I thought it was cold here in Calgary last week. Man I was wrong, it was balmy when compared with Saskatoon. I had to go there for a business trip on Thursday and stayed overnight. Woke up on Friday morning to -40*C with a wind chill of -54*C! Shit, I'd forgotten what a difference there is in 10* Easily the coldest I've been in a loooong time.
After I flew home and worked the rest of the day in Calgary I packed up the skis and headed to Fernie. Woke up on Sat. to -32*C and got on the chair lift. Damn cold to be skiing but they had 50cms of fresh snow over the week and there were some fresh tracks waiting for me in the trees. Super clear day too which made for some fantastic mountain views. It warmed up to -20 or so and I had one of the best days of the year so far bombing down the knot chutes in some sweet powder. Very good day indeed.
