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Anybody else remember skier turned LA rapper Jon McMurray? He died yesterday in a skydiving accident. I remember sessioning the Wall jump at Fortress with him (my first time doing backflips) after the St. Patrick's blizzard of '98.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmGszxMz1TQ
Damn, did some laps with him probably a decade ago but outside of that didn’t really know him. Seemed liked a cool kid at the time. RIPQuote:
Originally Posted by robnow
Anyone looking to make some money before ski season gets full swing? I have a xmas light installation job opening starting monday. PM me for details.
Do you have much work in the bow valley? or mostly in calgary?Quote:
Originally Posted by teamdirt
We do a lot of the Canmore-Banff hotels.
I might know some people that can do bow valley work.Quote:
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Heard a friend was caught in a slide on the weekend, Mt Patterson I believe. He's recovering in hospital luckily. Healing vibes, Stay safe out there.
We've had some crazy weather in the eastern Purcell area, cold and rain at lower elevations but snow up high since Oct 1. Could make for a great season or shit show.
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So Pano now has a dedicated cat with cab to transport people to the monster from the ridge and you can buy a season pass for a mear $300
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Is it a long hike?Quote:
Originally Posted by pano-dude
15minsQuote:
Originally Posted by Mike Rogers
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So won't that track out a bunch of stuff that used to be yours with a mere 15min hike? Are you sad?Quote:
Originally Posted by pano-dude
its Pano, From what I have seen no one uses the high end terrain much, and less so on pow days.
if I could pick any hil to have 20-30cm fresh it would be pano, Fall line skiing, and NO ONE in the fun terrain
hmmm, not Red or castle? Revy? I suppose the No one in the fun terrain could be the kicker.Quote:
Originally Posted by mntlion
They ran the cat on some weekends last year. It resulted in everyone skiing the terrain accessed by the cat, leaving the rest of Tayton even emptier than normal.
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based on normal traffic at the hill? hells ya. Reve and KH get lined up, with good skiers. Pano is ski-on, with a bunch of famillies and old guys on "carvers" (both are huge generalizations)Quote:
Originally Posted by garyfromterrace
tayton bowl laps are 2000 ft of good skiing, 2000ft more back to the lift, and 3 lifts/20min recovery time.
thats said how often does Pano get 20-30? few times a year tops, so I'm happy its close, but glad I dont have to only ski there
I don't ski the resort much so it doesn't matter to me but it's a cool idea. Just the fact they are willing to put some money out to try something new is a plus, the cost is debatable but there is always people willing to pay I guess.Quote:
Originally Posted by garyfromterrace
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This is spot on and why 90%of my days are in the backcountry.
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Originally Posted by pano-dude
yup, If I was in inveremere, mine too.
would be cool to see a KH/Pano pass one day.
The biking is absolutely prime in the bow valley. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...7675e185fe.jpg
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Got a pair of Dynastar legend pros 176cm to sell for cheap, brand new new drilled. Have the zennie white graphic but are identical to the construction of the old legend pros . $80 Would be great for a good skier lighter side
Good ride at west Bragg today. What’s with all the fat bikes when there is no snow? I’m confused.
fa"D" bikes, you spelt it wrong ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by teamdirt
They are "for kids who cant ski good and want to learn how to do other stuff good too"
ha haQuote:
Originally Posted by mntlion
ha
no doubt.
Thanks for posting that! it got my lazy ass out to W Bragg today. Yeah, I saw a fair number of fat bikers too :)Quote:
Originally Posted by crashidy
lol- fernie is good for fa”d” biking, so I’m told. They actually groom the trails and when they get the rains folllowed by the Alberta deep freeze everyone tells me how epic it is to ride downhill anywhere u want in the forest just like pow skiing....still don’t believe them- I just drive north and ski pow... they think it sucks everywhere.... bubble thoughts!
I dont own a fat bike for the same reason I dont own roller skis.Quote:
Originally Posted by teamdirt
Seasons are good.
biking is good training for skiing
skiing is good training for biking.
roller skiing/ faD biking are ways to make a good sport less gooder
Last season, most weekenders who hiked over to Never Never Land paid the fiver to get the cat. Four days after a dump and I hiked past the cat picking everyone up and hit Never never land and Jeckyll/Hyde with 200 yards of untouched ridge. I still haven’t made it to Monster as the area between C-Spine and the Jeckyll-Hyde had great conditions.Quote:
Originally Posted by pano-dude
The other thing the ownership group has done is send crews into different regions of the hill each summer for the last five or six years and cut gladed areas everywhere. In some area, I think they went overboard, but there is a ton of now accessible terrain all over the hill and you can find stashes of fresh lines for several days after a dump almost anywhere on the hill. It is really a treat to ski now.
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Aren't fat bikers confused people?Quote:
Originally Posted by teamdirt
Crashidy, you happen upon this crew in there yesterday on the ole ricketiness :eek:
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bpr75splsbL/
Bunch of buddies of mine. I haven't had the bus to hit that. I managed one of the three that exist this year. That thing sees about 10 people.
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Yeah, I ride with Paul too and the kid Jack is killing it. Seems like the 'Spirit of Enduro':wink: has revived that thing.Quote:
Originally Posted by crashidy
Ride anywhere? Now that is funny, without grooming fat biking is more like fat hiking with your bike.Quote:
Originally Posted by teamdirt
I have one and it's good for a quick rip in the evening, but I groom a bunch of trails with my sled. Local club bought a snow dog groomer and will be packing a bunch of trails this winter.
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Top of Swansea yesterday. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...0b237490d7.jpg
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There's the Rockies we know and... love?
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We're flying to Canmore for a visit Nov 10-18. Spending time with the fiancee's family and hoping to get a few tours in. I'm still recovering from tearing my hamstring in September but have been given the tentative go-ahead from physio to do mellow tours while out there. I'm seeing him again this week and will fully define what I'm capable of/ limited to but he's already ordered me to focus on keeping the angle while skinning to a minimum. SSV ski-out in yet? Anyone interested in getting out for some exercise, give me a holler.
SSV and LL confirmed opening on Friday.
Odds are Norquay will be similar, or MIGHT try for a sneak Thusday.
nothing big for terrain I bet, but will nice to slide around again.
I know the Lake will be full WROD with a couple of runs open on the lower mountain.
Any idea which runs/chairs at Sunshine? (Standish and Strawberry per usual?)
Swissific is coming to town next week, prolly try to get out on the 13th somewhere if you're interested.Quote:
Originally Posted by shafty85
Saw that snow profile this morning.
SSV is usually berry, wawa, jack, and wolfQuote:
Originally Posted by reckless toboggan
Dish takes a bit more work, as it has a few rocky areas, and more rope/signage to install
Ah. Thanks. Haven't been to sunshine opener in a loooooong time.Quote:
Originally Posted by mntlion
Many moons ago did LL on an opening day. Me and 5,000 friends on Wiwaxy...called it the Wiwaxy 500.....not much fun.Quote:
Originally Posted by mntlion
Keen to ski tho....
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