Fun

Our new team uniform has arrived! James from Snap Okanagan (a local newspaper) is sponsoring a triathlon team this year – and I’m lucky to be a part of it! We just received the (sponsored) kit … loving the fabrics, the color, the new gear! Thanks James!

The trip to Mt. Baldy last weekend turned into a major snow-shoveling adventure: 3 feet of snow had falling in the 5 days prior, and everything, including staircases, parking bays and patios, was covered in A LOT of snow! After the work was done, we enjoyed some great xc ski and snowshoe outings … tiring

Just got back on Sunday night from another wonderful weekend in Winthrop! The snow conditions are great at the moment, and we got to ski lots! On Friday and then again on Sunday, we took Kootenai and two “loaner” dogs to Big Valley. The dogs just love getting out and running on this dog-friendly trail.

To break up the routine, we skied from Sovereign Lake to Silver Star (and back) last Saturday. With lots of energy from a good breakfast together, we tackled the (cold but sunny) ski with lots of smiles. It involved a chair lift ride, some “portages” in Silver Star village, and a nice lunch at Paradise

The snow conditions are still fantastic and I’m hoping it will stay that way for a bit longer! We had another great ski at Nordic Ski Area yesterday, with the core group and with lots of smiles and chats. It was warm and bright! By the way, Mona makes us pose “funny” in those pictures

Did you watch the Superbowl on Sunday? Without much interest in the game itself, I really enjoyed watching the (expensive) commercials during the breaks. My favorite is the Volkswagen – Star Wars clip (on YouTube). I couldn’t help but posting it here on the blog as I think it is a fine example of advertising

When we started the xc ski season in November, we decided to make it our goal to ski all trails at the Nordic Ski Area this season. Yesterday, we accomplished that goal on a beautifully sunny day! We had three more trails to “cross off the list” and all of them were black trails so

What a fabulous weekend we had in Rossland (8 of us went)! The drive over was a bit snowy but that just meant that we had lots of snow to play with! We xc skied at Black Jack on Friday – nice to check out new trails and see where world class athletes train. On

It has been a while but our trip to Kona for the 2010 Ironman World Championships in October is far from forgotten! It has taken me until now to work through the pictures and upload the best shots. As every year, this was another active adventure with lots of swimming, sightseeing, shopping and watching incredibly

Happy New Year everybody! May 2011 be the best year yet … the year of your fastest triathlon, the biggest adventure abroad, the most hours spent outside. We started 2011 with the Polar Bear Swim in Peachland … a record 95 people jumped into Lake Okanagan! Click here to see the pictures. Enjoy 2011!