Powder

We finally have some snow worth talking about.  It back to the Red Mountain Norm today.  Tracks filling in between runs.  I had the pleasure to ski with Red Mountain General Manager Erik Kalacis and Snowsports School director Luc Belanger, along with Rupert Taylor.  I was on my snowboard, so I have to say thanks to all of them for their patience.

Simon in the Canadian Open

My son Simon, 7 years old, skied Links Line for the first time this season last week.  I guess he was happy with his run because he then asked if he could enter the competition (The Canadian Open Freeskiing Championship).  "No problem"says dad, and I signed him up.  He was the youngest competitor.  I took him out of school last week for an afternoon so that he could have three or four practice runs.  The first one was to be a "look at it run" skiing it two or three turns at a time.  After the first turns he decided to ski it all.  Which he did, at the bottom he asked to go in for a hot chocolate.  I suggested that he ski it again to which he replied "I don't need to, I have my line".  I went with it and this run is the third time of the season he skied it.  Yes I was a bit of a nervous parent watching.

Canadian Ski Quest Wendy Week

 The skiing on ledges has been fantastic this week.  Showing fine form are Canadian Ski Quest skiers, tomato head Keith Boxer and Roger Foot.

New Years Eve at Big White

 Ski Salmo one day, Big White the next!  Talk about going from one world to another.  There is skiing at both places, and that is pretty much where the similarity ends.  I was a bit culture shocked by the crowds and infrastructure at first, but managed to relax once I realized that everyone around me was pretty chilled.