Well it's that time of year again when the YES gang descends upon New Zealand and the sheep start to get nervous. The coaches got a sneak peek at the conditions on Friday and the skiing was pretty good. The Saddle had some good snow and the gullies where holding some good wind packed powder. […]
This year YES has arranged for a Level 2 BASI course to be offered here in Whistler. I had the honour of joining the group for the first of two weeks to see what the British were up to. BASI course examiner Alex Leaf came over from Europe to run the course. The week started […]
The final day of Euro 2014 brought bright blue skies. The group met up top of the Saulire for the group photo minus our fallen comarde. You are missed Mr. Johnson. After the photo shoot, the groups dispersed in various directions. Linc's group headed to Mont Vallon and some great off piste before heading up to […]
NOTE: To protect the egos and well being of some YESturians, the indenties of certain individuals have been changed. Thursday morning brought overcast skies as Meesh's group was the first out the door with guide Marie. The script for the day wrote itrself with calamity after calamity on the hill. Marie led us over to […]
Tuesday brought more clear blue skies. Linc's group was the first out the door as they were being led by Marie. She quickly put them to the test by dropping in under the Saulire tram. After passing the exam she proceeded to drag them all over the 3 Vallees taking them down various steep bits […]
"I don't know if its the powder or the drugs I took this morning, but I feel terrific!" — un-named YESturian We awoke Monday to clearing skies and fresh snow on the ground. By the time breakfast was finished and we headed down to the lifts, it was bluebird. The reports said 15cm but it was […]
Saturday was a bluebird and a great day for a transfer to Courchevel. The one problem, the 2 vans dispatched to take us there had insufficeint room for all our gear. It took half an hour but we finally managed to jam all the bags and people inside. With no wiggle room it was off […]
WARNING : If you are sitting in an office and/or it's 30 degrees outside, you may want to stop reading now. If you are still reading this blog you are either foolish or a glutton for punishment. Today was the final ski day in Verbier and the resort saved the best for last. By far […]
Thursday morning brought cloudy skies and a few cloudy heads. Meesh's group had the services of Powder Extreme guide Mikey and were first out the door. After a few warm-up runs it was off to the first challenge of the day, a Verbier classic, Le Creblet. After surviving the first part of the run, the […]
Wednesday brought about a rest day for most of the YES Euro Crew with the exception of Linc's group. As half his group was escorting Mr. Johnson to the airport on Tuesday, Lincoln agreed (was told) that the group would ski Wednesday instead. Turned out to be a great deal as the skies were blue with […]
