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Goodbye Blue Mountain, Hello… Glen Eden?
For the past five years or so, I have been buying passes to Blue Mountain Resort. This “mountain” (hill), is located north-west of Barrie, Ontario and is extremely popular as it is the best ski/snowboarding option in a fairly large geographical radius here in Southern Ontario. However, popular means busy and busy means line-ups. The [...]
BC At Last
Once again I am off during Christmas break to Alberta to see friends and to kick off the snowboard season. The first two years were spent in Banff (Sunshine) and then we went to Jasper last year. It seems as though this year will have more variety. Upon landing in Edmonton (and sleeping for a [...]
Jay Peak Updated
It has been a few weeks since we returned from our trip to Jay. I guess we’ve been busy with work, house hunting, pets, etc. Frankly we’ve let this go for too long, but here is a quick recap of our time at Jay Peak. The bus ride there was decent. We had to get [...]
Snowboard Canada Magazine in Busy Times
I subscribe to Snowboard Canada Magazine. While I think it is a quality publication, it doesn’t really appeal to me all that much personally. There is a strong emphasis on snowboarding fashion and what the pros are up to. Like all paper-based magazines, there are far too many ads for my liking. There is a [...]
Jasper Reviewed
I have been to Jasper a few times during the summer, but this was my first trip there in the winter. The town itself is very clean, quaint, and certainly beautiful (surround almost any town with mountains and it instantly looks good). I snowboarded for four days at Marmot Basin and stayed at Maligne Lodge. [...]
Shopping for New Gear is Just Plain Fun
Update: I just bought a really nice new helmet. It’s a Bern Watts helmet with a nifty plaid trim below a matte black helemt with a visor. View a picture here. I got some flak here at H.O. for saying that I did not always wear a helmet. But you have to understand my helmet [...]
To Do: Book Snowboard Trip
Some of you have had your plans set for months. Others are busy working away, calling friends and resorts to book your ski/snowboard vacations. Some of you have talked a good game, but have not actually DONE anything yet. Time to get off your duffs before the best times are booked and you are left at home [...]
Feeling a Cool Breeze
Next Tuesday, the 22nd, is the last day of summer. Don’t get me wrong, I like the Summer. Heck I love all of the seasons. But it is only winter that brings the snow I require. I am starting to daydream about shredding and starting to discuss plans for various trips. I recently went and [...]
Wide Open Spaces
I recently sold my old Honda Civic and purchased a much larger Jeep Liberty Limited. My new car has a lot of bells and whistles that my old car did not. However the best selling point was how it suited my lifestyle. One thing that snowboarding and biking have in common is that the equipment [...]
The 2008-2009 Season: May She Rest In Peace
I hope referring to the season as “she” does not offend anyone. I write this post with a rather heavy heart, but it seems that only a miracle will allow me to snowboard here in Ontario again this season. I headed out to Blue Mountain last week (solo again). and by the end of the [...]
