I get the new hygienist at my 6 monthly check-up. After ten years as a ski-bum, finally having dental benefits means I vaguely dread these appointments – there’s belated penance to be paid for sins of omission and neglect. And the new hygienist, though young and capable, is brusque enough to be a little Scary….
Last night for Whistler’s Late Night Alternatives?
On Friday night, I ducked away early from a Christmas cocktail party, sucked my breath in at the cold, and hiked over to Muni Hall to present a seminar on media relations to the last ever class of interns to take LUNA’s remarkable Community Event Coordination training certificate program. LUNA’s CEC certificate is a perfect…
Best Segment in a Ski Movie – Behind the Scenes of All.I.Can’s street segment with JP Auclair
JP Auclair Street Segment (from All.I.Can.) from Sherpas Cinema on Vimeo. Sherpas Cinema’s All.I.Can has been winning serious props since its premiere in the fall, but one segment of the film is making a profound impression. JP Auclair’s urban skiing sequence, shot in Rossland, Trail and Nelson BC, received more than 200,000 hits in 48 hours when…
Skiing The Edge – presenting the best feature ski writing of 2011
Skiing The Edge is now available for download on amazon.com and via iTunes. Deploy today’s coffee budget in favour of story! Just $3.99. In July, Dave Fonda invited me to judge awards recognising the best feature ski writing of the year. I said yes because: he promised me a coffee mug, he also promised there…
The Pemberton Interview project
It’s not quite as weird as David Lynch (but then, who is?), but Choose Pemberton, which launched 18 months ago, was my own version of The Interview Project. Officially, it was the content command centre for a summer campaign geared at promoting Pemberton. Unofficially, it was a chance to ask local people, the ones who…
Debating the options of getting a professional headshot taken after picking up the latest issue of SBC Skier
No, really. Take me seriously. I’m a serious journalist. Actually, yes, I do tend to bite off more than I can chew. Thank you Feet Banks. I can always count on you to keep me company out in WeirdoLand.
Hold that thought.
A tidal wave of one million ideas is crashing on my shore, which is what happens when there’s one project, one assignment, demanding all your attention. Be quiet, darlings. You’ll get your turn. Hence, this quick tutorial from Miranda July: a handy guide for the easily distracted. (Anyone got some giant mixing bowls they can…
A letter to my favourite yogi
Julia – I left something at the studio tonight after your class, but I don’t want it back. It’s my self-loathing. I don’t think you’ll have to sweep it up. I suspect it will spontaneously combust without me there to feed it. Yeah, you really kicked my ass tonight. That was a tough session. The toughest…
Treasure Chests
When my dad went bankrupt, it occurred to me he might kill himself. I rang, asking with more emphasis, more scrutiny than ever before — So, how are you, Dad? -Oh, I’m not going to off myself or anything. Good to clear that up. He’s lost everything. He grows a scary beard. My dad, the…
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