You’ve done the course and got the T-shirt (well it’s a hoodie actually), so what happens next? Well, you’re a qualified instructor aren’t you? So how about a job instructing!

My names is James Harper-Lewis (or ‘Jimbo’) I took the NONSTOP 08-09 course in Banff, passing my level 1 and level 2 CASI courses and my Level 1 Park instructors, and have since started working as an instructor at Sunshine Village. I thought prospective NONSTOPers of the future and the world at large could benefit from some on-the-ground reconnaissance with a quick look into what working as an instructor is really like. So without further ado welcome to:

“A typical day as an instructor”

Like most of the world’s working day, mine starts early. From seven in the morning the staff bus begins plucking all manner of bleary-eyed staff members from the darkened streets of Banff and after a short snowy ride (largely composed of iPod induced sleep) we shuffle our way from bus to gondola and head on up to the main area of Sunshine Village. As daily commutes go, this one’s really not so bad and, although it’s no corner office, the view is pretty spectacular from where I sit on the chair lift.

Once up on hill, the instructors file their way toward the ‘Pro Room’ (a slightly cramped room bursting with boards, skis, drying boots and row after row of pale yellow lockers). As people flow in changing into the ‘reds’ that make up the sunshine uniform it becomes a particularly sociable environment and a good place to draw knowledge on all things snow related – from snow forecasts to equipment reviews, edging tips to teaching tactics. The room exudes a shared atmosphere of vibrancy with backing tracks from whoever plugged their iPod in first and stories from the night before, that even as a new instructor I was warmly welcomed into immediately.

The first official point of work for the day is 8.45 roll call, which is swiftly followed by a snow report, a grooming report and any other pertinent information including the title for the ‘sessions’ that will be running that day. These sessions are perhaps one of the biggest perks of working as an instructor – as they offer the opportunity to continually improve throughout the season. Whilst making the transition from pupil to instructor is a fantastic feeling (especially when your past instructors become your colleagues), there is always more to learn, and these sessions pick up where NONSTOP left off – only now you get the added benefit of being paid for it! For us snowboarders, session titles range from the obvious “Teaching Tactics”, to the poetic “ To Stack or Not to Stack” and even to the bizarre “Laughing at Lower Joints”. Though the titles may seem trivial, the session are anything but! Run by senior instructors they introduce some of the most advanced riding and teaching theory around, whilst also giving huge scope for individual feedback and improvement techniques. And what’s more, they’re a hell of a lot of fun! On a daily basis the sessions run 9-9.45 and there are also regular half-day and full-day sessions, which are particularly useful as you begin to look toward level 3.

With session over for the day the real work (hahaha) starts. So a wall of red suited instructors line up like expectant children at Christmas waiting for Santa, as our manager doles out little white pieces of gold that are our lesson cards. These are handed out in order of seniority, starting with the most highly qualified and following onto the most seasoned veterans of the sunshine staff and then finally onto the new staff intake or ‘rookies (of which I number).

At a large ski school like Sunshine, as a new instructor you don’t teach everyday (particularly in this recession thingy everyone keeps talking about). As long as you understand that from the beginning, it certainly works out as a positive – as you get to improve you riding (or skiing) everyday and still get paid for the privilege. This is definitely something I have seen come through in my own riding – particularly as more often than not I am riding with higher level instructors, who are only too happy to help with friendly analysis, tips and tactics for improvement.

Most lessons I teach run all day 9.45 – 3.30 (though there are also half day lessons), split by an awesome lunch taken with the clients. Your lesson card details the group size, names, ages and ability level. When lessons are sold, clients are grouped by ability with the theory being that everyone will be the same level (ish) when you come to teach them. However, this often falls down as people over/underestimate their own ability level. So the first part of any lesson is a quick conversation about where they are at with their riding – this generally includes how much riding they have done, how recently, are they turning both ways, are the turns linked, what they find difficult, what colour runs they feel comfortable on, have they been up the chair lift before – this is a great way to get a basic understanding of the group, put a lesson plan together and also to break the ice by getting everyone talking (as some clients may be quite nervous). Another important question to ask is what do they want to get out of the lesson – as this expectation can often define the sense of achievement they walk away with at the end of the day.

That having been said, the first run is all-important, as it presents the first opportunity to actually see the clients ride and to make a true assessment of where they are in the learning curve and what will benefit the group most. In some cases there may be a large difference in abilities (a ‘split’), which may mean a group change, though it is rare for whole group to be at exactly the same ability level (apart from ‘never ever’ lessons – and even there some clients will progress much faster than others). So the onus is very much on the instructor to keep everyone going forward and tailor the day according, constantly introducing exercises with varying levels of difficulty to suit.

During a lesson you will start to comprehend how people take in new information (and this in itself is a skill which improves with practice). Some people need to understand and visualise every part of what you are telling them before they are able to put it into practice, whereas others will just watch your demo and need to get on and do it themselves. Again this will be something that aides you in tailor making your lesson to the clients needs and ensures they can get the most out of their day.

Beyond the immediate benefits of the NONSTOP course (namely – enjoying what is probably the best season of your life, making amazing lifelong friends and concentrating on nothing but snowboarding/skiing with some of the best instructors you might ever be lucky enough to train under), there are some elements that truly carry forth into your own career as an instructor. I have already found myself thinking back to my time with one or another NONSTOP instructor countless times in order to gleam the right tactic for the situation, or another way of phrasing things so that my client might better understand an exercise.

As the day ticks on and the clients improve, I take a huge amount of personal satisfaction seeing what effect I have had on their riding – it really is an incredible feeling getting someone to turn for the first time and seeing how ecstatic they are to be progressing. With lessons finished for the day I usually go for a few pretty fast runs with some of the other instructors and then head down the mountain. Home usually means an immediate shower, dinner (and the occasional quick nap), and in a party town like Banff you are never hard pushed to find something to do with your evenings, especially as working for sunshine has the added bonus of a huge social group of almost 800 employees, 86 of which work the ski/snowboard school.

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On Tuesday morning we had a rare break from demo’s but little did we know that what was about to happen was far more taxing!  With our instructor jackets back on we were briefed on the logistics of  a station teach.  This basically involves a couple of instructors at each station allowing beginners to progress right from learning how to put their skis on through to performing basic wedge turns. If a student struggles at any particular station they just repeat the activity again.  In theory this all sounded great. However, add in 160 school children who have never skied before on a small beginners area and you have a recipe for complete carnage but a lot of fun!

I spent most of the session teaching them to side step up the hill.  It became increasingly difficult to be enthusiastic about side stepping, especially  as the kids saw more and more of their friends cruising up the magic carpet!  However, I managed and for the final part of the session I helped in encouraging them to start turning.  Finally, after a crazy 3 hours and a well deserved high five from the ski school director, we were back into demo’s!

Friday soon came around and we were rewarded with a trip to watch the rugby in Christchurch, Canterbury vs Waikato.  This was particularly exciting for Pieter who had never been to a big, live sports event before.  The match was followed by a curry and then back home for a late drink in the pub.

Saturday, Zoe and I took a trip to Christchurch  to do some shopping. We hopped on the West Coast Shuttle and after a great chat with the driver he even gave us a discount on our fare.  That night we went for dinner at Springfield backpackers with a few of the Porters staff.  A few games of pool later on topped off an altogether great day.

Sunday was meant to be a day of rest.  It started well, we all chilled out watching Kung Fu Panda (very funny, I highly recommend it) and later a meal at the pub.  Until this point it had been a very relaxing, leisurely day.  However, it soon became clear that this was fast becoming the biggest night in the pub of the season so far.  Without going into too much detail there was a lot of dancing on tables, tequila slammers with the assistance of someone lying on the bar and the night finally ended with naked men being photographed at the doughnut!

A final point for anyone reading this who may be thinking of coming on the course.  As suggested earlier in the blog, what goes on in the pub definately does not stay in the pub.  There are no secrets!  Any faux pas that occur, expect to be remminded of them the next day by all the mountain staff and most of the locals and expect this continue until someone else does something even more stupid!

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There is not short cut to doing your research, finding the resorts you want to work at; putting together a good CV and then sending it out to the right people. However, we hope that this video helps you to find the job you are looking for. If you have any questions then always get in touch as we may well be able to help you out.

As long as you have the relevant qualifications you should be able to find a job working as a ski or snowboard instructor. If you don’t have the qualifications then have a look at our ski instructor and snowboard instructor courses.

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As seasoned touring veterans, after last weeks introductions to touring, many of us are turning are focus to the upcoming Level 1 CASI and Level 1 CSIA, as well as the AMP Stage 1.  This week more snowy slopes helped us prep in lessons for the upcoming testing that will take place mostly over the weekend.
This week was a social bonanza!  It started on Tuesday when we joined the 2 week improvement course on a local brewery tour.  A quick drive on the yellow bus found us at the new Fernie brewery.  We got to see where the magic happened on a personalized tour!  Of course, we had to sample every type of beer in our souvenir glass- we have already sampled most of their beer since our arrival!  Despite the first explanation of four sample beers, they kept pouring the beer and we returned for dinner quite content.

Wednesday, we got into the hockey spirit.  Instructor Terry got us hyped up for a game of street hockey.  Upon returning from the hill we headed to the street for a full on street hockey match.  Instructor Terry and Chris, local ice hockey extroadenaires showed us the ropes.  All of the two week program wimped out and hid in the Griz bar to avoid a sure MTM victory!

Friday was followed with Katie’s 19th Birthday!!  It was also Clare’s on the 2 week improvement so of course we had to celebrate!

Back to serious business as we’ve made it through the first stage of AMP and are heading into the Level 1 with the backcountry trip to follow!

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Monday: The whole group was back together after being split for the backcountry hut trips. Lessons as usual and the weather had turned it on for us with some beautiful blue skies and warm temperatures our group had a lot of fun free skiing around with Terry and looking for “KICKERS MATE” (I know all you English guys just tried to say that with some stupid accent.)

Tuesday: AMP 2 for all that did it congrats on passing, also this day Ken discovered that speed was his friend deciding to tuck ski everywhere. It’s just the rest of us in the group and on the mountain found a 6 foot 6 100kg Irish giant flying down the mountain terrifying, for those who would get in his way, “certain death” (higher, stronger, faster isn’t that right Ken.) That night Leanne let us loose on some guy’s farm, still not sure if she actually knew the guy. Great night burgers, hot dogs and beers by a large fire, (that was eventually lit, “good work Alex”). The big Irishman assured that the fire stayed lit by wiping out a small forest and putting it on the fire. We then sat around the fire roasting marshmallows and listening to stories about Greenland.

Wednesday: We lost two of our faithful crew John and Anthony both homeward bound. HOT DOG DAY, the greatest day on the Fernie calendar. Again the weather turned on a pearler of a day, blue skies, and warm weather. It is a day to get dressed up in 80’s ski outfits and actually get away with it. Everyone in the group got dressed up in their best 80’s outfits, we had handle bar moustaches, jeans tucked into ski boots, head bands, one piece ski suits and two that took the hot dog day literally and dressed up as hot dogs. We won’t name, names we will only refer to them as Hot Dog 1 and Hot Dog 2. On the mountain we saw some funky skiing.  John and Sean broke out some classic 80’s European style and we saw two hot dogs take flight and two hot dogs bust a groove. The alcohol did flow that evening.

Thursday: Said goodbye to Leanne, the mountain and Fernie. You will see us all again soon I am sure of that.

P.S I think I speak for everyone in saying a big thankyou to Leanne and Nonstop for a sweet holiday and everyone make sure you keep in touch or I will hunt you down and lock you up.

The day began as usual with breakfast at Red Tree Lodge followed by a couple of April fools jokes ranging from ‘hut trip cancellation’ to ‘imminent helicopter departure’. After much fooling about we gathered for the bus at 11am.

On the bus we were joined by three split boarders and another skier, bringing our number to twelve.

A couple of hours bus trip later we were readied at the heli spot awaiting our ride. The lift was split into four lifts, balancing gear and people. The flight over the Boulder Pass was exciting with not so good visibility, but all landed safely alongside the fantastically located and wonderful Boulder Hut. To see a video of the flight click here

After introductions by the staff and guides, the groups were split and taken on avalanche beacon training and rescue exercises. Dinner followed, prepared by
Ally, the resident chef; a fantastic meal, and all were in a good mood for more merriment. After some bottles of whisky, cans of beer and games of poker, we retired looking forward to what tomorrow was to bring.

Day 2 – 2nd April – BOULDER PASS

Alarms sounded at 7 am, with everyone up for breakfast at 7.30am. Again, another excellent spread of food. At breakfast we discussed the previous night’s temperature and snoring.

All were ready with skins on for 9am. The day’s tour was preceded by ten minutes of dancing involving various well-known ski manoeuvres to warm up. At 9.30am we set off with guide Bryce breaking trail and Anne tail guiding.

The group ascended to Two Three Knob, located a kilometre south and about 1500 feet above the hut. This knob was out of the tree line, in the alpine and offered a good view of our surroundings. Skins were removed, skis donned and boards assembled for a warm up run in fresh powder to the tree line. Suitably warmed, we skied the trees in magnificent snow. Wow!

Out of the tree’s, we again readied for the ascent to the days high point below the northerly face of a peak left of Ptarmigan peak. Here we lunched and then skied another great run to the tree line. Wipeouts ensued over bluffs and cornices. At the bottom all were smiling and ready for more. From this point we ascended to the Boulder Pass, our days target destination. A blind ski followed in flat light back to the tree line.

Again we ascended, rising up and East of the Hut to Below Mt Moki to a solitary Larch. We planned a single descent to the hut but found the skiing so good that half the party opted to go back up again and ski another run. Legs were tired at this point and the resting party managed to film several stylish wipeouts of the ski parties re run. Hungry, we made for the hut and hot tub.

The hot tub was ready, and two intrepid adventurers did the naked heli pad run, rolled in snow and dived in again. Others were less enthusiastic about exposure.

Dinner was superb Atlantic salmon. After dinner the day’s effort told on most with early retirements, with only a few hardy souls remaining for whisky and poker.

Day 3 – 3rd April – MOKI COL

A similar morning routine saw the party ready for ascent at 9.30am, minus a couple of tired souls. We ascended directly East and upward to Mt Moki Col, where a basic introduction to mountaineering was had with a final boot pack. At the col the party was divided into those that wanted to ascend the peak and those for skiing. The guide decided. Skiing it was.

A flat light descent caught the guide and skiers out, with many’s a ‘whoa’ or minor wipe out occurring. Undaunted at the tree line we geared up for more. The party split to ski a Moraine ridge and Trench adjacent to it. Skiing was best in the trench. Those that wanted tight radius turns, big drop offs and navigation chose the tree-lined ridge. Both parties met in a sunny clearing where chests were bared and sun cream applied. A beautiful and easy ascent followed to the ridge high point.

From the ridge high point, a long meandering ski took us to a steep open bowl, where the group collected for descent. Sam the boarder managed a spectacular drop off to much cheering. The bowl was skied in good style by all. An ascent to the hut beckoned

The ascent to the hut took the party through an open area of fantastic rollover pillows named Huck Fest 2. At the hut, half the party, 2 skiers, 2 boarders and a guide decided Huck Fest 2 was not to be passed up. The party consisted of 1 Kiwi, 2 Aussie, and 1 Irish and 1 American. Unfortunately, we had tired all the English. Without the common sense approach normally adopted by the English, the party ripped Huck Fest 2, hitting pillows and kickers and launching big airs. Legs were not tired on the re-ascent, with consideration given to another run until it turned out that dinner was on the table.

Another fantastic meal followed, plus more booze and hot tub. It started to snow heavy. Most people retired early. Some remained with the whisky – quite late.

Day 4 – 4th April – CROSS CUT PEAK / LEVESQUE CIRQUE

Another quality breakfast; another ski guide dance routine; another long ascent; this time to the tree line below Cross Cut peak.

Fantastic powder skiing took us to an open area. Everyone loved it and gunned for more. On the ascent the guide asked if we had energy to rise to the col between Cross Cut Peak and Levesque – of course we did. Some harboured hopes of an ascent of Levesque, the highest peak in the range. Sadly, wind slab barred the way. A high point in the corrie was reached, wonderfully alpine, from where the party returned to tackle more powder skiing.

What ensued was a few hours of the most hilarious forward flips, 360’s, 180’s, ascent, descent, ascent, decent, jump, air etc, etc. It was soft, deep and fresh. We loved the powder.

The highlight of the day was the ascent to a bluff below cross cut peak in fantastic evening light. What followed was skiing par excellence, beautiful snow. Again we were given the choice to return to the hut, and again the same characters chose to tackle Huck Fest 1 – More Pillows more fun and more wipeouts. Tired we ascended to the hut.

The usual great meal was served followed by a good old drinking session. Climbing routines, balancing routines and gymnastic routines were all employed to pass the night. Whisky was served with icicles from the roof. The night sky was beautiful. It was a good way to end the trip.

Day 5 – April 5th  – BACK TO FERNIE

The usual rise and breakfast saw all ready and packed by 9am. The hut was cleaned and we prepared for the flight out. It was a blue sky day. Warm, and small avalanches were occurring round the hut.

The flight in a door-less chopper was magical, rising high above the slopes we had skied. Our tracks were visible from previous days. Our hill signature was visible from several thousand feet. Amazing.

Most people slept on the bus back to Fernie. A few talked of skiing more. All agreed on how magical the trip had been.

Until next time.

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We all know that snowboarding can be an expensive hobby. Here at NONSTOP, we reckon that cumulatively, we have spent tens of thousands of pounds on skiing/snowboarding holidays over the years. Most of this cash will be spent on the annual expenses: travel costs, accommodation costs, food and drink, and most importantly, the lift pass.

It goes without saying that all of this starts to add up. But there is also the added expense of having to buy a lot of equipment before you can actually start snowboarding. Buying or looking to buy new snowboard gear can be fun, especially when you start to get carried away and this can be a problem. Having to buy new snowboard gear can really set you back; so follow our helpful tips.

Start looking for a new cheap snowboard gear now as we are approaching the end of the season, a lot of high quality second hand equipment is coming on the market. Retailers too, are slashing their prices, aware that sales are going to be sluggish over the next few months.

If you are in the second hand market, it might be worth looking at some of the regular places like eBay or the Extreme Sports Trader site. If you are looking for some good deals on new cheap snowboards, take a look at the  boardridersguide.com, where they list a lot of good stuff that is on sale. Finally, the  SnowBoardShop.co.uk blog often gives some good advice on where to find cheap snowboards, so it might be worth giving them a look over.

Finally, once you have this new board, if you are interested in doing something with it, like becoming an snowboard instructor, take a look at some of the courses that NONSTOP offer.

Happy hunting.

This is a non-salaried position; however successful work experience candidates could be offered the chance of an internship with NONSTOP which will consist of a three month placement. On completion of the internship the candidate is awarded a free place on our 3-week instructor course. This placement includes all the components of the course that a paying client would receive.

Responsibilities

• Assist in day-to-day running of the office
• Database management
• Assist in mailing out promotional material
• Online Marketing
• Website development
• Attend trade shows and school fairs
• Analysis of marketing statistics

Skills required

• Keen skier or snowboarder
• Confident telephone manner
• Good IT skills, including competence in the use of Excel and Word
• Excellent written English
• Good communication skills
• Enthusiasm, initiative and a sense of fun

Terms OF Work Experience

• 1 – 2 weeks Monday to Friday (9.00 – 17.00) and occasional weekends (e.g. ski

shows and preview days)

• Location: Unit 3B, The Plough Brewery, 516 Wandsworth Road, London, SW8 3JX
• Non-salaried

Benefits

• Completion of the internship will result in a free place on our Fernie 3-week course worth approximately
• $6,510 CAD (Guideline Price: £3,519). This includes all aspects of the course; please see our website for details of what is included.

Application process

Applicants should send their CV with a covering letter to:

georgie@nonstopadventure.com by 1st May 2009.

A new week and a new instructor, my group have Ryan a level 4 snowboard instructor. After a week of powder runs, jibbing and jumping we have now started to focus on our level 2 instructors agenda. The temperature has dropped to an unseasonal -30 and we are all wearing about 10 layers, however the cold does not stop us from enjoying the perfect conditions for carving. Ryan is the carve master and as carving is 2 components on the level 2 course we really need to get our carve on!!!

By the end of the day we are all shattered and dinner and a few beers are just what is needed!

Tuesday

Another day of carving and practising our teaching skills, Ryan wants us to start thinking like experienced instructors and looking at other peoples riding and how we can offer techniques and advice to assist and improve their riding. We are split into smaller groups so we can analyze each other. It is hard with no real experience of teaching but practise makes perfect and we are all beginning to learn new techniques to help improve ours and others riding.

That night back at the lodge after dinner a group of us head to the lounge area for an impromptu game of jenga that lasts most of the evening, I’m sure it is the highest stack any of us have ever seen!?

Wednesday

It is official – I hate carving… just when I think I have it! I dont!

After much work and frustration today I think I may have cracked it! I still need lots more practice but after some video analyse and one-on-one with Ryan I think I am getting it!

That afternoon they open the Facelift and Ryan takes us up to the highest point in Lizard to get some fresh tracks and video us in the powder – 3 of us tomahawk down, thankfully nothing hurt but our pride!!!

On the bus back from the hill a group of us get off early and go for a coffee and a catch up – we are all beginning to feel the pressure of level 2 and what is expected of us to pass!!

Thursday

Last day of lessons for another week, after another morning of carving and after some more practice lessons Ryan suggests a hike into Curry Bowl for the afternoon!! Curry bowl has been closed for the past couple of days as there has been a problem with the only lift that accesses it – hence we are hoping for some fresh tracks!!

After lunch (pulled pork sarnie at Lizard Creek!!! Mmmm delicious) we head upto Lizard to make the traverse over to Easter bowl, we unstrap and start a 20 minute hike upto Cornerpocket where we can drop into Curry bowl. What starts off as a slow ascend quickly becomes a steep trek in powder having to use our boards to help us climb up. At one point we have to use a rope ladder to clamber over some rocks and help hitch us over the ledge – I am secretly scared of heights and my heart is racing, I tell myself to harden up and think of the accomplishment! I can’t believe I get through it and I’m so proud of myself, the run down was amazing and so worth the fear and anxiety – untracked powder and empty slopes!

We finish the day in the Griz bar!! well it is “Thirsty Thursday!” Also we learn that all the guys that have spent the last 2 days on the park instructors course have passed – another excuse for a Kokanee beer (not that we ever needed one!)

That evening we are off to “Powder-keg” a small hill a couple of hours away for some night skiing!! On arrival we head straight to the park where skiers and boarders cheer each other on as we attempt rail slides and some sweet skills of the huge kickers they have! The bus ride back to Fernie is eventful with a few stops at some local bars and some beers and singing on the bus!! – good times!

Friday

We decide to go for a walk into town especially now that “Edge of the World” has a 50% sale on; I’m debating on buying some new boots for next season! We stop for coffee at the organic coffee shop and then head back to the lodge to catch up on some emailing.

Dinner at the lodge meatballs are on the menu and we all agree it is one of the best meals we have had at the lodge!!

We spend the rest of the evening in the rec room playing pool and darts…

Saturday

After a well deserved lie-in I finally get my arse out of bed and get ready to hit the hill, it has been snowing pretty much all night so conditions are gonna be epic!

I manage to pick up a lift at the hitching point and get up to Curry Bowl and get some fresh tracks in the trees! It is a weekend and the slopes are a little bit busier, with level 2 around the corner I reside myself to practise my switch riding and do some loops on the Deer chair before hitching back to the lodge.

It has been a cold day and with the snow continuing to fall we decide to eat at “The Curry Bowl” (an amazing Asian fusion restaurant just down the road from the lodge) for dinner!

A few beers and a game of cards… perfect!

The snow has not stopped falling all day so we decide to make it an early night so we can get up the hill really early tomorrow!

Sunday

We make it to the base at 8:30am, the first time in 8 weeks! After grabbing a quick coffee in Slopeside we hit the “Old Side”… Cedar bowl is amazing and we are hitting jibs and practising our 180’s and 360’s without the fear of falling on some hardpack crusty stuff! Although the conditions are amazing the visibility and avalanche closures have kept the crowds away which means more fresh tracks for us.

By the mid afternoon we are beaten and decide to call it a day – we all have giant smiles on our faces and are buzzing from a day of shredding!

We hitch back to the lodge for a soak in the hot-tub, beans on toast and a nap!!

That evening a group of us get together to cook “Spag Bol”, chill out and await our buddies return from Red Mountain with some funny stories and great gossip!

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