Aaaaah. Only us office-bound wage slaves know the full joy of walking home from work on a Friday and thinking "I'm not going to work on Monday - or the Monday after that!". Happy holidays indeed.

Tomorrow I'm taking off for the wilds of British Columbia. I'm renting a pick-up truck so I get some 4x4 goodness in case it gets snowy and I'm planning to sample some ski hills that are a little bit further away from Calgary. First stop is Panorama (I'll ski anywhere named after news*) then I'll be at Kicking Horse for Christmas itself. After that I'm planning to try out the new ski hill at Revelstoke: it's so new it doesn't open till tomorrow! I'm so excited and the conditions look great at the moment.

My only concern is my motor. I'm convinced this truck is going to be the biggest thing I've ever driven and I'm terrified of winging every parked car on the street or overcompensating and crashing into the oncoming traffic. If you are in the Calgary area I advise you to stay off the streets between 9am and noon tomorrow.



* I'm looking for a good Jon Snow joke here - let me know if you can help.