Whitewater Mountain @ Nelson BC. Jan 9 & 10.

One of the most gratifying things abour skiing to me is getting away from masses in the valley below and really getting a feel for sliding down the snow and exploring higher and further from the people around me. Every now and then I come across a ski area that makes me admire what it’s like to enjoy the basics of skiing. Whitewater Mountain or simply WH20 is one of these spots. There are no crowded lift lines, full parking lots, massive restaurants, or high speed quads. There are two rickety old two person chairs each ascending up either side of the valley from the main lodge, one of them accesses the southern aspect slope and the other the northern.

On Friday Sage, Ian, Kye and I shredded Whitewater all day in an effort to get our legs back under us and log some vertical. Aaron, one of our friends from Freeride Entertainment, showed us a few of his favourite runs  and in the afternoon we even did a couple of road laps down the “Backside.” To cap off an awesome day we refuelled at the main lodge with sweet potatoe yam fries and a pint of Nelson’s own Faceplant beer.

On  Saturday our crew ski’d Whitewater again, this time with Brian Ralph behind the camera lens and Eric Crosland on video. We re-visited the road lap zone and had a great time stepping out a few airs in the trees. If you’ve never been, I suggest you take a trip to the Kootenays and visit Whitewater for some good snow, quick laps and awesome food!