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

[time2clmb]

Yup...that's me, we'll try not to blind anyone with our retina searing jackets.

[TOLOCOMan]

Anyone going to be at the Lake tommorrow?

Anne Julie and I will be up there probably for first chair. Sounds like you might be a little after us. Still wearing an orange jacket/black helmet. Anne Julie in brownish jacket/grey helmet. We'll keep an eye out. What are you wearing this year?

[TOLOCOMan]

24-25 works better for me but I should be able to squeak in a few runs on the morn of the 17th.
Our terrain is like a mini Lake Louise with some cool little hikes/traverses that keeps the less talanted away. Great hill and I hope I get a chance to show you around. Are you staying in town overnight? If I can't ski at least I can make sure you make the right dinning / accom choices.

Hiking to get to the goods is fine by us. Just prefer to keep it under 15 min when I'm paying for a ticket.

We're pretty flexible, so the 24/25 works for us. Just a little worried about that rain they are calling for late next week. I know that's a long ways away, but still scary to see 4 degrees and rain in January. Maybe it will be snow at the hill. Probably leaning more towards the 24/25 as of now. We are going to drive up Monday after work, stay Tuesday, drive home after skiing Wednesday.

Found a wicked deal at the Tonquin on a room/lift ticket deal, so planning on staying there. Heard good things about Evil Dave's for food, but wide open to suggestions.

[Shorty_J]

Gotta get more ski time in before the camp! Don't wanna embarrass myself

Don't let this guy fool you... he rips. I'm pretty sure he'll make me look bad and he's only skied a few days this year so far.

[Westslope]

Anne Julie and I will be up there probably for first chair. Sounds like you might be a little after us. Still wearing an orange jacket/black helmet. Anne Julie in brownish jacket/grey helmet. We'll keep an eye out. What are you wearing this year?

Holy shit we can have an orange jacket party!

[Westslope]

Don't let this guy fool you... he rips. I'm pretty sure he'll make me look bad and he's only skied a few days this year so far.

Awe shucks...

The only reason I was going so fast was because my damn goggles kept fogging...

[TOLOCOMan]

Holy shit we can have an orange jacket party!

Mines gotten so much UV that I think fashion designers would now call it "salmon". Can I still come to the party?

[time2clmb]

Anne Julie and I will be up there probably for first chair. Sounds like you might be a little after us. Still wearing an orange jacket/black helmet. Anne Julie in brownish jacket/grey helmet. We'll keep an eye out. What are you wearing this year?

A much much brighter version of orange and white helmet.

[TOLOCOMan]

We'll keep an eye out for both of you guys. We'll be lapping the ER's, Whitehorn most likely.

[Mex]

Mex just needs to confirm for 12.... I'd be waaaay more comfortable with another person or 2 aswell. 1 person out of 12 to no show totally fucks about 4 or 5 of us that have the same maximum amount and leaves us on the spot to pay for them not showing.

- T2c - confirmed
- Sentinel - confirmed
- Backscratcher -confirmed
- Eldo - confirmed
- Mntlion - confirmed
- Skibee - confirmed
- 2stix - confirmed
________________bailout line to ensure this happens one way or another^
- Shorty-J - confirmed
- CalgaryRob - confirmed
- DougW - confirmed
- Westslope - confirmed
- Mex

I'm in! Haven't been on here in a bit. But I'll swoop in and save the day.

[Shorty_J]

I'm in! Haven't been on here in a bit. But I'll swoop in and save the day.

Sweet! Game on!

[Sentinel]

heads up out there, although it doesn't seem like there is much chance, there are several incidents recently of slides in the trees triggered be skiers and even remotely triggered. a few are detailed on the incident report site. A few friends were able to remote trigger a slide yesterday on the park way and a second got one person in the trees on the way out. Things are moving and releasing to full depth! just saying

Really windy last night and again today and quite warm. Some rain in Banff. I wonder if your friends are the same crew that a friend of mine ran across yesterday... didn't have too many good things to say about terrain choices ie thin weak areas etc. Also made a conscious effort to go around the aspect where they got caught in the section of trees from what I understand. I wasn't there though and of course that's just second hand from one perspective.

yeah i wasn't there, just had short texting conversation. mosquito creek

I think this may have been the group of three that followed our skin track Sunday. Hopefully everyone is ok? We were having lunch in the trees below on the first slide and talked a bit after before skinning with them for a short bit. On our way out we came across their second slide and saw their tracks heading out of the debri. We also noted one person must have been atleast partially buried as there was a dig zone.

Gotta love "Moderate" ratings...Be careful out there!

[time2clmb]

Check out the incident reports...there's quite a spike in the area on the 7th when things were "moderating". Moderate in the rockies = watch your ass for sure. Not = to green light conditions.

[Lamothe]

A bit of stoke , still trying to get a good editing program so i can post some proper stoke( all i have is windows movie maker )
so a few cam shots here and there will have to suffice for now.

[time2clmb]

^back of Wawa?

[Eldo]

T2C, did we get a confirmation from Sentinel, Backscratcher, and Mntlion/Skibee that they are okay with paying in full this week, and no refunds?

If so, maybe let your KH contact know how we've decided to do this, get us a final $ figure, and then we can start phoning in. Deadline Friday this week?

[Eldo]

Realize you are skiing today, so maybe later.

[Joe Strummer]

^back of Wawa?

I am guessing Wild West.

[Sentinel]

T2C, did we get a confirmation from Sentinel, Backscratcher, and Mntlion/Skibee that they are okay with paying in full this week, and no refunds?

If so, maybe let your KH contact know how we've decided to do this, get us a final $ figure, and then we can start phoning in. Deadline Friday this week?

Sentinel and Backscratcher confirmed...Funny how most people going to the camp (including myself) are "Training" so too not be the weak link.

[Eldo]

Hang on, is this a ski camp or a ski comp?

I'm training by eating nachos and drinking beers to prepare for the après ski.

[Fat Mike]

LOST SHOVEL AT CROWFOOT GLADES

If anyone finds a shovel at crowfoot glades, please let me know. Will pay reward and provide good karma. I left it on the main run about 3/4 of the way down on dec 30.

Was up there the day after you and didn't see anything. Though I'm surprised Mex didn't randomly stumble on it like he did with his ski....

[Joe Strummer]

Was up there the day after you and didn't see anything. Though I'm surprised Mex didn't randomly stumble on it like he did with his ski....

He did....check Ebay.....ssshhhhhhhhhhhhh

[Joe Strummer]

A bit of stoke , still trying to get a good editing program so i can post some proper stoke( all i have is windows movie maker )
so a few cam shots here and there will have to suffice for now.

Nothing wrong with WMM for a free program.
I have tried a bunch after Pinnacle being my favorite and Adobe Premiere 10 seems the best IMHO....for now.

[Fat Mike]

Looks like Castle is getting some snow. 20 reported up top so far with another 10 to 15 on the way. Anyone feeling....cough, cough, under the weather tomorrow?

[Joe Strummer]

^ I wish!

Should be good but maybe a bit scant on base to bring your rock skis if you hit the chutes.