Gathering early at the MSB, everyone's looking forward to a great day of skiing!

Régis Pomès shows off his new shortie skis
to a skeptical Reinhart Reithmeier

A very hardy David Pulleyblank shows up on his
bike (complete with ski gear!) despite the chilly morning

A light dusting of snow gets us in the mood as we board the bus

 

Ahhh - comfy seats, coffee, munchies and videos
make the trip pass quickly

Trip organizer Sian Patterson did a fantastic job keeping
track of us all and making sure the coffee was flowing

Veteran bus driver, Barry, found ways to Collingwood
that most of us didn't know existed

 

Nick Shah and Wes Errington gather up their gear.

 

Rich Collins, David Williams & David Tulumello
wait patiently for those deep-discount lift tickets

From Northern B.C., immunologist Dan Chapman is
wondering where the promised Blue "Mountain" is!

 

Régis can't seem to convince Simon Sharpe to
abandon his board for some shortie skis

Those endless rental lines........

 

.....but finally Brad Poulsen, Emma Coe and David Tulumello get what they came for - sun and great snow!

New skiers Allison Pang, Mod Rujiviphat and
Ryder Mackay are raring to go!

 

Heading up the beginner lift

Allison Pang and Phil Ip quickly master a mean snowplow

 

John Holyoake and Eden Fussner spend the day on their boards

David Williams and Reinhart Reithmeier enjoy
the view over Georgian Bay

 

Chair Reithmeier leads the way


On a gorgeous day like this, experiments can wait till tomorrow!


Snowboarders Patrick Kim Chiaw (left) and Yoav Farkosh contemplate their next run in different ways....



Brad Poulsen nails his jump

Yoav Farkosh pulls a 180 and lands switch side - nice!

Not to be oudone, Patrick Kim Chiaw takes some great air, eats some snow but comes up smilin'

Yoav and Brad enjoying the day

The next best feeling after the boots come off!

A happy group of biochemists and immunologists celebrate the end of a terrific day
(and yes, Régis had a blast on his shortie skis)

 

Photos by David Williams, Sian Patterson and Patrick Kim Chiaw