Starting in November the Okanagan Valley becomes blanketed by low lying clouds, a phenomenon commonly known as the Okanagan Snake. As a result winter in these parts then to be a cloudy and mild affair. Sometimes I find the cloudiness suffocating, and I am...
This morning we filled our van with snow gear, skis and children and drove up windy switchbacks to the cross country ski course. It was going to be my children's first lesson in skiing. They've been skiing before but my eldest has always been reluctant to...
There might not be much snow around our home, a few inches at best, but drive 5000 feet up into the mountains and it's like being in the North. Today we made the trek up the snowy mountain to go cross country skiing at the Nickle Plate Nordic Centre. Getting up the...