Gaper Day (pt. 1)
12Apr08
175 // April 12, 2008
Gaper Day — aka “Thrift Store Ski Party” — was held at Arapahoe Basin today. Lots of beer, music and locals in florescent onesies with mullets.
Gaper: A gaper is a skiier or snowboarder who is completely clueless. Usually distinguished by their bright colored clothes and a gaper gap, the gap between goggles and a helmet/hat. Gapers also sit at the bottom of jumps and try and go big off table tops in the park. (ala Urban Dictionary)
1. My eyes are burning from that gapers bright colored clothes.
2. I fell off the chair laughing at that gaper tuck.
3. Did you just see that gaper getting landed on because he was sitting like a dumbass at the landing of a jump.
More pictures tomorrow.
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I see mustache!
I LOVE this!! How fun it must have been. David looked really cute!
gaper day is hillarious i can’t wait till april this year
Does anyoneknow when Gaper Day/Thrift store party at A-Basin is this year (2009)? Ususlly 2nd weekend April – but that is Easter….
I hear April 4th – Can anyone else confirm???
I have it down as April 12th for 2009 – and I’m pretty positive that’s the date even though it’s Easter Sunday the next day. Since all this traffic comes from a Google Search on A-Basin Gaper Day 2009, I’ll post here if I hear any different!
It has been confirmed that April 4th is the date for A-Basin’s 2009 Gaper Day – http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1301006620