Pistachio Monkey

Well that time has finally come, and i am now offically a Ski Instructor. (which excuses the need for epic mountain photos) So i can only teach the basic’s; Sliding, stoping, turning, linking and intermediate parrallel, but we all have tastey badges to prove it so were pretty happy.

Its been a solid 10 days of pure sun which has left the piest pretty icey in places but the snow cannon’s have been blasting out on the lower slopes to make the ride home pretty easy. The last day it did snow however our man in charge, Kiko, put us down for a Fresh Tracks which take us up Whistler mountain for a big breakfast (make sure you bring a bag to stuff with free muffins) as we feast and await the alarm to sound that the mountain is open! A mad dash for the door commences as we slap on our kit and slide down through the fresh powder and tree’s to the sound of adults screaming like kids… incredible!

The CASI level 1 course took 4 days of teaching and instruction from some of the mountains finest. Francois and Petra looked after myself and did a great job in seeing that i was a better skiier than i was teacher, but hopefully these are some of the skills that i will be able to work on and improve. After a week of detoxing through the course we obviously all went a little wild, seen as though we all passed. A Bit of our old favourite, the Crystal Lodge (20 cent wings everyday), and then to a house party left many overindulging in the booze. It has however left me a little ill and unable to face the chill of the high alipine and resided me to the lodge surrounded by the filth of me and my peers.

Australia day was a pretty messy particulary for the national’s who were drinking from the moment the bars opened. We decided to keep low and went to the Cinema bar, for Blanche’s birthday , which acctually is a really classy place, except for the smell of popcorn in the air. Next week Whistler has decided to let its inhabitions go and as the town celebrates gay week, so the slopes will probaly filled with long lines of snow ploughing skiers wearing tight racing suits made with all the colours of the rainbow.

So not many photos recently due to the exams and such but now we all think we are pro we are gonna be hitting the park trying to pull 360’s but more likely only doing 270’s. More of this weeks photos here