2021-22 Ski/Snowboard Season

[calgarygeologist]

Originally Posted by Northendzone

I like the juniper chair for this reason, great palace to get some warm up laps in, or end the day with some easy short runs.

I am a little biased about this chair as juniper jungle is my favourite run. Great place to open it up.

Juniper chair also looks like a really good option for learners instead of Wiwaxy.

[Sliver]

I also like when you come out of west bowl you can pop into that first run in the new area and really cook all the way to the lodge. It's a nice change of pace all in one run after West bowl, then the cat track.

And yeah, yesterday was magic. Enough snow to be fun. Blue sky. Warm weather with no wind. Just had a long sleeve shirt and my shell on with all vents everywhere open. Fataing amazing and about time after several mediocre weeks in a row.

[Flames0910]

And yeah, yesterday was magic. Enough snow to be fun. Blue sky. Warm weather with no wind. Just had a long sleeve shirt and my shell on with all vents everywhere open. Fataing amazing and about time after several mediocre weeks in a row.

Had a similar feeling doing backcountry laps just up 93 yesterday. Bluebird day with an untracked bowl all to ourselves. Good day of powder harvesting that felt almost like spring. Didn’t even pull out my shell for the way down — just skiing in my down vest and a base layer!

Strange year overall though. Feast or famine with a lot of famine.

[Tron_fdc]

Totally agree. December was HUGE, followed by meh mid-Jan to recently.

Get ready for the spring dumps. I fully expect 50+ overnight sometime in March for the Fernie/Castle region.

[StevenAbootman]

We are looking at going skiing at Lake Louise during the public school spring break. How busy would it be on a monday or tuesday?

[Northendzone]

^ i would expect tuesday to be less busy than monday. i would not expect it to be weekend busy though.

[chedder]

Heading to Castle tomorrow. Will be first time on skis in 3 years and, more importantly, first time on two new hips. One bionic hip is 3 years old and the other is one. Wish me luck.

[calgarygeologist]

Originally Posted by Tron_fdc

Sun Peaks has been awesome the last week. What a great hill with amazing infrastructure. I can only WISH Fernie develops like this.

I'd highly recommend it to just about anyone for its terrain, restaurants, etc. There's even a covered ODR with a zamboni if you get bored. Basically a fully functional town with a really good ski hill in the middle of it.

Also got to meet and ski with Nancy Greene, which was just about the coolest thing ever. That woman RIPS for a 78 year old.

Do you go to Sun Peaks often? I've been thinking about a future trip ever since your post and I'm wondering what conditions are like in the early season before Christmas. I'm not sure if I should try to go in early to Mid December or early to mid January.

Originally Posted by chedder

Heading to Castle tomorrow. Will be first time on skis in 3 years and, more importantly, first time on two new hips. One bionic hip is 3 years old and the other is one. Wish me luck.

Good luck, hopefully it is a good day and not windy. Castle is an interesting hill but I hate the wind down there.

[IGGYFORMVP]

Originally Posted by chedder

Heading to Castle tomorrow. Will be first time on skis in 3 years and, more importantly, first time on two new hips. One bionic hip is 3 years old and the other is one. Wish me luck.

Good luck Ched! Hope you have a awesome day!!

[chedder]

Originally Posted by calgarygeologist

Good luck, hopefully it is a good day and not windy. Castle is an interesting hill but I hate the wind down there.

Thanks. Forecast says 20 km/hr gusting to 30 so that shouldn't be too bad. I have a feeling I'll be sticking to huckleberry so shouldn't be too exposed. My legs are so weak.

[calgarygeologist]

Originally Posted by chedder

Thanks. Forecast says 20 km/hr gusting to 30 so that shouldn't be too bad. I have a feeling I'll be sticking to huckleberry so shouldn't be too exposed. My legs are so weak.

Get some hot laps through the terrain park and really test out those new joints.

[Northendzone]

The wife and I had a great day at lake Louise today. Logged 18 runs between 8.45 and 3. With a stop for a morning snack and lunch.

My legs felt great Out there as I finally feel in skiing shape. Had one wipeout shortly after dropping in from sunset terrace.

Really surprised at how comfortable I feel on my skis after being there 14 times this year. I was initially iffy on the season pass, but it has been great.

Also nice seeing the avion folks out there as we scooped more $25 gift cards from door dash

[bossy22]

How does this Avion thing work? I have to go out to LL in a few weeks because my son has a race there.

[Northendzone]

The action folks set up a tent right in front of the lodge. Go there show your avion card and collect free stuff.

They typically offer vouchers for a 1 hour lesson, or VIP lift tickets to help you side step the main line and lately they have been tossing in $25 vouchers for door dash.

I think you can follow a avion and/or RBC on insta to get a heads up on when they will be at LL

[Sliver]

Plus you get a free Buff. What are those worth, $30?

[Sliver]

Anybody been to Louise in the last couple days? Is the highway to and from wet/dirty or is it dry? Reason I ask is I want to detail my car today, but I'm not going to bother if it's going to get filthy first thing tomorrow morning.

[Fuzz]

You can check the webcams(turn them on on the right). But no, looks pretty moist.



https://511.alberta.ca/#:MyRoutes

[Sliver]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

You can check the webcams(turn them on on the right). But no, looks pretty moist.

https://511.alberta.ca/#:MyRoutes

Well, that saves me a job today. Thanks dude.

[bossy22]

Originally Posted by powderjunkie

Visor helmet here - love it. I think it was a Giro from SkiWest, around $300. Only complaint is that it's not as ventilated as my previous helmet.

OTG goggles I've tried were never great, but the most expensive models with a fan might be okay. You can also order prescription goggles, but I've found the visor helmet to be more versatile.

My wife got me the Atomic visor helmet for my birthday. I love it. It's so nice to be able to wear my glasses instead of contacts. Fortunately I kept my older smaller glasses so they fit well. My helmet doesn't have much for ventilation but I'm bald so I welcome the warmth.

[nomad]

In Fairmont. Thinking of either Panorama or Kimberley on Tuesday. Anyone know which one might have better conditions? Thanks.

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