2015/2016 Canadian Rockies Thread

[jamesp]

Pano is having an early preview wkend also. Haven't heard much beta about what it's like so far, but their nordic trails are open already so there is some snow at least.

[angrysasquatch]

I decided with work and sledding and skinning that I could do without a KH pass this year. First time in probably two decades that I haven't had a ski hill pass.

[DougW]

KH was great. Sunny, clear and no wind at the top. Enormous lines for the gondola, so we stayed up top on Stairway all morning. Patrol opened Feuz around 11, which helped with some of the lift lines. Skied to the bottom for lunch - the snow got a little heavier around the top of the Pioneer chair.

this but would add , not supper deep but great base right to the bottom, god help you if you didn't already have your pass , got there at 8 and was not that far back but the lift tix lines were huge then and really slow moving.

Had to leave early for Turkey dinner but got pretty soon after ropes dropped into Fuez.

edit- pic is just before 9 as loading hasn't started

[gwat]

^the thought of that gondy line kept me away.

skiing is still good here but hoping this next system freshens things up. can be variable, definitely some windcrust out there. still some nice pow on protected north facing aspects despite the +2 inversion in the alpine lately.

[Dr.Evil]

Was anyone at Revy last weekend, how long did it take to get on the gondola?

[Shorty_J]

Was anyone at Revy last weekend, how long did it take to get on the gondola?

I was there. In line at 6:30am ish and there were probably 100-150 or so people in front of me. There were a number of tents set up... and a post on the resorts facebook page indicating the first tent was set up at 9am the day before. The line moved OK... they started up at 8:30 and I was on the gondi before 9... got a couple of laps on the Stoke before the line there got too crazy.

Snow was actually not very good at all... a lot of wind and sun and temperature inversion effect. Best snow was on the Ripper chair, but that's definitely not the best terrain. Didn't even bother going on Sunday.

[That was Pontus]

Was anyone at Revy last weekend, how long did it take to get on the gondola?

God damn.... what's the price to stand in line these days? Because fuck that, I'm gonna keep walking up mountains.

[Shorty_J]

God damn.... what's the price to stand in line these days? Because fuck that, I'm gonna keep walking up mountains.

I think regular day ticket is $86... likely plus GST/PST. I bought tickets at costco so a bit cheaper.

Yeah... I hear you, though.

[Eldo]

Snow was actually not very good at all... a lot of wind and sun and temperature inversion effect. Best snow was on the Ripper chair, but that's definitely not the best terrain. Didn't even bother going on Sunday.

That lineup is nuts!

The Avalanche Canada mountain weather forecast would have tipped you off about the inversion that was affecting areas from Whistler to Revy.

It's a good resource too for when you're wondering this winter if Fernie will get rain or snow.

[Spooky]

^the thought of that gondy line kept me away.

skiing is still good here but hoping this next system freshens things up. can be variable, definitely some windcrust out there. still some nice pow on protected north facing aspects despite the +2 inversion in the alpine lately.

Good work, that's an interesting bit of terrain.

[grinch]

Not bad. On the gondi at 9:30 and no lineup. 7 stoke laps and down to the bottom and done. Good snow all day. Surprising how spread out the masses get

[m-ruta]

Skied Emerald Peak/slide path yesterday. Great snow off the peak, fully rippable cream cheese but terrible half-refrozen mank in the slide path. At least it was tracked out down there so the breakable crust was minimal. Dropping over the other side of the col and looping around to the lake would have been the vastly better option, but the girlfriend was having no more climbing so the slide path it was!

+2 at the peak but the snow up high was staying cool and dry, with only the south aspects developing a crust above 2100-2200 meters. No surface hoar above maybe 1800ish but man is it ever huge below.

[pano-dude]

Pano is having an early preview wkend also. Haven't heard much beta about what it's like so far, but their nordic trails are open already so there is some snow at least.

Talked with one of the avy dudes yesterday, best skiing he's had at pano ever last week. Bomber snow pack, skied lines not possible in the past but with Temps at +5 sunday south facing runs are fawked.

Coverage is good to village, weather has been -18 in the village for a week which has been good for making snow.

[garyfromterrace]

^the thought of that gondy line kept me away.

skiing is still good here but hoping this next system freshens things up. can be variable, definitely some windcrust out there. still some nice pow on protected north facing aspects despite the +2 inversion in the alpine lately.

One of the better no word, 3 pic TR's I've seen in a while. Nice job man!

[garyfromterrace]

I thought GFT had moved to Calgary?
.

true story

[Joe Strummer]

Posting to see if any Calgary/Canmore/Banff maggots are interested in a seat on a cat at Mustang Powder mid January. One seat left.

Details are here:
http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/s...Seat-Available

Most of the group is out of Calgary.

[mntlion]

4 at LL
10 at SSV
31 at Reve.


lets hope this system comes in strong, but cold

[gwat]

4 at LL
10 at SSV
31 at Reve.


lets hope this system comes in strong, but cold

...and pissing rain in Fernie to the top o the Bear Chair.

[mntlion]

NO ONE at SSV today.

Standish at 9:30 (opened 8:45)




TP town main at 10:30


rock ledges at 11:15

[Joe Strummer]

Jeezus....it that time stamp right on the camera?
Not poached that late???
Edit - nevermind...must be the post time.

[Shorty_J]

...and pissing rain in Fernie to the top o the Bear Chair.

Yeah... it was interesting skiing in the rain on the opener.

KH reported about 15cm... might head up there tomorrow.

[mntlion]

Jeezus....it that time stamp right on the camera?
Not poached that late???
Edit - nevermind...must be the post time.

the times I listed are when I skied the lines this morning. Posted later today on TGR.

[Shorty_J]

Anyone want to drive to whistler? Looks like they're going to get pounded for the next few days.

[mntlion]

I have been very fortunate to ski at a lot of heli and cat areas, with a lot of different operators, and John Forrest's and Northern Escape Heli Skiing is really the top of the list. for under $700 CND ($500US)/day, all in, this is a SMOKEN deal too. Easy flights from vancouver to Terrace, and then a 15 min van ride to the lodge and skiing.

http://www.neheliskiing.com/

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tell then that "dave in banff" sent you.

[m-ruta]

Skinned up to g7 corner at KH before work this morning. Should be skiing nice tomorrow - certainly better than Fernie!