Along the FitPath

Quinoa cookies and chai tea

Using the fuel of Kirkland's (our GM) homemade quinoa cookies and chai tea, the facilitators of the FitPath program brainstormed ideas to improve the overall schedule and delivery of the FitPath program.  We papered the  walls of Kirkland's home with comments and suggestions from our guests over the last few years as well as our own observations. Everything was put on the table and open for discussion. Ideas such as length of hikes, timing of dinners and lectures as well as adding in new "featured"  hikes and lectures for returning guests and those who stay with us longer than one week were brought up for discussion. Once we started the process more ideas kept getting generated and we got excited the changes and how they will improve the overall success our guests goals and comfort. 

We had opportunity in our satellites locations in North Carolina and Costa Rica to try out some of the ideas and because of positive feedback from our guests it lead us to our quinoa cookies and chai tea at Kirkland's. 

Our new schedule will be posted on our website with some minor changes to the spring schedule. 

April 11 marks our official opening of the season and needless to say we are all pretty excited about it! Hope to see some familiar faces as well as some new ones! 

JP (Facilitator/guide/blogger) 

Spring awakens in the Kootenays

March is such a tease. I know it's almost spring because I saw a robin the other day while out for walk in the woods. And then it snows. We were blanketed by the white stuff. Nothing as stunning as blue skies and white snow. A little piece of paradise, I'm always surprised to wake up to such beauty. 

At MT or FitPath, we are gearing up for another season set to launch in April. I made it out to the lodge last week for a meeting and got excited by all the activity around the lodge. New spa additions, steam room and infra red sauna, I know I'm looking forward to using these! The lodge feels like a second home to me, it was great to sink in and look around at the familiar faces of my coworkers. I really have to confess, I do work with an amazing group of individuals. We are busy readying our new website to launch...fitpath.com. It's been a great project to work on over these last couple of months. And for some of you who don't know, we are now on Facebook. Come join us as a friend, share your photos, add some comments. Myself, I'm only getting used to using Facebook, I will admit I enjoy following movements of my long distance friends. 

In case you didn't know, it's JP writing. I've been at the helm of the blog and I think I might be getting the hang of blogging. Hopefully in the future, you'll be reading comments from the other guides, especially when the season is in full gear. Tales from the trails.  

till later,

jp