The eagle has landed!

After waiting in eager anticipation for the last month or so, the skis that I ordered have arrived! Many thanks to The Village Ski Hut for getting them mounted for me overnight so I had them first thing this morning. 30 new cms of snow and new skis made me late for work! I did provide a fair bit of entertainment to the people on the chair lift when I bailed after my first turn. These skis are a lot more "responsive" than my old pair. Despite feeling a bit like a rookie today, I'm looking forward to getting lots of turns in this weekend and getting my ski legs under me again. 

I did manage to get out a few times over the holidays and got 4 days under my belt between Christmas in Calgary and New Year's in Nelson. The holidays in general were pretty nice. Because our family is growing, this year we decided to pick names. It made for the lowest stress Christmas season I've had in a long time. All my shopping was done in one afternoon on Baker Street. It was also nice to be reminded that being together is the real reason for the season and to not get wrapped up in the retail/commercial side of things. Not to mention, it seemed like each of us invested a decent effort in finding the ideal gift for the person we bought for. Andrew did really well snagging me a camera with a fish eye lens. Practice shots are in progress and I will try and get some samples posted here soon.

New Year's was also nice with Sheri, Roz and Jan visiting from Edmonton. I'm thankful that they were willing to do the 10 hour drive to come visit and ski. They were amply rewarded with tons of light, fluffy powder up at Whitewater. Even Roz, who was just learning to ski, is a powder snob now!