thanks for the beta guys. come down for st. paddies day, you'll be able to pick her out. blondeQuote:
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thanks for the beta guys. come down for st. paddies day, you'll be able to pick her out. blondeQuote:
Originally Posted by teamdirt
^ FIFYQuote:
Originally Posted by Hammer-Down
I wish this could have been a post looking for touring partners for Roger pass or good places to eat in Golden but alas...
About halfway through my 2-month ski road trip, I flipped and subsequently totaled my car on a nasty patch of black ice in the Kicking Horse Canyon near Golden, so now I'm trying to figure out how to get back to San Francisco with all my gear (might be too much to fly).
If anyone happens to be in the neighborhood and will be heading to any major city in the next few days (Calgary/Vancouver/Seattle/Spokane/Portland/San Franciscco/...), I'd love to get a ride. The closer to San Francisco, the better. I'm totally fine if there's skiing involved on the way; I was only supposed to be back in San Francisco by March 15th so I theoretically have time for more ski shenanigans. Have IKON pass and touring gear.
Any other help/tips would be appreciated too. I'm lucky to be alive and unhurt after all this but it's still a kinda shitty situation being stuck here in Golden with a car's worth of gear.
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Haha, same here. Was shooting with him and his two mates in December and wow did they make everything look easy! I can't tell where the diving board in the vid is at Revy...anybody know?Quote:
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Dude, that sucks. Have you thought about renting a Uhaul truck? Could have your gear, drive one way and sleep in that mofo no problem. Would likely be cheaper than a flight and extra gear or shipping it.Quote:
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This is a great idea... Uhaul does 1 way rentals across the border.Quote:
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Thanks for Uhaul suggestion. Just looked into it. It's ~$1600 to get to SF with their 10' truck (the van/pickup is not available), so pretty pricey unfortunately and likely cheaper to fly, even with extra bag charges.
One option could be to take it just to Spokane (~$500) and try and buy a car there. Looking into that now.
Hey Kicking Horse locals,
My schedule allows 2 options for trying to time the conditions at Kicking Horse inbounds, but I am clueless about KH.
Which time block below would you choose if you're trying to get softer, smoother, easier conditions for FWT Ozone lines? (yeah right, haha).
I will ski 6 consecutive days at KH inbounds, but it must be either:
- within March 3-11 (forecast not looking great)
or
- March 23-28 (Might get lucky with better conditions at that time, but that's only 2 weeks before closing day, so is that typically sucky deteriorating "late-season" conditions?)
The earlier period (see forecast below) seems "below average" to me, so would you wait 3 weeks and hope for it to swing back to above average?
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At this point I'd go with the later March spot as cold and dry for a bit. March typically gets a lot of snow so hopefully it turns soon. Riverhouse thumbs up as well. Rockwater has bands pretty regularly so you could check it out.
Cole skis on the same freeride team as my oldest kid - the level of the top teenagers is pretty insane now. Junior big mtn comp at the Lake this weekend as well. 7-11/12-14 tomorrow. 15-18 qualifiers Saturday ER7 if you want to see that crew hucking to hardpack lol. Finals Sunday.Quote:
Originally Posted by robnow
What is insurance saying? Do you have replacement value on the car? Might be mother way to skin the cat...Quote:
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" March 23-28 (Might get lucky with better conditions at that time, but that's only 2 weeks before closing day, so is that typically sucky deteriorating "late-season" conditions?)"
KH is still winter up top in this period, its closing date has really nothing to do with conditions. Closing weekend can and has been a powder dump up top.
yeah the River house was pretty good food was not good/good vibe
THE closest place to stay is Mary's motel which is like 1/2 a block away its not too bad and I have stayed there before
the night before going into GAH I stayed at the Ponderosa which was cheaper but ... sucked
For good food I’d offer up eleven22, cedar house (more formal) as options. Wolfs Den also great for a kickass burger and good vibe. Whitetooth brewery for beer and bluebird for a breakfast burrito and Fratella coffee...Quote:
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Haha... I like dive bars because I'm a dive of a person and I don't like going places where I'm conspicuously trash. [emoji6]Quote:
Originally Posted by reckless toboggan
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Cedar House can be a crap shoot though always good you may leave hungrier that you went in and certainly your wallet will be much lighter. Whitetooth Bistro is good for the higher end without the drive down south and the extremely small but trendy portions.Quote:
Originally Posted by brraaap802
yeah I did eleven22 to meet n greet the nite before going into GAH
coming out of GAH I just wanted something easy to get to without driving from a hotel with working lights and TV
I've been to both of those places ^^ before
I stayed at that BnB pretty much across the street from eleven22 and it was pretty good BTW
Car didn't have collision insurance since it was so old.Quote:
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Eventually found a ride to Calgary, and now in the airport on the way back to SF. Had some fun with Canadian and US bureaucracy (lost my green card in the crash) and paring down my luggage, but things worked out in the end.
Hi,
Over from the UK on my own, have just been in Fernie a week and I'll be staying in Banff from 5th to 12th March and looking for some buddies to ski with either touring or just up at the resort - got 4 days of lift passes for Big 3. Drop me a message if you want to go out for a slide. Staying in the Banff International Hostel and have a car so can give lifts if anyone needs one.
Cheers,
Andy
I got your PM, but I can't seem to reply.Quote:
Originally Posted by singlecross
I'm around this week, and shoud be skiing by tues/wed. I"ll message you when I know more on what my week looks like
^ Sounds good... thank you. Feel free to text or call my cell number from the PM that I sent.Quote:
Originally Posted by mntlion
pano was fun this weekend. too cold, but views were amazing.
https://i.imgur.com/ci3UFli.jpg
Heading to Fernie and bunking with friends We’d to Fri, then to our place in Pano on Fri. Back to Cowtown week Tues, if anyone want laps next weekend at Pano. Following a bud at Fernie.
Hoping for snow....
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Love that shot.Quote:
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Above was from top of MacIntosh a few weeks ago. Cold as a witches elbow and bluebird.
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Anyone been in the Dive lately? How is it skiing? A few buddies are flying in this weekend and we're debating whether it's worth them bringing avy gear for a few laps in there given the dry spell.
It's not moguls:fm: It's not great but really not that bad, nice grippy snow and good coverage. Went for a second lap yesterday over Milky Way and it was skiing soft actually, maybe some deposit and sun helping...I hit a lot of covered sharks there so ski light, closer to the rope line I don't think is sharky. The bottom is soft although with the cold nights this weekend, any pow in the shade is really slow/grabby. I mentioned it in the other thread that I hooked up with two Euros here for the week coming from pow filled Austria (it's warmed up too much there recently) and for mediocre conditions, they were ok with it...albeit they did go for early beers.Quote:
Originally Posted by himavan
If you are coming from Ed, is it really that much more gear for a small pack with beacon, shovel, probe? why not take it?Quote:
Originally Posted by himavan
conditions: what robnow said. 403-762-6511 for phone or in the twitterverse SSVsnowsafety
Photo of the Dive today from Goats Eye. I'm heading in tomorrow and am expecting as robnow described (thanks for the intel robnow). I can update tomorrow if you wish, but likely unchanged from his description.
Thanks for the beta guys.
mntlion - yeah, definitely no prob for me bringing gear, but my friends are traveling from Boston and Portland...
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Originally Posted by himavan
Hi,
Anyone heading out to Sunshine or Lake Louise in the next few days and doesn't mind a tag a long? Have avi gear and keen for Delerium Dive. Also thinking of heading over to KH on Thu on the banfftours deal if anyone wanted to join. Give me a shout on Whatsapp +447814230894 or instagram: andy2lis
Cheers,
Andy
Into the Dive today with Mrs. singlecross. Snow conditions just as robnow described with chalky windbuff and some bony spots. Photo looking down Milky Way but we found the snow to be better in Galaxy 3 after traversing in. Found some leftover fresh at the bottom of Sweet and Low outside the old avy debris. Everything in there is very straightforward as mntlion had told me. Photo of Dive labeled as a future reference for visitors like us. Thanks for the intel gents... Good times in the Canadian Rockies on a bluebird day!
nice, glad you got in.
Nice pics, brotha! Glad you've got some bluebird vistas and great viz. Will the Powder Poncho deliver?
Not sure the Powder Poncho knows the exchange rate for Canada... the conversion to C* and cm might be confusing it. Maybe it only works at Bridger?! You guys have gotten the goods.Quote:
Originally Posted by BobbyBill
Thoughts sent your way for the service on the Ridge yesterday and sorry for the community loss. Looks well remembered. Peace.
Skied a cool line at Castle a coupla days ago. Apparently it's called Saddle Sore. Runs from near the top of the ski area down towards the Syncline drainage.
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Castle is skiing pretty good these days. A bit of fresh, some wind and she's game on again.
6” or so at SSV this morning...Pretty nice for our last day here. My new to me Goliaths slay the chop... fun ski!
LL skied VERY well today, WH2 opened, and looks like it was not open yesterday? or sure had NO traffic in it. This is "G" first tracks. high quality
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Warmed up for the drive home
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Lol that's awesome! Good humor Mntlin