North Vancouver (BC), Canada – Genuine Guide Gear, better known to backcountry skiers as G3, recently launched this year’s Skigraphiks contest that invites participants to design a unique graphic to enter in the competition. The winning entry will be printed on G3 skis, and the designer gets a free pair to show off their design.nThis year’s contest is being held in four rounds, each round with a different ski and sponsored by a different retail partner that will sell the winning design in limited quantities after the contest. The first round, sponsored by Backcountry.com and featuring G3’s Manhattan ski, has already closed but contestants have three more rounds to enter.

Round 2, presented by Mountain Gear, features G3’s Tonic. This round closes at 5 p.m. PST on Dec. 14. Round 3, presented by Bent Gate Mountaineering, will immediately follow, featuring G3’s Fever. This round starts Dec. 15, 2010 and closes at 5 p.m. PST Jan. 14, 2011. Round 4 will close things out, presented by Backcountry Magazine and featuring G3’s ZenOxide, starting Jan. 15, 2011 and closing at 5 p.m. PST Feb. 14, 2011.

To enter, all you’ve got to do is visit www.g3skigraphiks.com to download the template, read through the requirements and get started.