The Collarbone Chronicles

Farewell and Thanks to Steamboat Springs, CO.

2010-05-08T10:07:00.000-07:00

Well friends, this will be my final blog for the Colorado Mountain College Alpine Campus. Sorry for the delay but with school, packing, graduation, travelling, and settling back in to Minnesota life, I haven't had much time to blog. However, to close out an amazing two years in Steamboat, I thought I'd write about all those things that have kept me busy finishing out the year, with a few pictures

With Warm Weather Comes The Adventures.

2010-04-19T18:01:00.001-07:00

My friends recently realized that in a mere two weeks, after two incredible years here in Steamboat Springs, we will be going our separate ways. I feel very fortunate that I'll still be getting to live with Corey and Bacon, but two of my best friends, Tyler and Crip Nasty, won't be joining us. Tyler will be going to school in Seattle, WA, and Crip will be staying here for another year. But anyway

Student Recognition Dinner.

2010-04-18T16:26:00.000-07:00

Saturday night was the first ever Alpine Campus Student Recognition Dinner put on but the student government (SGA) here in Steamboat. Myself and fellow blogger Bobbie Jo Thoman had the pleasure of being honored with an Award of Excellence, as well as I was inducted into the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society. Even our Glenwood co-worker Dylan Derryberry was visiting this past weekend and attended with

Luau.

2010-04-14T10:12:00.000-07:00

The other night, the Colorado Mountain College Alpine Campus RHA was kind enough to host a free and delicious luau dinner for all CMC students at Cantina Restaurant off Lincoln Ave. in between 8th and 9th St.The evening started off with a trip to the post office. I mailed out my application for a scholarship to Salt Lake Community College. I have to give a HUGE thanks here to Ski and Snowboard

Big Mac Monday #8: A Wrap On Mt. Werner

2010-04-12T18:11:00.001-07:00

Yesterday, Sunday the 11th, was my last day ever riding Steamboat Springs. Mt. Werner is officially closed for the season and I will be heading to Salt Lake City next year.The season ended in style with a couple powder days, followed by the warmest, slushiest days I have ever ridden. The following Big Mac Monday is a mash up of some footage my friends and I have taken over the past week,

I GOT MY IPOD BACK!

2010-04-10T23:18:00.000-07:00

By some miracle, I am currently listening to my iPod as I write this blog. In case you haven't read my last blog, I lost my iPod riding powder the other day, but it was miraculously returned to me.I had given up hope on finding it and was currently thinking about how I would get all 5000 songs back that I had lost, when I got a call from the lost and found at the mountain with the good news.

A Warning to Powder Enthusiasts.

2010-04-07T18:50:00.000-07:00

ZIP. YOUR. POCKETS... let me explain.Earlier this week on Tuesday and Wednesday, it PUKED snow. None of us here at the Alpine Campus could believe the monstrosity of these recent spring storms.I was lucky enough to get out and ride on Tuesday with Corey, Bacon, and my friend Mariah in some of the deepest powder I have ever seen. We ended up cruising all over the mountain, with Mariah showing us

Almost Avoided Dorm Disease: Balancing Health and Riding.

2010-04-05T19:39:00.001-07:00

With only a little over a month left of school, I thought for sure I could last the rest of the year without getting sick... but I was wrong. I actually posted a blog last year called "Dorm Disease" when I had a bad cold and case of pink eye. Thankfully this time around I only have a cold, but it's not fun nonetheless.The illness started coming around right after spring break. It was very mild

Big Mac Monday The Seventh: Locals Rail Jam Edition

2010-04-05T19:22:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone. Sorry for my absence but things have been a bit hectic recently. On top of being quite sick for the past week, I have been tied down by trying to balance homework, classes, and having more friends from MN in town for their spring break. I plan on writing a bit about the time they were here, as well as how to avoid being sick so you don't find yourself in the situation of trying to

Big Mac Monday #6

2010-03-22T22:26:00.000-07:00

Today was a beautiful 40 degree slush-tastic spring day for this weeks edition of Big Mac Monday. BMM#6 features the riding of homies Cody, Chuck, Corey, Bacon and myself, so enjoy. I have to give a shout out and say thanks to Corey for reppin' the latest Rill shirt. Peace.

A Weight Off My Shoulders.

2010-03-17T15:26:00.000-07:00

Since spring break ended, I have been working tirelessly to turn in my scholarship application for the Academy Snowboard Scholarship and it finally hit the mail today. For more information on it and so you can have a better idea of what I'm talking about in the rest of the blog, take a look at the guidelines at Academy Snowboards.The whole process actually started back in January at SIA when I

Spring Break '10 + Big Mac Monday #5

2010-03-15T19:11:00.001-07:00

Hello again everyone, sorry for my absence over spring break but what a spring break it was. My friends Ryan and Ryan came into town from MN the first Friday spring break started. Lucky for these ice riding Midwesterners, Steamboat got dumped on Friday night, and they were treated to probably the best powder day of the season. From there they got the full gambit of conditions, from intense fog

Final Semester Midterms.

2010-03-04T12:30:00.000-08:00

So I'm not sure if I can use the plural "midterms" because as it turns out with my very relaxed schedule this semester, I only had one midterm... in piano class.In all honesty, piano is quite possibly my hardest class this semester simply because I didn't know anything about piano before I started and ended up having to be in Piano II because almost no one signed up for Piano I, so they combined

Big Mac Monday Special Edition: Two Rails, One Cup.

2010-03-01T19:15:00.000-08:00

Today was the first rail jam that I've ever heard of in Steamboat Springs, so naturally I had to check it out.It was hosted by an awesome local store, Urbane, and sponsored by Skullcandy, Kalvery Clothing, and Ride Snowboards, as well as Steamboat's terrain park/crew who supplied the rails and set it up. The event, dubbed Two Rails, One Cup, was 4-7pm and was a jam format with riders rotating

NCAA Ski Race: Steamboat and Howelson

2010-02-27T22:13:00.000-08:00

This weekend was the NCAA Western Regionals for ski racing and I volunteered again to get my friends another pass for over spring break. The first race was Giant Slalom on Friday at Steamboat, bright and early at 7:45am. The race didn't start until closer to 9, but they wanted us gatekeepers to be there early to go over our duties and get us into position. Thankfully it was a really nice day out

The Coat Vote: Results

2010-02-27T22:01:00.000-08:00

I WON!Thank you to all who voted, it was a very close battle but I have won our blogger vs. blogger competition. The final results were four jackets to four jackets so it came down to the total votes and thanks to you I came out ahead, 99 to 94 votes. So thanks again to everyone, if any of you have any suggestions on what I should ask Bobbie to cook for me feel free to share because I can't

Big Mac Monday The Third.

2010-02-22T21:39:00.000-08:00

I am sorry for being a day late on this one, but since I missed last week, what's another day right? It took me so long because I recently discovered the magic of Windows Movie Maker so I had a lot to play around with on this video instead of just the usual Flip Share edits you've been seeing. Also, this is a special Kevin "Big Mac" McClelland exclusive video since this was his

The Coat Vote.

2010-02-15T13:35:00.000-08:00

I have blog coming soon detailing the shenanigans of a Friday afternoon adventure I had with fellow blogger Bobbie Jo and our crippled friend Eli, or as I've dubbed him, Crip Nasty. As part of this adventure however, we stopped by a local thrift store called Rummagers. As with all thrift stores, this one was full of awesome old and used clothes, which sparked the idea of having a blogger vs.

Boattown Friday.

2010-02-13T21:21:00.000-08:00

Friday was an adventure. What was supposed to be a relaxing, chill afternoon/evening on the town with friends turned out to be much more.The day started not early at all when I decided it was one of those days to not get out of bed until noon. After snagging some lunch with everybody's favorite cripple Eli, we decided it would be a good day to cruise around town, especially since Eli has been

Howelsen Hill Ski Race.

2010-02-04T21:17:00.000-08:00

Before I left for SIA, there was a ski race at Howelsen Hill at which I volunteered. I had heard you would get free passes to Steamboat, and I have a couple friends coming to visit for spring break so I wanted to hook them up with passes.The day started crazy early since I was told to be at the hill at 7:30am. Thankfully, Tyler let me borrow his car so I didn't have to get up even earlier to

Just Another Big Mac Monday

2010-02-04T17:23:00.000-08:00

I'm very sorry about the lack of Big Mac Mondays, but with SIA I didn't have time to put together an edit. So here is some older footage of the week before SIA that I threw together. Unfortunately it does not feature the skiing of Kevin "Big Mac" McClelland, but I think it came out pretty good nonetheless.Also, this edit is dedicated to our good friend Eli, who had a very unfortunate encounter

SIA 2010: The Pictures

2010-02-03T23:21:00.000-08:00

These pictures and video don't nearly do SIA justice as to how fun it was, but here is just a glimpse at the products and some events that went down in Denver.The big blue convention center bear.A little glimpse at the many, many boxes of product we had to carry into the show.A few shots of the booth once it was done.The new boots and bindings display.Surface Skis is a super legit small ski

SIA Winter Park: On-Snow Demo

2010-02-03T10:02:00.000-08:00

After all the wild times in Denver for the SIA tradeshow 2010, it was time to head to Winter Park for the second portion of the whole SIA event, the on-snow demo at Winter Park.Monday was the first day of the demo and started out crazy early around 6:30am when we got up to snag some free breakfast at the hotel in Denver, and then head from there to Winter Park. We woke so early because we needed

SIA Denver: Days 4, 5, 6, and 7

2010-01-31T23:41:00.000-08:00

So it has been an awesome and wild time here at SIA 2010. Sorry I have been slacking on the blogs but it has been a busy and exhausting few days here in Denver.Each day of the show has been pretty much the same but still fun. For the most part I hung around the booth most of the day in case any buyers came in looking to talk to a rep or trying to find the right rep for their appointment, as well

SIA Denver: Day 3

2010-01-27T21:01:00.000-08:00

Today was our third day here in Denver for the SIA tradeshow with Rome SDS. It was another day of setup, but today was especially awesome because a ton of the sales reps came in today as well as the awesome new product for 2010/11.The day started with some more set-up of shelves and things like that, followed by the product. We headed down to the loading dock where we've moved a number of boxes

SIA Denver: Day 1 and 2

2010-01-26T21:03:00.000-08:00

I am currently in Denver for round two of the SIA tradeshow. I went with Rome again this year so it was great to see everyone again and get another inside look at the company and product.Day one started off rough. I planned to wake up at 7:00am, ride to Silverthorne to meet up with Steve, and try to be in Denver nice and early to meet up with Rome and help them start setting up the booth.

Avalanche Safety Class: The Pictures

2010-01-24T15:33:00.000-08:00

Sorry for the delay, but as I promised, here are the pictures from the hike up Cameron's Pass for my Avalanche Safety class.This is the gas station we stopped at in Walden. I had to take it for my friend Corey who we call McCorkle.Beautiful shot from the parking lot at the base of the mountain.Starting the hike.Cody and Chuck at one of our rest stops.Had to leave my mark on the mountain.So there

Breckenridge.

2010-01-22T23:28:00.000-08:00

I am currently taking it easy in my room tonight after an adventure to Breckenridge to visit some friends. We arrived a bit late Friday night, hung out with old friends Steve, Josh, Colin, Carver, and Poncho from Steamboat last year, and then rode Breck today. It's always fun to see those guys and Breck was sick. The weather wasn't the best but it was still good times. The following video is a

Final Semester Classes.

2010-01-20T23:03:00.000-08:00

This is my last semester here at the Colorado Mountain College Alpine Campus. It feels like I've been here for a few months when it's actually been two years. It's crazy how time flies in a place like this, but since this is just the start of the semester, I thought I'd write about what classes I'm taking this last semester to give you a final look at some of the things offered here at

Big Mac Mondays: Episode #1

2010-01-18T14:59:00.001-08:00

My roommate, who we all refer to as Bacon, actually has a real name believe it or not. It's Kevin McClelland, or as people in his homeland of Michigan refer to him as, Mac. This nickname, coupled with the fact that Mondays are the only day he gets to ride park with us since he has ski race training the rest of the week on top of class, is where the idea of Big Mac Mondays was born.This episode

Avalanche Safety Class: Day 2

2010-01-17T11:10:00.000-08:00

Day two of Avalanche Safety thankfully started a little later when we all met at 9am, but this time we started off in the classroom. We went over our trip the day before, talking about what we looked for in the snow and then went over some gear that is essential for people to carry with them into the backcountry. After that, we headed out to the vans, piled our gear in, and headed out for Rabbit

Avalanche Safety Class: Day 1

2010-01-15T20:25:00.000-08:00

Take this class.Before I get into why, hello again everyone. I am back in Steamboat Springs after a fun break back home in Minneapolis. Sorry for the lack of blogs so far by it's been a pretty busy first week of school catching up with everyone, snowboarding, and my new classes. But today I wanted to write about one of those classes in particular; Avalanche Safety (I'll write about the others

FinalsFinalsFinalsRidingFinalsFinalsFinals.

2009-12-07T19:28:00.000-08:00

This week and even the week prior has been quite hectic with finals, both tests and projects, taking up most of my time. Thankfully I've been able to get a few days on the mountain to keep me sane, but the majority of my time has most definitely been finals. I thought I'd blog today about how all my classes finished up and what you can expect if you plan on taking these courses here in the

No Shave November, Year 2.

2009-12-02T22:02:00.001-08:00

Every year, there is a month where men everywhere partake in an event that tests the grizzly skills of the olden days when people were rocking rich, full beards. I am talking of course, about No Shave November.Unfortunately for me, I am severely lacking in the facial hair growing abilities. There were, however, many people who came out the end of November with some gnarly beards. The RA's even

8th Street Steakhouse.

2009-12-02T19:42:00.000-08:00

This morning was another morning spent on the mountain. While riding, I ran into my friend Matt, the one I went with to San Diego, who told me of a ridiculous deal that went down tonight at the 8th Street Steakhouse. According to Matt, the deal was steak for $2.99, so naturally, we had to check this out.After an afternoon spent between The Office and working on my final business plan for my

Mt. Werner, Back in Action.

2009-11-30T21:57:00.000-08:00

While I was away on my Park City adventure, Steamboat opened to the good people, local and visitors, of Routt County. Today was my first day riding there and I have to admit, I definitely missed it.I woke up nice and early around 7:40am to get ready before Tyler got to the dorms at 8. We went down to the cafeteria to get some quick breakfast where we ran into Steve who needed a ride, so we hooked

Open Gym Pictures.

2009-11-29T20:48:00.001-08:00

As I promised in my blog "Open Gym", here are some pictures Vince took of our shenanigans at Excel Gymnastics. Enjoy.Bacon doing what he does on the balance beam:Myself learning Misty flips into the foam pit off a spring board:Myself after struggling out of the foam pit:Vince hucking some sort of corked flip into the foam pit:Vince liked to hang out in the foam pit:Like I said, open gym at Excel

Thanksgiving In Park City: Day 5/Pictures

2009-11-29T17:12:00.000-08:00

Today was our last day in Utah and it was spent driving. We planned to leave around 7am to try to get back around 12:30pm and ride Steamboat for a couple hours, but once again, sleep got the best of us. We got up around 9:30am, had some quick breakfast, said goodbye and thank you to my aunt and uncle for the awesome time and letting us stay at their place.So we hit the road around 10, stopping

Thanksgiving In Park City: Day 4

2009-11-29T00:23:00.000-08:00

Day four of the trip started off around 10:30am when we headed out the door to cruise into Park City to check out another thrift store my aunt and uncle told us about. Unfortunately, when we got there, the building it was supposed to be in was being renovated, so that plan didn't quite pan out.We already had all our gear with us since we were going to head to Brighton from the thrift store, so

Thanksgiving In Park City: Day 3

2009-11-28T00:01:00.000-08:00

Day 3: Park City. After staying up until 4:30am, we ended up waking up at about noon, even though we wanted to ride much earlier, it just wasn't happening.After rolling out of bed and some quick breakfast, we rolled into the heart of Park City around 1pm. Luckily for us, a dad and his son hooked us up with their lift tickets since they were done for the day and the mountain was only open for a

Thanksgiving In Park City: Day 2

2009-11-27T22:27:00.000-08:00

Day two of our Utah adventure was Thanksgiving Day. It stared around 11am when we got up, snagged some breakfast, and headed to the store so I could pick up some cranberry sauce and apple juice for the meal. After that, Bacon dropped me off and headed to his family's since they were having a early afternoon Thanksgiving.From there, the afternoon was spent setting up the house since they had about

Thanksgiving In Park City: Day 1

2009-11-25T20:44:00.000-08:00

This is the second year in a row I have gotten the chance to visit my aunt, uncle, and cousins here in Park City, UT, so I thought I'd share the experience with you.The original plan was to leave yesterday around 2 after my roommate got back from riding at Copper in the morning, but unfortunately, getting back took longer than expected so we decided to leave this morning at 7am and ride at Park

Open Gym.

2009-11-24T12:30:00.001-08:00

Last night I was finally able to participate in open gym at Excel Gymnastics in Riverside Plaza hear in Steamboat and it was awesome!Excel has open gym every Monday and Thursday from 7pm until I think 9, but as my schedule worked out, I have class every Monday and Thursday night at 6pm. Lucky for me, my Monday night teacher was out of town for Thanksgiving, so I couldn't pass up this opportunity

Summit County Shred.

2009-11-12T16:24:00.001-08:00

Sorry for the lack of blogs recently but school hasn't been treating me too well time-wise, but I wanted to take this opportunity to tell you about the magic that's been happening in Summit County, CO. Over the past couple of weeks, some friends and I have been riding in Summit, so I thought I'd give you the low down on some adventures some of us here at the Alpine Campus have been

A Weekend of Boot Fitting.

2009-11-12T15:57:00.000-08:00

Here at Colorado Mountain College, there are a lot of courses, many in the Ski and Snowboard Business Program, that include a weekend lab once during the semester along with the weekly lectures. This past weekend was my lab for Accelerated Boot Fitting. I would have written about this earlier but this week has been pretty hectic with homework, tests, and a trip to Keystone on Wednesday (which I

Poach Session.

2009-11-05T16:09:00.000-08:00

Don't worry I don't mean poach as in poaching animals, I mean it the going on the mountain at night to take a run way.Steamboat mountain has been blowing snow around the base of the mountain for quite some time now, but since we all were going up to Buff Pass, none of us had the idea to ride Steamboat yet. Since Buff is now inaccessible because of tons of snow and apparently a fallen tree (I

Getting Technologic: In Depth Look at the Dorm Rooms.

2009-10-27T23:11:00.000-07:00

For this blog I'm doing something a bit different. The other day I received a new video camera in the mail from the good people at the CMC Marketing Department in order to do video blogs so I hope you enjoy because this will be just one of many to come in the future. Just a head's up, there will probably be a lot of snowboard footage, especially with the all the new snow we're getting, but I

Perks of CMC Classes/Opportunities.

2009-10-26T16:19:00.000-07:00

For those of you who are followers of the Collarbone Chronicles, you've probably read my blogs about the SIA Tradeshow and the Product Design class offered here at the Alpine Campus. For those of you who haven't, here is a quick recap so you'll understand just a little more of what this blog is about:I went to the SIA Tradeshow in Vegas last year to intern with Rome SDS (Snowboard Design

Neither Rain Nor Sleet Nor Snow Nor Gloom of Night.

2009-10-25T23:37:00.000-07:00

Today was another epic endeavor up the snow covered roads of Buff Pass for a sick Sunday session, except this time, Buff Pass tried to stop us.It all started off a little later than usual when my friend Bagel and I were just hanging out and he had the idea to go snowboard. Naturally, I agreed. Very soon after that, our friend Ben called before we could even talk to him, asking if we wanted to go

Another Denver Adventure.

2009-10-25T00:28:00.000-07:00