Saturday, February 16, 2008

Another Ski Resort

Hi everyone, I have just worked out how to solve the sleeping issue, go to bed at 4am!!....then you will sleep right through until 7.00am. Well I nearly went that far. I think I finally went to sleep at around 1.00am but I did sleep without waking up until the alarm went off at 7.00 am.
I know its kind of a holiday for me but I have to get up quite early because I promised to meet Trent Edwards and a photographer from the Calgary Herald at Sunshine Ski Resort for a ski and an interview.
I made my breakfast of bacon and eggs (its the law to have bacon and eggs if your going skiing!)I am getting better at cooking now because I managed to cook it without setting off the fire alarm.
I rang Sam at home, its great to hear her voice and to know that everything at home is ok, then I set off in the car for the 30 minute journey to Sunshine, it was very easy to get to and there were alot of people there, well it was a saturday after all.
I did'nt know what Trent looked like or what he was wearing and I did'nt have his mobile phone number with me either so I was hoping that he might notice me.
Luckily he did, the photographer and myself went for a coffee in the cafe at the bottom of the lift while Trent sorted out his lift ticket and his ski hire.
Then we headed for the top of the slopes, the weather was'nt too good, it was cloudy and snowing alittle but by the time we got to the top of the slopes the sun came out, so thats why its called Sunshine Ski Resort!
The skiing was excellent, beautiful packed or powder snow, the photographer wanted a head and shoulders shot and an action shot, he managed to get an action shot when we skied through the trees in a foot deep powder snow. As soon as the photographer was finished he had to get off to a function in Banff so Trent and I went off for more skiing, after another hour or so we decided to have some lunch so we went into one of the cafe's.
We both had a Strongbow cider, fish abd chips and a coffee as Trent interviewed me. Next to our table were a group of lads from England, we had a chat, had my photo taken with them, then they went off for some skiing.
Trent eventually finished his interview and we went off skiing with two of his friends, we skied up and down 'Goats Eye' for the rest of the afternoon which had some great double black runs through trees and between rocks and down some steep narrow slopes, my legs were burning by 4.00pm when they started closing down the lifts so we skied all the way down to the car park.
We managed to ski at least half the bowl that Sunshine lift system is situated in and I can thoroughly recommend anyone to go and ski there, you will have a great time whatever your ski ability may be.
I said my thanks and goodbyes to Trent then headed back in the car to Banff where I had a cup of coffee and a cake in a cafe in the high street, the same one as yesterday in fact, while I had my coffee a japanese family saw me and popped in to say hello and have a picture taken.
After my coffee I decided to go and search around the shops for prezzies for Sam and the kids, and also for a pair of skis for me.
I then grabbed a quick bite to eat before heading back to the Hotel for a session in the hot tub to ease my weary legs... life is so hard sometimes.
I watched a bit of tv to relax then off to bed

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