A Word from The Winner

Mountain Khakis recently donated a ski weekend in Jackson Hole and 6 pairs of Mountain Khakis to an auction to benefit 1% For The Planet.

1% For The Planet is a growing global movement of nearly 800 companies that donate 1% of their sales to a network of more than 1,500 environmental organizations worldwide.  Mountain Khakis is a member and supporter.

The winning bidders, Ben Muldrew and his wife Ulli Heregger, live in Boston.  We asked Ben to write a quick post after he won the auction...

Hey everyone.  We're excited to be the winning bidders on the 1% FTP/Mountain Khakis auction.  It's really a good cause, and since we've never been to Jackson Hole, we thought this would be a perfect excuse to get out there this winter and make some turns.  We're also excited to get our first pairs of Mountain Khakis and start putting them to work.  And while we probably won't test the durability too much in downtown Boston, we spend as much time as we can outdoors here in the northeast, backpacking in the summer and skiing and snowboarding in the winter.  (If anyone ever needs recommendations out this way, drop me a line at bmuldrew@gmail.com.  I'm happy to point you towards some of the best hiking trails in Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.  The skiing and riding...well, you're probably better off out west).

Ulli's from a little town in the middle of the Alps, in the Vorarlberg region of Austria (close to the Swiss border) and we try to get over there a few weeks a year.  I think Austria is probably where we'll really put our new Mountain Khakis through the ringer.  Vorarlberg has long been known for some of the most exclusive ski resorts in the world.  Royal families and the (seriously) rich have been visiting Lech and Zurs for decades for the skiing.  Ulli grew up racing and was a ski instructor at Lech for a handful of seasons before moving to the U.S. a few years ago (yes, she's under-whelmed by the "mountains" here in the Northeast).  Where we're over there we spend most of our time at smaller resorts like Schrocken and Diedamskopf.  Definitely check them out if you're ever over there...

We'll make sure to report back on how the Mountain Khakis handle Austria (and vice versa)...

Have a great winter everybody, we'll look for you in March.

Ben and Ulli