After much delay and general phaffing about the annual event that all those in the "Bryden Closed Circuit Audience" anxiously await each year of finally happened!
The 2006 Gentleman's Weekend! Now, for those of you not in the know here is the brief history. Eight years ago my buddy Pat Bryden got married and invited friends from all corners of his life to a brief "Gentleman's Weekend" prior to the big event. Much hilarity, quaffing of brewskies, ingestion of the famous
"Spolumbo's Sausage" of Calgary origins (and resulting expulsion of various vapours and gases) ensued. When Pat's twin brother Mike got married the following year said group of friends once again shared in a weekend of camaraderie. When the next year rolled around, and no-one was getting hitched - we all decided to have a "Gentleman's Weekend" anyway! And in the years since a weekend away with the Brydens has become an annual event. This year was the third straight in B.C. but shifted from the surfer's paradise of Tofino to the downhill shredding heaven of the coastal mountains!
Nick-named the first ever
"Winter Dubb," The 2006 Gentleman's Weekend hosted by Miko Bryden and located in the Squamish and Whistler region proved to be massively enjoyable. Beginning with the traditional marathon ball-hockey kick-off this year located in East Vancouver and finishing up with a nail biting winter rally style race on the Sea to Sky Highway to the airport in blizzard conditions, the early on-set of winter on the west coast provided the perfect setting for an explosion winter sports action. Accommodations at the How Sound Brew Company provided sensational libations including the ever-present order of "Rusty Nails" known colloquially as "the death nail."
Now, The Walshman is not exactly known as a regular on the downhill slopes preferring the heart pounding (literally) thrills of skate skiing. However, in honour of the weekend's gathering, he decided to mount some boards and assault the mountain. Little did he know he would show such divine inspiration on the slopes! Novice? Who said anything about novice! The Walshman has mad downhill skills! Who would have thunk it!? The first run was a blue and he never looked back! Preparations have already begun for the G.W. 2007 in Fernie and The Walshman will be dusting off his mountain biking stead... A year is too long to wait!
Nick-named the first ever "Winter Dubb," The 2006 Gentleman's Weekend hosted by Miko Bryden and located in the Squamish and Whistler region proved to be massively enjoyable. Beginning with the traditional marathon ball-hockey kick-off this year located in East Vancouver and finishing up with a nail biting winter rally style race on the Sea to Sky Highway to the airport in blizzard conditions, the early on-set of winter on the west coast provided the perfect setting for an explosion winter sports action. Accommodations at the How Sound Brew Company provided sensational libations including the ever-present order of "Rusty Nails" known colloquially as "the death nail."
Now, The Walshman is not exactly known as a regular on the downhill slopes preferring the heart pounding (literally) thrills of skate skiing. However, in honour of the weekend's gathering, he decided to mount some boards and assault the mountain. Little did he know he would show such divine inspiration on the slopes! Novice? Who said anything about novice! The Walshman has mad downhill skills! Who would have thunk it!? The first run was a blue and he never looked back! Preparations have already begun for the G.W. 2007 in Fernie and The Walshman will be dusting off his mountain biking stead... A year is too long to wait!
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