I can't believe I have been home over a year....it's crazy. You know what else is crazy? This winter season. Seriously...I think Mother Nature has gotten a little confused. We didn't get snow till basically New Years Eve...it was pretty much fall up until then....we were still hiking in running shoes and hoodies, but the snow did come....late...but it arrived and then left just as quickly.
I'm not saying we didn't have a winter season...we totally did...and I was stoked! I had totally missed having a snowy winter last year in Peru - not complaining about spending my days around the pool - especially spending the winter before at Big White.
I had some pretty awesome days out on the slopes. The first day was a lot of fun. I met up with a friend from work and we ended up running into heaps of people from work. Every time more and more joined our group we were like "is there actually anyone working today?"
We were out all day! We rode from one side of the mountain to the other...it was great. It felt so good to ride, get my muscles working and clear my head. I rode mostly the green hills and didnt go through the glades or anything....it was my first day back out in about two seasons (last year was only end of season when I got back) so I wanted to take it easy and get used to my boarding legs. Plus ...my board was freshly waxed and I was flying down the hills....man it felt awesome! No one was in a rush and got upset when they had to wait for someone to catch up (usually me), everyone was chill and rode leisurely...we honestly had no cares in the world that day. We went for drinks and burgers at one of the bars at the bottom of North side - its Blue Mountains' first/original bar and one of my favourites. The live music in there is always awesome, the service is good, the food and the drinks are cheap and the vibe is always the best. We ate, drank a pint, did a shot, drank another pint, drank two more shots, ordered a pitcher, did a few more shots....you get the picture. Definitely not the best idea when we still had to get back out on the hill and make our way to central....we all made it in one piece. It was a great day!
I got one night of night riding in which was pretty sweet and not busy at all. I pretty much only rode The Orchard this season. Its the newer runs that opened two seasons ago and they are awesome and hardly as busy as everywhere else. I don't know why....to me it's the best part to ride yet its never packed. Except Friday mornings when they have ski school.
Anyways the one night I got out was really nice - I again went with a friend from work. It was f@#%ing cold though....obviously we are super warm in our gear but it doesnt mean that you dont get a chill....and it's always colder on the chair lift. It was bearable as long as I didnt have to take my gloves off for an extended amount of time - 30 seconds. Night boarding seems more relaxed and the surroundings just seem more....oh I dont know...its hard to explain but its a different feel.
There was this one area of trees that is right next to the snowblower so the trees get a blanket of snow that hangs and and droops the tree....it reminded me of a fresh powder fall at Big White - and the moon was a big ball of bright white sitting perfectly centred over the trees...I felt like I was in a different world and not in my backyard at Blue Mountain.
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