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iaink Aug 16th 2013 4:42 am
Re: Winter sports
 
Originally Posted by mandymoochops (Post 10853156)
Don't get me started ............. :frown:

I have never had the desire to ski / board- be it downhill / uphill / off a big curly jump etc.

However as Caretaker and DBD have said there are other winter sports. Ice fishing is wicked awesome. You don't 'have' to have a shack but it helps- even a tent set up on the ice will keep the sun out of your hole, you will need to buy and ice auger, and a 2ft long fishing rod though. Oh an maybe something with 4wd just in case you get stuck on the snow on the lake.

Curling is great fun and a good way to make friends, a really popular sport (well here in AB it is) and very - ahem - sociable too if you know what I mean :beer:
But what if the sun shines OUT of your hole eh? What then!?:sneaky:

I honestly believe ice fishing has bugger all to do with catching fish and far more to do with having a few warming bevvies in the peace and quiet far from the prying gaze of your significant other.

dbd33 Aug 16th 2013 4:51 am
Re: Winter sports
 
Originally Posted by iaink (Post 10854115)
But what if the sun shines OUT of your hole eh? What then!?:sneaky:

I honestly believe ice fishing has bugger all to do with catching fish and far more to do with having a few warming bevvies in the peace and quiet far from the prying gaze of your significant other.
I don't get how those bevvies are warming. You chug half frozen beer while huffing and puffing and stamping your feet then have to wander outside and take off your mitts in order to rummage in ten layers of fleecy fabrics to find your dong which is now shrunken to a point that it barely sticks through said layers. Your shivering hand causes you to write your name, whether you mean to or not. The whole experience is like going to watch the Green Bay Packers.

iaink Aug 16th 2013 7:49 am
Re: Winter sports
 
Originally Posted by dbd33 (Post 10854130)
The whole experience is like going to watch the Green Bay Packers.
Well, it may not be my cup of tea, but i wouldnt go so far as comparing it to having to watch american football:eek:. Lets try and keep at least a little perspective.

Martin the cdn expat Aug 16th 2013 8:03 am
Re: Winter sports
 
Originally Posted by iaink (Post 10854115)
But what if the sun shines OUT of your hole eh? What then!?:sneaky:

I honestly believe ice fishing has bugger all to do with catching fish and far more to do with having a few warming bevvies in the peace and quiet far from the prying gaze of your significant other.
*ahem* please stop releasing the old secrets, especially where non male
eyes can see. You could ruin it for the rest of us.
Thank you.

Martin the cdn expat Aug 16th 2013 8:05 am
Re: Winter sports
 
Originally Posted by dbd33 (Post 10854130)
I don't get how those bevvies are warming. You chug half frozen beer while huffing and puffing and stamping your feet then have to wander outside and take off your mitts in order to rummage in ten layers of fleecy fabrics to find your dong which is now shrunken to a point that it barely sticks through said layers. Your shivering hand causes you to write your name, whether you mean to or not. The whole experience is like going to watch the Green Bay Packers.

ummm, perhaps you are doing it wrong. :confused:
Space heaters help.

caretaker Aug 16th 2013 9:08 am
Re: Winter sports
 
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There's a few things that help -

mandymoochops Aug 16th 2013 4:50 pm
Re: Winter sports
 
don't for one minute think that it's all about being cold and miserable.

OK in shacks like ours and Caretakers if you don't take a heater it can be, but some of the outfits the guys pull onto the lake (and leave them there for a season - are like mini homes. Seriously. It's like a big shed on skids (or even an old trailer) with a big hole in the floor (for obvious reasons) and you have all amenities of home - right in the middle of a frozen lake :confused:

I agree its not strictly fishing as such - but it is really cool to see them swim right up to your hook - or past the hole.

Actually last ime we were out, a couple guys in a dodge were literally sitting all day in their truck - watching their holes (no shack over them) and the rods they had in them had the indicators on (like a flag that pops up when you get a bite). So all they would do is jump out of the truck - pull up the fish - drop the line back in and go and sit down again!

And they caught more than us :(

jossie Sep 30th 2013 5:29 am
Re: Winter sports
 
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Originally Posted by bingbong180 (Post 10847320)
Are winter sports such as skiing and snowboarding more affordable than in uk? One of the big draws for me moving to canada is the outdoor lifestyle which we don't have to same extent in uk. I suppose it depends partly on what province you live as Ontario only has ski hills, although they're not to far from some mountains in New York State. I've noticed Canadians seem to embrace winter whereas some Brits seem to hibernate once the autumn begins.
No hibernating for us - thank you very much :D

Oink Sep 30th 2013 6:22 am
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Originally Posted by jossie (Post 10924366)
No hibernating for us - thank you very much :D
This is proper winter sports. :thumbup:

jossie Sep 30th 2013 6:45 am
Re: Winter sports
 
Originally Posted by Oink (Post 10924450)
This is proper winter sports. :thumbup:
Nice :thumbsup: We usually partake in that type of sport after a day on the slopes!

jossie Sep 30th 2013 6:57 am
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Check out how busy the slopes are during winter time :thumbup:

bcmama Oct 1st 2013 3:47 pm
Re: Winter sports
 
Originally Posted by jossie (Post 10924533)
Check out how busy the slopes are during winter time :thumbup:
Where is that? Big White? Just got my season pass :thumbup:

jossie Oct 1st 2013 4:24 pm
Re: Winter sports
 
Originally Posted by bcmama (Post 10926789)
Where is that? Big White? Just got my season pass :thumbup:
The first one is Sunpeaks - Kamloops and the second one is Apex - Penticton. Big White is an amazing Ski Resort as well - you will love it! The ice fishing photos above are taken at our friends cabin not too far from big white - near Kelowna Nordic Ski Trails. When we stay there we sometimes go to Big White for the day. Silver Star at Vernon and Mount Baldy at Oliver are also great for skiing. How are you settling in?

R I C H Oct 2nd 2013 3:31 am
Re: Winter sports
 
Originally Posted by jossie (Post 10924533)
Check out how busy the slopes are during winter time :thumbup:
Not exactly representative of Christmas time, spring break or Presidents weeks though. Midweek, out of the main vacation times, I agree the slopes are pretty quiet.

Londonuck Oct 2nd 2013 3:36 am
Re: Winter sports
 
It was a rather unusual 26c in Dublin last Monday, sitting in the garden with an ice cold Heineken. Been back 5 days and it hasnt stopped peeing down. Vancouver autumn/winter, give me strength!


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