A sailboat motor sails up the Strait of Georgia, just outside Vancouver Harbour.
That’s Gabriola Island over on the other side.
The Strait of Georgia
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Moody Afternoon at the Reservoir
You can see the distinct snowline above the misty clouds sitting at Cleveland Reservoir, Capilano Canyon, North Vancouver.
Local Pow
The cold snap enveloping most of Western Canada has some great benefits for those of us who ride and ski the local Vancouver mountains.
Much needed snow has dumped on Mt. Seymour, Grouse Mountain, and Cypress Mountain providing the best conditions we’ve had since early in the season. (I still ride Cypress by choice, but Grouse clearly has the best website, and my kids prefer it).
Oldest son and I spent some quality time together on Cypress earlier this week where I discovered that dad can’t quite keep up with a lanky 17 year old.
We had one interesting ‘media’ moment – waiting in line for the lift, just looking around, I spotted at least 5 GoPro cameras mounted on helmets. I had mine mounted to the front of my board, but was also shooting with a Drift HD hand-held – the photo above is a still from that footage.
If you’re in Canada and are looking for one, check out Launch Helmet Cams based in North Vancouver – they’ll get it out to you quick, have great prices, and superb after sales service.
What the Snowboard Sees
This is a still capture from video shot with a GoPro Hero2 mounted on the front deck of my board.
The video is jittery in anything but deep powder (when the camera is usually buried). But I like the effect and am always surprised at the stills I can pull out of the footage.
We had a lovely morning on Cypress Mountain today – as you can see there was hardly anyone around all morning.
First Ride Up Cypress
Great conditions on Cypress Mountain this morning. Snowing steady and hardly anyone on the mountain all morning. Maybe everybody’s too broke after Christmas ?