Hi again everyone. It has warmed up to the +ves now and it has been raining. As a result the roads and footpaths are very very slippery. People were ice skating(with skates on) down the main street the other night as all the snow melts, turns to water and refreezes. It was so bad on Wednesday that I couldn't get across one of the streets near our house because as soon as you stood on it you slid straight back to the gutter. El tried to do the same thing on thursday and she couldn't do it either so she stayed at home all day. I slightly stacked it on wednesday with groceries in tow but only fell to one knee-no damage done. I have seen several people falling completely and doing some damage to themselves.
It has not been raining up at the ski hill where we work because of the higher elevation everything falls as snow. The road up the hill is better than the ones in town cause there has been no rain on it ,only snow. It snowed yesterday in Jasper which reduces the ice on the footpaths and roads, but it is raining now so it will be icy again soon. Last night we were going to watch an ice-hockey game but it was cancelled because the other team couldn't get through because of avalanches! We ended up playing indoor mini golf instead.
The highways around Jasper are opening and closing all the time as avalanches and slippery roads are too dangerous for anyone. The highway into British Columbia was closed for more than 24hrs so heaps of trucks were parked in the streets of Jasper.
Today it is overcast and raining here in Jasper and possibly snowing up at Marmot Basin(the name of the ski hill we work at). Otherwise all is good.
Hope everyone is enjoying the heat over there.
We are enjoying the warmer cold temperatures(if that makes sense).
Adios Muchachos and muchachas
Geoff and El
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