Alright, so it has been a while since anyone wrote one of these and I thought it about time that I share my excitement for the upcoming winter with everyone. I am dying to enjoy the holidays at home and almost as excited to play in the snow, skiing Bromley, sledding down Equinox and just admiring the beauty of Vermont in the winter. My only concern at the moment is acclimatization, because spending 6 months or so on the warm mediterranean coast and then being thrown straight into late december in New England will be quite a shocking experience. I'm having my parents send me at least my Arcteryx Hoody to get me home from New York and once home I will be really happy to jump right into my Mammut Jacket, Mukluks and Rondenee gloves. In conclusion, get excited people, it looks (or rather sounds like to me from here) like the beginning of a great snowy season so far!

-Riley