When I first found out that I was the lucky winner of the I Want to be the Snow Bum contest I was totally psyched with the chance to spend three months in a ski resort.
Now, after only one week in Sun Peaks, I'm figuring out that I'm even luckier than I thought. I'm not only spending part of a season in a world class resort, but for the first time in my life I have the opportunity to join a real mountain community in this beautiful part of British Columbia’s interior. That is the full package!
In the last seven days I’ve skied with people from all over Canada and from all over the world. Everyone has been so kind, guiding and showing me their favorite runs and favorite parts of the mountains. Bill, from Seattle, showed me a secret run off of Homesteader and Christopher and Ron from Tourism Sun Peaks explained how some of the runs on Mt. Morrisey were named.
I’ve covered a lot of great terrain up here, and I've got to say that I'm absolutely impressed with the variety and length of the runs. You can take the Crystal Chair to the top of Tod Mountain and ski all the way down with breathless scenery in front of you! Burfield Chair does take a while, about a 20 minute ride, but if it isn’t the coldest day it can be a chance to take a longer than usual break to admire the view, plus you get off the lift on a fantastic peak!
Thanks to Melanie, Christina, Christopher, Ron, Colin, Bill and all the other fellow skiers and snowboarders that I'm still getting to know the names of for the great runs we’ve shared already. I'm not that good with names but great with faces so I will recognize you!
Last week I had some beautiful sunny days and fresh snow in Crystal Bowl, got some speed in on manicured groomed runs such as Spillway, Cruiser and Broadway, explored fun glade areas on Sundance Mountain and learned from Miles from the UK that if you want to experience some private skiing, just head to Mt. Morrisey - Still Smokin’ and Mid-Life Crisis will satisfy your appetite!
And I do have to mention Saturday's Family Cup GS race, it was the first time I joined a ski race with timing and real gates! Those 8-year old kids race so fast! This is a long season and maybe in a few weeks I'll keep up with them or even be able to ski the Laundromat area top to bottom without stopping to catch my breath… or I'll keep dreaming!
Carpe mountain!
Thiago,
the Snow Bum
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