Hallie, Alex, and Blake.
Charley
Not today clouds, not today.
Volcanic.
Mt. Hood’s shadow.
Krystal and Nick set.
Corse wet snow.
The boys ran out of soap. Nick is not exaggerating.
425….426…427… © Nick Cooper, junior contributor.
Windy.
Breaktime.
Chairlift.
1 small square of snow generates a lot of money.
Ultra competitive pick up soccer.
Corndogs and a sack of cash, life is good for Patrick Carry.
Is Nicks anckle broken? I had $10 on a hairline fracture.
I lost, sprain/partial tear.
What a trooper skiing on that thing for 4 days.
Get well soon.
Looks nice, but very humid, very cold, and very windy.
Top of the flying mile.
This is what standby looks like.
We made the call, we cancelled. The boys are visibly upset. Shortly after the mountain shut down.
Wet drive home.
Girls core session.
Boys core session.
Spencer leads the agility race.
Blake spots Patrick on the slack chain.
Stretching circle.
Fuxi explains the deals that are to be had. The whole store apparently.
Outdoor tuning at our wood cabin.
A long demotivating drive to ski in the rain in August.
Downloading after 15 runs in torrential rain and hi winds.
The boys hydration monitoring begins.
Dusan and the big kids had the same conditions in New Zealand. Except we got 15 runs. Haha.
Mt. Hood, looking deceptively plesent.
Waiting on tickets, Nick works the light.
Timberline Lodge.
Mt. Hood, the weather creation machine.
Skiers right of the chair, skiers left is the snow.
Various clouds.
Pin-stripes for the office.
Dryland.
Kamloops, July 30, 2009
After a long and valiant fight with water damage it is with much sadness that I have to announce the passing of the star of this blog, Cornelius. He was 11 months old.
He was a wonderful travel partner, who was always keen to go where most cameras knew they should not. Cornelius was aware of the risks, and was always the first to charge out of the gate into unknown territories. He has been busy over the last month traveling to Mt. Hood, Paris, then to his final destination on the Thompson River in Kamloops BC. He spent his last hours where he loved to be, at the top of a hill sprint capturing images of athletes puking their guts out.
Cornelius will be fondly missed by his long time friend Sean Frith as well as the countless ski racers whose souls he stole.
“My favourite thing is to go where I’ve never been.” – Cornelius, Baja Mexico Sept 08.
In lieu of flowers please send letters of support to the Canon Canada Warranty Dept.
Hill Sprints
Roger thinks about it.
Austin thinks about it.
Daniel does it.
As did Peter and Austin, but most did. Keep it up Nick.
Peter and Roger amassed such a lead in the wheelbarrow race they stopped for a photo op.
Moments from the end. Justin Hayto: Blue Steel. Cornelius’ last photo.
Rest in peace friend.
Cornelius “canon g9” Frith was involved in a potentially fatal dragon boating accident earlier today. Witnesses say he was found face down in the bail water of the dragon boat at approximately 3:15. Although he had taken the precautionary measures of wearing a protective cover the depth of the water has casued potentially irreperable damage. Cornelius is currently in an induced coma undergoing dehydration therapy, our thoughts and prayers are with him.
Hood
Nick Cooper: SPF 200
Snack Time
View from the hill.
Devin Spence, SL
The boot dryer
Heading home.
Canada day BBQ with the BCST
Core session.
Peter Behncke.
The end of our waterfall hike.
Heading behind the falls
First shower of the camp.
En route
Motorcycles + ski boots = Awesome.
