Sorry about not making many updates lately. The truth is I haven’t been up on the mountains much, I am looking forward to a nice summer of mountain biking and rock climbing so I have been hitting the gym to get fit for these activities.

I did go skiing yesterday, and had a fun day. The upper mountain was still quite cold, and therefore the snow was hard and frozen. Not great, but still pretty good. I enjoyed the mid- mountain most, as here it was warm enough to make the snow soft, and easy skiing. By the time you reached the valley, the temperature had risen a fair bit, and the snow had become very slushy, and therefore took a little more effort to control yourself.

The Whistler ski and snowboard festival has been a big hit again, and I managed to see the short film and photo showdowns the last few nights. Great entertainment, with some funny videos and beautiful photos to watch. As always, the free concerts have been packed, with most people having a ball.

Oh, by the way, it snowed again today, with snow all the way to the valley (on April 18th!). Not much, as it didn’t have a chance to accumulate down here, but I’m sure it has made a difference up in the alpine.

So I guess now that Whistler mountain is closed as of this Sunday, with only Blackcomb open for Spring skiing, I will only ski once or twice a week. I will try to make a few updates and let you know whats going on, but basically you can expect good snow coverage this Spring, and as the weather gets warmer, the snow will just get slushier and slushier. Personally I prefer Whistler mountain for Spring skiing, but due to the Peak to Peak gondola being built, this year it is Blackcomb open for Spring.