Whistler Turkey Sale 2012

The Whistler Turkey Sale is coming up soon, and is one of my favourite sales in terms of selection and price for all sorts of snowboarding gear. This is a personal reminder to myself haha!

http://www.whistlerblackcomb.com/events-and-activities/events-calendar/events/2012/10/whistler-blackcomb-turkey-sale.aspx

Canwest Vancouver Snow Show

I'll pretty much go anywhere with the promise of free stuff or samples, so I'll definitely be heading over to the Canwest Vancouver Snow Show October 26-27th at the Forum @ the PNE. Seems like a smaller venue than the other years I've gone... but it's always a fun event, checking out all the ski resort's booths to get info and potential free stuff. They also have a ski and snowboard swap, so if you're looking to sell your old board or get a cheap deal on someone else's old board... this is the place!

For more info, check out http://www.canwestproductions.com/Snow---Vancouver

Winter is Coming: Snowboard Movie Premieres Vancouver

 

It's always around this time in the year when all the snowboard/ski movie premieres head to Vancouver to get us super stoked on the upcoming season. I'm just noticing that I've already missed a shitload of them which sucks... but here are a few I've heard of recently that are coming our way in the future:

 

 

*Found on Mt.Seymour's e-mail newsletter http://www.mountseymour.com/home

STEPCHILD SNOWBOARDS PRESENTS THE VANCOUVER VIDEOGRASS PREMIER FOR
"THE DARK SIDE" & "ENLIGHTEN"Stepchild is excited to announce they will hosting Vancouver's premier for "The Dark Side" & "Enlighten" Tuesday September 25th at 9pm at the RIO THEATER (1660 East Broadway).

Tickets can be purchased in advanced at the following locations:

• The Boardroom: 604-734-7669
• Stiffys Boardshop: 604-941-0422
• Coastal Riders: 604-888-5380

"The Dark Side" follows 2011's "Shoot the Moon" and is an early season teaser featuring stylish moves from some of your favorite snowboarders; Ben Bilocq, Chris Grenier, Danimals, Darrell Mathes, Gus Engle, Harrison Gordon, Jake O.E., Joe Sexton, Johnny Miller, Jon Kooley, Jonas Michilot, Jordan Mendenhall, Laurent-Nicholas Paquin, Nick Dirks.

For a preview, check out https://vimeo.com/36181287

"Enlighten" comes from the same crew that brought you Videograss "Retrospect" in 2011. A snowboard video for snowboarders! The video features snowboards Frank April, Matt Belzile, Alex Cantin, Dustin Craven, Bryan Fox, Will Jackways, Phil Jacques, Jake Kuzyk, Danny Larsen, Bode Merrill, Eero Niemela, Benji Ritchie.

For a preview, check out https://vimeo.com/37744008 

 

 

Awesome list from http://www.shredbc.com/news-events/vancouver-ski--snowboard-movie-premieres/ :

 

RE:SESSION by Teton Gravity Research
October 15 (Thursday)
@ Library Square

ELEKTRO by Alterna Films
October 22 (Thursday)
@ Library Square

OUTDOOR GRADUATION by Voleurz
October 24 (Saturday)
@ Studio 538

EVERY DAY IS A SATURDAY by Poorboyz
November 7 (Saturday)
@ Granville 7 Cinemas

DYNASTY by Warren Miller Entertainment
November 14 & 15 (Saturday, Sunday)
@ Queen Elizabeth Theatre

 

 

If You're Up In Whistler check out this site for a bunch of premieres coming up:

 

http://www.modernaccommodations.com/a-guide-to-whistler-ski-snowboard-premieres/

Best Ever Carrot Cake Recipe!

So my new favourite thing is Pinterest. It's so easy to spend a good hour (or two) browsing through all the pictures people post and repin on their boards. I typically find myself looking through the Food & Drink one though, which is where I found this recipe for Carrot Cake.

Most of the posts in the Food & Drink categories are for chocolate desserts, but it was nice to see that the Carrot Cake made it into the top category. I love carrot cake! And this recipe honestly makes the best carrot cake in the entire world...

Best Carrot Cake! from Jamhands.net

Makes one three layer cake or around 30 cupcakes


Cake
2 cups All purpose flour
2 tsp Baking Powder
2 tsp Baking Soda
2 tsp Cinnamon
1/8 tsp Nutmeg
1/8 tsp Cloves
1 cup Walnuts
1 cup Olive Oil (I just used regular Canola Oil and it was fine)
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter, melted
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
4 eggs
3 tbsp dark molasses
2 tbsp maple syrup
One 16oz can of Crushed Pineapple, drained
3 heaping cups shredded carrot

Frosting
Two 8oz packages Cream Cheese, softened
1/2 cup butter, softened
2 cups confectioners sugar
1 tsp vanilla (I used caramel flavouring... yum)

For the cake:

1. Preheat over to 350-f degrees. In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and walnuts and mix very well.

2. In another large bowl, combine the olive oil, sugar, butter, brown sugar, eggs, molasses, maple syrup, pineapple and carrots and mix well. Add them to the dry mixture. Mix very well.

3. Generously butter three 9-inch cake pans and dust with flour. Divide the cake batter evenly into the cake pans

4. Bake for 20-25 minutes (I had to bake for 30! But double check at 20 mins)

5. Insert a toothpick into the cakes to make sure they are done. The toothpick should come out clean. Cool in pans for 10 minutes. Remove and cool completely.

To make the frosting:

1. In a medium bowl, cream together the cream cheese and butter until creamy. Mix in the vanilla, then gradually stir in the confectioners' sugar. Store in the refrigerator after use.

2. Use the frosting to fill and frost the cooked layers.

Back to Vancouver

So after our South Island trip and Christmas at the bach, we went down to Raglan for New Years with six other friends. We stayed at the newly opened Raglan Farmstay, and pretty much took over the place haha. It had an awesome view and a hot tub... the only thing missing was nice weather!! It poured all weekend but still found lots of games and cards to play.

Back in Glenfield, Auckland now counting down the days til we fly back to Vancouver! We have a pretty hectic flight... Auckland--->Sydney--->San Francisco--->Vancouver. 26 hours! They better have free movies and snacks.

Anyways, see you guys soon and I'll do a list of my top ten picks from my trip eventually!