This simple looking entrance actually is rife with Dan Brown-esque symbolism. For example the wood above the door is actually made to approximate an avalanche barrier and within the top beam is the stencil "top secret" which is a nod to the packaging of the first Craig kelly Mystery Air. On the top stair is also Craig's stance.

Morning Ride at Stowe With Jake
Words: Laura Austin

I lived in Stowe, Vermont for 6 years, ridden well over 100 days at that mountain, but none were as memorable as the day I was given the opportunity to ride with one of the creators of this "sport" that now consumes my life. On January 13th Burton invited a lucky few in the snowboard media to ride at Stowe Mountain Resort with Jake Burton Carpenter before the opening ceremony of the Craig Kelly Proto Facility. Unfortunately for most, but luckily for a few, a snow storm had hit the night before, preventing some from flying in in time to catch the morning ride. But for Pat Bridges, Dean Seguin (the editor of Snowboard Canada), Anne-Marie Dacyshyn (Global PR Director for Burton), Jake and I it meant powder. Deep, fresh, white, powder. And what better tour guide to have at Stowe than Jake?

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