:: Big White

A fun family day weekend in (just outside of) Kelowna.

Some spots were tracked out but with a short easy stroll you could wade through waist deep all day. A ghost tree sanctuary on top.
Green(ish) Kelowna down below. This was a sweet spot to start a run from. You'd get about 8-10 turns in fresh stuff then some hit and miss, find your own track sweet tree runs. Then it flattened out and you had to battle to get back to a run but it was worth it.
This was the backside. It would have been cool but you had to hike for miles to get back if you dropped in.
This is the walk over. Boo rocks a mega strike.
Why walk down the a small hill, tobogan!
I'm the man, behind the man, behind the man. Here are some new friends. I bought a board (I have yet to actually pickup) from the photographer here.
The white desert.

Beer break.

Me and my girl. In this pic and the next you see how I am the only one who's head has clearly hit the ground and am the only one without a helmet.
Two cool cats. I know them as Bramsey. The first day had a mean wind at the top 1/3 of the chairlifts though clear as a bell and no wind while riding. The second day was calm and great all day. In the end the only injury I got was a cut on my right thumb from opening beer bottles both nights. It was a great trip. We got 8 people in a 4 person hottub. One wasn't wearing a suit. Nuff said.

Calgary. Cold, then ice cold, then mild, then freezing, then warm, then cold..... I like it. I love when the trees freeze.
I just snapped these on my ride home. The whole city was very pretty (except the roads).
And some random shots I just noticed and tried to quick-shoot. This one is why I think people make fun of the Calgary tower. Not quite the CN.
And this one made me laugh. Don't you picture one of the little kids driving? Especially with the crooked sign.

Update! Dash (not named dash) is doing great.
She lives with two other cats at a co-workers place and has become very affectionate and playful.
Demon eyes (angel eyes?). Apparently she got out semi-recently while the back door was open and it was her first time out since being taken home. She ran to the middle of the yard, stopped, and started howling and running side to side across the whole backyard. A big backyard to. Kinji, the co-worker, thought it was as if she remembered what it was like when she lived outside and didn't want to go back. Not one bit.

I'm glad she's a good cat.

Work to come later......

:: Slo Mo

Took many, only got one or two. This was Kelly Clark on her last run. She won the women's side. It was cool to see them.

:: One Tick of Pow

Maybe a lot more than one tick. First day ever on powder. Ankle, knee, waist, and chest deep. Every run had fresh tracks somewhere on them all day. Had a ball. Too much fun I only took a few pics because I wanted to keep riding. New goggles worked great. Going more soon.

A big sheet. Only about 20 inches are being cut off this and it goes on the wall. Whose dining room doesn't need one of these? How else would you know if your neighbor was watching you dine through the window from his place across the street a few doors down from you when your window is behind you? Now you see why you need one.

:: Gentle Beast

Watching the world one hopes he ponders a higher meaning for himself. Does he wait and suffer in self doubt, uncertain confidence, or diet induce hunger rage, we'll never know. The low January sun bounces back blood red. It's warmth and purity urging to penetrate his thick head, "Get back to work, Monkey!"This one we worked on together. A pain in the ass. Pretty slick though.
This was him. I helped. I'm the best helper. Best ever. I've been told that. They weren't wrong.
Fooooooood. Some left over salmon and stir fried vege. This was all done in the same pan at the same time because the salmon only needed to be heated through. Some lemon on top and wham! Yummy, yummy. I purposely super heated a spot on the pan to quick fry the skin to crisp up it last minute.
An I used these to eat with. That's right, I finally went to a dentist. Well, really I went twice because they couldn't clean them well enough on the first trip and I had to return the next day to finish. I apologized for how hard the hygienist had to work but she just joked about how she hadn't worked so hard in a long time and I was lucky she loved what she does. In the end I won. No cavities, gums are pretty good and healthy, teeth are clean and smooth and I learned what happens when you wait 5 years between appointments. Shit gets real. Fists clenched white knuckle real. Thinking the warm water gun and the sucky-air tube thing are your best friends and you don't see them nearly enough and you don't know what happened or why you drifted apart in the first place so you plan a fun weekend together with both of them to reconnect real.

But everyday ends. And this weekend I get to ride for the first time this season using my new goggles so I'm happy.

Splice, H.I. Persimmon lenses.

:: Let's Ride

Goggles.

The Old ones have seen a battle or two.

The New ones can still see.

There can be only one.

:: Your Eyes Can Be So Cruel

The stairs at this place made me think of labyrinth.

However it was not on my mind when I struck this pose.

Anyone?

..........just as I can be so Cruel!

:: Just Work

Hopefully this one works... I don't feel like fixing the other ones. Blogger is weird and I can't read code.