Ski Day!

Warmed up to -6 and finally had a chance to check out the downhill ski mountain, "Mt. Sima."

How was it? Surprisingly great! One chairlift, and one t-bar lift, and some looooong runs. One 'black diamond' run for experts, two 'blue squares' for intermediates, and two 'green circles' for bunnies. They all link into each other, and inside one of the blue runs is a snowpark, for tricks.

Word of warning- these are some intense blue squares. I found the beginning of the runs fairly tough for an intermediate run, and I am definitely not a bunny skiier! My suggestion to those on their first time out-start on the green, then switch to blue when you've got the rhythm down.

The runs are great, interesting and varied, quite long and wide. Not too crowded and the wait at the chairlift is totally light. A half-day of skiing 12pm-4 will run you $20, rentals (boots and skiis) cost $24/person. All in all, pretty good bang for your buck at this run. Better than the dog-and-pony show I was expecting!

The parking lot is tiny, if you come for the half-day be prepared to park up the road a bit. The chalet is likewise lacking in space...people and gear are swarming the cafeteria!

Oh and another note- watch out for teeny-bopper-tweenies causing shit. While we were enjoying a lovely sugary coffee and fries during our break from skiing, our serenity was rudely interrupted by an entitled little asshat screaming profanities at the nice Ski Patrol man who was attempting to remove the little shit's lift pass for misbehaviour and breaking ski boundaries.

The RCMP were summarily summoned. Need I say more? Oh and the little goon has his pack of miscreants backing him up. Trust me, the RCMP do not like to be informed of your rights, particularly when they are profanity-laden and posturing like a mini-thugster.

All in all, a great day! Man my legs were killing me. I will definitely be back.