Day 15:
After a few too many beers I was pretty dusty to start this day and the weather in Penticton matched my mood. Cloudy and grey...
We packed the car for one last day on the slopes and headed up to Apex just out of Penticton. The drive was about 45 minutes and very windy, certainly the road to a 'locals' ski hill and not a big interntational resort. We arrived and grabbed some breakfast at The Edge Bistro which had this fantastic BELT bagel, highly recommended!
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The girls and Whiskey were setting off on a morning snowshoe while I headed off snowboarding with the guys. Fortunately the weather up Apex was a lot nicer and we had a brilliant, albeit freezing cold, morning riding up there on some brilliant groomers.
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Meanwhile the girls were off exploring some handbuilt log cabins and frozen lakes.
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After 7 or 8 runs I called it a day as my hangover was not getting any better and retreated to the Gunbarrel Saloon for some lunch. The food here was terrific and again not extortionate for an on mountain venue. The meatball sub and crispy chicken sandwich (below) were both huge hits after big mornings snowboarding and snowshoeing.
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We spent a good few hours catching up on everyones days here, with the only complaint being the inside of the pub was absolutely freezing... We eventually headed back into Penticton around 4pm and caught some of the local widlife grazing.
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We had a pretty quiet one this night, loosely packing away the skis and board as well as some of the outerwear with our last day riding done. Ordered in some pizza and took advantage of having a washer and dryer to reduce the load when we got home.
