I began my February reading break at the 17th Annual Canadian Mining Games in Montreal, where I captained the UBC team to a proud showing. We did well in Environmental, Mine Design, Jackleg, Mineral Separation, and the two mystery events: welding and sumo wrestling. It was an unbelievable time full of meeting and competing, and exploring one of Canada's great cities. It was my first time in Montreal and enjoyed it, despite my very brief stay (3 days of intense competition, then 2 days of urban exploration).
After Dan, Ed, and Brent joined me in Montreal we proceeded south across the border to do a snowshoe trip in the High Peaks region of the Adirondacks in upstate New York. Click the thumbnail above for all the flickr photos.