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Well it’s Boxing Day in Australia. Had a pretty good Christmas. But it just does’t feel the same without the cold weather. I spent the day in board shorts and flip flops. The weather wasn’t great, but was probably 25 celcius with a mix of sun and clouds. Ok in Canada it would have been a pretty nice day, but in Australia in the middle of summer, not so good.
So anyways, Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Chris Charpentier as Chris Charpentier at 10:12 AM CST
Just a quick hello. We’re just getting this set up. More to come soon.
Posted by Emily as Emily Moore at 11:29 PM CST
Well, we’re in Wanaka, New Zealand for the ski and snowboard season. We’re a Canadian from Vancouver and an Aussie from South Australia. We had high hopes for the upcoming snowboard season. We arrived in late May to 30 centimeters of new snow. The mountains weren’t scheduled to open for another three weeks so needless to say we were quite happy about the prospects for good snow this season. We have already purchased seasons passes for Treble Cone, the steepest mountain in New Zealand. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Chris Charpentier as Wanaka, Chris Charpentier at 11:31 PM CST
Natural, untouched beauty! That’s what New Zealand’s South Island is all about. The South Island is home to the Southern Alps and some great skiing and snow boarding opportunities. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Chris Charpentier as Queenstown, Chris Charpentier at 11:35 PM CST
It was a nice day. A big storm and passed through the two previous days and I decided to find a beach that faced north. I looked at my guide book for New Zealand surf breaks and decided on a nice river mouth break that can handle a good size swell and offers nice long right rides. I woke up early and found that it was a nice 4-6 with light offshore winds. Went for a long 3 hour surf and had a blast. I fell way to many times but right hand breaks are not good for me (I love lefts). Had some lunch and waited around a bit cause my arms were tired and I knew I’d only have time and energy for one more surf anyway. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Chris Charpentier as Chris Charpentier at 11:38 PM CST
Yes its true. James is officially a New South Wales police officer. For those of you who don’t know him he’s my best friend from back in the day in Canada. Congratulations buddy.
Posted by Chris Charpentier as Chris Charpentier at 11:48 PM CST
Well it’s finally time, after almost two years away to return to Canada and get back to Whistler for some snowboarding. Its been a fun two years. I’ve been to Spain, Portugal and Thailand for a month of travel, Australai for a month, New Zealand for 2 weeks, Australia for 6 months, Fiji for two weeks, Australia for 3 months, New Zealand for 8 months and finally Australia for 2 more months.
It’s been snowing pretty hard for almost two weeks now in Whistler so the conditions are looking pretty good. I hope it keeps up. I arrive in Vancouver early on tuesday Jan. 17th and will catch a bus up to Whistler later that day. I’ve already got a place sorted out to live in just a few minutes walk to the runs on Blackcomb.
Bring on the powder!!!
Posted by Chris Charpentier as Whistler, Chris Charpentier at 1:46 PM CST
A few pics of Steve riding the Cayoosh in feb 2004. This was the last time I hung out with Steve. Steve Graham and I had an awesome trip. We didn’t make it to the top of Matier because it was too foggy. The stupid sun decided to come out on our way down. By then there wasn’t enough time to get back to the top (I think someone had to get back to work - certainly not Steve!!!).
Chris Charpentier
Posted by Tribute to Steve as Tribute to Steve at 12:31 PM CST
Hey!
Well its that time again. Goodbye Adelaide, Hello Whistler. The snow conditions on the mountain are looking great with 174 cms last week: www.whistlerblackcomb.com
Less than two weeks to go and I haven’t stopped complaining about the heat and soon enough Ill be whinging about the cold! And I have been whinging a lot lately…day 26 of the new and improved smokefree Emily. Apart from a few cuts and bruises poor Chris managed to pull through relatively unscathed 
…the doll!
New years at work was boring to say the least, my ‘wet blanket’ approach certainly didn’t help. My job in the city has been an experience. Once you get used to the locals and their antics: drinking, betting, smoking, dribbling, drinking, eating, drinking….did I say drinking?…hehe…its not that bad, although occasionally we do get the odd mullet having, wife-beater wearing, pregnant looking…. el’freako make an appearance…….oh…wait a minute that’s most of the locals…haha… but seriously the majority of our clientele our pretty good blokes…the pay’s great and the people I work with are even better.
So apart from work I’ve been spending time with family & friends, going to the gym as regular as possible, steeling away to the beach when I can and attempting to indulge my body in lots of healthy eating to counteract my natural urge to light up.
I’ts only now just starting to kick in that once again, in less than 10 days Ill be freezing my butt off riding up Whistler Gondola. I officially depart early Sunday the 29th and will be staying with my friend Cass (who ironically I lived with in Whistler) in Sydney for two days, I‘m due to arrive in Vancouver on Tuesday 31st January. So my final roster is in and I’m hoping all you Adeladians will be able to join me for a few drinks down the bay Saturday night the 28th Jan. I’m not sure where I will be heading but will keep you all posted and let you know just as soon as I decide.
If not enjoy the rest of summer, autumn, winter …..did I mention I’m staying in Canada for 6 months, spending 10 days in Greece and an indeterminate amount of time in Cambodia/Vietnam?…Jealous now?…hehe….see you sometime in August, Sept or maybe even October.
Take care and always…have fun!
Posted by Emily as Whistler, Emily Moore at 12:52 PM CST
 
 
 
 
Some more pictures from the duffy lake region. I think the first two are from Mount Roar on a trip with Graham again. Not sure about the other two. And one from a surf trip that Steve, Damien and I did to Tofino on Vancouver Island.
Chris Charpentier
Posted by Tribute to Steve as Tribute to Steve at 1:31 PM CST
