I have something to admit. On Sunday I wrote about how Chris and Suzanne blew the wicked video that I was planning to make of their excellent skiing. Actually, I kind of embellished their inability to follow my instructions for comic effect; the truth is that I didn't give them any direction, and they were blameless. Here's a little video that illustrates how it can be when everyone is on the same page...

Suzanne, Chris and I had a great day on the ski hill at Blackcomb today. The visibility was POOR for much of it, which was a drag, but that mountain is awesome. There is just so much you can ski on out there. Suzanne and I like to stick to the greens, so we pretty much spent the whole afternoon on this really long run called Easiest Route. Chris was a trooper, amusing himself by popping off little cliffs on the sides. It's a beautiful place and outrageously expensive; my aprés-ski Caffrey's was $7.10. But oh so soothing....after 6 hours up and down the hill that pint was one of the best. In this video, I have skiied down a little further than Chris and Suzanne with the intention of capturing their excellent form. They really are excellent skiers, but not so much when it comes to taking direction. After I signalled their start you can actually hear them chatting and laughing. I got flustered and forgot to press the record button when they finally did go, but you should have seen it....they were awesome.

So last night Chris Yates and I went to the Pacific International Auto Show, or 'car show', as we call it, and had an excellent time. It's the second year Chris and I have gone together, and it's become a fun little tradition. We flit from car to car lamenting unnecessary plastic cladding (Ford GT) or baffling front fascia choices (Subaru Tribeca), pausing only to eat overpriced stadium 'food'. We have a natural ability to recognise who's turn it is to sit in the driver's seat and who's turn it is to navigate. We agree that the Escalade is as ridiculous a vehicle as ever has been made, and while he stayed strong, I couldn't resist getting in. The Hummer H2, however, surprised us both very much. I smirked as I stepped up into the beast, but it really does feel cool in that cabin. It reminded me of the one time I was in a big rig. For opulence, we rated the Infinity MSomething, or Something35 (they all look very similar to me from the outside) the very highest. I got in and immediately felt like a car thief in my hooded sweater and jean jacket. It's calf leather was buttery in texture and colour, and seemed to be on every surface. The burled wood stretched in all directions. Every knob and dial was discreetly rimmed in chrome. Beautiful. But the all-around winner was the Dodge Magnum. Acres of space on the inside, a HEMI, and it looks like a Hot Rod. Okay, wait, the most beautiful car there was the CLS 55 AMG. We stood in line to sit in it, which was fine, but from the outside? From the back? Talk about your vorsprung durch technik. Considering all of the nice cars we checked out, however, it's funny that my personal highlight would be a Honda. They somehow snuck in some of their two wheeled offerings, and while I passed on trying out the Jazz, I did have a go up on the Goldwing. This motorcycle is unbelievably huge, is equipped with an airbag, costs $30,000 and has a Reverse gear. It has more buttons on it's dash than all of my home entertainment equipment and the keyboard on my computer. What a crazy machine. I probably won't be in Vancouver for next year's show, so thanks for the memories PIAS, or 'cs', and keep on keeping on.