Season Opener  

Monday, November 24, 2008

Whistler doesn't open until Thursday (edit: Whistler is now opening on WEDNESDAY, Blackcomb will follow the day after), but with a decent storm rolling through late last week, there was finally enough snow in the mountains to kick off my 2008/09 snowboard season. On Sunday, we loaded up the car and made our way up to the Diamond Head area of Garabaldi park for a relatively mellow backcountry adventure. Stoked!

Not too shabby for the first turn of the season...
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The sunset view down Howe Sound was a great bonus after an awesome day of shredding:
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More photos and words after the jump:

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Up, up, up...
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Are we there yet?
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The only bad thing about our day was the fact that Poulin and I don't have snowshoes... yet. Still, finally snowboarding again was well worth the extra effort. Dear loving parents, Christmas is in a month ;-)
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Group shot!
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Check out the rest of the day here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/andrewstrain/sets/72157610014159230/


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New Katal Video  

Friday, November 21, 2008

A new video about the Katal Innovations Landing Pad! Check it out!


Katal Innovations : Rethinking Safety from Mitch Budreski on Vimeo.

Find out more at the Katal Innovations website.

Or check out the original post from July.

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Lest We Forget  

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

I wrapped my D200 in a plastic bag and brought it along with me to the very rainy Remembrance Day ceremony at Victory Square today (lest I forget how to use my camera... I think I took 3 photos in all of October).

To the men and women who have served our country in times of calm and crisis: thank you. May we never forget your courage and sacrifice.

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From the City of Vancouver Archives: Granville St, November 11, 1918:




More photos in the full post:


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The rest of the photos here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/andrewstrain/sets/72157608905340142/

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