What we do when we are not snowboarding

Friday is official activities day in Canmore. After completing our final workout of the week it is time to have some fun & enjoy the fact that Saturday is solely for free-riding, sleeping, eating or whatever we please!

We start the "weekend" with team recovery in the form of cupcakes at a local cafe that bakes delicious gluten-free chocolate cupcakes with green tea icing.

Feeling a little guilty about the poor post work out recovery but enjoying the treat!

Friday afternoon is then for cooking, cleaning clothes (I have constructed a temporary clothesline in my room at the hostel) and cruising the shops. This past Friday I managed to get a uniform consisting of dress pants and a black shirt for my new job at the Thrift Store for $7.63!! I was pretty excited.

After all this down-time it is time for some fun-time. The Canmore Legion, the local Veterans Club/RSL, hosts a bingo night every Friday night. There are lots of corny jokes, decent cash prizes and $11.25 pitcher/jugs of beer - what more do you need to have a good time? After getting a handle on the bingo lingo, what a "dabber" is and all the crazy shapes that you need to get a "BINGO" I managed to pocket $7 with a little win with one line of the sandwich - don't ask me now what that is...!

Me with my winning card!!

Saturday is always a pretty mellow day riding at one of the hills and recovering from all the friday night frivolity!

My aforementioned job, at a restaurant in a hotel across the road from the hostel, may cut in to these fun times as I'm going to be working Friday and Saturday nights at least until mid January. However having some income is pretty important and I am looking forward to making a whole new group of acquaintances. I'm sure I will find some time to fit in extra-curricular activities. There are so many post snowboarding options - hot springs in Banff, bakery in Lake Louise and even skating on the town pod. if I can find some for a bargain around town. It is important to make sure that training is balanced out with some light entertainment. It is too easy to get really caught up in progress on the snow such that training becomes unproductive. Luckily I have great team mates and friends at the hostel to enjoy all the other things that the area has to offer.

Sending shouts of BINGO from Canmore.