Mount Washington Ski Trip

Basket star caught by underwater submarine.

Ferns growing on a dock on Mayne island

Vancouver Island ski drive

       Here are a few highlights from my trip to Mount Washington, Vancouver Island, BC. I drove my new truck and that was lots of fun. Good thing there were lots of dinosaurs that died so I could have gasoline. It cost 135.00 to fill the tank which  got me there and back, but I wasn't too disappointed. It was around 500km round trip. 

Lots of good snow on the mountain. Around 100cm of fresh powder had fallen that week.

I was skiing some intense black diamond and double black diamond runs in the trees and down cliffs. I only did one double diamond, and it was a real leg burner. Down beside a cliff, through the trees and out into a big bowl.

All that skiing went without any major wipe-outs, and then...
I was gliding down the bunny hill to the lift and I was taken out HARD!
Some 'little' kid had blindsided me at Mach 5, and I lost both polls and a ski while slamming down into a headfirst, downhill skid. The kid was totally fine, didn't lose a thing and skied away. I thought I was fine, but the adrenaline wore off and my shin, shoulder, and neck were all sore for a few days. That is the way it usually goes.
I wouldn't have been satisfied with the weekend if I didn't have at least one good yard-sale bail out.
  

Shum is one crazy dude