Day 21 – Last Day of 2008 @ Grouse Mountain

This morning started out with high winds so the chair was not open to the public until 10 am.

We all stood around the base waiting to hear whether the Tram will be open or not.  Some of the Instructors started shoveling and salting the ice on the ground.  Lots of customers decided not to wait [...]

Day 20 – Singles?

We had another big dump of snow overnight at Grouse Mountain so the Cut, Centennial, and the Peak was amazing though the fog was so dense that we were only able to see a few feet in front of us.  At one point I couldn’t even see the snow underneath my snowboard so I had [...]

Day 19 – Carving Turns

This morning we got 11 cm of new snow and was -3 Celsius, which is quite warm considering how cold it was a week ago.  We got to the top and found out that there were so much fresh stuff to ride on.  I got my first level 4 lesson today for this season.  I [...]

Day 18 – Two Screws

It was a great day today because I got to teach 6 hours of snowboarding.  3 lessons back to back.
I am finally feeling better after sleeping about 11 hours last night.  My day started with a beginners’ lesson on Paradise Bowl with a few adults.  The snow is quite wet today because of the rain [...]

Day 13 – “Why are you teaching in the middle of the trail?”

There were a ton of snow that fell over night, the Mountain Safety Crew were busy digging out a path to the Chalet and a bulldozer came to help too.

It was another busy day of lessons for sure.  Since the hill just opened not too long ago, many are taking lessons to refresh their skills [...]

Day 12 – Busy Day at Grouse

Day 11 – Coldest Day of the Year (Cypress = -20 ºC / -4 ºF)

Considering this is my last day to freeride at Cypress Mountain before the busy Christmas season begins, I decided to go up bright and early.  I did not expect how cold it was going to get.  I thought yesterday was cold, today was just freezing.  It was -20 ºC / -4 ºF at the base [...]

Day 10 – Sunny and Cold (-12 ºC / 10.4 ºF)

This morning as I was driving through Stanley Park, I saw that there were still so much snow on the trees and on the grass because of the cold temperature we’ve been having

I went to check out Cypress Mountain Cross Country Ski Area today before heading up for some snowboarding.  I figured I would take [...]

Day 9 – Vancouver Snowfall

Our Second Snow fall of the season came overnight and covered the city with half a foot of the white stuff.  As most Vancourites are not good at driving in the snow, the traffic was horrible.  An hour journey up to the ski resort took nearly 2.5 hours today.   Accidents were happening all over the [...]

Day 8 – Fencing

Today there’s no customers so I have been fencing and shoveling all day, thinking about how bamboo poles relate to snowboarding – Rails, of course, that’s what beginners practice on… this is a drawing I made up tonight of me  day dreaming at work.  Back when I was a beginner snowboarder, I remember watching a [...]