It's one of the filthiest words you can utter in Fernie. But unfortunately we've just had plenty of it. So all that remaining pow has gone to waste.

:(

It's warm too! The snow is melting and getting very sticky. It was really weird skiing on Monday - every now and then, if you hit a pile of thick snow your skis would come sudden and complete halt underneath you. I got pitched over the handlebars on more than one occasion. But thats where having our instructors really helps. They've been showing us how to have fun in this slushy snow and it turns out there is a lot of fun to be had.

When the r**n has eased we've had some quite hot sunshine. I skied for a day without my hat but with my goggles on. What a crass error - just look at my head...


Puddle wonderful:
- Puddle 1.
- Puddle 2.