Skiing for the fun of skiing
With our 3 year old son learning to ski, I've spent a fair bit of time lately thinking about why I love skiing;
What keeps bringing me back? What keeps me wishing for more days on snow, and why do I start dreaming of the next time I get to go skiing the minute I get home from a day of skiing?
Avery on Lift Lines...
Lift lines are a part of skiing or snowboarding. We love to hate them. It’s a given that you’ll go through a whole range of emotions as you wait and I like to call this the 4 stages to altitude adjustment.
First you’ll feel disappointment. Just as you get down the hill from what was of course, your best run ever, there it is... the lift line. It’s not just a line, it’s a giant mass of smelly, sweaty neon wearing yahoos...
Skiing as a Family
One of the reason we started Pursuit Adventure & Travel was so that we could spend more time as a family, especially skiing.
Skiing with kids can be a lot of fun. It can also be very frustrating. The good news is that there are a few small things you can do now that will make things easier once you get on snow as a family this holiday season.
In Pursuit of Twitter
Did you know that Red Deer has many great people who are using twitter to network, order lunch and stay connected (among other things) in 140 characters or less?
You might be asking yourself, what good is a message service that only allows you to post 140 charaters at time? We had been asking ourseves that same question and went looking for answers. In our quest for answers we decided we would attend a #RDTweetup at Traptow's Cool Beans Bus in downtown Red Deer and our Twitter journey began...
Snow Fest
Get Ready Red Deer! This years SnowFest is jam packed with NEW features and exhibitors to make an exciting weekend event for winter sports fans of all ages! This two day event will feature live snowboarding, tons of new ski and snowboard products at insane prices (up to 70% OFF), mountain resort destinations, travel and tour operators and other industry related companies. The Canadian Ski Patrol – Red Deer Zone will be hosting the ever popular ski and snowboard swap, the #1 place to pick up some killer deals on ski and snowboard equipment.
