Kids were bouncing around us anxiously waiting to board the big red beast, some eager to be near it, others staring it down untrustingly. With smoke escaping from its exhaust stack and tracks firmly gripped in the snow, the snowcat really did seem to take on a life of its own. The littles weren’t the only […]
Night Skiing
Chasing Winter at Coronet Peak
I still find myself explaining to people that summer in the Northern Hemisphere is winter in the Southern Hemisphere. For the skiing and snowboarding obsessed, it can be a truly magical discovery. Indeed, it’s true: in New Zealand (as in a number of other countries), it’s currently winter. Traveling between both hemispheres to experience cold […]
Hokkaido Part I – Night Skiing in Niseko
“Where are you?”, I yell out to my ski buddies. I can hear a distant hollering and I wonder if this is one of distress or pleasure… most likely the latter. The flood lights shimmer in the distance, but I stand firmly planted in feet of snow looking down the dimly lit trail ahead. True, […]