Archive for March, 2008

ECBC Day 2: Bolton Valley Backcountry

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

Easter Sunday; we all gave the necessary phone calls home to check in with the family. After this, we paid for a one lift ride at Bolton Valley for $10. Bolton Valley has no connection to Micheal Bolton. It is a small resort near Burlington. To the looker’s left of the […]

ECBC Day 1: Mt Mansfield

Monday, March 24th, 2008

Never thought that I would enjoy east coast skiing again. It had been 7 years since I last skied the East Coast. I took out a brief loan out to take a flight into Manchester NH. From here, we drove to Middlebury, where I enjoyed a nice midnight tour of the country’s […]

St. Patrick’s Day 2008

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008

Last year, I spent St Patrick’s Day skiing at Park City. This year, we took the urban approach and got a little more cultured. The day became an event when one of Ryan and I’s good friends from Studying abroad at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand made an appearance. Bryan […]

St Patricks Day

Thursday, March 13th, 2008

This is the first time that I have ever pre-posted about an event.  St Patrick’s Day is supposed to be off the charts in Chicago.  They dye the Chicago River green and paint the night yellow.  Being that everyone has invited me to parties and 9 am on Saturday, I am pretty certain that things […]

WWE Smackdown

Thursday, March 13th, 2008

I had the esteemed pleasure to witness my first WWE wrestling event this Tuesday. It was probably one of the most cultural things that I have done in 2008. The ECW and Smackdown were the events that night. And although, I didnt know the names of any of the modern day wrestlers, […]

Jackson Hole Airforce

Monday, March 10th, 2008

Since college, I turned my head away from the east coast and began to idolize a new breed of people. Dirtbag skiers and climbers began to become my idols. People that pioneered into the backcountry and came back with pictures and stories of adventurous feats, I began to admire. The Jackson Hole […]