the sliding centre

we were lucky enough to get to see an exclusive training session of the canadian skeleton team at the whistler sliding centre, where they have the bobsled and luge aswell for the olympics.I had no idea what skeleton was,so i found out that back in the 60s they made up a board from parts of a bobsled (skeleton) and created this crazy new sport. They are lying face forward and are only holding on with tiny handles, they have no brakes and get up to 150km an hr, and the only way they can stop is to dig their spikes into the ice thats on the shoes. The ice that they slide on at the time i was there was -11 degrees but obviously gets colder in the winter and harder and then they go faster!!! so that was out little work excursion.there is a video down the bottom, check it out!!

the olympic store

this is my place of work at THE olympic store in the village.. its a fun place to work as you can tell by the pics, we have a bobsled in the shop which was used in the 80s, and every tourist wants a pic in it and with all the mascots of course. the pic below is me posing for the next whistler tourist magazine..i had to do it by default, so maybe ill become famous?!haha

whistler snow!

so this is the first time i had seen snow in 20 years, thats why im acting like a kid..well i always do anyway!!! this is at whistler peak at the end of september, the snow has well and truely melted and come back a few times since then. i actually saw the snow falling on sunday and that was amazing!!

crankworxx

crankworx was a crazy 2 weeks of riding and partying, managed to get heaps of pics so check it out!!!

wyn on dual slalom

soo sexy

oakley truck

weird rabbit guy

CHICKS CHEESE ROLLING

many injuries were invloved in the cheese rolling, but the winner did get a free season lift pass, so was worth it i guess....

the photographer, see walshy im using a real camera!!

sam hill, brendan fairclough and chris kovaric on canadian open course

vancouver!

well here it is guys! some pics of vancouver when we first arrived, the are a bit jumbled up in order as im a novice blogger. im slowly getting all of my 10 million pics organised and pickin out the best ones to share with you, if u want more check out my facebook albums.!
anyways i told u the story of van already so just admire the pics!! xxxx

junkie hall

me getting all my shit together at sydney airport

somewhere in the ocean

almost friggin there!!!

downtown vancouver~Robson st

First evening in vancouver on jericho beach, bit excited

beach volley ball on jericho beach

me and cousin zoe on jericho beach with city behind us.. was sooo hot

downtown van

walshy

hey walshy this ones for you. i was walking down the streets of vancouver when i first got here and happen to see this sticker, i immediately thought of you!!hahaha