praying to the snow gods

We were supposed to open this Saturday but that has been pushed back. There is not enough snow and it isn't cold enough. So the tentative opening date is November 27th. We need snow and cold. Last season they didn't open until December 1st but the whole season was fantastic once it opened. I'm not worried.....just a little antsy. I wanna ski.

Oh oh oh.......Agata bought her first set of skis/boots/poles. She's so excited. She got wikid Head skis, comfy Nordica boots, and nice poles. Just need snow.

I finished my training today. We had our lift evacuation where we lowered people off the chairlifts using ropes and wee chairs, as well has fireman's nets and ladders so they can jump/climb off the lift. It was great fun because I was one of the people to be lowered down from the lift (30ft up). After I got my snowmobile training so I can ride to my lift in the morning and back to the village at night. Yeah, kinda lame since I've been riding ski-doos since......6 years old? Dad, is that about right? But it's still necessary for insurance reasons.

After, not much happened. I went to the pub tonight with my new buddy Jake from Austrailia (Dickie Beach, north of Brisbane). He's a liftie too. Here are some pictures. That's Jake...

Here are the beer choices at Long John's Pub (great place).My favorite is 1516....
Here's Dennis, one of the owners/operators of Long John's Pub.
Now that I've figured out how to post pictures on this thing, there will be more. Including myself in my awesome uniform.

Well, that's all for now. I'll post again soon, hopefully when there's a pantload of snow.

Mike