2011/2012 Canadian Rockies Roll Call and StokeThread...

[f2f]

New ski hill in Fernie, I doubt it but some are dreaming:

http://www.heavensgatefernie.ca/Heav..._the_Gate.html

"A New Paradigm has Arrived."

i guess...

[goldenshowers]

fundamentalist cult operates ski area?

[Eldo]

Well, Heiko is still viewed as some sort of God by many people in Fernie. Maybe he will be running the faith-based mountain school.

I do think the name Heaven's Gate is a poor choice. Don't these guys remember the movie Heaven's Gate? One of the biggest box office bombs in movie history.

[bruce springskiing]

I do think the name Heaven's Gate is a poor choice. Don't these guys remember the movie Heaven's Gate? One of the biggest box office bombs in movie history.

Or the Heaven's Gate UFO/religious cult that committed suicide so they could board the alien spaceship?

[mtaylor]

I'm out this year, as I had a heart attack. So, post pictures.

[time2clmb]

^wow....that's some unexpected news. Hopefully you're recovering well and feeling a bit better?

[Lamothe]

I'm out this year, as I had a heart attack. So, post pictures.

sending good vibes your way! Maybe more touring next season will benefit ya, always a great excuse . But honey its for health!

[Lamothe]

Any one been to the tryst chutes this year? Thinking of head that way on monday, Probably with spooky but ive got more room in the car if anyone wants to tag along

[time2clmb]

^go before a weekend and not after....especially a holiday weekend unless it snows much. That place gets pounded on.

[Lamothe]

Probably i picked up the new chic scott summits and icefields book the other day , im going to try to bang off all the k country favorites until i can get an idea of whats out there . The book is a big improvement from the last in my opinion

[mtaylor]

^wow....that's some unexpected news. Hopefully you're recovering well and feeling a bit better?

I'm home now after a couple months in hospital. I should be up for some biking/climbing in the summer, but I'm not even allowed to drive right now.

[powslut]

Any one been to the tryst chutes this year? Thinking of head that way on monday, Probably with spooky but ive got more room in the car if anyone wants to tag along

I was out at Black Prince on Tuesday and it was skiing very well. Lot's of cars parked in the Tryst/ Commonwealth area so it might be pretty shralped up

[Eldo]

Holy shit, MTaylor, that sucks. Hadn't seen your very memorable avatar much lately and was wondering why. Heal up soon.

[mtaylor]

Ever hear about the people in sports who drop dead? I did that, but I was smart enough to die in a group of doctors and nurses.

[time2clmb]

Good to have you back! Missing a season of skiing is totally worth it when compared to the alternative outcome.

[Turnipking]

That's why I married a doctor...

[goldenshowers]

Canyon Creek was money, face shots all the way down! Although we pretty much slayed it from Stairway Chair to west of Ozone. Also skied a chute off of W Ozone that the buddy I was with hadn't skied for 13 years as last time he skied it he watched it rip to ground in front of him, all the way to the valley bottom while he was solo. He made me go first.

As for Ozone, xmas chutes bony but Girlfriend was skiing well, not anymore unless we get all that fresh they're calling for next week.

[mntlion]

um, can we get some snow for christmass please? (or clear and cold so people buy stuff, and not go skiing)

[Fat Mike]

On another note, looks like a decent storm around New Years. La nina always comes around eventually. Here's to ringing in the first ski day of 2012 with a massive hangover, very little sleep and loads of snow. STOKED. Good times.

Been watching that and keeping my fingers crossed. First day of 2012 will be spent hungover in a cat...would love to start the year out with a face shot or two.

Merry Christmas gents!!

[mntlion]

OK thanks Ular. snowing in the bow valley.

[Lamothe]

OK thanks Ular. snowing in the bow valley.

ular is santa? i can;t imagine any of you were particularly nice last year to deserve this gift. Actually im surprised its not raining lumps of coal with the lot of you on this forum. Merry christmas

[time2clmb]

Yup "Ullr" is indeed spoonging his winter grease all over the land, just a bit more and you'll all be getting your face shots. er...Wait what?

Lake Louise was totally dead and skiing veeery nice today. Time for another drink.

Merry x-mas, happy holidays, hare krishna or hanukka or whatever you're beliefs are.

- T2c
- Sentinel
- Backscratcher
- Eldo
- Mntlion
- DougW

1st group of 6 - 2 days
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- Shorty-J
- 2stix
- Skibee
- Westslope
- Mex
- CalgaryRob

group 2 - 2 day
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-Theteo - 2 day
-Braaap802 - changed to 2 day

[Turnipking]

I'm in Vancouver visiting the wife's folks. So we decided to hit whistler, snowed last night and all day today. Pretty good Xmas day. Next weekend hungover beside fatmike in a cat. Great end to last year and a great beginning to next year!

[5x7BlueRider]

Hi all, luker turned poster.

WTF is up with that fernie resort?!?

The reason they haven't considered a name change is because that RIO dude listed in the 'Team' section is the Sole survivor of the original cult of the same name.

He agreed to leave the cult shortly before the mass suicide to spread the word after the rest were gone.

Yikes.

Killer thread btw. Hitting Revelstoke for a week in Feb. Woohoo.

[Spooky]

Merry Christmas one and all. May the rest of 2011 and all of 2012 be very, very, very snowy.

mtaylor - sorry to hear, I hope your recovery goes well and you can get back on some skis.