OFFICIAL RULES

GILSON SNOW, INC. "10 SNOWBOARDS SWEEPSTAKES" OFFICIAL RULES

NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF MONEY IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THIS SWEEPSTAKES. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF MONEY WILL NOT IMPROVE THE CHANCES OF WINNING.

The "10 Snowboards Sweepstakes" (the "Sweepstakes") is sponsored by Gilson Snow, Inc., 100 E Sherman St, Selinsgrove, PA 17870 (the "Sponsor"). The Sweepstakes is intended only for legal residents of the United States of America ("USA") and shall only be construed and evaluated according to applicable USA law and state law. Do not enter this Sweepstakes if you are not a legal resident of the USA or are otherwise ineligible in accordance with these Official Rules at the time of entry.
  1. ELIGIBILITY: The Sweepstakes is open only to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia, who are at least eighteen (18) years old or the age of majority in their state of residence at the time of entry. Void in Puerto Rico, U.S. territories, and where prohibited by law. Employees, officers, and directors of Sponsor, its affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies, and their immediate families (spouse, parent, child, sibling, and their respective spouses) or members of the same household of such employees/officers/directors are not eligible to enter or win.
  2. AGREEMENT TO OFFICIAL RULES: Participation in the Sweepstakes constitutes entrant's full and unconditional agreement to and acceptance of these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Sweepstakes.
  3. SWEEPSTAKES PERIOD: The Sweepstakes begins at 12:00:01 p.m. Eastern Time ("ET") on April 24th and ends at 11:59:59 p.m. ET on June 1st (the "Sweepstakes Period").
  4. HOW TO ENTER: There are three (3) ways to enter:
    1. Email List Sign-Up – During the Sweepstakes Period, visit www.gilsonsnow.com/sesame-street and sign up for the Sponsor's email list to automatically receive entry into the Sweepstakes.
    2. Text List Sign-Up – During the Sweepstakes Period, sign up for the Sponsor's text messaging list to automatically receive entry into the Sweepstakes.
    3. Mail-In Entry – To enter without signing up or making a purchase, legibly hand-print your full name, mailing address, phone number, email address, and date of birth on a 3"x5" card and mail it in a #10 business-size envelope with proper postage to: Gilson Snow Sweepstakes Entry, 100 E Sherman St, Selinsgrove, PA 17870. Mail-in entries must be postmarked by May 15th and received by May 21st]. Each mail-in entry will receive one entry. Limit one (1) mail-in entry per outer envelope.

      All entries become the property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned. Incomplete or illegible entries will be disqualified. Automated or bulk entries are prohibited and will result in disqualification.

  5. DRAWING AND NOTIFICATION: Sponsor will randomly select ten (10) potential winners from all eligible entries received during the Sweepstakes Period. Winners will be selected in a staggered fashion beginning on or around May 5th and continuing over the course of several weeks. Each winner will be notified via email, phone, or other contact information provided at the time of entry. If a potential winner does not respond within seventy-two (72) hours of notification, the prize may be forfeited and awarded to an alternate.
  6. PRIZES: Ten (10) prizes will be awarded. Each prize consists of one (1) pre-selected Gilson Snow snowboard. The approximate retail value (ARV) of each snowboard is up to $1,000 USD. Total ARV of all prizes: up to $10,000 USD. Prizes are awarded “AS IS” with no warranty or guarantee, either express or implied. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute any prize with another of equal or greater value.
  7. TAXES: All federal, state, and local taxes and any other costs and expenses not specifically stated herein as being awarded are the sole responsibility of each winner. Winners may be required to complete and return an IRS Form W-9 or other applicable tax documentation.
  8. GENERAL CONDITIONS: Sponsor reserves the right to cancel, suspend, or modify the Sweepstakes if fraud, technical failures, or any other factor impairs the integrity or proper functioning of the Sweepstakes. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Sweepstakes or to be acting in violation of these Official Rules.
  9. RELEASE AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: By participating in the Sweepstakes, entrants agree to release and hold harmless the Sponsor, its affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies, and all of their respective officers, directors, employees, and agents (the "Released Parties") from and against any claim or cause of action arising out of participation in the Sweepstakes or receipt, use or misuse of any prize. Released Parties are not responsible for: (i) any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by entrants or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Sweepstakes; (ii) technical failures of any kind; (iii) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process; or (iv) any injury or damage to persons or property.
  10. PUBLICITY: Except where prohibited, participation in the Sweepstakes constitutes winner’s consent to Sponsor’s and its agents’ use of winner’s name, likeness, photograph, voice, opinions, and/or hometown and state for promotional purposes in any media, worldwide, without further payment or consideration.
  11. DISPUTES: Except where prohibited, all entrants agree that any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Sweepstakes or any prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the appropriate court located in the State of Pennsylvania. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Pennsylvania, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules.

    EACH ENTRANT AGREES TO WAIVE ANY RIGHTS TO CLAIM AMBIGUITY IN THESE OFFICIAL RULES. ENTRANTS WAIVE ALL RIGHTS TO TRIAL IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING INSTITUTED IN CONNECTION WITH THESE OFFICIAL RULES OR THE SWEEPSTAKES. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ENTRANT WAIVES ALL RIGHTS TO CLAIM PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES, OTHER THAN ACTUAL OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSES, AND WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHTS TO HAVE DAMAGES MULTIPLIED OR OTHERWISE INCREASED.

  12. CALIFORNIA RELEASE: Each entrant acknowledges and agrees that by participating in the Sweepstakes, he or she waives any and all rights under Section 1542 of the Civil Code of California (or any similar law), which provides:

    “A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his or her favor at the time of executing the release, which if known by him or her must have materially affected his or her settlement with the debtor.”

  13. FORCE MAJEURE: The failure of the Sponsor to comply with any provision of these Official Rules due to an act of God, hurricane, war, fire, riot, earthquake, pandemic, terrorism, act of public enemies, actions of governmental authorities outside of the control of the Sponsor, or other force majeure event shall not be considered a breach of these Official Rules.
  14. PRIVACY: Any personal information collected in connection with the Sweepstakes will be used in accordance with Sponsor’s privacy policy available at https://gilsonsnow.com/pages/privacy-policy
  15. WINNERS LIST: To obtain a list of the winners, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: Gilson Snow Sweepstakes Winner List Request, 100 E Sherman St, Selinsgrove, PA 17870. Requests must be received by July 1st, 2025.