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The Norseman ski club went to
Mount
Assiniboine Provincial Park in B.C. from March 19 to 23, 2003.
Staying at the Naiset Huts were: Larry &
Karen Fisher, Rod & Liz Elder, Steve and Joanne Riggs, Barb Davies, Brian
Deschene, Roy Scarisbrick, Carol Guthrie.
There were ten more Norseman that were staying at the Assiniboine
Lodge. |
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Day 1 Destination - Mt. Assiniboine
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We flew out of the Mount Shark helipad.
Movie clip: flight in. |
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Flying up the valley. |
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Our Sherpa carrying our luggage to the huts. |
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This is Fleabane Hut where 6 of us slept and
all 10 of us ate dinners together. The other 4 stayed in the Jones Cabin. |
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Brian getting a feel for the hut. |
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The boys doing some sort of bonding ritual in front of the hut. They
wanted to start the week off right! |
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After getting settled in we headed to Wonder Pass for a quick ski. |
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Barb showing her stuff. |
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Rod and Liz relaxing while waiting for
dinner. Barb's in her favorite spot. The Roost! |
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Thanks to Steve for having a birthday as we all got to enjoy a piece of
Liz's cake. Yummy. |
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Day 2 Destination - O'Briens |
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Preparing for the days skiing. |
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Today's destination- O'Briens. Roy leads the way.
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Brian |
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Barb |
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Up the drainage, around the corner, across the
flats, and then we're there. |
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Rod, Roy & Liz reach the top of O'Briens. |
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Larry and Karen enjoy lunch after a fabulous ski down O'Briens. |
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After a lovely lunch in the sun we headed across the meadows and over to
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Jo |
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Jean-Claude Rod |
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Rod on top of Mt. Somewhere. |
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Back at the hut and chowing down. Although it looks bright in the hut, without headlamps we couldn't see
what we were eating for dinner. |
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Assiniboine
Days 3 & 4... |
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