go-shred.com - car sharing to the snow

Travelling cheap and environmentally aware has only advantages:

1. Driver saves money by sharing costs with passengers
2. Cheap way to get to the hill
3. Less CO2 emission
4. You get to travel with people who have the same passion

“go-shred” is based in Europe and is the first trilingual internet portal for carsharing to the snow. You travel cheaply, sustainably and in the company of other winter sports enthusiasts. On go-shred you can offer or search for rides to and from winter sports resorts.

Also everybody who posts a ride with “go-shred” automatically participates in the “go-shred lottery” and hast the chance of winning prices from Volcom, Electric, K2, Nitro, 32, Etnies, Neff, DC, Burton, Vans, Analog, Advita as well as lift passes from ski resorts all over Europe.

For more info go to go-shred.com!

ZIMRIDE ANNOUNCES NEW PUBLIC ROUTE TO LAKE TAHOE

Innovative Social Transportation Company Pays for 500 Road Trips to Tahoe with Free Gas

San Francisco, CA – November 16, 2011— Zimride, the largest online ride-sharing service in North America, today announced that a new route between San Francisco and Lake Tahoe will open to the public beginning Thanksgiving day, bringing Bay Area residents convenient, inexpensive access to one of the country’s top winter destinations. To celebrate the route’s launch, Zimride is giving away $20,000 worth of free gas to riders on the route.

Zimride will give a free tank of gas ($40 value) to the first 500 drivers who successfully book a ride along the Tahoe route, through the end of the year. On average, it will pay for a roundtrip drive between San Francisco and Lake Tahoe!

Zimride allows drivers to sell the empty seats in their car to passengers who need a ride along popular routes, like San Francisco to Tahoe. As part of their mission, the company not only facilitates monetary transactions, but connects individuals, many of whom list the personal connections they’ve made as a key benefit of the service.

“We’ve been looking forward to opening the Lake Tahoe route all Fall, because we know it will be a popular destination for our Bay Area users—from college students to weekend travelers, skiers to snowboarders,” says Logan Green, co-founder and CEO of Zimride.  “Tahoe has over 3 million visitors every year, and over 20% of the people headed to the South Shore come from the Bay Area[1]. Even more important, nearly 80% of North Shore visitors arrive by car[2]. So that’s a lot of potential for Zimriders to save money and gas, while making friends. And even better, we’re paying for their drive! ”

To support the Lake Tahoe route, Zimride has also partnered with several top resorts in the area including Alpine Meadows, Kirkwood Mountain Resort, Sierra at Tahoe, Squaw Valley USA and Sugar Bowl, as well as several others. Added incentives for riders who Zimride to the resorts include promotions such as free and discounted lift tickets, VIP parking, and other giveaways.

Zimride is already a key resource on many university and corporate campuses across 30 states in the US. Recently, expanding on their growing success in the college and corporate market, Zimride launched their first public route, San Francisco to Los Angeles, in August.

For the drive between San Francisco and Lake Tahoe, Zimride is suggesting a $25 price per seat, each way. Drivers selling their empty seats, however, can name their own price.

Since launch, Zimride, which aims to transform transportation infrastructure by integrating social networks and ride sharing, has facilitated more than 26,000 carpools, helped users travel over 100 million miles and created over $50 million worth of savings in vehicle operating expenses. 

Key to Zimride’s success is the combination of social and accessibility; Zimride users connect via Facebook, which adds a layer of trust to the system.  Before a rider accepts a seat in a car or a driver accepts a passenger, he or she can view the person’s profile information to ensure he or she is comfortable with the match.

To sign up for a Lake Tahoe Zimride and have the chance to earn a free tank of gas, visit: www.zimride.com

About Zimride:

Zimride, the largest online social rideshare community in North America, is building a marketplace for drivers to sell empty seats in their car by matching them with passengers traveling along the same route.  In addition to public routes like San Francisco to Los Angeles, Zimride has implemented networks for over 120 of the nation’s leading universities and companies including Stanford, UCLA, University of Michigan, Facebook and Jet Blue.

Zimride makes sharing rides for drivers and passengers fun, easy and social. It’s a new spin on ridesharing, using social networks to enable real connections. In seconds you can set up a profile, see and book a ride in your area, or post a ride of your own. With Zimride profiles, you can view photos, music and radio preferences to ensure an enjoyable ride.

Zimride proves that “life is better when you share the ride”: www.zimride.com

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[1] http://ltva.org/documents/LTVA_Intercept_Survey_Summer2010.pdf

[2] http://www.deanrunyan.com/doc_library/FinalReportCA.pdf

European mountain related carpooling with Mountain Rideshare

Car pooling, also known as ride-sharing or lift-sharing, reduces traffic, can save you money on gas, wear and tear on your vehicle, oil resources and reduce the environmental impacts associated with driving. For those of you planning your European mountain related drive for some winter fun, be to ski, snowboard, mountaineer or hike, Mountain Rideshare is a European carpooling website that can help you to connect and fill spare seats your vehicle with like minded people who could even turn out to be long term friends.

This is turn would save you some money, give you some company and another very positive factor is that car sharing is one little contribution you could make to do your bit for the mountain environment that you love.

With the thousands of mountain journeys made everyday, cars, vans and minibuses travel with extra space that should be filled if at all possible. This in turn would reduce the number of vehicles making the same journey as well as the CO2 output.

Typical journey examples include:

Airport transfers (travel between ski resorts and airports)

People travelling from towns and cities to ski resorts

Journeys to and from mountain events and competitions

In the UK, trips to snow domes and dry ski slopes are more popular than ever before. With people practicing their mountain sport on a weekly basis. Mountain Rideshare can be used to partner up with others getting to these more local slopes too.

Reasons to Share the Ride…

If you’ve been in Europe the last two years, you have seen that climate change is for real and is changing the mountains!

Fuel prices are at an all time high

Social networking has made the concept like car sharing a viable and trustable option.

www.mountainrideshare.com

Hitch Whistler - Free Rideshare Site

Check out Hitch Whistler...a totally free rideshare site connecting those heading up to Whistler with those in need of a ride. The intention is to help reduce the carbon footprint of those heading up the mountain by promoting ridesharing. On an individual level people can also share the costs of the drive and remove the need to hitch on the side of the road. Hitch Whistler launched at the beginning of last season and has nearly 1300 users on the site with over a 1000 trips being completed this season. While other carpool sites exist Hitch Whistler's goal is to create a more local community based rideshare around a shared passion with snow lovers using the site in the winter and bikers and climbers using it in the summer. Hitch Whistler recently launched HitchRockies which covers resorts in Alberta such as Banff, Lake Louise and Castle! www.hitchwhistler.com

Hitch Whistler - Free Rideshare Site

Check out Hitch Whistler...a totally free rideshare site connecting those heading up to Whistler with those in need of a ride. The intention is to help reduce the carbon footprint of those heading up the mountain by promoting ridesharing. On an individual level people can also share the costs of the drive and remove the need to hitch on the side of the road. Hitch Whistler launched at the beginning of last season and has nearly 1300 users on the site with over a 1000 trips being completed this season. While other carpool sites exist Hitch Whistler's goal is to create a more local community based rideshare around a shared passion with snow lovers using the site in the winter and bikers and climbers using it in the summer. Hitch Whistler hopes to expand and create similar sites for other mountains in Canada and possibly the US in the future. www.hitchwhistler.com

Ride Strapper AC Boot

Less weight, less parts, and less waste = a better design. The new Strapper AC snowboard boot is crafted with a new durable minimalist construction, Phy-Top. Originating from Ride’s Phylon Blown Light technology, Phy-Top takes their In2grated™ construction to a new level with an entirely new way of making snowboard boots. It all starts with an injection molded phylon foam Unibody that takes the place of 20-25 pieces in traditional boot construction. Thus eliminating many of the seams and glue points on the boot that can potentially cause material weakness and breakdown. Phy-Top construction results in a boot that has 40% less parts, 15% less weight, 50% less glue and a heck of a lot more durability, rebound and fun.  Perfect for the high-end freestyle guy, this boot also features the new Strapper Zonal™ lacing with speed lace down low for a quick secure closure, and Velcro closure up top for maximum adjustability and mobility. Built for all things freestyle, perfect for getting your jib, tweak & grind on!

STYLE: All Mountain Freestyle, Park Pipe

COLORS: Black & White

SIZES: U.S. Men’s 7-13 (8.5, 9.5, 10.5, 11.5)

CONSTRUCTION:
 Strapper AC NEW! Phy-Top Construction Liner: Intuition™ Mobile Foam Liner Technology, w/ Aegis™ Antimicrobial Coating Liner Fit: Liner w/ Cored Ankle Pockets, Thermo-Formable Internal & External J Bars
Under Foot Support: Impacto Insole 
NEW! Sole: Phy-Top Unibody Sole
NEW! Liner Lacing: Lock Down™ w/ Phy-Top Integrated Harness™
Shell Lacing: Strapper Zonal™ Lacing w/ Velcro
Details: Articulating Cuff, 3D Formed Tongue.

ridesnowboards.com

Bay Area Ski Bus

The Bay Area Ski Bus is the #1 Ski Tour Operator to Lake Tahoe. It operates fun, safe bus trips for Adults, Teens, Families and all types of groups. With 19 pick up locations, the ski bus will take you to all the main resorts in both North and South Lake Tahoe. The one day trip includes a round trip ride, lift ticket, continental breakfast, & after-ski snacks for only $105. Taking the Bay Area Ski Bus is cheaper, environmentally friendly, and reduces traffic. For more info go to bayareaskibus.com.

Clif Bar's Sustainable Initiative "Save Our Snow"

Clif Bar is deeply engaged in sustainability initiatives throughout their company while taking the lead in climate change solutions for the entire sports community.

As we all know, transportation is one of the biggest contributors to global warming - nearly 30%, according to the EPA. But did you know that by making small changes to how we get to and from the mountains can make a big difference?

Hop on over to the CLIF Bar's Save Our Snow website: clifbarsos.com Get all sorts of tips and tricks to cool your drive. Join an SOS carpool, hop on the SOS Greasebus or find a ski shuttle in your area - three ways to get you to the mountain while helping protect the planet. While you're at it, take a virtual road trip with the pros, like Jeremy Jones, as they show off the eco-friendly changes they make to their own winter adventures. It's all about putting you and your friends one step closer to protecting our winter playgrounds.

Watch the SOS video here.

And don't forget about the SOS iPhone app. It's free and can help you make an informed choice about where to ski or snowboard (and where to find the best pow). DOWNLOAD IT HERE.

Snowbomb's Tahoe Rideshare Board

Snowbomb's Tahoe Rideshare board allows you to search and post rides to your favorite resorts, hook up carpools, save money and gas, make new friends, and have a lot of fun doing it. Carpooling has the potential to reduce criteria air pollutants, green house gases, and traffic congestion. Check it out at ridelaketahoe.com.