The Ghostrider

I had every intention of going skiing today. Me, Matt and Leon went for a breakfast at a great little bakery across the street from the lodge called The Loaf. As dawn turned into morning, the temperature rose and the precipitation in the air turned from wet snow to actual rain. This was not a good sign, and would make for pretty dire skiing conditions. We decided to head downtown instead and check out a few of the local (non ski) shops, including the Fernie Museum, Big Bang Bagels, Giv'er Shirt and the chocolate shop.


There was a new exhibit with the history of skiing in Fernie which made for an interesting read, mostly learning about how the ski bowls and the ridges were named and who some of the runs on the mountain are named after. Then onto Big Bang Bagels for a Mr. Fernie, whoever he is he knows what makes a good bagel, but could have eaten two of them. Another stop was in the souvenier shop, where i found a postcard explaining where the story of the Ghostrider came from (which is of course what the hockey team is named after). Pretty insane how clear the image is...

Ghostrider mountain with the shadow of the Indian Chief on a horse and his daughter by his side