Bertl Bikes

The Happiness Project is a book I started reading a while ago, I guess you might call it a self-help  book. I call it a 'book I found in a book exchange that looked interesting when I was desperate for reading material'. Sorry it's not more significant Gretchen Rubin! The first couple of 'months' were easy to get through, but then it started to drag. We're so VERY different, her and I. I am already 'chasing my dreams', but my dreams are far, far different from those of a 40+ year old woman with 2 children who used to be a lawyer and is now a writer. In New York of all places. (sounds a smidge cliche). And I'm a 30 year old trying to be a professional bike instructor/guide living in a converted van in small ski town in Canada. She's made some good points though, and you should all be happy because, despite her busy lifestyle, she finds time to blog every day. Now, I've not actually bothered looking for her blog, but the fact she can fit ...

...and we went touring! Touring (for those not in the know) is climbing up a mountain to ski or snowboard back down, or simply 'touring' to a destination on ski's/snowboard. For ski's you need specific bindings and boots, as well as 'skins' to go under the ski's to give you grip as you go uphill. On a snowboard, it is called 'splitboarding' because you have a snowboard that splits in half down the middle to make skis, then you also need some special bindings and skins. So where's the fun in it? After all you spend hours going up a hill, for. just 10-45 minutes of descent. Honestly, from what I have done, it is mostly the experience of being with a group of friends and achieving something you've not done before. The climb up is, understandably, hard. The way back down can often be some of the best snow you've ever skied, but the run might be steeper or more technical than you find enjoyable, or the weather could change, you could even fi...