so mild that locals have jokingly called it the Vancouver Summer Olympics.
New Zealand speed skater Shane Dobbin finished 17th in the men's 5000m yesterday, on the first day of competition. He completed the race 8.78 seconds behind the winner, Dutchman Sven Kramer, who won in 6:14.60, setting a new Olympic record.
Doddin is a four-time world inline skating champion but said it wasn't his day on the ice.
"This week I've been feeling good all week, and was having to slow myself to what I thought would be race pace," he said.
"Standing on the start line I was comfortable and confident."
The Sky TV crew will be wearing Marmot gear during the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, as they bring us the highs and lows throughout the competition.
The games open today with the Opening Ceremony and the lighting of the cauldron. Completion starts tomorrow, 13 February and runs until 26 February.
Sky has 4 extra sport channels running 24 hours of Olympic sport. Sky Sport will run a nightly 2 hour highlights programme and Prime will run from 6am to 6pm everyday of the Olympics with coverage.
