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

[crashidy]

there will be dual faction mono slayage at the lake tomorrow

[Joe Strummer]

it was raining in Fernie today.... But snowing right to the base at the hill. We didn't get the 20 we were all hoping for, but the hill skied really well today. Glad Castle was also good, but just cause its raining in town does not mean that's what's happening at the hilll.

I was pretty sure it poured overnight at the hill.
When it rains that much and they report only 4cm and then a revised lower beat down report of 2cm and a high of 6 degrees C its time to look elsewhere. It can't have not rained at the hill overnight.

It started to snow later. Glad it skiied well - I wasn't gambling at those prices. OK if you are seasons.

[Joe Strummer]

Any snow vest video?

No snow vest video unfortunately LOL. Love my new expanded vocabulary though.
Hoping for a repeat of March 1st last year for sure!!!!

[alkos]

Here's an update for sourcing stainless M5 screws for inserts in cow-town.

I went down to Brafasco, and they had a good selection and reasonable prices. No minimum order amount or anything like that.

Check them out if you're looking for hardware. They're located in the HD supply store.

5760 9th St. S.E. Unit 101

Have a great weekend out there!

Hey Calgary Mags - didn't want to start a new thread in techtalk, but need some local info....

I just installed some binding freedom inserts into my skis, but am having trouble sourcing stainless steel M5's around town. Has anybody found a local source for screws?

thanks!

[Eldo]

there will be dual faction mono slayage at the lake tomorrow

Hang on, does that mean you will be skiing on two mono skis? Isn't that just regular fat ski skiing?

[f2f]

Hang on, does that mean you will be skiing on two mono skis? Isn't that just regular fat ski skiing?

monoski powder 8 competition!

[crashidy]

il post a pic later if i can figure it out of what happens with two monoskis on, however we are going to mono pow 8 nexty year. i can't get anyone to cover work for me on saturday. lake skied great today!

[time2clmb]

Will be at LL with Sentinel and Backscratcher.

[goldenshowers]

Let's hope this system stalls over the Purcells and loads KH up nicely!

[Eldo]

Sorry, this one is going to stay more south.

Eldoforecast.com snowfall predictions for tomorrow morning:

KH 12 cm new
Kimberley 17 cm
Fernie 25 cm
Whitewater 27 cm
LL/SSV huge weekend crowds

[moose pit]

I dunno if any of you north rockies mags would be interested but I'm going on a cabin trip (march 2nd -9th ish) and there is room for a couple more bodies. It is outta the way (Prince George is the staging point) and is a bit of a slog to get in (12km) but the skiing is pretty good, the snow is usually excelent and there are no crowds. I posted it in the hook up.

[Joe Strummer]

Sorry, this one is going to stay more south.

Eldoforecast.com snowfall predictions for tomorrow morning:

KH 12 cm new
Kimberley 17 cm
Fernie 25 cm
Whitewater 27 cm
LL/SSV huge weekend crowds

You might be right.
Fernie might be too warm though...will wait and see.

Edit: Looks like Fernie is cooling down.

Likely hitting SSV on Sat and Castle on Sunday....or just Castle
Upslope pleeezzzze.

[Eldo]

Darn, you quoted my prediction, so I can't go back and edit it when the 4 p.m. weather data comes out.

I'll still probably be more accurate than the Welsh lads at www.snow-forecastguess.com

Don't know about Castle, as it's defiantly not an upslope storm. It's coming across from the west. -3 C and snowing hard at Ktown.

Good night to go night skiing. If there's one thing more prone to carnage than the Kimberley rail park, it's the rail park under inadequate lighting in a snowstorm.

[theshredder]

Eldoforecast.com seems realistic.

The data is far from perfect. Right now looks like hwy 3 is gonna get it but I wouldnt rule out face shots further north. Convection this time of year can really mess up the forecast.

[Joe Strummer]

For a small fee I can edit mine so you look golden.

Oh....and ya.....nobody should go to Castle.
No one. It will suck.

[the_teo]

Got to rip down white wall in good light and snow the other day.



Working on getting some footage together for a small edit.

(something wrong, need to fix that)

[theshredder]

For a small fee I can edit mine so you look golden.

That's laughable. Its physics and its automated, so besides being stupid hard to pull off without looking not-smart, anyone who knows the weather would figure out that something isn't right pretty quick and then what.

[eldereldo]

^^^ Complete miss ^^^

[Eldo]

Yep.

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[Joe Strummer]

Yep..........

[theshredder]

Ahhhh 1 minute is pretty quick for a response... lol. Whatever, the statement stands.

Edit: too busy reading about chaos theory to figure out what you're talking about.

[f2f]

Other things that are automated.

[Lamothe]

delirium did not suck today. haze and fat boy were skiing very nicely aswell.

My forecast reads " huge pile up on highway 1 going west from calgary. road closed for 48hrs how unfortunate because SSV gets 48cms"

yep. its science

[f2f]

having spent an hour stuck behind a crash on the #1 last weekend i wouldn't wish it on anyone, no matter how much i may hate them.

[TOLOCOMan]

delirium did not suck today. haze and fat boy were skiing very nicely aswell.

My forecast reads " huge pile up on highway 1 going east from calgary. road closed for 48hrs how unfortunate because SSV gets 48cms"

yep. its science

Except what good does a pile up east of Calgary do you? You trying to protect a stash in Medicine Hat or something?