Ski day....

Today was a day of relaxation – well sort of – and we had an opportunity to go for a ski as a family. Jamie was at loose ends so he joined us on the hill. Tara-Lee drove us into town on a beautiful morning and at a respectable time. The sun was up and the heat of the day was starting to take away the crisp cool of the night. We parked in the Hilton and got our boots and skis out for the time on the hill. Tara-Lee decided to ski today instead of going boarding as she boarded yesterday and was feeling it in her back. She got set up quickly and we were on the gondola at about 10 am.

The ride up reminded me of the beauty of BC when the sun shines as we could see for miles down the mountain ranges. The end of the Whistler gondola took us to a temperature of -6 degrees but the sun made feel quite acceptable. We decided to go to the peak and take a run down the far side of the peak to the Symphony bowl. The deep blue sky and contrasting white peaks made it hard to concentrate on the skiing as I took in the visual splendour of these mountains. You forget how wonderful they are when you don’t see them often.
We skied a few runs on the Symphony bowl and then made our way to Round House for lunch and a beer. The burgers and fries were terrific and we watched the Ladies Slalom races on TV. TV’s are everywhere and we caught glimpses of several sports today. After a brief stop we set out again and took the Peak2Peak over to Blackcomb for a few runs. The time went by very quickly and Tara-Lee had to go to work at 3 pm. She left us and tore down the hill as she was short of time to get there. Freddi and I followed a little slower and made our way back to Whistler. You also forget that a run on Whistler/Blackcomb is equivalent to a full day skiing in the east so we were pretty tired but we enjoyed the runs. There were surprisingly few people on the runs.
When we got to town we found out that most of them were in the village or at sports events but I would bet most were in the village. We thought we would have beer in the sunshine at the Longhorn and wait for Jamie and Gray but that was thwarted by the fact that the place was full and there was a line-up to get in. We decided to take the bus to Pemberton and get on with our lazy day. The bus was very full and our trip was a standing trip. Once back in Pemberton I took some pictures as the sun was beautiful on the peaks behind Gray and Bree’s house. I made a quick run to the grocery store and started a short rib dinner. Then we settled in for an evening of Olympic hockey and snowboarding. And of course it is early to bed to get ready for another work day tomorrow.