The 2009 Liberty Hazmat ski can truly go anywhere and do anything.  This ski features mid-fat shape with a twin tip design that can shred the powder, carve some groomers or slide a rail and hit park jumps.  Also, you can feel environmentally friendly because this ski, as do all Liberty's, has a laminated bamboo core that provides tons of pop while being the most renewable wood source.  We also carry the Phil Larose Pro Model for hitting the park all day and the Helix, which can take you anywhere you want to go in the backcountry.  Check out these reviews at Freeskier Magazine.

Get yourself a pair at Next Adventure- $699 

We re-tooled our Package pricing this year to give the customers even more choices on great money saving products. Rather than trying to fit people into 1 pair of boots, 1set of bindings, 1 board = 1 price package....We are leaving it up to the customer to choose what is BEST for them in their price range. We have had packages going out for as little as $183.50.

The way it works is: choose any board, binding & boot combination. Every current year (08-09) item in the package is 10% off. For every item that is not this years product, you will get 20% off our already discounted prices. Either way you choose, you save! Mix match and walk out with the sickest setup and have money left over for gas and a lift ticket!!!!!!!!

Dreamland has given way to the Winter Kingdom at Next Adventure and that means our Ski & Snowboard Departments and the Tune Shop are up'n running. Hood and Bachelor are dusted with new snow and it's a good sign for this coming season. Are you ready? Click the images or link to see more pics...

The past couple of years, the weather for Hab/Rec has been a pleasant surprise; sunny, mild. This year, however, was a test of our local disc golf community and their love of the sport. NA employee Joey Moro, aka "Joey Donut's" was one of those who braved the downpour and slung disc for another successful Hab/Rec:

"This year's Hab/Rec was the most fun I've had in a tourney yet. It's always a great group of people that come together to make this event happen. Even though it stormed throughout the 1st round, it wasn't enough to deter Portland's dedicated disc golfers."

~Joey

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Ten years ago the women of B. Luz in the Philippines decided to clean up their neighborhood. They formed a Cooperative and began collecting, segregating and recycling their community's refuse to make JUICYBE bags. With recycled juice containers (mainly from school lunch programs) the women have designed durable, unique hand bags that benefit their whole community by empowering women, raising environmental awareness and providing financial support for other women owned businesses in the area. When Next Adventure learned of this project and got the opportunity to sell their bags in our store, we were all over it! Get a JUICYBE bag: touch lives across the planet, support creative solutions for sustainable living, and help reduce the mountain of plastic bags piling up in our local landfills when you BYOB (bring your own bag). $12.99-$19.99

As part of our wellness program Next Adventure wants to acknowledge employees that take responsibility for their impact on this planet and make an effort to reduce it. This photo is a little out of season but it's a great shot of NA employee Todd Jefferies in his element. Our wellness coordinator Rachel Wagner recently interviewed this warehouse superhero about bikes, books, and bio-diesel. Here’s what he had to say:

Where are you from?
I was born and raised in Salt Lake City. It’s the only place I’ve ever lived… until I moved to Portland close to two years ago.

How long have you been at NA?
I’ve been employed with Next for just over a year… It’s an awesome place to work!

Favorite book?

The Dangerous Book for Boys, it pretty much covers everything a boy needs to know about life.

What do you do with your free time?
I love snowboarding the most, last season pretty much ruled. I’m also getting into climbing more than ever thanks to Next. I went surfing last weekend for my second time ever… I think I might get addicted to surfing.

What kind of bike do you ride?
I ride an old 70’s Raleigh Sport single speed with just a coaster break. It’s very simple and easy to ride… oh yeah and it’s gold.

How far and how often do you commute by bike?
I pretty much just ride my bike everywhere I want to go. I live up in NE off 33^rd and north of Ainsworth it takes me like 30 minutes to get to the shop. I think its like 5 miles, getting home after a hard days work is the only tough part.

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