Category Archives: Canada

Rocky Mountain Blues

Posted on December 22, 2010 by BarryH

Back to skiing at Lake Louise on Tuesday and 3 major changes. First major change, the bus to the ski resort has changed timetables and is not only more frequent but stops outside the hotel our apartment is attached to … Continue reading →

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Rocky Mountain rivers, Rocky Mountain peaks

Posted on December 21, 2010 by BarryH

Sunday was our second day-off from skiing.  An opportunity for tired muscles to recover.  An opportunity to not have to get up before the crack of dawn and totter out into near-arctic temperatures. Instead we ambled out middle of the … Continue reading →

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Rocky Mountain phenomena

Posted on December 19, 2010 by BarryH

Friday and Saturday and two long days’ skiing.  Two phenomenal days’ skiing. One major difference between the Alps where my skiing experience, albeit 20 years ago, has been limited to and Canada is that in the Alps the ‘resorts’ are … Continue reading →

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Images of Banff

Posted on December 18, 2010 by BarryH

Thursday and a day off from skiing. We did chores in the morning including a visit to the underground launderette and food shopping. For some reason the launderette smelled strongly of Chinese food. The sun was shining with almost cloudless … Continue reading →

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Falling down

Posted on December 16, 2010 by BarryH

Third day skiing on Wednesday but this time at a different resort, Lake Louise rather than Sunshine Village where we skied the first two days. It was also the third night of very disturbed sleep.  I go to bed and … Continue reading →

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Screaming legs

Posted on December 15, 2010 by BarryH

Before Monday the last time I skied was in Switzerland in 1991.  A lot has changed since then.  Skis have changed shape. Boots technology has changed.  Clothing has improved.  And my body has aged nearly 20 years. Needless to say … Continue reading →

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The longest day

Posted on December 14, 2010 by BarryH

The ‘cold snap’ as the media has been calling the low temperatures and snow of the last three weeks, went into an intermission over the weekend. Temperatures rose to the giddy heights of +5oC in the middle of the day. … Continue reading →

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Acceleration, speed, time

Posted on November 25, 2010 by BarryH

I learned soon after I began paragliding that the body feels acceleration but not speed.  Fly into a good thermal and there is a sudden upsurge as your body goes up and your stomach seems to lags behind.  An intake … Continue reading →

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