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

[Eldo]

Been thinking about another pre-xmas trip this year, would be cool if we can get some of the group together for another couple of days up there.

I was on the Mustang website yesterday and saw that our usual two-day Dec. 22-23 trip still had space and was only $600! Then I realized it was $600 a day, not the $300 or $350/day we used to get.

Probably can't afford it this season, although I have some lottery tickets that I should check the numbers.

Oh, someone mentioned in the B.C. Interior thread that Revy will open Nov. 26, so fire up those engines, gents.

[goldenshowers]

Interesting to see how this pans out. Scott Niedermayer speaks in gov't today.http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/spo...133905048.html

[DougW]

Interesting to see how this pans out. Scott Niedermayer speaks in gov't today.http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/spo...133905048.html

Jumbo seems to be in the news a lot lately. Is it really that close to being approved /rejected?
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/...rticle2235074/

[Gripen]

Any rumors on bonus weekend? Maybe Dec 2nd or 3rd?

Yes, but unconfirmed at this point. I'll let you know as soon as they make a decision.

[time2clmb]

I was hoping they wouldn't do that so I can stay at work a few extra days. I should know better than to think I can last more than 21 days straight up here. Oh well...i'll get over it before I even leave here.

[Dr.Evil]

I received an email from Sunshine saying they were opening on the 17th (a believe that's a day earlier then their original date). I was kind of excited, until I saw they will only have Strawberry, Jackrabbit, Wawa, and Wolverine running. I might head up, or I might just stick to Nakiska as skiing is free with my Fernie pass. Anyone else planning to go?

[time2clmb]

I received an email from Sunshine saying they were opening on the 17th (a believe that's a day earlier then their original date). I was kind of excited, until I saw they will only have Strawberry, Jackrabbit, Wawa, and Wolverine running. I might head up, or I might just stick to Nakiska as skiing is free with my Fernie pass. Anyone else planning to go?

Isn't it actually nearly a week later than the original date?


-------------Edit below to add:
If your skiing in the back country now is a good time to take a first aid course
http://adventuremed.net/index.php?op...d=60&Itemid=68
I usually push the 1 or 2 week courses but it's too easy for people to make excuses to not take them. There's really no excuse to have no first aid knowledge other than being either ignorant or selfish or a combination of both.

[Shadam]

shit, are we talking the horse ???
don't tell me of a bonus weekend,
Good thing I haven't booked flights eh?

I'm SOOooooo over work, I'm begging to get fired.
any excuse will do as I'm just killing time.

[DougW]

[QUOTE=Shadam;3436195]shit, are we talking the horse ???
don't tell me of a bonus weekend,
....QUOTE]

Its all about kicking the horse ...


Don't you know

[Mex]

Location: Canada Olympic Park
Date: Nov 12 2011
Conditions: Deep
Skier: Mex
Photog: Peters

[time2clmb]

I smell Rogers Pass pics.....noice!

[Fat Mike]

Man, conditions at COP look off the hook! Thanks for the heads up Mex, I'm going this weekend....

[TOLOCOMan]

So not nearly as good as it appears to be at "COP", but not too bad today at the Lake for the opening of TOW and the Platter. Pretty much only Outer Limits open, but didn't hit a thing on 5 laps of it along the rope line. Very supportive along a big wind lip. Much less supportive under TOW, but still got in a couple of laps only hitting some shrubs. With the weekend crowd packing things down, and more snow in the forecast for next week, I'd say off to a pretty good start. Certainly more supportive snowpack than this time last year.

Pretty sure the Gondola opening tomorrow will just be some easy groomers. I wouldn't say anything worth the expected -22 tomorrow morning.

[Mex]

good to hear the lake is shaping up. might head there with the wife next weekend

[Lamothe]

got me first chair on wawa today. It did not suck , decent turns all morning , not very supportive hit a few rocks/ shrubs also kind of on the flat side. oh and we cooked bacon in the line for some gnar points i thank you.

heres a quicky

[Eldo]

got me first chair on wawa today...

I can honestly say I've never heard anyone brag about that before.

[Lamothe]

I can honestly say I've never heard anyone brag about that before.

thats the hardurst black diamond side on the whole mountain right? Who wouldn't be bragging?!?

[theshredder]

Location: Canada Olympic Park
Date: Nov 12 2011
Conditions: Deep
Skier: Mex
Photog: Peters

That doesn't even look deep. Where the fuck were you COP? HAHAHAH

My buddy's got one of those progo cameras (I think its called). I'll be posting some shit from the back side of COP. Its way gnarlier.

[Shadam]

holy shit ...
trend just tryed to block TGR saying it was malicious or some shit!
I don't give a shit wot virus my computor gets ...
I must have stoke !!!

on a side note, the air-con in my rig just shit itself, all new air-con shit in it too.
and I had the 1000km round trip with a maximun temp of +41c !!!

wot, wait ... none of you assholes care anyway ...

[goldenshowers]

Latest info from Ruby. This was shot before the big dump on Thursday.

http://vimeo.com/32220842

[pfj]

Looks like revelstoke is opening on the 26th.

http://www.revelstokemountainresort....ved-for-winter

[Fat Mike]

thats the hardurst black diamond side on the whole mountain right? Who wouldn't be bragging?!?

Yes.

And props on the bacon. Shoulda rocked that IN the gondi though...in that small a space, your gear would've smelled like bacon for weeks!

[JD May]

Thinking of going to the Lake on Sunday. Stuff seems to be open. Worth the trip right now?

[time2clmb]

Thinking of going to the Lake on Sunday. Stuff seems to be open. Worth the trip right now?

Well...you can always NOT go skiing and do whatever else it is you do, or you can just go...turns are gauranteed.

And props on the bacon. Shoulda rocked that IN the gondi though...in that small a space, your gear would've smelled like bacon for weeks!

And the dogs will have no problem finding you with your avalanche bacon if you get slid.

[JD May]

Well...you can always NOT go skiing and do whatever else it is you do, or you can just go...turns are gauranteed.

This is kind of what I'm thinking.