March Break Ski Trip - Mar 8 - 18, 2007
Rob, Mark, Zan Freeman, Ashley Hayward, Matt Rose, Tom Kummer, Phil Anrep
at Big White, a ski resort at Kelowna, BC, Canada
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Thurs - Sat Mar 8 - 10 - traveling to Kelowna - at the condo - skiing the first 2 days
video 1 - Ashley boarding down Ogo Slow to Gem Lake
video 2 - Zan, then Matt & Mark on Ogo Slow to Gem Lake
video 3 - Phil (& Rob) on the Gem Lake chair...windy....clouds moving across quickly
video 4 - Phil, then Ashley, Zan, Matt & Tom getting off Gem Lake chair
video 5 - the group skiing through the "rough" at the top of Gem Lake
video 6 - Ashley & Phil skiing down Kalina's Rainbow
video 7 - Phil. then Ashley & Matt skiing
video 8 - Mark, Zan & Tom in the condo hot tub
Sun Mar 11 - was a fog/snow/rain day on the mountain - so we went down to Kelowna to do some shopping - Zan, on a dare, got a "Mohawk" cut
video 1 - Sun AM in the condo - breakfast/surfing the net
video 2 - Phil & friend Mike returning from the mountain - soaked
video 3 - snowball fight at the condo
video 5 - at the board/ski shop
video 6 - at the mall - Mark doing the "French pants" thing
videos 7 - 11 - Zan getting his "Mohawk" cut - before, during & after
video 7 video 8 video 9 video 10 video 11
Mon Mar 12 - the weather was back to normal & skiing resumed
video 1 - Phil (& Rob) skiing through the Slow area at Black Forest
video 2 - Phil (& Rob) skiing down to the chairlift at Black Forest
video 3 - Ashley, Matt, Tom, Mark & Zan playing a card game at the condo
Tues Mar 13 - cold & clear
video 1 - Zan skiing down Kalina's Rainbow at Gem Lake
Wed Mar 14 - 3" snow fell overnight - perfect conditions
video 2 - Zan & Matt ski dancing down the hill....Tom in the background
video 3 - Mark skiing circles, also showing Matt, Zan & Tom
video 4 - Zan on snowblades skiing the moguls
video 5 - Mark, Zan & Matt skiing a jump - small wipeouts
video 6 - Matt & Mark ski dancing then Zan & Tom ski/board in
video 7 - view from the top of the Bullet Express chair
Thurs Mar 15 - best day so far - more new snow, lots of sunshine & no wind - Mark, Tom & Zan hiked up to the summit
video 1 - Mark & Tom heading up to the summit
video 2 - Phil (& Rob) heading down the Sun Run from the Alpine T-bar
video 3 - panorama view at the top of the Gem Lake chairlift
video 4 - Rob (& Phil) skiing down Kalina's Rainbow at Gem Lake
video 5 - panorama view - Phil & Rob heading up the Cliff chair at the Parachute Bowl
Fri Mar 16 - "Big White Out" - thick fog in the morning - sometimes close to zero visibility
Sat Mar 17 - a little bit of everything - fog, cloud, flurries, ice pellets, some rain, mild temperatures - good skiing, though - Snowshoe Sam's for our last night's dinner
Sun Mar 18 - heading home after 9 great days of skiing/snowboarding!
BIG WHITE OFFICIAL PAGES:
Big White Ski Resort - official photo gallery
Big White Ski Resort - official videos page
download pdf high-resolution mountain map of Big White runs & trails
lower-resolution mountain map
Wikipedia links:
List of ski areas around the World - with links