I love short weeks...
The only thing better than having a long vacation coming up is only having 3 days of work just before it. Today I'm back in the office but I had one hell of a weekend!
Saturday and Sunday Jeff and I took an introductory Avalance Training Course. Very interesting and lots of fun. My mom was hoping that we'd learn enough to never want to go near avalanches but I'm afraid it had the other effect. Well...we're still not going to go near avalanches but maybe the totally safe and secure slope beside it. We did learn how dangerous back-country snowboarding is but we also learned that it is possible to do it safely if you are smart. You can't just go whenever you want. You have to continually monitor the conditions before you go (internet), when you arrive (parking lot), and make smart choices on the mountain. You can have one rainy weekend or cold week that could ruin the snow for a month or more. But don't worry mom, we're not going to make it a regular thing. Might try it once this winter with some experienced friends.
Sunday night Noel made it down to Calgary. We left early Monday morning for Sunshine (after saying farwell to my poor roommates who were leaivng for work). I thought it was a bit cold in the morning (wind was making it chilly on the lifts) but it got a lot better in the afternoon once we started riding the Wawa Chair. We both managed to have a lot of fun without any major injuries. Met up with Luke and Ang for a couple runs on the hill and then again for Noel's birthday dinner in Canmore. Tuesday was a recovery day. Sure needed it.
So, today I'm back at work and going at it hard. I'm hoping to have a full Christmas vacation which means I have to have quite a bit done before I leave on Friday. Makes me really look forward to the holidays.
Merry Christmas Everyone! Good luck with your final Christmas shopping.
posted by Mike @ 12:06 p.m.
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