The first day of work after coming home from California in November, I got an email from Emily. She simply asked if she should purchase some flights she found during a seat sale to Kelowna. I immediately responded YES! Time flew by and before I knew it I was walking to the bus in the pouring rain on route to the Airport, I got soaked. I met Emily at the airport, glad to be out of the rain we were on route to Kelowna. As we started to descend into Kelowna we could see the lights of the wings reflecting off the falling snow. At that moment we knew it was going to be a good weekend. After one of the hardest landings I have ever experienced we had arrived loaded the rental car and started to drive to Matt Bibby's house in Vernon. The drive was snowy a little slow and we even passed a transport that ended up in the ditch. Upon arriving we were greeted by Dustin, Brad and Matt coming in from a scenic drive around the neighborhood. It was great to see some summer friends in the middle of winter. After some hang'n out it was time for bed to rest up for a big day at silver star and some of that champagne powder.
We woke up to reports of 20cm of fresh stuff up on the mountain. Breakfast was quick, our gear got loaded into Matt's car and we drove to meet Dustin in town. Gear got transfered to Dustin's truck and up the mountain we went and hit the lifts right away. It was amazing having Dustin and Matt to show us around. They knew exactly where to go and when.
On route to the steep stuff.
About to drop in, I got hassled for taking to long with the camera.
And this is why, FRESHIES!
We went hard all morning. The highlight of the morning was over hearing a guy in line at about 11 saying "I'm surprised how skied out it is already." This after we just got fresh turns, then we went back up the lift and the guys showed us another run where we got fresh turns yet again. Clearly the guy in line was not as knowledgeable as Dustin and Matt when it came to powder hunting. We ended the morning with a bit of a hike out to alder point. It was worth it.
The Hike.
At Alder Point
The View
Getting Ready
Go!
The morning was great, we rode straight until about 1 and took some lunch. After lunch we did a few cruiser runs and visited Brad in the Park. He was doing a great job grooming the park all day, we had to take advantage. Soon it was three, time to go home.
It was a great day, one of the best days of boarding ever.
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