Busy busy!

What a great couple of weeks I've had! I'll keep this post short and sweet.... I'm swamped at work and haven't had a lot of time to catch up on the fun stuff - it's been a bit of a whirlwind!

To start with, I had a really great Easter weekend with the parents....

Duncan and Elinor

The two most important people in my life....
Love you Mom and Dad!!

Then last Friday, I took my new Harley out for its inaugural spin....

What a great day! Thanks Rolly, Jacki, Terry, and Steve!

Leslieville.... I've seen the road signs, but I've never been!

Mmmmmm, beer!!

And in total contrast to riding free under sunny skies on the open road, I spent this past Saturday and Sunday at the ski hill! It DUMPED like you would not believe.... for 48 hours straight.... It was like skiing inside of a snow globe.... Can you say AWESOME!!

The end of an era..... Sunday was the last day of
operation for the Tee Pee Town lift.

Final runs at Tee Pee Town!

Buh-bye mountains! Only for a few weeks though....

So that's the condensed version of what I've been up to this last while. Not half-bad for a working girl, hey!  And even better - by this time next week, I'll be on a most fantastic beach somewhere on Maui! Yeah baby!

Life is good!

Cheers.

Welcome, Spring!

With the arrival of the spring solstice, and along with the incredibly mild, mild winter we've had, I think I'm actually ready to move on to the next season.... Spring! Bring it on!

To celebrate moving forward - weather-wise as well as life-wise - a few fantabulous things are on the agenda.

Tomorrow, my brand new motorbike is being delivered....

I have a few items of bling to add to it, to personalize it a bit. And even more exciting is the forecast for the weekend - 15 degrees Celsius on Saturday! Can you believe it?? Woot! Perhaps I'll be able to take the new wheels for a spin!

Next on the springtime fun agenda is Maui.... That's right.... Chris and I are headed to the beautiful Hawaiian island in about three weeks. It's my third trip to the amazing Pacific paradise - and Chris's first - and we plan to put this well-traveled guidebook to good use!

In the interim, it will be work work work.... But that's okay. I have so many cool things to look forward to that my job is simply a minor distraction. Umm, don't tell my boss that however.... Heh heh....

Happy Happy Spring everybody!

Cheers.

Roar!! Ummm, NOT....

You're probably familiar with the saying about March "In like a lion, out like a lamb..."  Well, this year the infamous month definitely came in without any roar whatsoever, and it has been staying that way, somewhat to the skier-in-me's dismay. Last weekend, we did get a couple of days in at the hill, but the conditions were less than ideal. My last post was from Saturday... Here are a few pics from Sunday...

Check out Chris's new boots!

 

Mt Assiniboine in rare full view!

Lovin' the sunshine! Just need MORE SNOW!

I get regular automated snow reports via email, and this morning I learned that 10-12cm had fallen overnight at Sunshine and Lake Louise. We however, are not in the mountains at the moment. D'oh! We should have been though, as it would have saved me a large chunk of change! LOL! You see, I am in the market for a motorcycle, and since I had some time on my hands these last three days, I ended up at the local Harley Davidson dealership.... and subsequently with a new set of wheels.

Yes people, that right there is yours truly, sitting on my new Fat Boy Low. Denim black. Mmmmmm. I pick it up as soon as..... the snow is all gone! Now how's that for a paradox! Hee hee.... I want it to snow, but I don't want it to snow.... Jeesh.... Either way - I have such fun stuff to look forward to!

Cheers!

#terminator2, #harleydavidson, #fatboylow, #mynewtoy

Spring ahead!

Daylight savings time. A concept I've never really understood, and one I've never been a fan of. But, as per some sunlight-equalizing ritual which was created who knows when, tonight I will set my clocks ahead an hour. And no doubt I will curse when 6:00am comes around - because it is actually 7:00am and that's what time I have to get up to go skiing.

Speaking of skiing.... Today we skied at Sunshine, and I must say I was pleasantly surprised. The conditions are marginal, similar to most ski hills in Alberta and BC - fresh snow is scarce and unseasonably warm temperatures are quickly depleting the snow pack. However, we were still able to find some areas with decent coverage and had a great day!

We spent a few hours in 'The Dive' today!

Since the skiing itself wasn't exactly stellar, the atmosphere of Trapper's Lodge easily sucked us in today and kept us entertained longer than it usually does. We (and by we I really mean I) enjoyed a few too many runs down 'Delirium Dive' (see the pic, above).... and when we finally peeled ourselves from our barstools a couple of hours later, I had some seriously interesting real-life runs... Note to self: Ten rum'n'cokes with lunch is about nine too many, especially when you're at the top of Goat's Eye.... Oy.

In the end, I was just fine. We skied until the lifts closed, and the plan now is to eat/sleep/repeat. Can't wait!

Set your clocks ahead people!

Cheers.

Shreddin' at Sunshine....

Saturday was a wicked-good day at the hill - Lindsay came to Sunshine with us! She took a snowboarding lesson and is well on her way to shreddin' the gnar. According to Urban Dictionary, that's a phrase that "can be used to describe any action in which you do something awesome to the extreme", and "to shred the gnar originated in the early days of skateboarding, but gnar shredding has become popular for many 'extreme sports' including skiing and snowboarding".

Lindsay shows her instructor how it's done!

Gnar-shredder to be!

A well-deserved lunch break.

Dad and daughter on the slopes.

 

The season is still young, and I'm looking forward to having Lindsay join us as often as she can! It was so great to hang out with her, she did fantastic, and I have no doubt that it won't be long before we can't keep up with her.....

This will be Lindsay some day!
(pic courtesy of s-trip.com)

Happy shredding everybody!

Cheers.

Friday the 13th....

Another Friday the 13th has come and gone without incident. Am I superstitious? you ask. Nope. But you'd better believe that if I'd have had some sort of a wreck at the ski hill, I would have blamed it on the date! As it turns out, nothing bad happened at all... In fact, quite the opposite - there was incredible snow, the temperature was unreal for this time of year, and we spent not one but two amazing days on the slopes.

Sticky goodness.

Sooooo happy to be here!

Saturday the 14th just happened to be Valentine's Day. Fun was had by all!

Mmmmm, rum!

Awesome conditions!

Lovin' the snow!

Livin' the dream!



A postcard view.

Jenn and Dave get ready to rock Bye-Bye Bowl.

We met up with some friends who were out for the weekend, and while their girls were in lessons we got schooled ourselves - in the heavy deep white stuff on Lookout Mountain. Good times!

Hope everyone is enjoying the Family Day weekend!

Cheers!






From Sand to Snow

This past weekend was about forty degrees Celsius cooler than where we were during the previous one.... but it was almost as much fun! We headed out to Canmore and of course to Sunshine, and we had a fabulous time. The hill could use a bit more snow - as always - but it was great skiing nonetheless.

This view never gets old!

New pink helmet!

Today on our way out of Canmore, we were treated to quite a sight - a herd of elk were grazing along Bow Valley Trail!

And now, in just eight short hours, the work week begins again. Why do days off always go by, so much faster than days at the office??!  *SIGH*

Cheers!