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My time to putz around and enjoy life is running out.

Today, I was hoping to do a tour with Ottawa-Matt, but he was busy skiing with some bunnies at Sun Peaks. Considering I would do the same thing in his position, I wound up doing a solo tour in the Coquihalla.

Before anyone panics, here were the safety factors I had in my favour:

-I know the tour quite well

-Low slope, and stable snow-pack

-Little margin of error (it would take a lot of work to get lost)

-A triathlete medic, and two blood relatives (+ ski dog) who'd bail me out if I didn't check in

A much quicker trip to the summit than Saturday, a quick lunch, and three laps, followed by a ski-out. It was a little colder than previously, but not unbearably so.

Survivorman. I get it. So sue me. I was lonely, and the camera was my friend. That should answer most of your questions about the split board. To answer some questions about the previous vid, Charlie (dog) was exhausted, and was loaded into a backpack for the majority of the ski-out.

I just went through my Olympic welcome kit. They gave us all a bottle of ColdFX. Is it because they're a sponsor, or is that a subtle indication of the sick-leave policy for volunteers?

Also included were 10 Olympic postcards. I'll be picking up some stamps, and you can all have one. Well, at least the first 7 of you to email me with your address... Mom & Dad, Grandma, Jan & Rich are exempt (I got 10, but you guys are locks).

My first bona fide shift is Saturday, for Men's Downhill. It's promising to be a crazy showdown with Canada's Eric Guay vs Norway's Aksel Lund Svindal. I'll keep you's posted.