A week off in sleepy Canmore

After the hurly burly of the trip in the US it was a bit of a rude shock to return to the house in the woods, just out of Canmore. Luckily I was eased into the week off with the pleasant treat that Ollie, Mikey and Paul, 3 Australian friends were staying in Banff after a month in Steamboat. So on Monday morning after lifting weights for the first time in a month, Nate drove me over to Banff for a sleep-over.

Here are some photos of us loving life up at Sunshine on the Tuesday. There was a fair bit of snow and lots of smiles to go around!

Paul and Ollie getting REALLY excited in the Gondola

The children (Mike and I) playing in the Gondola

We can just fit in the frame with Jackets/Helmets/goggles etc!

Mikey and I enjoying a beer at Trappers on the hill, much needed at this point!

Once I had run out of fresh clothes, uch to the boys amusement, I hitched back home. It was time to settle into a routine of gym-time, walking to and from the house, and reading a recently delivered text-book on Patents. Oh the joys of getting back into athlete-life and uni!

Mikey and Ollie had a hotel-less night so they came to the Spray to stay! I showed Mikey the sights, that is the frozen waterfalls which are invariably covered in ice-climbers and the mountains and woods around the house. Then we settled into a night of pizza and a few drinks. It was lots of fun to share my little piece of the world with friends from home, so thanks for coming to stay boys!

This week we have begun training again. There is a little course at Lake Louise to work on a few things and lots of fun (and big) jumps in the park. My body is starting to feel good again, though lifting weights is really a rude shock after all that time on the road and all those chicken nuggets!! It is great to have a few more weeks of training before one last race and heading home.

The big news today is my feet are frozen and struggling to defrost, they don't seem to like this Canadian cold very much...

Sending frozen smiles from Canmore.