Saturday, January 27, 2007

::night snowboarding at grouse mountain::
last friday, i went with saori, karen, and 2 korean guys gihong and gil, to grouse mountain for snowboarding! it was soooo fun:) it was my first time snowboarding - so i fell down so many many many times:( initially it even took alot outta me to just stand up on the board. madness. in fact, i was so disheartened that i wanted to switch to skis (which is supposed to be easier to learn). haha. but after mastering the basics, i finally discovered the thrill of snowboarding:) i am happy i persevered! yayy.

all of us - in the seabus, which took us to north vancouver! it was my first time on the seabus (which is a public transport btw) that, as its name suggests, brings people across the river burrard inlet (which separates north van and van itself).

the skylift to grouse mountain!

all of us excitedly awaiting the skylift to bring us up to grouse mountain:)

we couldnt pick a better time to take the skylift - just in time to watch the sunset:)

after the sunset - the beautiful scenery from grouse!

the girls - all geared up for action!! much thanks to karen and saori who both had so much patience to teach me snowboarding from the basics - i didnt manage to attend any proper lesson though - coz we went up too late and there's only 1 lesson at noon every weekday:/

saori and i lying on the snowbed - i was so exhausted that i could barely move - for a while!! haha. i havent done this much exercise since i came to van!! i made the mistake of wearing too many layers (which is why i look so puffed up) though - it felt so hot after awhile and i think it made me more clumsy too:(

this was the main reason why we came to grouse mountain - the spectacular scenery from the top, overlooking the whole of van. this picture doesnt do it justice at all! it was absolutely breath-taking:)


we had dinner at a cafe atop grouse mountain! we were all famished after snowboarding for 2+ hours. i had fish & chips:) it was not bad, albeit a little too oily:/


ooh.. gil and the apple of his eye - our dear saori:) no wonder he's looking so happy! heh.

my 1st green run!! the green runs are the easiest but i managed to scale it about 3+ hours after learning how to snowboard - so i was quite pleased with myself:) haha. but of course, i fell down quite a number of times, coming back badly aching and bruised as a result. but it was worth it:)

me and gihong (whose face is covered by a ski mask) - much thanks to him for his patience when teaching me snowboarding, and also for taking care of me while i snowboarded:) i felt very bad coz he went really slow just to be nearby - always making sure i didnt venture into dangerous areas or got into any trouble!

me with the snowboard!

leaving grouse - homeward bound!!

the girls - on the way home, totally exhausted but very satisfied:) im already looking forward to the next snowboarding trip!!