Summer days

We are into full on summer weather in Rossland. It is great as long as you are close to water.

Red Deer Water Ramp

We are in Red Deer for a family reunion. I took some time to check out the Red Deer Water Ramp. It could be a good training opportunity for the Red Mountain Academy. I did not get to do it myself....

Red Mountain in Summer

I ran up to the top of Red this morning, my goal was to do it without stopping, which I did, phew.
There was an abundance of huckle berrys near the trail, according to some Rossland old timers, this is a sure sign of a big snow year to come.
It was pretty lonely up there, I waited around the sign for a free ski tip but the service was just not there.

Manager Search

Canadian Ski Quest is hiring a General Manager. The deadline for Applications is this Friday. I am looking forward to going through the process, so far I am very happy with the quality of applicant. There should be an announcement within two weeks.

Raid the North Team Wild Rose

While hiking up Old Glory on Friday we met Team Wild Rose who finished in second place the the Raid the North wilderness endurance event. These guys are close to the finish line here, and are on day SIX of the event. Talk about inspirational, they stopped to chat, were relaxed and looked totally fresh. I did not notice the numbers on their chest's at first and I assumed they were just another group of riders taking on the Seven Summits Trail. They really looked like the had just started. Definitely a standard of fitness to aspire to.