Alberta Mags, sunshine closed jan 24

**Telecaster** · 01-23-2006, 07:32 PM

Sunshine will be closed Tuesday Jan 24, due to 2 cars falling off the gondy due to the wind. Yikes. I hope no one was hurt.

**DownhillRider** · 01-23-2006, 07:40 PM

It was also closed today, so most likely noone was in them. Props to sunshine for closing it down, avoiding what could have been a MAJOR problem.

**mntlion** · 01-23-2006, 07:43 PM

Oh no, not again .......... (OK so that was 15 years ago)

Has SSV been taking lessons from LL ????

**teamdirt** · 01-23-2006, 07:44 PM

yikes, good think my leg was already broken....

**sherpahigh** · 01-23-2006, 07:47 PM

YIKES!!!

Hopefully no one went for a ride in one of those.

The chinook blew in hard here in Calgary this morning. I though my freakin wall might blow in while I was lying in bed this morning.

**Eldo** · 01-23-2006, 07:54 PM

Data from the Nakiska Ridgetop Weather Station, yesterday at 11 p.m.

"Wind WSW 155 gusting to 211 km/h."

I see that it has calmed down now with winds 62 gusting to 102.

http://weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca/trends..._metric_e.html

**mntlion** · 01-23-2006, 07:59 PM

Originally Posted by teamdirt

yikes, good think my leg was already broken....

WTF: when? are you still in town? need to hobble down to my place?

L7 · 01-23-2006, 08:21 PM

Originally Posted by mntlion

Oh no, not again .......... (OK so that was 15 years ago)

Has SSV been taking lessons from LL ????

Who are you kidding... they take lessons from each other and always have. Great to see that vastly improved Gondola performing great.

Was up at Nakiska yesterday and yep I noticed it started to blow a wee.

**bigtrubs** · 01-23-2006, 08:32 PM

Originally Posted by sherpahigh

The chinook blew in hard here in Calgary this morning. I though my freakin wall might blow in while I was lying in bed this morning.

Good thing I'm not there, I would be bedridden puking my guts out with a horrendous migraine. I HATE chinooks.

**Beaver** · 01-23-2006, 08:46 PM

Originally Posted by Telecaster

Sunshine will be closed Tuesday Jan 24, due to 2 cars falling off the gondy due to the wind. Yikes. I hope no one was hurt.

That photo reminds me of an old "Ski Steamboat" poster on the lift shack at Red.

Yesterday as I was approaching the ridgeline the wind almost blew me over. It was stong enough that it was hard to breath. I know from driving with my head out the sunroof that it gets hard to breath at about 80kph (50mph).

**Ferniefreeheels** · 01-23-2006, 08:55 PM

Apparently most of the lifts in Fernie had to be shut down for wind today too, I heard the only one that ran this aft was the deer

**Dr.Evil** · 01-23-2006, 10:02 PM

Originally Posted by Ferniefreeheels

Apparently most of the lifts in Fernie had to be shut down for wind today too, I heard the only one that ran this aft was the deer

I was at Fernie today, they kept White Pass open for those of us who were lucky enough to make it up Timber before it closed down.

**taynton** · 01-23-2006, 10:20 PM

Originally Posted by Eldo

Data from the Nakiska Ridgetop Weather Station, yesterday at 11 p.m.

"Wind WSW 155 gusting to 211 km/h."

I see that it has calmed down now with winds 62 gusting to 102.

http://weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca/trends..._metric_e.html

Damn! Thats a category 1 hurricane! Almost cat. 2! http://www.marinewaypoints.com/marine/wind.shtml

**Mex** · 01-23-2006, 10:44 PM

That's why I wear my helmet in the Gondola.

**Eldo** · 01-24-2006, 12:07 AM

Speaking of lifts breaking down...

Here's how our day ended at Louise last Saturday when Ptarmigan crapped out at 3:30 p.m.

If you thought the old ski out was a pain on skis, try doing it on a snowboard while dodging hundreds of hapless beginners.

**bigtrubs** · 01-24-2006, 12:16 AM

Holy! Then again, Ptarmigan is probably the chair I've spent the most time chilling out on when it has decided to crap out in my past 19 years of skiing, so it isn't really a surprise.

**teamdirt** · 01-24-2006, 09:47 AM

Originally Posted by mntlion

WTF: when? are you still in town? need to hobble down to my place?

Hit a log under the snow at the Lake...not as bad as it sounds...I will 100% by March.

I will stop by, sooner or later. I looked for you # but can't find it.

I will be in and out of Banff keeping occupied.

**mntlion** · 01-24-2006, 11:03 AM

TD: just stop in or762-8566

**gramboh** · 01-24-2006, 11:09 AM

Nakiska was crazy windy at the top of Gold on Sunday afternoon, so those numbers aren't surprising but wow 211 km/h that is intense. My girl and her sister were at Louise on Saturday and had to walk out the ski out, one on a snowboard, that would suck.

**Colossus178** · 01-24-2006, 12:13 PM

I see on the SSV website that the godola is "closed for maintenance." There's a happy euphamism for "the cars are flying off and crashing to the rocks below."

**Cliff Huckable** · 01-24-2006, 02:04 PM

Originally Posted by Eldo

Data from the Nakiska Ridgetop Weather Station, yesterday at 11 p.m.

"Wind WSW 155 gusting to 211 km/h."

I see that it has calmed down now with winds 62 gusting to 102.

http://weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca/trends..._metric_e.html

211km/h winds? Why were they even open? Who could ski in a jet-stream like that?

**Shaggy** · 01-24-2006, 03:33 PM

Originally Posted by Eldo

I like that the sign says KEEP LEFT, but everyone is going RIGHT.

edit, I know the layout at Ptarmigan base, but that picture is still funny.

**bakers_dozen** · 01-25-2006, 12:23 AM

any news went 'Shines opening up? Gonna be some nice tracks when it does

**mntlion** · 01-25-2006, 11:14 AM

Originally Posted by Cliff Huckable

211km/h winds? Why were they even open? Who could ski in a jet-stream like that?

the winds where at Nakiska ridge line, around 50+km away from sunshine.. and on a ridge line, not in the trees ....

SSV might open for the weekend ....

good skiing for the hotel guests and the staff.

might go touring Thusday