We’re now nearing the end of week 4, but just to recap on last week. Rain, rain, rain. We took a day off thinking the rain was just temporary, but then realised that no, this was spring in Whistler and we took to the slopes. It’s a very odd feeling snowboarding in the rain. We [...]

We’ve had two days of sunshine, and yesterday was fantastic because we also had pretty fresh snow. Sarah and I headed out quite early, but didn’t go up the mountain because we had to make a stop to buy amazing new bindings. We both bought the Burton Escapade bindings, which are significantly better than the [...]

Straight up to the very top of Blackcomb mountain, climbing 1 vertical mile on 3 chair lifts with four of our housemates. Jemima wearing flourescent pink trousers again, to the amusement of the boys. Head off in deep powder and zero visibility, the boys go off piste and we try to stay on, but split [...]

So, we’re in Whistler, Canada, for four weeks in March. Hard to believe, and incredibly cool. We’re just getting to the end of week 1, and pictures are appearing on Flickr from us now. We are just about over our jet lag, and getting into things. I was surprised by how much I didn’t enjoy [...]