The Snowbirds were planning a free performance in Whiterock in August as part of their farewell tour. The existing planes have reached end of life so this is their last season before the new planes arrive in the 'Early 2030's. I remember seeing them in Prince George when I was young. I don't think we ever paid to see them but they would practice over the city so my grandmother would take me up to Connaught hill to get a good view. The event in Whiterock started with one of the local hovercrafts showing what it could do and we found a spot on the beach. It was fairly busy but hard to say how many people since we were so spread out.
Callie was the only family member interested in attending and the event itself was fun though but it is a lot of waiting as they set up their tricks. We were at the almost perfect location because when they came back over land they would reenter the water in front of us from right over our head. I like the tricks where they flew in formation the best though they also had some where they would separate and do flybys or draw shapes in the air. They aren't fighter jets but I like that they aren't as loud as the F18's. I think the plan is to purchase something similar for the next generation of planes.
On our way out everyone had to pass over the tracks and unlike an event at UBC, the police can't really prevent people from doing stupid things like walk across the tracks in front of a train. Lucky for everyone though it was a passenger train and they had slowed right down. This was the last event on the West Coast and they spent the rest of the summer making their way back to the east coast before returning to home base in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. I will definitely go see them when they return next.
