These are the days.

These are the days. Those we dreamed of, and will look back on with nostalgia. A substantial solid early season base covering and adhering to every obstacle, blanketed with a well bonded consistent cushion of soft stable medium density snow, then topped by a succession of cold storms. With more terrain at Red than anemic pre-Christmas crowds could track, a never before seen extent and quality of summer clean-up and brush clearing, and a sunny windless Christmas day to top it off, it’s been a wonderful time to be healthy and skiing.

Cam, lift serviced skiing on Christmas Day.

Snowghosts above a Kootenay Sea.

Elise, dropping into the Orchard’s cliffs.

Almost no need to walk, but the backcountry is in prime shape..

Third Slide, topped up and empty on a quiet weekday.