03-02-2024, 05:17 PM
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#521
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There's another angle of this somewhere, but a dude sent himself into TOW chair and didn't quite manage to stick the sitting
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03-02-2024, 05:47 PM
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#522
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Originally Posted by D as in David
Is that from the same storm that was projected to dump up to 12 feet of snow on the Sierra Nevadas? A quick look seems to show that isn't the same so does Utah get an even bigger dump in a day or two?
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Seem to be a lot of places getting snowfall in the northern rockies and etc. I came through Bozeman and they got a foot, Big Sky was good the next day though the road was nightmare fuel. Drove out the next day in a moderate snowstorm through Yellowstone. Jackson Hole also got a bunch and Mammoth is supposed to get a lot too.
It's been pretty sunny and nice here in greater SLC the past couple of days, had a bluebird day with about 3-4 inches at snowbird earlier in the week. It really just started snowing hard this afternoon and is going to keep going until mid day tomorrow, followed by some lesser snowfalls through the week. A bunch of the cottonwood resorts closed early today for lightning so the road tomorrow is probably going to be a gong show but I'll be taking the shuttle so we'll see how it goes.
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03-02-2024, 10:02 PM
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#523
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Whitefish was dope a couple days ago, and Fernie yesterday,
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03-12-2024, 06:39 PM
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#524
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Franchise Player
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First tracks on 120 cm of fresh powder at Whistler today resulted in two full scorpions by me!
I didn’t even know powder this deep existed.
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03-14-2024, 09:00 AM
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#525
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Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Sylvan Lake
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My nephew is up from Colorado for a weekend of skiing
Can't wait to spend some time with him
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03-14-2024, 01:07 PM
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#526
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Calgary, Canada
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Originally Posted by undercoverbrother
My nephew is up from Colorado for a weekend of skiing
Can't wait to spend some time with him
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I met a few people at Louise recently from Colorado who were out here skiing. They were amazed at how easy of a drive from Calgary to the hills was and how wide open the hills are.
I guess Denver is booming like crazy and the level of people skiing and heading to the mountains is bonkers.
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03-14-2024, 01:24 PM
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#527
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Crash and Bang Winger
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Western Canada
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Originally Posted by curves2000
I met a few people at Louise recently from Colorado who were out here skiing. They were amazed at how easy of a drive from Calgary to the hills was and how wide open the hills are.
I guess Denver is booming like crazy and the level of people skiing and heading to the mountains is bonkers.
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I last skied in Colorado pre-pandemic, but even then it was nuts how busy it was.
I think there are two reasons.
1. There are 4.5 million people that live in the front ranges (Denver, fort collins, boulder) so 3x the people.
2. There are so many vacation homes at / near ski hills it makes weekends skiing so much easier. It's like if we had 20 Canmore's within 3 hrs of Calgary serving 10+ ski resorts. This means more people skiing multiple days on weekends.
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03-14-2024, 01:43 PM
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#528
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Having just returned from Utah, honestly I was impressed with how manageable the crowds were. Alta only has 5 lifts and the lines are always reasonable (granted, no snowboarders does decrease the traffic somewhat). Snowbird got a bit busier but by afternoon, everyone has spread out and it's ski straight onto the lift even in the Mineral Basin. Never had to wait more than maybe 3 minutes to get on a chair / gondola at Snowbasin. It was all very reasonable.
It's mostly just slow getting to and from the hill if you're driving up or down at the same time as the crowds. But even then, since the distance is so short (10 miles back to the city pretty much regardless of which of the 11 ski resorts you're going to) that it doesn't really matter that much.
Part of the problem with CO is that Denver to anywhere is a pretty solid drive.
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03-29-2024, 08:33 PM
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#529
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Barnet - North London
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Sunshine was freaking spectacular today. A whole day of epic powder and face shots of the like I have never seen before. My son and I had the best day ever.
From the scrape of last Wednesday to this, the transformation has been remarkable. One of my best ever visits back home. I never want to leave!
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03-31-2024, 10:43 AM
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#530
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by marsplasticeraser
I last skied in Colorado pre-pandemic, but even then it was nuts how busy it was.
I think there are two reasons.
1. There are 4.5 million people that live in the front ranges (Denver, fort collins, boulder) so 3x the people.
2. There are so many vacation homes at / near ski hills it makes weekends skiing so much easier. It's like if we had 20 Canmore's within 3 hrs of Calgary serving 10+ ski resorts. This means more people skiing multiple days on weekends.
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Don’t forget ikon / epic pass. The Colorado resorts are unlimited resorts so locals go more frequently whereas in Calgary most people are paying $120 per day.
And with multipasses + cheap flights, there are way more skiers from the east travelling to Colorado for powder weeks.
Colorado also has multiple resorts feeding into a single highway to get back to Denver, so the end of day traffic really gets amplified too.
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03-31-2024, 12:48 PM
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#531
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In Your MCP
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Watching Hot Dog Hans
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Sniped a day trip to Island Lake Lodge yesterday after last weeks storm cycle.
That place is magical. Blows my mind that someone actually owns that land and doesn’t lease it. I highly recommend it if anyone gets the opportunity.
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04-01-2024, 11:48 AM
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#532
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I'm going to Revy this weekend and it's supposed to rain all week... hoping there's at least something left on the hill.
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04-01-2024, 01:32 PM
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#533
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Crash and Bang Winger
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Western Canada
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Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague
I'm going to Revy this weekend and it's supposed to rain all week... hoping there's at least something left on the hill.
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was just there, and we lucked into 6cm on Thursday, and then 11cm + 5cm during the day on Friday. It was still concrete underneath the powder. Everything below the top of the gondola wasn't skiable (but the last spike was open).
If it's nice and warm hopefully the upper mountain will soften up.
Sun Peaks before Revy was perfect spring skiing. Panorama after Revy was just like Revy but without any powder on top of the concrete-so no thaw to counteract the freeze.
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04-01-2024, 04:06 PM
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#534
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Sylvan Lake
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Quote:
Originally Posted by curves2000
I met a few people at Louise recently from Colorado who were out here skiing. They were amazed at how easy of a drive from Calgary to the hills was and how wide open the hills are.
I guess Denver is booming like crazy and the level of people skiing and heading to the mountains is bonkers.
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My nephew could not get over how empty the hill felt and how quick the lines were
he said 5-10 min lines are the norm at his hill
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05-07-2024, 11:11 PM
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#535
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Thanks to stazzy33's post back in November this was a ski season to remember. 6 resorts in 4 different states + Louise, Sunshine, and Marmot. Average lift ticket price of around $25 CAD per day.
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06-04-2024, 02:30 PM
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#536
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: 12 > 13
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I'm planning ahead for a family trip to Fernie next year, and wondering if anybody here knows of accomodations that are accessible to people who rely almost exclusively on a wheelchair to get around. Yes I'm looking online in parallel, but hoping this group might know of something they'd recommend. Ideally slopeside, but I have struck out so far. Thanks in advance.
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06-04-2024, 02:32 PM
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#537
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Originally Posted by cmyden
Thanks to stazzy33's post back in November this was a ski season to remember. 6 resorts in 4 different states + Louise, Sunshine, and Marmot. Average lift ticket price of around $25 CAD per day.
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Same. Louise, Pano, Sunshine, Big Sky, Snowbasin, Snowbird, Alta. Couldn't quite get to Jackson but still.
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06-05-2024, 09:58 AM
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#538
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Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Pickle Jar Lake
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RoadGame
I'm planning ahead for a family trip to Fernie next year, and wondering if anybody here knows of accomodations that are accessible to people who rely almost exclusively on a wheelchair to get around. Yes I'm looking online in parallel, but hoping this group might know of something they'd recommend. Ideally slopeside, but I have struck out so far. Thanks in advance.
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Have you looked at Fernie Stanford Resort or Pinnacle Ridge Resort? Not right on the hill, but close.
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08-28-2024, 12:20 PM
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#539
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Scoring Winger
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I'm thinking about getting the Mountain Collective this year as the resorts season's pass rates are ridiculous.
Does anyone know if redflagdeals offers that discount on the Mountain Collective every fall?
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08-28-2024, 12:23 PM
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#540
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Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Crowsnest Pass
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Tell me about Castle Mountain.
https://www.skicastle.ca/
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