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February 28, 2006
All Change!
Wow, well the last few days have certainly been rather 'action packed'.
Firstly the main news, As of Sunday late afternoon I no longer work for Whistler Blackcomb Ski School! Due to a bit of a disagreement over a few issues I left - effective immediatly ;o)
Bit of a shock to start with but in retrospect I'm very happy, certainly alot better jobs out there.
Spent yesterday (Monday) wondering what to do, where I would like to get a job and generally thinking 'wow, I'm unemployed'.
Today (Tuesday) I went with SK to the shop where she works (her having previously mentioned I was looking for work) - the conversation with Matt (one of the senior guys) went something like:
SK: Hi Matt is one of the Managers in?
Matt: Hey SK, Oh does your boyfriend want a job?
SK: Erm, yeah, thats what I was going to ask the managers about...
Matt: (To Me) Hey, You want to start tomorrow?
Ed: Erm, yeah, ok...
So with that I start 2 days of training tomorrow at 7am. :o)
Further more the local (and the best) pizza parlor are looking for staff to work 3-4 evenings (5-10pm) a week, so you can board each day, then work each evening and get free pizza. Will have to see how the other job works out first :o)
The only disadvantage to this new found employment nivana is I have to buy my own season pass to get back on the hill. Its a fair amount of money but there are stil enough days left in the season to get my moneys worth - especially as I'll now be able to get up 5 days a week...
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In other news:
The snow has returned
The artic temperatures have been replaced with storm clouds. 54cm of snow over the past few days have left the hills looking alot better for it. I went up on Sunday and got fresh powder runs down some of the best runs Whistler has to offer. After a few hours everything was a little churned up so I hit the park (with its new soft landings) to work on my tricks - which incidently are going quite well :o)
Showcase Showdown Pipestle Contest
Saturday night saw the 'Showcase Showdown' at the Blackcomb superpipe. Not just a half-pipe contest as it combines jumps, boxes, rails and tombstones along the edge and at the end of the pipe. The competitors were competing for $25'000 in cash prizes and other goodies from the sponsors.
Although the skills weren't quite up to Shaun Whites' standards (Olympic champion if you didn't know) it was still very impressive.
I took some photos and some video which I will upload once I've sorted them out and had a play :o)
SKs Friends
For the past 3 days we've been joined by 2 of SKs friends from university who were on a 4 week 'adventure' of the west coast of Canada and the US. They had a good few days here skiing on the hill and generally enjoying the scene.
Anyway, more news as it happens :o)
Posted by edwardnorthridge at February 28, 2006 05:11 PM