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The Pros and Cons of Alberta Winter Games
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Feb 13th, 2010
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By Nelson Allan
This past weekend I traveled to Bonnyville to attend the Alberta Winter Games. The AWG is run like the Winter Olympics but is aimed towards younger athletes in Alberta and includes sports such as skating, ringette, fencing, biathlon and of course cross country skiing. It's a long drive to Bonnyville (usually 7-8 hours) but with numerous stops to fix our buses it took us much longer.
Canmore Nordic's presence was felt as it won nearly half of the possible cross country-skiing medals and definitely contributed to our zone's (2) results. Although this is one of the season's most anticipated events, like most things it comes with its pros and cons.
| PROS |
CONS |
| Attending the opening ceremonies |
Not being tall enough to actually see the ceremony |
| All you can eat buffet |
You are not sure what you’re eating at the buffet |
| Getting to ski at new places |
The new places have minimal amounts of snow for skiing |
| Going on a bus with your friends and teammates |
Bus breaks down |
| Sleepover with your friends |
Who can sleep on a one inch thick plastic mat? |
| Nice Heated trailers |
Lots of athletes but only three trailers – Whew!!! |
| Got to miss school |
Ended up living in a school |
| Got to go to a less well known part of Alberta |
Got to go to a less well known part of Alberta |
| Overall having a blast |
Missing the Canmore World Cup |
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