Snow, xmas and the mountains at work

My home baking - White chocolate mud cake for xmas

xmas day presents, thanks Fanny for the bowtie that lights up ha ha

a home fire, some wine and presents xmas night




Santa came....


Sun setting at work

Sun rising view from our balcony spectacular

View at my other job Nita Lake lodge, normally
a lake now all frozen

Ginger bread competition in Vancouver

Dinner with Lauren, David, Lee and I in Whistler

View from Lees Xmas work cruise

Our working crew on xmas day Ravens nest

A snowy white xmas day at work

Merry xmas from Ravens Nest

Yes, I've been working far too much over these last few weeks, including Christmas day, but with views like the following I can't complain as it just takes my breath away. For all to see a few photos from my 2 jobs and how we spent xmas day at Ravens Nest. Got to catch up with my Physio friend Lauren and her fiance on boxing day and just some fun times we've had recently. Can't believe its New Years Eve tomorrow, how time is flying by.......

A little big of sledging, Christmas and some skiing.

Lisa with slopes almost to herself


The view from the glass bottom Peak2Peak gondola


Top of the Whistler peak chair

Sanka, you dead? Yeah Mon

This is what happens if you don't move your truck when there's a snow dump forecast in Whistler

Fire and ice display

So another few weeks have passed. I am fortunate enough to have 12 days off work over the holiday so hope to get loads of skiing in and if the snow is anything like it was today (Christmas day) then we are in for a treat.

We managed to watch the bobsled world championships a while back which was super impressive and seeing them rush past your face at 150kmph is incredible. It takes a lot of bottle to get in and go in one of those things thats for sure.

We have regular Sunday night fire and ice show here in the village which we went to see last weekend. The video clip of some of the mountain staff and instructors showing off and having fun. Lots of prizes given out every week so we will be fighting to get to the front this week to get the ZipTrek tickets.

Nothing super exciting to show for on the skiing front. Probably more of the same for most of you but with 10 days on the snow I'm sure some funny ones will be posted soon.

Merry Christmas everyone. Have fun and be merry.

A bit more skiing, a bit of shopping, a lot of snow and the christmas countdown

Not masses of news to report at the moment. I have my new routine of a couple of long commutes and a few weekday nights in Vancouver before a well deserved weekend on the slopes to get used to although only a couple more weeks before I get a nice 9 day Christmas break. It's a shame that the Christmas period will be one of Lisa's busiest but thats seasonal work for you. I'm looking into the possibility of completing my level 1 ski instructors later in the season so I might be doing some volunteering teaching the kids over the Christmas break if the ski school gets back to me and need a hand. Otherwise I'll be more than happy to work through my seasons target of skiing all of the runs here at Whistler Blackcomb.

For those who want to check out where we go and play in our spare time over winter then take a look at the webcams

http://www.whistlerblackcomb.com/weather/cams/index.htm

So for now its some last minute Christmas shopping as I have barely done any and with only 5 evenings when I can get into downtown that's cutting it fine as usual.

Finally started working and starting 2 new jobs at once is going to be a juggling act of new things to learn and time schedules to try to make work but the cash flow will appreciate it. Here I was thinking at least now I'm not working in a hospital I won't have to work xmas day, wrong, of course food and service industries don't close on xmas day infact its the busiest period of the season.... So i'll play the waiting game to see if I actually get to ski and eat xmas day with Lee or not otherwise we'll have to make it up to each other in other ways.

Christmas is coming rapidly and so is the snow so I"m smiling :-)