We were fifteen minutes into the drive when I asked what the purpose of this trip was.
Drinking, Conor replied, turning back slightly from the steering wheel to address the question.
Conor and Camilla had picked me up in Revelstoke.
They were the first in a small convoy descending upon Golden.
Half an hour behind us steamed the charter bus carrying 40 or so members of UBC Ski & Board.
I was in contact by text with my friend Hugh, who was on the bus.
Hugh and I have know each other since we were fourteen or so.
It is a sauna in here, he told me.
His agitation was growing slowly with each message.
He described rivers of condensation on the windows.
Photo: Kate Mussett
Our truck arrived first and we took our bags to our room to wait.
It was cramped but thats situation normal for a ski trip, so nobody was complaining.
Many were already hammered.
In the second floor windows overlooking the lobby, three guys lined up and mooned the crowd.
The first beer spilled in our room at 8:04 and the night stumbled on from there.
The sky was high and mostly clear.
First run we dropped off CPR ridge, cutting tracks towards the Stairway to Heaven chairlift.
Several others did the same.
as well as physically (same-sex makeout).
Traditions like these cultivate the friendly sense of community within the club.
We picked our way down Suckers go Left, scoping potential lines.
We hiked the metal staircase up to Whitewall and dropped into Feuz bowl.
Top to bottom laps are huge.
This is one of the reasons I think you should join your schools ski club.
Not everywhere will offer as good skiing as Kicking Horse does, but the vibe translates.
We had been at the Riverhouse tavern in Golden.
The kind of place that plays heavy metal, has skateboarding paraphernalia on the walls and Pabst on tap.
Someone tried to strap into the snowboard bindings tacked up on the ceiling.
They ripped out the first one, and the second.
I lost patience waiting for a cab home and walked instead.
Hugh went home with a girl, god bless her.
Judges ruling on how many shit points thats worth is pending.
And so, Ski and Board headed back to Vancouver after skiing Sunday.
I do think you should join your schools ski club though.
