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Hello Golden!

My trip to Golden involved various forms of transportation; planes, trains, buses, coaches, taxis and a fair amount of walking got me from Toronto, to Calgary and then eventually to Golden. I quickly found out that I was the last person to arrive in my hotel (which is more like uni halls of residence than a hotel) and that some people had been living there already for 2 weeks!

My orientation followed the next morning, as well as the Christmas parade and a screening of a film about snowboarding, which I don’t think I fully comprehended yet, but hopefully by the end of the season I’ll be able to appreciate it more completely.

My halls are directly above one of the three bars in Golden (just like in HIMYM… unfortunately it’s not called McClaren’s…) making it very easy for us to nip down and grab a quick pint! Golden itself is a picturesque little town of about 10,000 people, there aren’t very many shops and only one bank, but has everything really that you need there. A complete contrast to my experience in Toronto! The resort itself is awesome so far, as I’m writing this we still haven’t opened to the public and are still in training, so it’s been pretty quiet in terms of work.

I have taken a few quick pictures around town, but there’ll definitely be more to come relating to the mountain I work at, especially the views from the Eagle eye restaurant at the top. Anyway, until next time… enjoy!