Archive for February, 2006
Canada Wins Bronze
Canada won a bronze in the women’s snowboard cross today! Apparently it followed some pretty bizarre stuff from the Americans. Go Canada!
Here I Come Whistler… Again
Thanks to the magic of Air Miles and family, I am heading back to Whistler on Wednesday! My Air Miles account is allowing me to fly for free. My cousins, who live in Pemberton (just north of Whistler) and operate a kick-ass grill in Whistler, are once again providing accomodations (I would say one in [...]
Growth Vs. Selling Out
Good article in the Chicago Sun-Times about how American snowboarders are cleaning up at this year’s Olympics, and what that means for a sport that is widely regarded as a counterculture thing.
“The Snowiest Month in 25 Years.”
So wouldn’t you know it. I go to Whistler in December, it doesn’t snow. I go to Jay Peak, it rains. The only fresh snow I’ve experienced this year was 10cm of wet snow at Blue Mountain. Go figure! Whistler, on the other hand, just finished a record January that they’re calling the “snowiest month [...]
New Bindings: So Long, Step-Ins
As I mentioned previously I was having some serious issues with the step-in bindings I owned. I initially thought I would just get another pair of step-ins; I didn’t want to lose the convenience of simply stepping in and riding down. But after a great deal of deliberation I took the plunge and bought a [...]
Jay Peak and Even More Rain
Over the weekend I spent two nights and three days at Jay Peak, sandwiched in between a total of 16 hours on a bus. It’s the second time I’ve made this pilgrimage, namely for the two things that make Jay famous: the most snow in the east and its extensive network of glade runs. Unfortunately, [...]
The Headline Says it All
I’m out of town this week but I thought I would post this email headline I just got: Whistler Breaks 25-year Monthly Snowfall Record with 469cm – 11cm of new snow overnight OK, I’m going to cry now. Though it’s nice and warm here in California.. I’m back tomorrow morning (thank you, red-eye flight) and [...]
