Why hasn't Danger Boy been skiing lately?

I had been wondering why DB kept coming up with excuses not to come up to the Freshies house when I stumbled upon this top-secret draft of his upcoming project. I had NO idea?!?!

I didn't ski this weekend, but...

took a hike instead to grab a picture of where we ski most weekends.

Oh, and to summit Mt. Washington... yay!

WANTED

Any information regarding a missing Sunshine Ski Resort magnet.

Last seen on the refrigerator at the Freshie's ski house.

Monetary value is minimal, but sentimental value is priceless.

Whereabouts is unknown, but SR has VERY strong suspicions as to who may have stolen it.

0.17

The legal alcohol limit? My body mass index? The chances of there being fresh snow in North Conway? No, no, no!. 0.17 - The difference that separates 4th place from 3rd place (not that I'm bitter)- separating a winner from a loser. U Go Girl! Well, go faster, because you were 0.17 away from winning a Major Award! Sigh. A tighter tuck? A sharper edge? Less drag? The world will never know. No one remembers 4th place. Do they give copper medals at the Olympics? Methinks not.
But a big KUDOS to Speed Racer for pulling out the the silver medal - the place on the podium - actually winning a major award. What it is, you will have to stay tuned to find out. But in the meantime, here's to you Speed Racer, my hero. Way to go girl!

Kiwi's Tip of the Week/Month

Ok, since I'm being chastized about no tip - this one will have to make up for all of last month. Tip: Don't put something, that can otherwise always be found in the same location, in a new place for safe keeping unless a) you write down where that safe place is and/or b) you don't care whether you remember where the safe place is.

It’s a sad, sad commentary that the Freshies haven’t posted a darned thing to this blog since January 3rd…what is UP with that?? Last year you couldn't shake a stick without hitting a blogger…but alas, thus far no “Kiwi tip of the week”, no insights to the local N. Conway ski/après ski scene. Dare I say…no fun?!?! No, No, NO! We’ve been having so much fun, we just haven’t had time to blog!

Several of us (Tiny Boarder, Spider Pig, Lucky Jeans, Danger Boy Kiwi and Freshies wannabe - 2B) had a fantastic week in Canada for a ski vacation. We stayed in Canmore, AB and skied Sunshine, Lake Louise and Kicking Horse in BC. In the interest of keeping this entry short, (even though I fear it won't be!!) I will limit this to a “Best of the Canadian Rockies” list. The opinions here are expressly my own so to those that were there, please feel free to add your own comments and your own “Best of” should you not agree.
Best Food – nachos at Kicking Horse. I know nachos are hard to screw up, but they are also very hard to make really, really good. The ones at KH were all about the chips. (a close second was Tiny Boarders Beet Risotto…yum-my!! I love beets. I love risotto, how can you go wrong?)

Best Rentals/Sports Shop – Sport Experts in Canmore (or as Spider Pig liked to abbreviate it, S.EXperts). These guys were awesome! I rented skis all week and they were totally knowledgeable, nice and funny! They even had me and Kiwi buying “Superfeet” for our boots and so far, they are working pretty well. Oh, and I got a fabulous deal on Rossi Voodoo’s – and with the Canadian exchange rate, I couldn’t pass it up!

Best skiing - hands down, for me, Kicking Horse on our 1st day there. Lots of snow, lots of steeps and a rating system in which their blues are closer to double-blacks back home. This ‘aint no place for sissies!! The mountain is also absolutely gorgeous with seriously breathtaking vistas.

Best après ski drink – Glüwein at The Fairmont, Lake Louise. Such a warm and comforting drink and you get to overlook Lake Louise. This was beautiful in winter; I can only imaging it in the fall. They also had wonderful service as Lucky Jeans can attest when they accommodated a “special delivery” for her. (OK - so the pix isn't the Gluwein, but don't teh boys look tough??)

Best port-a-potty - You may ask why this is even a category, but as luck (or not so much) would have it, Lucky Jeans has to pee – A LOT - in the morning, so we saw our share of bathroom stops. The best was somewhere past Banff Nat’l Park off of CAD 1. Totally cute little log cabin outhouses…seriously, they were cute!

Best après ski song – Anything by KC and the Sunshine Band!! At least I and some older gentlemen at Kicking Horse thought so.

Best song for the ride to the slopes – ‘Lollipop' by Mika. Thanks to Kiwi for introducing us to the new Freshies ride to the slopes anthem! "Suck too hard on a lillipop and love's gonna get you down"!

Best way to relax after a hard day of skiing – Banff Hot Springs. Ahhhh, what a lovely way to soothe the muscles.

Best Canadian Microbrew – I’m going with Rutting Elk from the Grizzly Paw Brewery in Canmore. I didn’t know what “rutting” meant, so 2B informed me that “rutting” basically meant “horny”. At least that’s what I got out of his explanation. (He also taught me another word on the lift at Wildcat that sort of had something to do with his shoulder injury…but I digress)

Best renditon of "The "Walton's" theme song - Spider Pig's uncanny "trumpeting" ability far surpasses any I have heard.

Best attempt at a part in a Warren Miller movie - There are actually two, both by, surprise, surprise, Danger Boy - and we have the video to back it up. The 1st was Danger Boy's "attempt" to jump a rock that ended up in a scary looking face-plant. The 2nd was an "attempt" to jump off of the headwall at the top of the Paradise Lift at Lake Louise. Neither one was particularly pretty...but were quite fun to watch!

Best Quotes - There were a lot; I will limit it to two:
From the guy at S.EXperts when asked if he could repair a core shot -”I’m really good with carnage”.
From me, Speed Racer, after Lucky Jeans had to make an impromptu “wilderness” bathroom break – “The party pants will catch the drip”.

And with that I’ll leave you all with a real quote.
“Among those whom I like or admire, I can find no common denominator, but among those whom I love, I can: all of them make me laugh” – W.H. Auden

Here’s to lot’s more laughs for the rest of the Freshies season!!!

Two Runs and Done

Our first ski day of the season - Jan 3rd 2009 - was a total bust. It was about -19 degrees at the top of Wildcat but that includes wind chill. We managed two runs and that was it. Fortunately, we got back in under the hour limit and got vouchers for another day. Hopefully, that day will have a lot more snow and less of a wind chill factor.