The wait is rapidly coming to an end! The ski field here opens this friday coming, just under 1 week away! Hell yeah!
We have had a really interesting transition over the last month into what feels like true winter for me. We had our first snow in town a few weeks back. The night it first fell at home we were like a bunch of 5 year old kids on Christmas morning, it was so exciting. Since then it snowed more, a whole lot more really! Our street is quiet and small and doesn't get a lot of attention from the snow plough chaps. It has become common for there to be a good 10cm (sometimes more) on our street. The temps plummeted for a while a week back, as we were getting some artic blasts coming down from the north. We were getting down to about -20 degrees. One day at work while servicing the outside spa it was -8, and I think the coldest I rode my trusty little bike to work was about -13. Riding the bike has been pretty exciting though as there was a fair bit of ice built up on the road and carparks (a couple of sections were like riding over a bumpy ice rink - good times!!) Made it a bit of a challenge - fun though! In the last few days the temp has risen to be a bit more comfortable. Conversation at work the other morning just after I arrived at about 845am seems a bit ridiculous looking back:
Me (whilst making my morning coffee): ....what a beautiful morning eh, and the temperature has definitely risen.
Erin (who has been at work for a couple of hours already): Yeah, its only -7 this morning, looks like we are coming out of the cold snap.
Me: Really! I thought it had warmed up a bit. Its so much more comfortable out there.
It wasn't until I thought about what I had said, saying how comfortable -7 was! Ha, ridiculous! It was only a few months back where 30 was a comfortable temp!
Since then we have had some epic dry snow in town, probably somewhere around 30cm in the last 2 days. Its chaos, the roads disappear, and the whole town transforms into a winter wonderland. Lovin it!
Have managed a couple of days on the board so far. We did a trip a few hours east for a days riding at Lake Louise a week ago. They didn't have a lot of snow but it was a mean day to get back on the board after about 14 months or so off, and we had a super fun crew so made for a rad day. Got out yesterday for my first ever urban jib session. With enough snow in the streets in town here there is every opportunity to go and play on little features. We hit the skatepark for an hour or two playing on the little half pipe and then some boxes followed by a fun hip someone had built in amongst some trees. Good times really. One little stack for the day, good to get the first one out of the way for the season. Hopefully not too many more to come....! haha
So come next Friday our lives here are going to change quite dramatically. I have arranged hours with work to be able to ride 4-5 days a week which I'm pumped for. It feels like everyone is about to wake up and go nuts, as this is what we have been waiting for and what we came for!
So camera has grown some little plastic legs and gone for a walk. Will find the little fella soon and get some pics up here to give you all a hint of the Revelstoke snow as it is now, but attached are a couple from the last month or two. Halloween and backyard firepit we got at home. I'll hold off on the winter pics until I can go chase a few good shots!
Peace
