Pam arrived on 23rd March for a visit, we spent time in both Whistler and Vancouver and you can find pictures of the trip by clicking on the link at the top right of this page. I also visited the the Museum of Anthropology in Vancouver and have a few pictures of the Festival when it came to town.

	Looking at Matthews Trail from Whistler peak, with the mountain range behind. Following the track leads to Symphony Bowl, a very nice place to play when lots of snow has fallen.
On top of Whistler, the lower of the two mountains standing at 2,182 metres. The peak that you can see just off to the left of my shoulder is called the Black Tusk - what's it all about? Maybe I will find some more info on this soon. (are my eyes shut?!) The Black Tusk is actually the solidified magma from a volcano, part of the Pacific Ring of Fire! The softer surrounding volcano has since weathered away to leave the harder, more resistant black spire core which can be seen today. I guess this process has made its shape stand out so much, although the picture here does it no justice.
	The lovely view from our 'condo' at Whiski Jacks, overlooking Whistler Creekside which was to be our first stop. Unfortunately the scene does not look particularly impressive with the large car park; there is also a surprising amount of building works going on at the moment.
Its alway nice to have a quick sit down to admire the scenery, especially with the snow as heavy as this.
	Ahhh, nothing quite like getting an end of your board stuck in the snow! These situations can be tricky to get out of, often involving a bit of wriggling from side to side - best if your riding buddy can come over and lift the nose out for you.
Attempts at getting pictures of us two trying to 'get some air' always end up comically. Here Dave got around 6 inches of air (hard to make out, and no it is not much is it!), however its the angle of almost 45 degrees on take off that is Daves downfall; the landing was pretty funny and resulted in a large crater being formed in the snow. If only we could have captured the whole event on video! My attempt was not much better, though I did manage to land on my board! The picture did not come out well at all, so more attempts will be made soon.
	This is Dave Baxendale, demonstrating the riding stance often referred to as 'the gerbil'. Dave is another ski bum from England who we meet up with on occasions to ride the white stuff and laugh at the bad dancing and music in local clubs.
One of the more stunning pictures from my trusty disposable camera (thanks Helen, this is the one you gave me for Christmas!). Taken midway down the Dave Murray, thin clouds were moving up the mountain through the trees and gave off this amazing light show with the sun behind them. A filter was used for this shot - I took the picture through my gold tinted goggles!