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4 Days Knee Deep in British Columbia
Ice Skating in a full sized van packed with six people and six people's
snowboarding gear is no fun. The roads on the way to Red Mountain were black
ice. A dangerous condition well known in Canada, yet enough to make just
about any unaccustomed Aussie sweat. Even though it was minus 15 degrees
Celsius, I felt a warm dribble run down my forehead as we swayed from corner
to corner. By midnight we had arrived at our destination.
Day 1
Ice Skating in a full sized van packed with six people and six people
snowboarding gear is no fun. The roads on the way to Red Mountain were black
ice. A dangerous condition well known in Canada, yet enough to make just
about any unaccustomed Aussie sweat. Even though it was minus 15 degrees
Celsius, I felt a warm dribble run down my forehead as we swayed from corner
to corner. By midnight we had arrived at our destination and by morning we
woke to a nice but thin layer of fresh. The best was yet to come....
Day 2
I never thought a Chicken Cordon Blue could do so much damage. But witness
someone hugging the white porcelain bowl all night long and it becomes
so apparent that food poisoning is serious stuff. Not even the mightily
steep trees of Red Mountain, BC could entice Clayton out of his sick bed in
what was an eventful second day. The boarding at Red Mountain was fast and
furious. No waiting for each other, just gunning it through the trees. At
the top of Red, you'll find the steepest tress just about anywhere.
Day 3
Back on the road and off to Whitewater. Still in BC's interior, Whitewater
is famed for it's massive dumps of powder. Sure enough it did not disappoint
and we were blessed with 30 cm of snow throughout the day. Whitewater is
also known for having avalanches in its back-country. 30cm of dump going on?
We put the risks aside and headed off into the famed Whitewater country
side. Countless boarders were doing the run down the backside and popping
out on the road. Looked good, be truth be told, no one wanted to be the
driver. It was dog eat dog. Clayton was back in action and leading the
charge off the lifts. No waiting.
Day 4
The biggest dump of the season met us on our final day at Whitewater. 50 cm
to go along with the 30 cm we had the previous day. We were first in line at
the lifts and frothing. The day provided what you'd expect from 80cm of
powder. Massive powder turns and lots of back-country exploration until Mia
smashed her head on the lift. A hospital job. No problemo though coz by then
the job was done. We had the fresh stuff and got back on the road with a
belly full of powder.
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