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A day in the snow :)

after a slow start (had to get chains for the car), we went up above Squamish in search of a burn,and a few turns.  On the trail to Diamond head we found the burn, which led to some turns, a lot of pow, and far more bluebird than we had hoped..

early in the climb

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Another early season almost bluebird day in Whistler

’nuff said (almost)

My quest to follow Emily into the backcountry continued with another day of lift skiing at Whistler. Babysteps for many (but leaps for me), I spent most of the day on blues, smiling (despite the extremely high level of concentration… eyes down hill, shoulders down slope, press forward into the boots, keep my back . . . → Read More: Another early season almost bluebird day in Whistler

The tracks of Olympians

Skied  (well, still trying to learn how to skate ski) some new trails this morning.  We went up to explore the Whistler Olympic Park at Callaghan Valley. Since we had the time, and it was total bluebird,  Emily suggested (is there really another reason required? I don’t think so) that we detour through Brackendale to see . . . → Read More: The tracks of Olympians