We have been in Haines for a little more than a week now. The first two days were sunny and we could get started with skiing, shooting and all that. It was sort of a slow start and we only found good snow the second day.

Julien, Chris and JP did a few warm up runs and hit wind lips the first day, but as the snow looked a little unpredictable and hard at times, it was a slow start. The next day, we found a lot better snow and gained confidence in the conditions. It was actually a great day even though the clouds finally arrived a little after midday.

Since then, it has been raining and snowing almost non-stop. We had one almost-a-go day two days ago, but the fog and clouds just kept us on the ground. And one must say, we are good at waiting. We can stare at the rain and feel great! After all, it means more snow. And so, we wake up at six every morning hoping that the forecast has failed and it is sunny after all. Then, we sleep a little more and get up for the breakfast at seven or eight. Then we work, sort photos, send emails, do other sort of computer stuff and basically wait for the clouds to disappear. But the rain has turned into snow and back into rain again these past few days so many times, that it feels that the clouds are endless.

Or it did, until tonight, the sky finally got bluer. We could even see the mountain tops further and it has almost got us thrilled. Hopefully it stays blue for tomorrow, we are now filled with excitement.