1 OCTOBER · DAY 1 · LIVE NOW

Black & White Z Day.

There is no fake population. These are the things the mountain’s hour is doing. Go if you want. Miss them and read about them later.

OCTOBER FEST TONIGHT

Hours

Minutes

Seconds

18:00 London. The ground is being dressed.

Arrival
Coaches in the yard
The yard is coats and pumpkins now, not engines.
Go
The whole base
Black & White Z Day
Stripes, charcoal lemonade, a Z on the posts. The fire stays orange underneath.
Go
Day 1
The Orange Morning
Mountain to Shore base
Go
Tonight
October Fest
Black & White Z Day. Lights, food, outfits. The fire is for 18:00.
Go
Base
Ridgepoint Pizza Co.
Open. Breakfast pizzas if the morning is still in the oven.
Go
Open today
Ski Centre
Practice and the lodge. Live now. High snow is still on the peaks.
Go
Open today
Snowboard Ridge
Boards out. The unclaimed helmet stays unclaimed.
Go
The gate
Polar Bear
White among the orange trees. Step back.
Go

ON THE MOUNTAIN

They are already moving.

Plans change through the day. A conversation sticks. The mountain does not wait for you to open a page.

FinnCHANGED PLAN
Ridgepoint
He was going to the studio and followed breakfast pizza instead.
“One slice. Then the desk. I mean it.”
Earlier: Checking the cups are the right cups. Buying nothing.
LilaNOW
Mountain Radio Studio
Right seat. Not moving the leopard. Notes before the cocoa goes cold.
“I’ve already got my jumper ready. It’s on the peg.”
Earlier: Looking, not cataloguing. Esme is doing that.
HattieNOW
Ridgepoint Pizza Co.
One slice. Listening more than talking.
“I’ve already got my jumper ready. It’s the grey one.”
Earlier: Edges, then a slow run. Helmet her own.
PriyaNOW
Shoreline Market Hall
Looking at buns. Not performing a purchase.
“Who’s bringing the pumpkins? The crates are already here.”
Earlier: Steam on the window. Not hurrying.
NiaNOW
Ridgepoint
Eating. Not turning it into a club.
“Are you going tonight? Stripes, not a onesie.”
Earlier: Second run, slower. Lodge window after.
OwenNOW
Ridgepoint Pizza Co.
Arguing with a burnt edge, then eating it.
“Who’s bringing the pumpkins? I’ll carry, I won’t carve.”
Earlier: One careful run. Then he pretends he wasn’t careful.
JohanNOW
Cliffside cottage
Reading the same page twice. Listening to a rehearsal drift up.
“I’ve already got my jumper ready. It is not striped.”
Earlier: A chair that does not face the door.
EsmeNOW
Summit Supply
Buying the zebra scarf and not wearing it yet.
“I’ve already got my jumper ready. The scarf is for the night.”
Earlier: Year by year. She will not name the bear in the margin.
RafiNOW
Ridgepoint Lookout
Not filming. Listening to the ridge.
“Are you going tonight? I’ll be near the piano.”
Earlier: One case. Then he is done being useful in public.
LeoNOW
The shore
Boots off on a rock. Board against a post.
“I’ve already got my jumper ready. It’s drying.”
Earlier: A side line. Not the untracked one the bear prefers.

OVERHEARD

Not waiting to be clicked.

The smaller desk
Finn. Are you going tonight?
Rafi. I’ll be near the piano. I won’t sit in your studio to say so.
The lodge window
Nia. Skiing’s open. Snowboarding’s open. Don’t take the spare helmet.
Leo. I didn’t. It’s still a spare in theory only.
Hotel steps
Hattie. Are you going tonight?
Nia. If I can walk the line without turning it into practice.