We were treated to amazing tracks while in Silver Star from Nov. 11-15.
After a few days of on snow skiing in Silver Star, BC and a very successful hard effort in the RMR & Co. classic sprint TT, it was back to Whistler.
Cheese lovin' life (as always), striding it out at Silver Star
Needless to say, winter has come to Whistler. There is as much snow as there was in January of last year when the World Cups were in town.
A 165cm pole propped against the snowbank.
Now, how about that ski we did the other day... The first real legit ski in W. And it was done skating since classic kills the tendonitis in my shin...
What made it great is how the ski brought back fond memories of skiing in Yellowknife. Such things as:
- I was all alone on the ski and didn't see another soul the whole hour and a half.
- The trail had a few inches of fresh snow (YK is rarely groomed).
- The skis I was using were dogs, imitating the VERY slow conditions of a borderline skate ski day in Yellowknife at a temperature of -25.
- I also froze my butt off, which is a given when training in YK in the winter. The ski started at 800m, at a temperature around freezing, and ended at 1200m and temp about -5 in a huge blizzard. I was nearly buried alive. And slowly became a block of ice on the 30 minute downhill back to Big Brown (team van).
And this was us today on another early season ski in the constant snow storm that is the Callaghan Valley. Camille took a crazy bail on the bomb back down Main Line, nearly snapping his brand new hole skis.
Look who I bumped into at Creekside Physio today! My long-time buddy and business partner from YK, Andrew Matthews, who is a full-time snowboarder who bases his training out of Whistler as well. We are both dealing with injuries at the moment and are both under the watchful eye of legendary Physio, Andree Savoie. Good times.
Check back soon for updates as we get ready to rock and roll.
T
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