Wednesday, May 14, 2008

The Sporting Life

                                           Jay and the Lamb


So the last week or so anything outside has been put on hold. We have been hanging out with our friends, BBQ'n and basically living out our dreams. On Friday it finished snowing and we were left with 60 cm outside our place. A few days later while bouldering at the climbing gym Michelle fell from about 8 feet up and sprained both her ankles, in fact she dislocated her right one and a loud "pop" was sent through the gym. Zoiks!-She is doing well catching up on her reading and movie watching. 

Sunday, May 04, 2008

White Pyramid

White Pyramid sits among Mt.Chephren and Howse Peak in what is probably on of the greatest places I have been to in the rockies. On skis it has always been one of the most attractive peaks to try in my mind and it was great times to saddle up with the posse and head up the Parkway on Friday to try our luck.



Up towards the start of the ascent
High on the flanks of White Pyramid, solid snow and cool ambient temperatures made our minds relax.
Towards the top it opens up to amzing views of Columbia, the Freshfields and so many more- We could spend a lot of time pointing them out. Truly stellar.
Oh yeah. The descent was amzing. A hairy section on the ridge turned us around just shy of the summit and we anticipated gnarly conditions to bring us down to the car. Nope, just some of the best spring skiing imaginable. Hero snow from 10-30 cm deep all the way to the flats Outstanding. 1500M down.
Cold beers awaited in the car after an amzing day. Thanks to Sean, Ryan and Mike for a really great time.