Osler: Great Second Day Out

Osler: Great Second Day Out
I woke up at 7:00 am, got ready quick and picked up my friend Bill from his sister's in Richmond Hill. An hour and a half later we were at Osler. The last time I had ridden Osler was the last day of the 2004/2005 season with my friend Tyler. That last day was one of the best days of snowboarding ever, and I hope today would be the same; it was!
This was Bill's first time to Osler. Before this the only resort he had been to in Collingwood was Blue Mountain. I wanted to show Bill just how great Osler was. I think at the end of the day Bill realized it's potential. The majority of the runs were open. Only the Poplar runs and terrain park runs were closed.
Our first run of the day was on Rattler; my favorite run. I love this run because it has four bumps that progressively get bigger as you travel down the first portion of the run. Off each bump you can do a different trick, or pump through them to do a huge trick off the last bump. Both of us charged the hill, and continued to do so through-out the day.
We went down all the open runs and took a number of detours into the "closed" off runs. The closed off runs were some of the best. We went down one run between the terrain park and "Exhibition". The snow was amazing! The whole way down we were shin deep in power. Both of us were doing powder cuts like we were Travis Williams. This run was so quiet, so floaty, and so amazing Bill nicknamed it "Heaven". I couldn't have agreed more.
The highlights of the day had to be "Heaven" for sure. We also enjoyed "exhibition" a lot, because right in the middle of the run was a small cheese wedge that really booted you in the air. I was pulling some nice tweaked out melon grabs (crooked cobs) off it. Rattler as always was a hit. My best line on Rattler was a frontside 180 melon, to switch FS 180, to indy grab, to backside 360 with and Indy grab. Best of all was hanging out with my good friend Bill and having fun on the slopes with him. Overall another great day of snowboarding.

Bill (bottom) and I (top) at the base of Osler