How has winter come again so soon?

When Ride was published in March last year, I was packing up to drive to the Kootenay Rockies. After months of pre-launch stress I was excited to escape—for snowshoe treks to log cabins and secret hot springs; for good food and good company; for fresh powder and the taste of the first beer after a day on the slopes.

I had no idea that in the next few weeks, the dream I’d had since I was a little girl was going to come true. People were going to read my book....