2013/2014 Canadian Rockies Thread

[bilkovet]

Yeah, Puff Daddy is 800-900m I think.

Thanks for the info.

So does this mean you're thinking of heading into the backcountry again? Would be good to see you out there.

[Shorty_J]

Yup... It's happening.

I did a small zero risk tour last year and it solidified how much I love it and miss it.

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[Seymose]

Any words from the wise passing through the icefields?

[shaunv]

I'm looking for more partners for the upcoming season. Canmore/Banff/Lake Louise/Icefields/Golden

I have a fair amount of mountaineering/glacier travel experience,ast1/2,caa level 1.

happy doing anything, depending on conditions!

Give me a shout

[angrysasquatch]

Holla if you're in Golden/ Rogers. I'll travel further afield come spring

[shaunv]

ok,will do sasquatch!!

[reckless toboggan]

I'm looking for more partners for the upcoming season. Canmore/Banff/Lake Louise/Icefields/Golden

I have a fair amount of mountaineering/glacier travel experience,ast1/2,caa level 1.

happy doing anything, depending on conditions!

Give me a shout

Sounds good shaunv. Drop me a pm. I'm in those areas, and have a similar view on conditions. Also looking for a reliable crew.

[robnow]

Phew, that was quite the scare this week...back to bike season

[teamdirt]

CGY mags. I have Atomic Automatics w bindings and Thule roof rack up for grabs.



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[xyz]

Hey rocky mags! I'll be in invermere this weekend. Should I bring skis?? Is there any accessible touring zones worthy right now?

[Turnipking]

I'm looking for more partners for the upcoming season. Canmore/Banff/Lake Louise/Icefields/Golden

I have a fair amount of mountaineering/glacier travel experience,ast1/2,caa level 1.

happy doing anything, depending on conditions!

Give me a shout

Hey shaunv, I just had a kid last week so I'm probably stuck for a bit but come the new year maybe!

[skiitsbetter]

Hey rocky mags! I'll be in invermere this weekend. Should I bring skis?? Is there any accessible touring zones worthy right now?

Farnham and AS's secret stash that I am in no position to disclose the location of and I'm sure there are a lot more.. There are a couple of options if you are willing to drive into the woods a little bit.

Some video from April to keep the stoke flowing

http://www.pinkbike.com/video/334622/ (sorry can't embed)

[angrysasquatch]

Went for a... nice relaxing bushwhack/scout today. Thought I might as well give a conditions report for those itchin to get out.

Solar aspects have iso snow, go figure. Won't need much snow to make it skiable though, if we get a freeze before fresh.

~2300m, NW aspect in Dogtooth Range, S of the resort:

[jamesp]

Hey rocky mags! I'll be in invermere this weekend. Should I bring skis?? Is there any accessible touring zones worthy right now?

bike trails are in really good shape right now...

[Caucasian Asian]

I've got a couple pairs of skis that I'm going to take down to Max Bell, any interest by from locals before they go down?

186 4frnt Renegade w/916s
186 4frnt EHP w/Sollyfit plates and STH16s
187 4frnt MSPs w/16-DIN 900s

[xyz]

bike trails are in really good shape right now...

yeah, that's plan B.

[CSG]

I was wondering where you guys would be posting this winter. I usually found the Alberta Report to be more inspiring than the rockies roll call, though the squatch has done a good job of providing the stoke. He'll be walking into some awesome places in his TLT5's this year that's for sure!

Me, I'm just an AquaToque groupie. Followed him to EarnYourTurns, which is pretty tele dominated for now what with TT refugees, but the premise is backcountry, agnostic on the binding so I'd expect that that changes. Most of the TT Albertans were on AT anyways, and I've seen most of the three or four regulars there already. Anyways, current premise is Read-Contribute there, Monitor here.

Be migrating trip reports from Waddington, Bugaboo-Roger's, and Valhalla to EYT at some point, and I have a beta version of Euro style tour guidebook for an, umm, area which I want to circulate eventually.

[Eastchris]

http://shredstitute.com/camps/rogers-pass-freeski-camp

this is happening, again. rumour has it, it was good last year. i'll be coming from Vancouver if anyone needs/wants a lift.

Just signed up for the Rogers Pass Camp. Im stoked!

[DougW]

So who's going to Freshival?? I'm only going Thursday night and thinking of doing a double header or maybe just the late show.


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Valhalla
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McConkey
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18
Into the Mind
Sherpas Cinema
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FRESHTIVAL MEGATHON
MUTINY - Stept Productions
THE LOST - Legs of Steel
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Tracing Skylines
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[Eldo]

^^ I'm in Calgary but too tired from work to go have fun.

You still at the same gmail address?

[Spooky]

Well it's taken a while but here's some shots of mine and time2clmb's surprisingly excellent first turns of the season at Rae on 26th September.

The June floods had ravaged some of the gully sections where the normal skin trick is. Time2clmb's optimism in what was still skin-able was admirable but ultimately ended in failure.



The spot on the far skier's right where we skied our second lap.



Neither of us could quite believe the 115cm base up high.



About to drop in on lap one.



And then lap two.



For some reason time2clmb's photos looked professional compared to mine. Must be the fancy camera he has. These shitty iphone pics don't quite do it justice but you get the idea - September faceshots we were definitely not expecting when we set out that morning.







The moose were out in force - this guy being one of the four we saw that day.

[time2clmb]

That reminds me, I have to send in for a new toe piece. I'll get a couple shots up. Definately won't be short on stoke and shots this season, just a matter of finding time to get them up here. Might have to just blog them so i'm not doing things 3x. Will upload a few shortly.

[time2clmb]

We could have skinned in, but I didn't feel like trashing yet another pair of skis so we hiked up to the campground and from there, there was plenty of snow for skinning on.



Where the trail enters along side of the creekbed, it looked a bit unrecognizable. It's still straight forward, just different. You can tell the water had done some damage. The Canyon feature was shifted around a bit from what I remember, and we entered it a bit further along than what we normally do. Some of the boulders have shifted a bit and it was slower progress than normal through here.

Up to treeline and the rest looks the same. Spooky has a look at what's to come.



Was picking up an icey crust on the way up, and with more snow up there than expected we took a quick peek in to the snow to see how things were setting up. 110cm in that general spot....110 and fresh = good times.



And Spooky kicks up a rooster tail of snow mixed with rock, just as a reminder that it is indeed still September.



MOOOOOOOOOOOSE

[LSeed]

^^ Sick shots guys, funny enough we saw the same moose in and out of the shred mish as well.

[Lamothe]

LOl the rock rooster trail is priceless. That same moose nudged my tent and woke my up the last time i was up there. bastard