James was gracious enough to take me up to Cypress mountain for some snowboarding action, I was a bit apprehensive as I know James is fanatical and I was worried I'd be spoiling his day. Luckily James was good enough to find some areas that we both enjoyed, the runs we were doing were generally thick with powder so I did feel that I could crash all day and not worry about it. In fact I was the source of some amusement at the lift queues as I looked like a living abominable snowman!

We ran into James' friend Mark towards the end of the morning, he uses telemark skis and is simply amazing to watch. He's a naturally modest guy, very easy going and fun to be with, so this was a fantastic day!

Mark and James

Powder! Powder!

About to run into half a dozen trees.....