Category: Kevin Casillo

WHO’S GETTING WAIST DEEP WITH SPY’S DARRELL MATHES?

March 2nd, 2010

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SPY CHECKLIST FOR THE TRIP OF LIFETIME:

__Set your swagger back for all the deep fresh pow

__Surfing’ fresh lines with SPY’s Darrell Mathes

__SPY’s Zed snow goggle comes with a FREE bonus lens!

__An adult sized bib (you’re gonna be drooling over the pow lines)

__SPY’s retro-inspired Trevor snow goggle

SPY is taking five retail shop employees and two online consumer winners from all across the US and Canada to the mouth watering, chompin’ at the bit, so amped you can barely contain oneself’s excitement for an all paid expense catskiing trip to Fernie, BC for three days of powder and shred at Powder Cowboy with SPY’s elite team rider, the one and only Darrell Mathes.

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Just recently we were giving away Darrell’s Booty prize pack gear giveaway and this time…he’ll be torn off the streets of SLC were he has been filming for the latest VideoGrass Film and will be putting his powder legs on to send it deep for all you folks

Only the chosen SPY’s will be shredding their brains out with the 12 person capacity cat operation that takes you to ride over 6,000 acres of ungroomed and natural terrain that is just waiting to be shredded.

THE CHOSEN ONES

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SPY’s snow team manager Kevin Casillo will be leading the charge with his extensive knowledge of backcountry riding and slim fit pants, along with the ever talented good lookin’ Darrell…

GRAND PRIZE winners:

Craig Scholla, Belmont Army, Chicago, IL
Jonathan Royle, MC Sports, Petoskey, MI
Brian Michalss, Comor, Vancouver, BC
Ryan Kirk Larsen, Ski -N See, Taylorsville, UT
Chris Ludwig, Source, Calgary, AB
*Alain Cataniag, Canada Online Winner, Calgary, AB
*Robert Carpenter, US Online Winner, Fresno, CA

*The two lucky winners’ favorite snow/ski/winter scenic photos:

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*Canada - Alain’s winning photo shreddin’ the gnar gnar

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*US - Robert’s winning photo compliments of TW Snow

Thanks for all your Waist Deep entries. Turn that frown upside down if you weren’t picked! Stay tuned for your chance to win this year’s highly coveted hot seat at SPY’s 8th Annual Boot Camp Contest in July…

SPY WELCOMES NEW SNOW TEAM MANAGER KEVIN CASILLO TO THE FAMILY

September 9th, 2009

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Media Contact:

Valerie Gee
Spy Optic
(760) 804-8420 x1174
vgee@spyoptic.com

SPY WELCOMES NEW SNOW TEAM MANAGER KEVIN CASILLO TO THE FAMILY

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: (Carlsbad, CA – September 9th, 2009) – Spy welcomes Kevin Casillo as the new Snow Segment Manager for Spy Optic.

Kevin comes with a diversified background within the snow industry. After seven years as a professional snowboarder for Grenade, in 2007, he went behind the scenes at Grenade to run the team, marketing and events.

“Kevin is a great addition to the SPY family and we are expecting greatness from him. His background as a former athlete and his transition into the Snow Sports industry make him the ideal candidate to boldly move SPY into the future. Look for good things served cold from SPY in the days to come with Kevin at the helm!” said Matt Harkins, Spy Brand Manager.

“Spy as a brand has lots of creativity and passion. I have the same insight. I’m excited to bring something new and edgier to the Spy brand,” said Kevin. “The Spy athletes are strong and well-known riders. I’m super positive about directing this team based on the solid relationships that I have with many of the riders already.”

The Spy snow family is DCP, Eero Niemela, Darrell Mathes, Louie Vito, Priscilla Levac, Stevie Bell, Danny Larsen, Kareem El Raffie, Iouri Podladtchikov, Anthony Leffelaar and Meghann O’Brien.

When asked something you should know about Kevin he said, “Live life to the fullest.”

Kevin will be hanging out and getting to know the rest of the team at the SPY tradeshow booth at ASR San Diego this week. Come on by, check out the line and slap a high five at Kevin if you get a chance!

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