11.29.11

0840 hrs - Chicago, IL

We pulled into Chicago, IL last night after a good drive from Omaha, NE. Eight hour drives have become the norm, it is almost too easy to do. Alex Paul and I covered some serious ground during the first two months of the Loyalty Tour: 11,000 miles, 10 states, 1 Canadian province, two new tires and no speeding tickets. The shows were amazing. The people have been even more incredible to meet. It has been great to visiting some of our favorite shops, like Bent Gate in Golden, CO, and meeting up with old and new friends alike.

This Thursday we will be starting up the east coast portion of the tour in Ellicottville, NY. This is our annual show with our friends at The City Garage. They are the best shop for telemark in the area. We'll be hanging out with them and our good friend Moose at The Ellicotville Depot. Here is the tour schedule for the next few weeks:

12/1/Thurs – Ellicottville, NY @ The Depot @ 8:30pm FREE - ALL AGES

12/2/Fri – Ithaca, NY @ Cornell University 165 McGraw Hall  7:30pm ALL AGES recommended donation of $5 presented by Cornell Outing Club

12/3/Sat – Albany, NY @ Tierra Coffee Roasters 7pm ALL AGES recommended donation of $5 music following by Josh Madsen & Alex Paul

12/5/Mon – New York City, NY @ Eastern Mtn Sports Upper West Side 7:30pm ALL AGES recommended donation of $5

12/5/Mon – Tromsø, Norway @ Studenthuset Driv. TBApm

12/6/Tue – New York City, NY @ Eastern Mtn Sports Upper SoHo 7:30pm ALL AGES recommended donation of $5

12/8/Thurs – Montpelier, VT @ The Savoy Theater DOUBLE FEATURE - Hippies Punx & Misfits @ 6PM / Loyalty @ 7:30PM $10 gets you both flicks

12/9/Fri – Crotched Mtn, NH @ Crotched Mtn Lodge @ 8pm FREE - ALL AGES

12/10/Sat - Mt. St. Louis Ski Resort @ Ski Telemark's 27th Annual Warm-Up Day

For those of you in New England, we will be hosting the first annual stop of the Rottefella / TSM NTN Demo Tour. We'll be at Smugglers Notch on December 10th. The demo is free. We will have boots, skis and bindings for everyone to use. I'll be on hand running the demo along with Alex Paul. Demo participants will also have the chance to get on hill with Alex and do some skiing throughout the day!

The week after we will be trekking through the Midwest. Here are the dates for that.

12/13/Tue – Harbor Springs, MI @ Outfitter Harbor Springs @ 7PM FREE with donation to Harbor Springs Community Food Pantry / show presented by Outfitter Harbor Springs

12/14/Wed – Traverse City, MI @ Mt. Holiday @ 6:30pm $5 at the door ALL AGES

12/15/Thurs Benton Harbor, MI @ The Livery @ 8pm $8 at Door

12/16/Fri Wilmot, WI @ Iron Kettle @ 8pm $10 at the door ALL AGES

12/18/Sun Grünten, Germany @ Schindele Allgäu Masters

12/19/Mon Minneapolis, MN @ Midwest Mountaineering / Expedition Room 7pm $10 at Door

We managed to get in some turns in Utah during the turkey day tour break. We hope you are finding some turns in your neck of the woods. Be safe out there and thanks for checking in.

–Josh