Wanna know why? I’m in Banff, Canada, snowboarding, that’s why!

Hee hee! Conditions aren’t the greatest, but they’re good enough. Sunny as a sunny thing today, so we’ll forgive the slight lack of new snow. It’s bucketing down in California right now apparently, but whatever. A good time is being had by all. The usual form: knackered by 4 in the afternoon, pretend to read a book and fall asleep, meal out somewhere and then early to bail because it’s up at the crack of sparrowfart for another day balancing on a tray.

This week’s fashion accessory is the helmet: everyone in the group, and I mean everyone, now has one. Makes you feel proud we’re all so damned sensible. The terrain here kind of demands it, really. We have tri-area passes: Norquay, Lake Louise and Sunshine Village. Certainly Sunshine in particular is the kind of place where a helment is sensible: it’s not like European resorts with well-defined pistes – the whole terrain is ridable, and so the odd rock or tree stump can crop up pretty much anywhere.

I had a little argument with a tree root today, as it happens, but no harm done. It was after sticking 3 landings in a row off a little jump we found, so I was in a peachy mood. The full-on face plant didn’t darken my mood much.

I’m off to wash my hands now after using this public internet booth. The keyboard’s tackier than in ought to be (ick).

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