2020/2021 CANADIAN ROCKIES THREAD

**teamdirt** · 12-04-2020, 08:26 AM

Originally Posted by goldenshowers

This incoming snow next week is going to make for some interesting conditions out there. Play safe everyone!

Starting to shape up to be a complex snowpack this year...Will need to stay on your toes.

Hopefully the influx of less experienced backcountry users doesn’t get Into to much trouble as she’s going to be spicy.

**pano-dude** · 12-04-2020, 04:55 PM

First day on the skins, snow was still soft on North facing aspects.

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**pano-dude** · 12-04-2020, 10:32 PM

Originally Posted by pano-dude

First day on the skins, snow was still soft on North facing aspects.

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Not bad coverage for Dec 4

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**aqua toque** · 12-05-2020, 06:23 PM

Originally Posted by teamdirt

...the influx of less experienced backcountry users....

...influx?...

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**mntlion** · 12-06-2020, 01:24 PM

ice skating on spray lakes is amazing right now...

**dufferdan** · 12-06-2020, 09:05 PM

Originally Posted by mntlion

ice skating on spray lakes is amazing right now...

Lac does Arcs looked awesome when we drove by a week ago. Told my wife, for the first time in 12 year, I am dusting off the skates and taking them to Pano to skate on Lake Lillian or f they do it, the Windermere Lake path this winter.

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**pano-dude** · 12-06-2020, 09:38 PM

Originally Posted by dufferdan

Lac does Arcs looked awesome when we drove by a week ago. Told my wife, for the first time in 12 year, I am dusting off the skates and taking them to Pano to skate on Lake Lillian or f they do it, the Windermere Lake path this winter.

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The ice is fantastic on Lake Windermere.

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**Iwantmy2dollars** · 12-06-2020, 11:35 PM

Originally Posted by mntlion

ice skating on spray lakes is amazing right now...

We Kited Spray Lakes about 10 years ago. That place is etched into my brain. One of the most scenic places I've ever been

**mntlion** · 12-07-2020, 07:46 AM

this was spray yesterday at 9am

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**teamdirt** · 12-07-2020, 08:00 PM

Mntlion-Definitely looking pretty awesome Out there but not enough to convince me to shorten up my apparatus connected to my feet.

Good day at the Lake. 1st resort day this season and I was impressed! Good base! No rockies sugar!! Wind sift and shreddable! Wh1,wh2 and paradise were silk!!

**joecoffee** · 12-07-2020, 08:48 PM

Was at the Lake this weekend, the front side was scary icy! Larch was icy too. The back bowls were powdery awesome, especially the gullies! I didn't make it out to Boundary Bowl - next time!

**weibo** · 12-07-2020, 10:38 PM

Raining in Jasper, -3 at mid-mountain hopefully snowing at the base. We will look at the webcams in the AM. Please be snowing.

**dufferdan** · 12-07-2020, 11:01 PM

Originally Posted by mntlion

this was spray yesterday at 9am

How thick is the ice?

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**grrrmountainman** · 12-08-2020, 12:35 AM

I have a feeling we’ll wake up happy...

Also stoked to see a storm bring a much needed/wanted reset throughout the ranges including the Rockies

**goldenshowers** · 12-08-2020, 07:17 AM

Originally Posted by grrrmountainman

I have a feeling we’ll wake up happy...

Also stoked to see a storm bring a much needed/wanted reset throughout the ranges including the Rockies

Although this snow is falling upon an interesting surface. Sun crust up top on the south’s, thick hoar in the middle elevations all aspects and little snow down low in Golden. Sounds like a usual Golden snowpack. I believe KHo is opening Thursday according to rumors.

**glademaster** · 12-08-2020, 07:20 AM

I need to bite the bullet an start the ball rolling on immigrating. There's hardly anywhere left in the lower 48 that both offers good skiing and lets you live somewhere that you get a real, actual winter at your house. Fucking global warming. Enjoy your amazing mountains without me and my fellow deplorables from south of the border this year.

**crashidy** · 12-08-2020, 08:07 AM

24cm at the lake. Pouring rain in canmore. Looks like above zero to 2200m on spray

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**Shredhead** · 12-08-2020, 08:23 AM

Originally Posted by glademaster

I need to bite the bullet an start the ball rolling on immigrating. There's hardly anywhere left in the lower 48 that both offers good skiing and lets you live somewhere that you get a real, actual winter at your house. Fucking global warming. Enjoy your amazing mountains without me and my fellow deplorables from south of the border this year.

You won’t like it there either and I seriously doubt they want you.

Rain to 7200 doesn’t leave a lot of terrain, might want to look at a map.

I’ll be skinning up the Burn, in glorious sunshine.

**mntlion** · 12-08-2020, 08:24 AM

Originally Posted by dufferdan

How thick is the ice?

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5-15cm

**teamdirt** · 12-08-2020, 08:24 AM

Originally Posted by crashidy

24cm at the lake. Pouring rain in canmore. Looks like above zero to 2200m on spray

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Telegraph says 2cm at Burstall summit....Still drought in Spray...lol

**weibo** · 12-08-2020, 08:44 AM

Looks like 16 at Marmot and the snow line is below the base by a few hundred meters. Still raining in town. Looks to stay around 14 to 1500 meters which works for the 1600 m base.

**goldenshowers** · 12-08-2020, 09:01 AM

Confirmed for Thursday opening at the Horse just watch out for this local idiot that owns Kicking Horse Interiors....

Taken from Kicking Horse facebook page:

"Andrew Commons
Is there anything more essential than to come skiing?
We will be welcoming folks from all over Canada all winter long.
Ski to live, Live to Ski."