For Robyn and I the 2009/2010 Winter season has finally come to a close and we couldn't be happier with the time we had up on Blackcomb. The sun was out in full force, the lift lines were practically non-existent and the snow was better than we expected. Robyn also said this was the first time she has ever seen 7th Heaven open during the spring. We must attribute that … Continue Reading »
Right off the bat some of you might noticed that this post is about Day 4 at the Telus World Ski and Snowboard festival and that somehow I failed to talk about Day 3. Well that's because I was in Vancouver on the Monday and then came back up for the day on Tuesday. I wanted to check out some of the action on Blackcomb as the WSI (World Ski … Continue Reading »
The weather tried to cooperate today but it decided to not play nice and stay pretty overcast with the occasional rainy drizzle. I've been monkying around with my Canon 7D custom functions and getting it to match my Canon XSi so that when I go use both camera bodies, I don't have any issues with one working a different way than the other. I use * button on the back to … Continue Reading »
Robyn and I headed up to Whistler/Blackcomb today and boy was it a lot of fun. The conditions were most excellent, with bluebird skies, some trace of new snow and awesome sunshine all day. By now most people know that Whistler/Blackcomb is home to many of the Alpine events for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics. Which is quite evident when driving up into Whistler itself. Various Olympic graphics are being put … Continue Reading »
I'm not sure what a photographer's greatest moment can be, but for me it was the feeling I got from having my first photo published, well being asked for a photo in which would be published in a book. Not only was that a cool feeling, receiving the book in which my photo was published is even better! I received an email from a publisher asking me about a particular photo … Continue Reading »
Most readers of my blog will know I have many passions in life (one of which is my relationship with Robyn) though recently, the other two I have been focusing as well, is photography and snowboarding. It looks like those two passions of mine are going to fuse together this weekend up at Cypress Mountain; LG Snowboard WorldCup 2009. Robyn and I first learned about the WorldCup Event up at Cypress … Continue Reading »
I just finished and confirmed our WordCamp Whistler 2009 hotel reservation for the Fairmont Chataeu Whistler at the base of Blackcomb Mountain. This should be a pretty fun and interesting WordPress Wordcamp as well as a good day for some ski and snowboarding too. Robyn and I are looking forward to getting up to Whistler/Blackcomb for this WordPress event, not to mention get in a couple runs in on Sunday. … Continue Reading »
Well it seems to be getting closer to that time of year when I can break out my Burton Snowboard and other gear to get ready for the upcoming snow. I read various local reports, status updates on Facebook as well as looked out the window and all the local mountains got a dusting of snow! Which means Cypress, Grouse and Seymour all received some snow! Hopefully this means that … Continue Reading »
With the slow increase in temperature as we move more into the spring season and with having the summer season just around the corner it does not necessarily mean we still cannot enjoy winter activities correct? Well those which are able to get themselves up to the Whistler/Blackcomb area do not need to hang up their skis or store that snowboard of theirs. That is right, Whistler/Blackcomb is still open and … Continue Reading »
Recently I have gotten into snowboarding (thanks to Robyn) but I have been using rental gear for each time that I have had a chance to go up on the mountain (in this case Cypress). Since the 2007/2008 season is over the local mountains (including Whistler/Blackcomb) have been trying to blow out their demo/rental gear which means you can pick up some good gear for some crazy prices. Robyn informed me … Continue Reading »