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Is it already that time?  It seems like the season just started, yet here we are again bidding adieu to a friend that won't rejoin us for a long eight months.  Scamming an extra day off being it was my personal Good Friday, we skated in just ahead of the weather.  Three feet of fresh was there to be had in the AM and the regular suspects where in full attendance on closing weekend.  When all was said and done, turns where had, those not there were mad, and the POW made me super glad.  Until next year June Mountain, we will miss you!

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Just when you thought it was over you get 2' of fresh overnight and bluebird skies.  First day at The Wood in years and the welcome did not disappoint.  Recipe for a stellar pow weekend = massive Pacific depression, 1,000 mile all night drive, and enough coffee to wire North Dakota.  Note to self, stopping for groceries in the Franklin area of South Sac after midnight is a good way to loose your car and pickup a sweet case of herpes with a side of meth addiction.  Reprobates aside, Kirkwood was awesome for the North Face Masters and we survived to shred the gnar and tell the tale.

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Here comes the Day.  British Columbia is all that and more... come for an adventure and stay for a lifetime.

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Tofino Bound and Down B-)

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As time goes by some may begin to cry; however it's the journey that must continue.  Easy as it may be to run from what's true, the future is left up to you.  Departing Kelowna, we ventured through southwest BC and arrived at the oasis of Harrison Hotsprings.  Welcomed with open arms from Tim The Man, we were brought right into the scene.  As the sun sets over the water, and our second to last night is upon us, spirits are high.  With a stellar Latin jam band set to play at the Layback Lounge, the taste is bitter sweet.... though our time is coming to an end in BC, it's apparent that it won't be the last.

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Wining away the day isn't so bad a way to stray.

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As one of the oldest towns in BC, Nelson is certainly the place to be.  From brewerys to mind boggling pre 19th century architecture, the Victorian history is thick like a chilled glass of icewine... drink it in, it always goes down smooth.  Thwarting the indigenous hippy population's attempts of subversion we rose to the occasion and embraced the local flora and fauna with an enthusiasm rivaled by few.

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Venturing west, Nelson BC was beckoning.  Lacking the polished tourist traps of Banff, and taking the tight, technical downhill trails to a new level, Nelson is the remedy for all that was ailing.  Here's a little clip to give you an inkling of what lies in them thar hills.