As I said in a previous post, I went to Whistler for few days. It was absolutely wonderful. I had a much needed downtime and enjoyed skiing. The first couple of days were fantastic. Sunday morning was really beautiful but in the afternoon it got cloudy and icy so I stopped the day short.
(photos taken using my HTC Touch Cruise, so poor quality, and stitched together using Windows Live Photo Gallery)
On Saturday, and after having completed an off-piste steep run, I was merging into a cat track when I suddenly found my face on the snow and then doing a couple of rolls. I felt as if my skis had hit something hard. Well, at the side of the cat track and unseen to the naked eye, there was a well hidden, very sharp rock 🙁 The result? My brand new skis scared really badly (the photo doesn't really show how deep the "wounds" really are :-). I just left them at REI for repairs 🙁
Lesson learnt? I am buying a helmet because that could easily have been my head! And who's going to bother Microsoft people about data networks then? 🙂
2 responses to “A wonderful weekend at Whistler”
Savas, if you are starting to explore the off piste seriously, I’d go for the avalanche pager, the shovel and the ski partner who knows what they are doing, as well as the helmet.
Savas, I’m coming for you! Back in town and heading to whistler this weekend – Let me know if you’re heading back anytime soon