Posts Tagged ‘Ski’

Stereo Maddy See

Jan 18th, 2010

To the left
To the right,
Step it up, step it up
Alllright!!!

The girls worked on their balance training this week in their skiing lessons, which means they needed to hold their arms out a lot and even ski on just one ski. Things most of us seasoned skiers would really struggle with, yet these little bundles [...]

Ninjas Ski as They Please

Jan 18th, 2010

by Francois Fortier.

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The girls and I love to go skiing and on the way up we tend to listen to either some Gilles Vigneault’s Un Dimanche à Kyoto, The High School Musical 3 sound track or my personal favourite the Barenaked Ladies kids album SnackTime. This week we made our way up to Vallée Bleue listening to [...]

Ski Sunday with Glyn and the Girls

Feb 18th, 2008

by Francois Fortier.

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We took Glyn skiing on Sunday. While the girls had their lessons, Glyn got to work out his quads on Vallée Bleue’s intermediate run: Seneca. My buddy, the surfer boy, did really well! Madeleine however is still struggling with gravity and smiling.

Hot Chocolate at the Chateau Goyer

Jan 28th, 2008

by Francois Fortier.

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As posh as it sounds, Chateau Goyer is the café at Cap St-Jacques were you can enjoy some cocoa after an afternoon ski. The place is fantastic in that is basically looks like the Griffindor Common room (Harry Potter ref).We had a great afternoon and Chloé managed to ski 4km. Her skiing is getting much [...]

New Ski Swag

Jan 22nd, 2008

by Francois Fortier.

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I just got some new Swag from work today and for once it's one of the coolest tech/sport pieces I have goptten over the past few years. As you can surely tell it's 1.5L bladder bag and a few extra pockets for a first aid kit, wax gear, glasses, a sweater, and some snacks.
Guess I'll [...]

Kids Cross Country Ski Tips

Dec 28th, 2007

by Francois Fortier.

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Chloe and I have been doing a lot of Cross Country Skiing this week. Chloe is really starting to enjoy it, she is pretty strong on her skis but also has picked up on the whole sense of adventure that goes hand in hand with the sport. Tonight after work we are heading into the [...]