A family of four braved -35 C cold to ski from sunset to sundown on Jan. 2 to honour the life of 12-year-old Ole Heie, an avid skier who died last July.
Kerry Wheler and her 11-year-old son, Toryn, got on their skis at their home on the shores of Great Slave Lake at sunrise, around 10:10 a.m., and skied across the lake to the Yellowknife Ski Club, where they were joined by Kerry’s husband, Brett, and their eight-year-old daughter, Emma.
“We were able to see the sun poking up over the horizon across the bay, which was really beautiful,” said Kerry.
Toryn,
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