12 degrees Celsius in winter - that's good news in that driving is easy, people are still scootering and motorcycling and cycling... but we miss all the snow and snap of a colder winter. The Coast is just recovering from a dandy windstorm that left Davis Bay awash in high tide and storm surge, and Halfmoon Bay without power for almost two days. It's our typical fall storm, 3 months late.

Dakota Ridge does have snow, but needs a drop of about 8 degrees and some precipitation to create fresh snow. Watch for snow reports at Suncoast Central. There's also rumors of new facebook pages for the Tetrahedron Ski Club and Dakota Ridge - check in and ask them to post here too! Everyone's looking forward to a great season of cross country, snowshoeing, snowboarding (check out the cool boards developed for the 'retro-board' crowd at http://www.mindskis.blogspot.com/ - and with 15km of groomed trail around alpine lakes with almost 360 degree views of coastal mountains and Georgia Strait... wow. Read this great article in the Vancouver Province by travel writer Neville Judd.

This winter is proving to be not as sleepy as other 'off-seasons', largely because of the upcoming Vancouver 2010 Olympics in February and also because Sunshine Coast Tourism is doing some serious promotion around Meetings & Retreats development for our region. As a result, the Calendar of Events is packed with activities from now through the shoulder season - if you've got one to promote, make sure you add it via your member page!

Remember to use your blog function to post, and promote the link on your other social media. Have fun!

Laurie