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Day five ended up being a fairly low key affair for me. I was happy to get a few good runs in and finish the trip uninjured before lunch. A final soak in the tub followed by lunch in Dusty’s and it was only a couple of hours before we were using up our last loose change in the Longhorn bar. We ate beef stroganoff and finished up the night with a game of poker. Our plans for night-time sledging down to the bar will have to wait until next year. Dave and I got back to Seattle for lunch ... more

Breakfast was somehow forgotten yesterday amidst the excitment of the journey up to the Blackcomb Glacier. The run from the top to the foot of the Excelerator lift is about 7km, with three of those on a cat track curling back around the mountain. We made good time up there (T-bar ride and all) and although there was a lot more snow than last year, it was decidedly icier. But still a great ride. Several runs later and we were all ready to take down lunch. I ate well.   Dave and I... more

Lots of good boarding yesterday. We spent all day on Whistler, riding the Dave Murray run and coming over the Saddle in some crazy 60 kph winds giving a temperature of -50C at the peak. After a truly difficult moguled run down, we took an early lunch at Dusty’s in Creekside followed by a quick trip up to the top to recover birthday-boy Adam and rode back out to the base for a huge plate of nachos.   A few more runs and we were ready to exercise the ski-in feature of the condo whic... more

Plenty of sleep last night, disturbed only by soothing lullaby of the beeping house alarm. It’s wicked cold this morning but the lifts are starting to run and we have riding to do. ... more