Perseverance Furthers

The day started out with all of the signs pointing straight back to bed. 1) Due to the heavy snowfalls in the past couple of days there was a power outage in Rossland. My first thought was that the lifts may or may not be running. 2) It was warm 3C and things were melting, it looked like rain was on the way. 3) It started raining on the way to the mountain. 4) No power problems at Red, great! BUT Motherlode was closed due to high Avalanche probability (with heavy snow on top of the fluff of the past two days, this was a good call).

The Canadian Ski Quest groups persevered electing to get into full on ski lesson mode on the Silverlode Chair. We skied, drilled, assessed, developed, until a latte sounded better than progress. Almost everyone else who showed up for first chair had gone home, our coffee's were consumed, we were prepared for yet another Silverlode. Announcement: Motherlode is opening!!! Up we go, visibility is limited but who cares when you are making new tracks all afternoon. Paradise was empty of other skiers and full of untracked snow, a bit heavier than yesterday, but still inspiring. Here's to perseverance and reward.

Yes the guy in the red jacket with snow stuffed in his goggles and helmet is me! Yes I did have another double ejection in front of my group!