Stuck in BC... Shucks!

We were all going to head home today. Our plans were made and we had some stuff to sort out, but after a bit of skiing we were going to head home. This morning we got a call from my Brother-In-Law's Father (whatever that is to me). He said that there had been avalanches in the main passes from Invermere to Calgary.

Oh oh.

We turned on a computer to confirm on the Internet. Yep. Highway 93 from Radium to Calgary was closed for avalanches and potential avalanches. That was unfortunate but not the end of the world. The next shortest route is through Golden and it only adds another hour onto the trip. We kept reading. Highway 1 from Golden to Lake Louise was closed. Highway 1 looks like it is not expected to be opened until Tuesday, and 93, well... we called the Park and they said at this point it is closed indefinitely. Great.

My sister starts her first day back from maternity leave tomorrow. She has to be there. The next pass is the croswnest pass. This takes our regular drive of three hours and extends it to six and a half hours. Since they have to go to Airdrie and back it will be seven and a half by the time they get home.

Weighing their options carefully they decided to head home through Fernie and just take the extra time. They packed as fast as they could and they booked it outta here. They are still on the road some four hours later. The roads are still closed and who knows when they will be open.

Fortunately, I am still retired so here I am, waiting out the storm so to speak. We would never had guessed that the roads were all avalanchy from here. The weather is ok, though we have been having snow and now rain. Unbelievable. -32 last Wednesday and 2 here today. Tru (who is staying with me to make the trip home easier) and I went for a walk in the rain... it was lovely.

Oh yeah... where was I? Anyways. I will head home with Tru whenever the roads open... and then I will look for jobs... Hmm... I guess I may as well postpone my diet until then too.

Yayyyyy slurpees tomorrow!!!