The cold

Transpires it's a little chilly in Canada in December.

Coping strategies so far include:
- Mid morning coffee stops (after just 2 lifts is the record so far)
- Soup to supplement homemade sandwiches
- Copious amounts of disposable hand warmers
- Purchase of a new pair of mitts and a rather fetching Darth Vader face mask
- And an occasional sloe gin to warm up from the inside!

This morning, both our hotel staff and the bus driver thought we were mad venturing out - the slopes certainly were quiet.

The one saving grace is that since the first day (where Sam was blown sideways and we began to doubt our first choice of destination), there's been little wind.

We've got decent snow for early season, but is already getting a little hard and bare in places, and it's definitely in need of a big dump.

After two days in Sunshine, we've spent the last couple in Lake Louise - where we've had the bonus of watching the ladies world cup ski teams practice ahead of the weekend's racing. Watch out for two looney brits waving on ski sunday - now off to find a union flag!