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 1 – Frustrations and Fun

Today was our first full day here in Big White, and although we’d set an alarm to make the most of the day, we were awake before it even had a chance to go off – the disgustingly awful bed we had been lucky enough to score meant that we had achieved about two hours sleep the night before (at this rate, the flight home is going to seem like the most comfortable thing on earth). Regardless, spirits were a little higher as we peeked out of the window to see sun shining down through only a very thin layer of cloud – blue skies for nearly the first time since we’d been in Canada! For the first time, well, ever, we were up before... [Read More]

Silver Star Day 6 – Weekend Madness

Today was our last day here in Silver Star, and unfortunately, it was a Saturday. Although so far this journey the day of the week hadn’t really bothered us, today the mountain was busy. The day started a little differently to most – there was a problem with the cable service which meant no TV or internet for the entire building (and perhaps mountain). This meant that we didn’t waste hours watching TV instead of getting ready, but somehow we still managed to not be outside before 10:30am. Luckily today was much warmer than the last few days – around -4C – but there was a considerable wind which was dragging the temperatures down and blowing snow around madly. Tess decided to spend our last... [Read More]