It hadn't stopped snowing since we arrived, so every day was a powder day. We were roused with the echoes of avalanche grenades, the sure sign that there is powder to be had. We met up with Dwight and were told that Wendy had been called away on an emergency, but that we were meeting up with Shawn, a 'Steep and Deep' instructor at 11am. It gave me a chance to try out the new gear i had bought the night before anyway.
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| Stoked to be in the mountains! New gear at the ready! |
The second bus to the hill was delayed by the arrival of the all the Calgarians who had caught wind of the huge dump of Fernies renowned 'Legendary Powder'. We collected the other half of the group and then went off skiing with Shawn, who talked a lot about mountain conditions and avalanche dangers etc. which was very informative and gave a great understanding of the mountains around us. After skiing Morning Glory and the Lizard Glades, Shawn gave a few general tips to improve quick skiing in powder. One of them really highlighted a mistake i had been making for years, and immediately improved my skiing two-fold, until i got a bit cocky and caught my ski in some heavy snow, sending me down the hill in true 'yard sale' fashion. First bail of the holiday out the way, but a twisted knee to show for it too, fingers crossed it doesnt worsen...
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| James' photo of me cruising, unaware of the camera, good shot though! |
Tonight is the night of the Commit Skate and Snow shop party. As soon as we walked in we were handed a cup of beer, and were never without for the whole time we were in there. The owners were really great guys and came round all the groups of people for a chat and to just have a good time. We dug into the free pizza and watched the new promo video they put on. Another freebie they arranged was free entry in Central nightclub, where we stayed for a few beers before heading home.
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| The boys in Fernie. Me, Leon, Ruben, James, Matt |
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