Zero. Zilch. Nil. Zip. Diddly Squat. That's how many snowboarders we had in lessons today. It's the first time I ever saw a goose egg in my last three years of teaching. Thank you Winter Olympics.
After reporting to work knowing we had no kids, I put in my one hour stand-by time and then grabbed my camera and headed up to the Mens' Downhill Olympic practice. It was here I saw 42 of the Olympic athletes practicing on the Dave Murray racecourse. It was just as exciting as the real thing, if not better! I didn't pay any money for a ticket to watch the race and it wasn't very crowded so I got a prime viewing location for pictures. It was very cool and very exciting.
Next I found my friend Aimee in the Whistler terrain park. She was hitting medium features with her buddy Jordan. Again, I grabbed my camera and shot some stills and video of the two of them. The park was empty, it was snowing, and the conditions were great (aside from a little fog and snow). I took about three laps with them then headed down to the village to meet the Soup Nazi from Seinfeld.
Yes it was a fun filled and exciting day that never would have happened if we had kids at snowboard school as I would have had to teach. Thank you Winter Olympics again! : )
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