Training Log Archive: bensmith

Great downhill day at Cypress with Carla. Lots of snow overnight, and Raven Ridge was running today! Raven Ridge and Sky Chair were both superb. Started off very fluffy, but got a little heavier as the day wore on.

I don't understand how Cypress decide which runs should be open and which ones closed - the closed runs at Raven Ridge had amazing snow, and no dangerous issues at all; one of the open runs on Lions (Slash) had exposed rock and other hazards. Bizarre. Lots of people were on the closed runs anyway (including us), and they seem quite tolerant of people skiing on the closed runs, so I really don't get it.

Downhill at Cypress with Carla. Very firm snowpack, with lots of icy sections. The off-piste stuff was interesting, as the surface is frozen in all sorts of weird shapes; lost track of the number of times my ski didn't go where I expected because it was caught in a rut or hit a lump of ice. Managed to stay on my feet every time though :)

Dogbones WET at Vanier.