Wednesday, October 24, 2012

ON SNOW!


Skiing is underway in Yukon. Take a look at the ski chalet and you wouldn’t believe it, but drive 15 minutes up the Descent trail (Mt McIntyre) and you’re in the North Pole. Temperatures hover around minus 15 degrees Celsius with close to a foot of cold dry snow.

October 11th was the day this year. 2 days before Canmore laid out their seventy thousand dollar sheet of ice. Kidding! Not about the 2 days before, but I’m sure the groomers do a good job… on their 1.8 km loop. To be fair I did hear they have some real snow now. But there must be some reason this guy drove all the way up to the Yukon.

Enough about Canmore… did you hear Yukon is the 4th best place to visit in the ENTIRE WORLD? According to Lonely Planet anyway. Maybe Its because I was born here; I mean everyone loves their hometown. I do believe it’s something more than that. 14 sq km of wilderness per person and a 2-1 ratio of moose to human, what more could you ask for? Saying that it seems impossible that I would be unable to find a bull moose this year. I’ll have to go looking for bison now. Or ask @davidgreer99 to share some of his. There’s no recovery drink like a moose steak.

Training wise, we’re still meeting at least seven times a week, in the gym trying to build those explosive sprinting muscles, and on the trails working our heart and lungs. Its great to be home, but I’m getting antsy to start hopping from hotel to hotel. Or motel to couch, all the same. 

Heres a little video of John doing his warm up routine in the gym. Don't let his size fool you.