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| Home; | Colin; | Eric; | Jamie; | Joe; | John; | Les | Mark; | Pigs Night | Ryan; | Rookies; | Sponsors; | Tony; |
Every winter, a group of friends from Vancouver and Calgary (aka "The Powder Pigs") meet for five days of skiing the "Champagne" powder at the Big White Ski resort, which is a short 45 minute drive north of Kelowna, British Columbia. We usually get to enjoy mountain scenery like this most years.
The core group from Calgary consists of Mark (aka "Marko the Masked Avenger"), his alter ego Jamie (aka "Berts" and/or "The Fisherman"), Tony (aka "The Magician") so named because he's one of the boarders who keeps disappearing on the slopes, Joe (aka "Boober"), and Codrin (aka "Fish"). All are "knuckle draggers"(aka Boarders) except for Jamie and Mark. All will be back in 2009 for "Swine in '09." Unfortunately, Les (aka "Rasta boy") was not able to make the 2008 migration because he was moving to Chicago, but he'll also be back for "Swine in '09".
The Vancouver contingent consists of Ryan (aka "Big Air") , Colin, (aka "Mother Goose") so named because he's the primary trip organizer, and his older brother John (aka "JP"), the "Powder Pig's" Webmaster, father of "Big Air" and Adam (aka "Da Bomb") who will again be the youngest on the 2009 trip. Unfortunately Russ (aka "Mohawk") will not be returning for the 2009 migration along with Eric, (aka "Rasta Man") the smooth turning Big White veteran who will again be in Mexico during this year's migration.
Our group, affectionately known as the "The Powder Pigs" migrate to the beautiful Big White ski resort in B.C.'s Okanagan sometime in late February every year to enjoy good food, good friends, a nightly hot tub, a few games of Tequila Pigs, lots of laughs, and some great skiing in deep "Champagne" powder snow...WE HOPE!
If you are at Big White during President's week, you might run into us. You'll usually find us skiing Big White's extensive Black Diamond, back country and open glade terrain during the day, and partying hard at night in Snowshoe Sam's or Raakel's. We aren't hard to find.
If you happen to run into a "Powder Pig" at Big White, don't forget to ask for the coveted "Powder Pig Button". A "Powder Pig" won't leave home without it!
Also, don't forget to check out the "Powder Pig's" team sponsors.
Some Favorite Web Sites
The Pig's Migration Area - Big White
The Crystal Mountain (Wash.) Ski school "Powderpigs"
The Best Skiing in North America - Whistler Blackcomb
The Alberta Pig Rocky Mountain Resort - Sunshine Village
The Kinda Toes Pig's Like!
Skiing in British Columbia
Resort Rentals - Direct from the owner
The Button Guy - check out "Our Work/Buttons"
