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Sunglasses at Night After Party Recap

04.19.2010

preparation for the mayhem

I’m just now getting the recap up from the Akinz Sunglasses at Night After Party because I have been recovering up until this point. The party was April 3rd at Amante in Steamboat Springs and was tunes were provided by local djs, DJ Theory and DJ Dicon.

The party started at 9 and the early party-goers started up the dance floor by 9:30 and it didn’t stop bumping until the party ended at 2:00am. Team skiiers Josh Satterfield and Brandon Krentz, being the youngun’s they are, avoided the mayhem that was the bar and dance floor area and started up their own hacky sack game by the entrance… enticing others tipsy and sober alike to join in.

I don’t think Amante knew what was coming their way, considering they had to make 2 separate beer runs to the local liquor store and still ran out of beer before midnight. Of course, after the beer was gone, the liquor was soon to follow. By the time we decided to stop taking cover at the door around 11:45 , they had already run out of vodka, and were on to rum and whiskey. At the end of the night, they only had 2 bottles of white wine left.

Overall, there were plenty of shenanigans for stories the next day and everybody was of course wearing the new Akinz Shenanakinz sunglasses which was a lovely sight to behold. I’ve heard reports of them being spotted all over Steamboat for the past couple weeks and there were quite a few Akinz sunglasses spottings at the Copper closing weekend.

Shannon Johnson of Shayboarder.com

Josh Satterfield

Akinz owner Suzanne with team skiers Brandon Krentz and Josh Satterfield

Check out all the photos from the party in our Facebook album.

Steamboat Rail Rodeo Recap

04.19.2010

A little late, but things have been busy in the Akinz world and social scene, so here goes the recap:

The setup was killer, with the first rail leading into a quarter pipe, which you had to come out of onto a box or rail on either side of the initial rail… made for some action for people watching from both sides of the event. The quarter pipe made for some excitement for the crowd and some great shots.

Final results from the Rail Rodeo:
Snowboard:
1st – Erik Van Assche
2nd – Pat Rafferty
3rd – Richie Eaton

Ski:
1st – Chappy Geer
2nd – Adrian Pougiales
3rd – Kevin Todd

Akinz team rider, Brandon Krentz was in a solid third place before finals, but just missed the podium after Round 2, taking home 5th.

The crowd was a lot of fun and there were lots of people running around in Akinz gear since we were one of the featured sponsors. Even though it was supposed to be part of the “Springalicious” event at Steamboat, the snow was dumping for most of the day, but it cleared up just in time for the rail rodeo to begin. Thanks Mother Nature.

The akinz booth in the base area

Brandon Krentz on the rail


To see more photos from the event, check out the article at Shayboarder