The morning started with everyone clearing out The Gables. Everything needed to find its home - either in a bag, cupboard or bin. It was all hands on deck to do the clean out and be out by 10 am.And the good news was that Anthony's room was empty. Know that he got in VERY late after a night out with Ian. His departure was at 4.15 am. Anthony is revisiting Toronto and catching up with friends. With a bit of luck the weather will be kinder to him than last time...

The Peak to Peak Gondola was calling today. Mindy had organised the Sightseeing passes for us so that we could visit Whistler and Blackcomb .Again, we had enjoyed the experiences in summer but the beauty of winter is undeniable. The trees that we had marvelled at in summer were buried deep in relentless white drifts of snow. The slopes were dotted with skiers and boarders and there wasn't a bear to be seen anywhere.The ride in the G1 takes approximately 30 mi...

The rhythm of Boxing Day seems to be the same the world over. A very lazy day for the non workers. A bit of a late morning, some concerted effort in clean up and dealing with the leftovers and then just so many choices around how to do absolutely nothing.Anthony and Ian had a sit-in at The Aspens and watched back to back episodes of Blindspot. Mac and Michael watched back to back premier league football (Arsenal did not return the required result) and I did back ...

No sleep-in for us. It was a welcome to a Merry Christmas with a 5.45 am piercing alarm to announce it was time to get up and put on the warm clothes and head for the G1 Gondola. Our plan was to get there for the queue at 6.30 am. We missed that by 45 minutes....Mindy and Ian had to retrace their steps because they had forgotten the passes.So armed with our Fresh Tracks breakfast tickets and ski passes (or in my case, Sight Seeing Pass) we joined the line at 7.10...

Fresh tracks again. Ian, Anthony and Michael up and on the mountain early for the first run at the powder. A great breakfast and some terrific skiing in the Whistler Bowl. Show no fear! Everything is possible. And Anthony even had time for some pics. They are enjoying the powder and with Ian's local insights manage to get the most out of each day's riding.And, as always, the mountain adventure concludes with a hot tub plunge.Pamela dropped in this morning...