If February 12 hadn’t been so blinking busy, what with all of the other Spirit Festival events, I might have made it up to Monashee Hut for the annual Moonlight Ski. Unfortunately I didn’t. But The Current was lucky enough to be provided with pictures from Parks Canada taken by that incomparable photographer, Rob Buchanan. Rob’s images are always excellent and are much, much better than anything I could have produced.
Thanks, Rob, for allowing us to use these:
Verena Blasy plays violin for the skiers who glided up Mount Revelstoke for the annual Moonlight Ski on February 12. Rob Buchanan photoHow can you beat the view of the city from Monashee Hut? Rob Buchanan photoEllen Tremblay and Isabel Pallister were two of the many people who skied up the mountain. Rob Buchanan photoSo was Alex Jay! Rob Buchanan photoIcicles gleam in the warm yellow light from the cabin. Rob Buchanan photoThe Columbia River Bridge, as seen from the lookout at Monashee Hut. Rob Buchanan photoYou get all ages on the Moonlight Ski. Here's baby Selwyn, just 4 1/2 months old, with mom July Wilkey. Rob Buchanan photoIsabel Pallister signs her name in the register at the hut. Rob Buchanan photoHere's another terrific image of Verena Blasy playing the fiddle. Rob Buchanan photoAnd yet another, this time taken from the outside looking in. Rob Buchanan photoHere's a closer view of the city from the lookout. Rob Buchanan photoThe adventurous Anita Halewas and Blair Brennan brought their six-month-old Ayse up with them. Rob Buchanan photoThe annual Moonlight Ski always starts in daylight, as you can see in this image taken at about 4 pm. Rob Buchanan photoComing down, however, is always in the dark. Rob Buchanan photo