Turns out lessons cost as much as a flight out West, so I'm (probably) going to skip out on any trips this season to level up my non-existent snowboarding skills (unless someone manages to convince me otherwise). I do have the luxury of being able to jump on my skis at any point if the mountains do end up calling my name, so no big deal.
I'm lucky enough to have friends that love the snow too, and trips out East or West (or to Blue Mountain when we were poor students) have been common practice since around the 90s. Hell, my dad sucks (hard) at skiing but having lived in Calgary for years he (still) loves taking my sis and I to the Rockies, but more likely as an excuse to fly over and shoot the shit with his friends out West.
It's pretty amazing when you look up at a mountain and realize after getting on the lift and passing that crest, that what you thought was the top is actually just 1/4 of the way up and really you can't see jack from the bottom. Damn.
Although that streak might end this year, skiing's taken me to some pretty interesting places that I probably wouldn't have gone to otherwise. While it's limited to North America (for now), here's my list:
- Glen Eden - Milton, ON
- Hockley Valley - Orangeville, ON
- Blue Mountain - Collingwood, ON
- Mount St. Louis Moonstone - Coldwater, ON
- Sunshine Village - Banff, AB
- Lake Louise - Lake Louise, AB
- Kicking Horse - Golden, BC
- Revelstoke - Revelstoke, BC
- Whistler - Lake Louise, BC
- Mont-Tremblant - Mont-Tremblant, QC
- Mont Blanc - St-Faustin-Lac-Carré, QC
- Stowe - Stowe, VT
- Smuggler's Notch - South Smugglers' Notch, VT
- Jay Peak - Jay, VT
- Holiday Valey - Ellicottville, NY
One step forward, two steps back...
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