Swing

On the range today

As a volunteer at the Whistler Golf Club, I’m entitled to unlimited free golf. I’m not sure if I can golf as much as I ski, but I will soon find out. I haven’t swung a golf club in almost two years. Today I spent an hour hitting golf balls. I will definitely feel it tomorrow.

I didn’t have my clubs with me – so I tried a variety of clubs – some that likely came from the lost and found. Regardless,  It was just like old times. I was happy with how I hit the ball – most went where I wanted them to go. One surprise was the Nike Slingshot iron (pictured above). This was the first time I tried Nike clubs and I was pleasantly surprised. The club seemed heavy, but it was rather effortless to get the ball into the air. I used to poo-poo on Nike clubs, but I guess I shouldn’t knock it until I’ve tried it.

I can’t wait to retrieve my clubs from Toronto and play a proper round with them. I’m not looking for new clubs; but I would like to try the rest of the Nike irons. It’s going to be a fun summer.

100

A familiar pose. Riding the Revelstoke gondola. Photo by Jae from South Korea.

The number refers to how many days I want to spend on the mountain this season – on skis. I’d also like to take photos. Maybe self-portraits or maybe just of the scenery. I take photos everyday anyway so hopefully this won’t be a bother for me.

The season has gotten off to a slow start so far. The weather has been a bit unusual in the past month. First it was too warm and not enough snow. Then it became too cold when there was an arctic flow of cold air. This caused the temperature to dip to -25c at the peak of Whistler mountain on some days. It was also about -13c in the village on some days. The weather is starting to return to normal now. It’s snowing more frequently and the temperature is almost normal – which should be in the range of zero to -10c on the mountain.

My ski days for December will only be six – not much considering I’ve been in the mountains for the greater part of three weeks. The weather has been a factor – if it had not, my count would probably be 20 by now. I look forward to January and the rest of the season!

My daily photos from the album 100 days on flickr. Click the image to advance to the next image.