Day 45: 4/26/08

Conditions: Packed powder and slush
Location: Blackcomb, B.C., CAN

Highlights:

- Steph, Dirk and Lib completed the last hike of the season
- Finding powder in the bowls

Lowlights:

- On the 4 mile traverse back in bounds, Steph decided to pull a frontside 180 and fell on her ribs. She kept going for a few runs and then had to call it. It was an abrupt end to the season. (Later, after 4 X-rays, it turns out Steph didn’t break any ribs, she just tore some muscles.)

Après Ski:

Steph took a lot of Motrin and we all went shopping.

Days to go: 5

Day 44: 4/26/08

Conditions: 4 inches of new snow at the top; slush at the bottom
Location: Blackcomb, B.C., CAN

Highlights:

- It was pretty amazing to just be out in great snow during the Spring.
- Finding new snow in the middle of April
- Boarding with Liberty and Penny

Lowlights:

- For some reason, it took us one chairlift ride and one gondola ride ust to get to the place where we could buy lift tickets. All told, the process of buying our tickets took about an hour
- We has some interesting traverses while following our fearless leader, Liberty

Après Ski:

We ate and wandered through Whistler Village

Days to go: 6