Apex
Hey hey people 
So I got back from my little roadtrip (36 hours approx.). It was so amazing! Really nice to finally see a little more of Canada
So we left Saturday morning at about 7am. This was a little tough due to the fact I partied all Friday night for Aussie Day! (That was also great… click on the photo below for some interesting photos!) Anyway, off we went!
First stop was Apex Mountain. This is about 30mins out of Penticton - the drive was amazing. From Kelowna to Penticton we followed the Okanagan Lake! It was so beautiful. Snow topped mountains rolling by with this amazingly huge Lake beside us!! I really enjoyed this drive. I did a bit of it when I first came in from Vancouver to Kelowna but I was sleeping some of the way so I missed it!! I can remember waking up though and seeing the mountains topped with snow! It still amazes me today =)
Anyway, I was a little worried about Apex due to a few different stories I heard. The girls I live with had trekked down there and didn’t even ride the mountain due to the fact it was too steep! Craziness! A few other mates had been and had a good time but thought it was a little hairy still… basically it’s way steepers than Big White. And the terrain (due to its steepness) isn’t groomed and is mostly black or double black diamond runs.
Quick lesson for those who dunno… black runs = hardest, thus double black diamond = majorly insane. Ungroomed = runs don’t get groomed at night so they’re moguly, which is basically caused by the turns skiers do! Which means for boarders the runs are pretty annoying (especially if your learning!)
So i was a little freaked out, because (as you all know) I’m new to this whole snowboarding thing and a little freaked out by heights!! But it was all good as I was with three ski patrollers so worse comes to worst I’d be in good hands =)
Anyway, the view was amazing from the top. It was a pity I couldn’t do all the runs but nevermind. There was one green run (beginner) that went to the top of all the other double blacks so at least we got to see the view from all parts of the mountain!!
This is me at Apex. Click on the photo to see all my photos from that day!
peace!! I’ll blog about Red tomorrow I’ve gota run to work!