The first snow has hit Innisfail this past weekend. And more came Monday. Not huge amounts, but it may stay around if the weather forecast continues to change. Originally I thought it would all be gone by Tuesday at the latest as it was supposed to hit highs of 10-14 degrees celsius. But that got revised to only 3-4 degrees celsius so not a lot of melting happening. But by Friday it may be up to 6-7 so it may melt then.
With the snow it got me wondering about what the mountain conditions are doing. Sunshine has a base of 72 cm and has had 19 centimetres of new snow in the past 2 days. It has 5 of the 12 lifts open for business. Lake Louise has had 15 cm recently and has 2 of its lifts in operations. So the season has begun. I know my boys are very anxious to get out and snow boarding this winter.
One thing about having boys snowboarding is having to get geared up. Boards, bindings, boots, and of course the brand name snowboarding jackets to look very cool on the hill. I try to find deals, buy off season, etc but certain items are hard to get. Especially with boots – never know what size they will be when the time comes – they grow so fast.
I would like to try to actively get the buy and sell area going and I think skiing and snowboarding gear may be just the ticket. So if you have anything to sell – items you are not using, boots or boards your kids have grown out of – list them on our Innisfail Online Buy and Sell classified ad section.
