Click on the pictures for a larger image. Brendon Joseph and Ton went skiing on Grouse Mountain in Vancouver. The snow conditions were good and the weather was just perfect. With temperatures around 5 degrees Celsius and a perfect sunny day. We started in the afternoon cruised the slopes until 8 PM.
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04-Mar-2001 15.00 | Helicopter parked at the helipad on grouse Mountain. |
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04-Mar-2001 15.00 | About to take off. |
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04-Mar-2001 15.00 | Just off the ground with Vancouver in the background. |
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04-Mar-2001 15.00 | Dropping off passengers. |
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04-Mar-2001 15.30 | Brendon Joseph on a run called "the cut". From down in the city this part of Grouse Mountain is visible as the lane that comes down the mountain. |
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04-Mar-2001 15.30 | Ton on "the cut". This run is actually longer than you would think if you see it from the city. |
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04-Mar-2001 15.30 | An the view is just magnificent. |
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04-Mar-2001 16.00 | Brendon is having fun at the very top of Grouse Mountain (black run). From here the view of the city, the water and Vancouver Island is even better. |
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04-Mar-2001 16.00 | And the same with Ton in the frame. Unfortunately Mount Baker is too far away to actually show on this picture, but is was perfectly visible from Grouse Mountain today. |
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04-Mar-2001 18.45 | The beautiful sunset with Vancouver Island at the horizon. |
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04-Mar-2001 18.45 | Another view of Vancouver as seen from Grouse Mountain. |
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04-Mar-2001 17.45 | Clearly visible is Stanley Park. |
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04-Mar-2001 17.50 | Just an awesome view over the Georgia Straight towards Vancouver Island. |
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04-Mar-2001 18.00 | Brendon and Ton went for a snack to Grouse's Nest. From here we had a great view towards Stanley Park where you can clearly see the Lions Gate Bridge connecting North and West Vancouver with the park. |
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04-Mar-2001 18.00 | One of the towers of the gondola. |
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04-Mar-2001 18.00 | Close-up of the gondola tower. West Vancouver (British properties) can be seen in the background). |
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04-Mar-2001 18.00 | An engineering drawing of the tower, made by a company from probably Austria (text in German). |
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04-Mar-2001 18.50 | After we had some food and drinks we enjoyed and even more impressive view of Vancouver at night. |
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04-Mar-2001 18.50 | ... from the very top of Grouse Mountain ... |
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04-Mar-2001 19.00 | Brendon with the city lights of Vancouver down below in the background. |
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04-Mar-2001 19.00 | Ton with the city lights of Vancouver down below in the background. |
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