this is just the case,I went out early last yr and was just hot and bored outa my mind till saturday. The party at kokomos is pretty lame untill the weekend also. unless you really enjoy racing,do your self a favor and stay in vegas for a couple days where the real party is then head to finals for the weekend. There are some good deals on parts,but dont expect to find a deal on skis,everything i saw was priced way higher than normal,all the big shots are lookin to cash in on the guys there from the sandy countries...lol.
If i went again id fly out there late fri,stay the weekend in Az,go to vegas for the following weekdays and go out to west coast for the surf slam event the weekend after finals.....