The Star

My account of the Lone Star Rod and Kustom Round-Up in Austin, Texas on March 31, 2007.

Star Island is an island about 7 miles off the coast of New Hampshire. It was strange to be there on September 11. We knew that all planes had been grounded and so at first couldn't figure out why we would hear a plane flying over every hour or so. Then ...

Day 2 in Silver Star brought a snowy start to the day with just a few centimeters falling but it transformed the hill from hard packed pistes to something we could really enjoy. We wrapped up warm again with the usual layers including foot warmers ...

A very cool and easy drive up from Sun Peaks.  Took us about 3 hours.  We were a little worried enroute about the amount of snow and altitude but the last few kilometers got us up to 1700m with what appears to be a good deal of snow. On arrival ...

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A rather late start to the day given freezing cold temps and no new pow.  But, a picture perfect blue sky day so we wrapped up with everything we had: footwarmers, long johns, balaclava's, thick inner gloves, willy warmer, etc.  Temp at the top ...

... the night. We had some tuna and crackers, some water and pretzels... we wouldn't starve. At this point, we were just a few miles from Star Lake. As we got to the center of the town, a small beacon of light beckoned us and warmed our souls. It was the lit ...

... 'handy man', I did the week long ski instructor course and passed the day of exams. I'm now working as a ski instructor ast Silver Star mountain. Its hard work, but a great fun. Elaine and I wish you all a very merry xmas and new year. May all ...

... a bear's life... sleeping for 5 months and losing 40% of you body fat.... Bliss. Sounds easier than Atkins. Some pics for you : - Silver Star in Autumn - Silver Star first snow! - Top of the mountain - First Backcountry Trip - Am I an Angel? ...

... we are living on this planet!!!!! after three months at Terry Zoo in the middle of nowhere we have well and truely had enough of Star Downs in the outback. On a more dpressing note, my emails are down, For some reason I cannot access hotmail at all. So ...

... season, which I have and I am here and it is fantastic!! So here I am sat in my mountain home at Silver Star Mountain. Silver Star is a fairly small resorted located about 25 minutes from the town of Vernon which is about 5 hours drive east of Vancouver. ...

... very well groomed and we played most of the day in the various glades they have. The glades are fantastic at Silver Star, they vary in terms of difficulty, some areas are very sparsly populated with trees and are suitable for beginner and intermediate ...

Hey everyone! Just a quickie note to let all know what is happening with us. We leave Star Downs tomorrow to be dropped off in Hughenden to get on the Greyhound Coach to Townsville. We will be in Townsville for a week, visting the various tourist ...

Hi all Not got round to the English Visit part 2, but this weekend we saw a bear whilst mountain biking at Silver Star.  ...

I thought it was about time to send an update on my adventure. I'm still living at Silver Star, skiing lots, partying lots and generally having a ball! In my last update I was eagerly anticipating the opening of the slopes, I bought myself some ...