Big White to Adelaide

Today was our major travel day, and our last day in Canada. It began in Big White, as many others had during the week (actually all…), and with a small amount of sun breaking through the clouds, it was a nice way to say goodbye to the mountain. Luckily our pickup wasn’t before the sun was up, and by 9am we were loaded into the car (with a little more luggage shuffling as we’d gained yet another bag since the last time we transferred) and on the way down. The journey down was uneventful, and our driver, Fabio, provided some light-hearted entertainment which was certainly a welcome relief to the flood of dad jokes we’d been receiving for the last month or so. The transfer took... [Read More]

Big White Day 4 – Australia Day

Today was our last day here in Big White, so we were very determined to spend as much of it as possible skiing. When we woke at just before 8:30am, the sun was shining and it looked very promising – although the weather can change very quickly in the mountains, and it certainly did this morning – by 10am when we were ready to leave, the weather had turned close on disgusting. Strong winds meant many of the lifts were closed, snow was falling heavily, and it was very foggy. Ed had been out for a while before this and advised that it might be better to wait until after lunch to head out into the elements, so this is what we did. Instead of... [Read More]

Big White Day 3 – Them’s Fighting Words!

Today the weather was amazing… well, at least it was amazing when we woke up – which again was at a reasonable hour due to the lack of comfort underneath our aching bodies. Ed and Tess headed out first but soon returned as many of the lifts were closed due to high winds – a bit of a shame considering the endless blue sky that was just teasing us for the first time in almost a month. As the morning crawled on we decided to brave the conditions in exchange for sunshine galore, and headed out onto the slopes – only to find that the wind had dropped away to next-to-nothing, and that the majority of the lifts had opened as a result. We made... [Read More]

Big White Day 2 – An Unexpected Lazy Day

We woke up early again today, not due to an alarm, but due to the ongoing uncomfortableness of the bed. On looking out of the window, we certainly weren’t as lucky with the weather today, with no clear skies or sunshine streaming through the window. Regardless, our plan was to meet up with Michelle, Dave and the girls for a morning coffee and a quick shop of the souvenir and clothing stores around the village. Before we did, however, we decided to try and improve the bedding situation by moving a spare mattress (from Tess’ room) on top of our current mattress arrangement. This proved to be a little more difficult than first anticipated as a result of the awkward corners on the bunk bed... [Read More]