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

[Eldo]

This is how to roll.



Hey, Soobs have a boxer engine, that's close to a Porsche!

[Huckin eh?]

the munchen lufthansa flight landing around noon today:

That was actually a really good, text book, crosswind landing! I've seen, and been a passenger in, much worse efforts.

[jetski]

Marmot Basin update...

HOLY FUCKING SHIT BALLS!!!!!!

The last few days weather has been very Fernie like with a massive dumping of around 100 cms in the last 5-7 days or so. Skiing yesterday was heavenly. Boot top powder and you had no speed limit. Fun Fun Fun!!!! Fuck it I'm swearing again... It was fucking beautiful. Perfect for mid november.
Pow Pow everywhere but also very rocky as Marmot is located in the centre of a dry donut which is located in the middle of a giant boulder field. The first dump a few days ago happened when only the lower mountain was open so it was deep but a lot like skiing at Sunshine
Next dump had the upper mountain open which was the fun fun fun fucking good shit.

With the massive snowfall comes a little bad news as anything remotly steep went natually or with light control work. 100 cm dump and 0 cms sticking in the steep alpine where I love to be. Oh well. I have tasted faceshots in November...(not that faceshots you freaks)

[time2clmb]

When I was air commuting to work had a few exciting ones in Calgary including one bounced aborted landing...that shit is fucking scary x10. I hate it when the plane drops due to turbulance while taking off, fuck that shit...puts your stomache in your throat.

[mntlion]

SSV was great this am. 20+ cm, bit wetter then normal, but stll light by fernie standards. filling in nicely.
Angle and TP open Tues.

[weibo]

Hit Marmot for the morning today. As jetski said nuked all day yesterday and as the TGR snowfall things says 14" (35 cm's) since yesterday am. Upper mountain saw some overnight wind and was variable but fun. Lower mountain saw no wind and some fresh rope drops, spent many runs in Slash which is usually only good for 2 runs max. I guess with the upper mountain opening people forgot about the lower. Solid morning today and back to work for the afternoon.

[f2f]

from MCR, not really our thread, but i figured it'd be posted in theirs anyways:

"The slope is in the Blackcomb Glacier area locally known as Corona, which is above you on the skiers right as you descend Blackcomb Glacier."

[Lamothe]

from MCR, not really our thread, but i figured it'd be posted in their anyways:

"The slope is in the Blackcomb Glacier area locally known as Corona, which is above you on the skiers right as you descend Blackcomb Glacier."

that was worth the watch . jesus

[endure]

2kg charge on a slope that many, many people do without any sort of avalanche gear. All it takes is a 25 minute bootpack and a traverse around the back side. Expected with the snow the coast has received. The CMH vids were even better, before they were removed

[Shadam]

good luck out running that !!!

and wotz with comparing your snowpack to Fernie's ???
thankfully my beer doesn't taste like fernie's.

oh, and I'm unemployed !!! again ...

[Alex.C]

Something of note from Kananaskis Trails Blog:

Fortress Ski Area. This winter organized cat skiing will be going ahead. People will be driven up in vans from the bottom of the road. Unfortunately, the road will remain closed to public vehicles.

[JD May]

2kg charge on a slope that many, many people do without any sort of avalanche gear. All it takes is a 25 minute bootpack and a traverse around the back side. Expected with the snow the coast has received. The CMH vids were even better, before they were removed

Yeah this was my initial thought, I've been there I don't know how many times without any gear. Sobering.

[mntlion]

TP and angle opened today. you can do the long traverse and get into TP main chutes, and rock ledges. well worth it the walk.

[Oarhead]

Somebody told me that it rained at louise on sunday? Any substance to this?

[mntlion]

wet snow at the base of LL. snow up top

[Spooky]

TP and angle opened today. you can do the long traverse and get into TP main chutes, and rock ledges. well worth it the walk.

Seconded. It's a bitch of a lap but well worth it. A combination of deep snow and minimal traffic is a recipe for a very good day.

[goldenshowers]

KH had rain about a 1/3 of the way up covered with some wet and heavy on Sunday. It was like skiing on butter. Usually it's snow at Louise's elevation and it's location on the east side of the divide.

[Westslope]

Lake Louise, Golden, Revelstoke-

HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM NOOOOOOO!!!

[the_teo]

Got to Golden last night. Looking forward to the season!!!

[JD May]

For anyone who's been up early or in the area and can give me a best guess, KHMR going to call for rock skis for the opener?

[Spooky]

Repete - I forgot to say, sorry to hear about the illness. I hope you're back to full fitness soon. Keep me posted so we can get some turns in.

[DougW]

For anyone who's been up early or in the area and can give me a best guess, KHMR going to call for rock skis for the opener?

From Showers report and the expected temps I don;t think rocks are what you'll hit ( thou that is always possbile) I would want some thing with good edges for the lower mountain. I'm expecting cruckie down low.

[pinter]

Anybody know if Kicking horse will be good for Friday? Wanna go but a bit worried as I am imagining a huge ass line and less then stellar conditions.

[time2clmb]

^it probably won't be worth going to with all the crowds and less than stellar conditions. Probably better off waiting and people will be over the whole opening day thing and won't be as busy, and hopefully it would have snowed more by then....

[pinter]

Yeah thats what I am worried about. I am gonna go up to the hill and see how it is on Friday as I will be there anyways and if not too bad then I will come back from Sunday.