It has only taken five days of skiing, but I (Sjane) have finally mastered the art of sliding down mountains on the white stuff. Marc says the term 'mastered' is loosely used in this context; however when comparing day one to day five I think it fits. Day one began with a group lesson with a retiree 'Dave', he works the ski seasons and has decided to retire in Whistler. His daughter and son are professional extreme skiers and well they would have had to learn...

So after a few days of pre-booked accommodation, we were fortunate enough to have some free lodging at our friend Jacqui's house. Thank you Jacqui for giving us your keys and telling your housemates to expect us! Unfortunately we took Tommy by surprise anyway... wandering through the house at 10am opening doors and looking for signs of life. Poor Tommy was out to it after a big night drinking and didn't even have pants on when we stumbled into his bedroom asking ...