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A few weeks ago a friend from work invited a bunch of us to go to TreeGO. All summer I would hear about it but never really had the chance to do it so this was definitely a good opportunity. To make things even more interesting, the guy who invited us did it the day before but found it was a little to easy for him. The owner challenged him to find a few people and he would open up the park for us at night.

When we got there we were around 10. The first part of the trail is somewhat easy but it does get a lot more challenging towards the end. The coolest parts for me are definitely the zip lines and the rope bridges. Everyone as a kid, has seen someone doing a zip line on television and dreamed about doing it. Well you can live it there, and about 10 times! The longest zip line last about 25 seconds !!! An advantage of going at night is if you’re scared of heights, you can’t see the ground. It’s an awesome sight too when you look up and you see all the lights blinking around from the people ahead of you.

They dont have a website yet but you can find their contact info HERE. I was actually talking to the owner and he is looking for someyone to build him a website so give him a shout if you’re interested.

So if your looking for an adventure and have an extra $30 in your pocket, head to TreeGO in Centennial Park.

On a Saturday morning with a storm warning on the horizon what do the majority of people do? They go buy some milk, a little bit of groceries, rent a movie or two, and prepare the shovels for the snow. But what do ski and snowboard enthusiasts do… they celebrate !

With a couple of phone calls and a few IM’s, your car is full and good to go. That’s exactly what I did on December 27th. If you compare the start of this season to the last 3 years…well you can’t compare them. We had more snow in December 2007 than the last 3 years put together.

On the 27th we only had 5 to 10cm of new snow but that’s enough to make the slopes 10 times better. Every time you go up the chairlift a new thin layer of snow piles up and it feels like a new run every time. My day at Poley mountain was one of the best I’ve had in a long time. All the trails were open and their was a fresh cover of powder everywhere.

And of course it’s to good to be true. We’re not allowed to a have a normal winter anymore. The snow is basically all gone so the conditions are probably back to what they were the past few years. ICE, ICE and ICE. If you’re an addict like I am, Poley is still the right choice. It’s still the only mountain in the Atlantic’s that has snow machines. Unlike the other mountains, it only needs cold weather to remain open.

So if we get more snow and you’re looking for a good time. For 60$ dollars, or 30$ if you’re one of the lucky ones with equipment, go out because the snow tends to leave us fast theses days. I’ve looked around and the prices are comparable with every other mountain in the area. Before you go out take alook at their website HERE. and look at the conditions. I’ve used it a lot and they’re honest about it.