Hopefully, some lucky students were able to pry themselves away from books and computers last weekend and get out into the Rockies. In addition to a few rowdy beer nights, a deserted bar and a whole lot of beef jerky, the snow conditions were some of the season’s best.Fortress was a balmy-10 Fri., Jan. 30… Continue reading Attention: cheap thrills in the Rocky Mountains
Tag: Snowboarding
Boarders balance books, beers and backflips
By CH Smith
The small mountain town of Kimberley B.C., known for cuckoo clocks, lederhosen, bratwursts and beersteins, was taken over by the University of Calgary Snowboard Team this past weekend. The team hosted the first event of its kind in Western Canada: a competitive snowboard competition open only to students enrolled in post-secondary education. Despite a lower… Continue reading Boarders balance books, beers and backflips