Our Space on MySpace

Grays on Trays.com has entered Myspace.com. Yes, the web site that makes it safe for the parents of young snowboarders to take up snowboarding themselves has entered the web site dominated by youngsters.

Why?

I’m still working on that one.

Actually, there are several reasons. Not everyone on MySpace is 16 years old; at least if the profiles are to believed. In addition, even those who are a mere 16 might know people over 30–their parents, perhaps–who could be interested in snowboarding.

MySpace has an odd assortment of pages. Some are from individuals–the typical 17-year old wanting to talk about her favorite movies or bands. Others are tribute pages to individuals clearly dead. A few weeks ago, the Wall Street Journal noted that several candidates for Congress made use of the web site. And I’ve noticed some organizations as well.

MySpace is all about collecting “friends,” or members linking to each other. We’re not all about all that; it smells a lot like a high school popularity contest. That being said, if you are over 30, have a MySpace profile, and are a shredder, feel free to send a friend request to the Grays on Trays profile. You never know how these networking things play out, but it might mean that a solitary “old” snowboarder finds a lift buddy.

By the way, some ski areas have MySpace profiles. These include Afton Alps (Minnesota); Aspen Snowmass (Colorado); Sunday River (Maine) Swiss Valley (Michigan), and Mountain Creek (New York).

Some ski areas have not created a profile, so they have fallen victim to “black” profiles. These putative profiles are meant to disparage the ski area in question. One example is Spring Mountain (Pennsylvania). Its profile reads, in part, “I have no potential. my snow will put black tar on the bottom of your board.”