Have you been in the situation where you really should have had certain gear, but didn’t think to have it? Ever have boots which you thought you were waterproofed but weren’t quite, and did so before shooting the After Dark Big Air competition at Mt Washington on the last weekend?

No?

Funny cause that just happened to me.

I got a facebook message from another local photographer about the competition late last week, after some quick arranging of accommodation (thanks Allie and Andrew) and re-arranging of my schedule I hopped on the all-to-early ski bus. Arriving at the hill I was met by; blizzard, overcast, melting snow, long walk up to the jump… sweet

Warm-up in the afternoon was short and not so sweet, windy conditions were keeping the riders to their more tame tricks as the photographers shaded their lenses from blowing snow.

After the riders warmed up I took a break inside to thaw my feet and hopefully dry out a bit, by the time I walked outside to get to the jump before finals the clouds had broken, snow stopped falling as the sun dipped below the horizon.

The rest of the evening provided great weather, even better tunes, and many excited Van Island skiers hopped up on reggae and Okanagan Spring Brewery brews.

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