Manzanita

A few days ago, Hansi and I entered the U.S.

On the left, the first beach when we arrived. On the right, the same beach on the next day.

We stayed right next to the sea ...

... enjoyed the warm sun ...

... and had a nice campfire in the evening. The dog wasn't sure if I could make it ...

... and soon his owner took over. A very skilled and interesting man from Switzerland. He has been travelling Northern America since 1993 and had some good camp fire stories to tell.

His two dogs enjoying the sunset. It was our first one next to the ocean in the U.S. 
And probably not the last one

Train Wreck

The weather here is not that good these days. So instead of snowboarding, Hansi and I decided to go on an adventure into the woods.

Our trail led us over some streams ...

... to an interesting place in the middle of nowhere.

Apparently, a train derailed and it was too expensive to retrieve everything.  

"Someone's trash, is another one's treasure": there are still traces of a former bike park over the train wrecks.

We also discovered an impressive amount of drift wood a bit further up the river ...

... and a really nice waterfall. Nature at its best!

Still Whistlin'

The Blackcomb Base; Hansi representing Atagge   

Two Gipsies on their way ...

... to get some fun

Serious sending all week long; Hansi's Method

Serious jibbing; guess the maneuver

The Park Base with its atmosphere... 

... and its view

Some frontboardin' by Hansi

bregs

Downloading over some bears, these black or brown guys are all over the place

Our 'dry-station'

It's been a good week, with a lot of sun and fun fun fun. Some noses are brown now, some turned red, and we can't get enough ...

Whistler and more

It's been a while since the last post and a couple of things happened over here. I'll start with some scenery shots by Moritz.

Sunset from Parking Lot 8 ...

... and the night sky afterwards.

Last sunday, Robin came to Whistler and brought Fabi along. We teamed up and decided to go on an adventure to some natural hot springs behind Pemberton. That's how the road looked like for over 40 kilometres.

After a 20 minutes hike down to the river ... 

... we enjoyed the hot springs. Robin, Fabi, me and Alex (from back to front). Thanks to Moritz for this snapshot.

The next day, Alexis and Moritz left for Tofino. I drove down to Vancouver, picked up Vroni at Horseshoe Bay ... 

... and finally Hansi at the airport. We drove up to Squamish where Robin and Fabi awaited us with a little bonfire.

The next day started with an amazing breakfast at the same spot where we had the bonfire the other night. Thanks again for scouting this amazing spot! 

We had pretty good days in the Blackcomb park already (as you can see Hansi's nose got some sun). Yesterday, we discovered our new favourite leftover snack ('Milchreis für Arme') and today we practiced eating synchronously.

Whistler pt. I

Two days ago, I spent three
hours inside the Whistler Health Care Center to hold Moritz's hand. He hurt his thumb ("skiers' thumb") but apparently, it doesn't stop him having fun all day long.

Alexis sent this FS 3 a bit too far yesterday. He ended up with a broken finger, but still we are having tons of fun up there.

It's spring-time up on the Blackcomb and we are enjoying it!