23/24 Cdn Rockies and related thread

[mntlion]

banff ski swap
https://banffalpineracers.com/conten...nd-sports-swap

SKI & SPORTS SWAP 2024 - BANFF TRAIN STATION

An opportunity to bring in unwanted gear to sell for an appropriate price. This is a great Community Event hosted by the parent volunteers of Banff Alpine Racers and local community members. Event is to encourage and give everyone the opportunity to get out there and enjoy winter sports! Many retailers bring in new and gently used gear for sale. Anyone can bring gear to sell, you price your item.

Consignment

Tuesday 15th Oct - Thursday 16th Oct - 4-6pm
Friday Oct 18th - 2-7pm
Saturday Oct 19th - 8am-11am
Bring in the gear you want to sell, price item, $2 per item donation

Saturday October 19th - SALE DAY 1

12-5pm - $10 entry (per adult)

Sunday October 20th - SALE DAY 2

9am-1pm - Free Entry

Sunday October 20th - Item and cash pick up

3-4pm - Pick Up - collect any unsold items and sales money from items sold, minus consignment fee. NO EXCEPTIONS

[mntlion]

SSV today. Odds are LL is similar

snow line 6-7000 ft

[mntlion]

1) how to ski banff thread will help too

2) passes: ar you coming back to bow valley this winter? If so get a mid week LL pass? (might have disounts on weekend days too)
Odds are discount card (released mid Oct?) will bring it to $100/day? Also a mountain collective pass gives you 2-3 days at each SSV and LL? (and reve, pano, and some US places)

3) Stay in banff? LOTS more to do, eat, see. LL is sleepy and VERY quiet

4) parking is fine, and free. Shuttle is nice if you want a beer after. Also free shuttle from banff to SSV, and LL.

5) LL has snow making, so maybe a bit better? SSV is almost all natural, but both can be wide open for end Nov, or maybe just a ribbon. Who knows.....

[mntlion]

https://www.tetongravity.com/forums/...ighlight=banff

[Caucasian Asian]

banff ski swap
https://banffalpineracers.com/conten...nd-sports-swap

SKI & SPORTS SWAP 2024 - BANFF TRAIN STATION

An opportunity to bring in unwanted gear to sell for an appropriate price. This is a great Community Event hosted by the parent volunteers of Banff Alpine Racers and local community members. Event is to encourage and give everyone the opportunity to get out there and enjoy winter sports! Many retailers bring in new and gently used gear for sale. Anyone can bring gear to sell, you price your item.

Consignment

Tuesday 15th Oct - Thursday 16th Oct - 4-6pm
Friday Oct 18th - 2-7pm
Saturday Oct 19th - 8am-11am
Bring in the gear you want to sell, price item, $2 per item donation

Saturday October 19th - SALE DAY 1

12-5pm - $10 entry (per adult)

Sunday October 20th - SALE DAY 2

9am-1pm - Free Entry

Sunday October 20th - Item and cash pick up

3-4pm - Pick Up - collect any unsold items and sales money from items sold, minus consignment fee. NO EXCEPTIONS

I'll be there volunteering again, come by and Ask For Change

[jetski]

Hey all!
I've been massively silent on this forum because you guys are scary and my DIN setting is only 9.5

One of my favorite places in the world barely escaped a scorching this summer and my poor little town of Jasper sure could use a hand. We lost around 30 percent of our residences and several retail/restaurants as well. Small buisiness in town took a massive hit with some good people barely hanging on.
Marmot Basin isn't the most gnarly ski area, we aren't Kicking Horse, we don't get the snow of Revy but what we lack in burly lines, we make up for in empty slopes, lots of pockets and zones to explore and a laid back vibe that is very enduring. I describe Marmot Basin as a smaller Lake Louise without the crowds and a very hard to describe Alberta vibe.
We sure could use a hand with visitation this year. When the snow is good Marmot is an amazing little experts mountain where good snow lasts for days. (but the rocks are always lurking!)
We are an amazing family ski area where all levels of skiers/riders can enjoy most lifts together. There is also some neat expert areas to explore with short hikes or traverses to find the goods. Saturdays and major holidays can be busy but nothing like our cousin resorts to the south.
Please consider a visit or encourage friends and families to make the trip. As with most of the rockies skiing, february till close tends to be the best(IMHO) but any time can be great for visiting.
I may do a separate post as lots of people have no idea where Marmot Basin is.
Thanks for reading...

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[mntlion]

love to jasper

[crashidy]

Do you know if the camp grounds will be open this winter or if they allow overnights at the parking lot?

[weibo]

If you are asking about Jasper, no camping at Marmot. The winter campground at Wapiti is planned to open, just need to do some fairly minor electrical work to get it open. Once I hear an opening date I will post it up.

[crashidy]

If you are asking about Jasper, no camping at Marmot. The winter campground at Wapiti is planned to open, just need to do some fairly minor electrical work to get it open. Once I hear an opening date I will post it up.

Awesome. Yeah if heard mixed reports about wapiti being opened. Plan on coming a few times. Should be deadsville there I imagine

[skysos]

We made the looong trip to Marmot last winter from California. Love that place. There is a little something for everyone there, and Jasper is a real town. Great vibes all around.

[XXX-er]

Hey all!
I've been massively silent on this forum because you guys are scary

dude its all bulshit

[TOLOCOMan]

And make sure you hang out with jetski and weibo when you go! Can't ask to meet nicer guys or have better guides to show you around Marmot!

[M111S]

We dropped in last season, from the UK - great little area, but needed more snow.
Loved Jasper as town - really laid back, and was saddened to hear of the desvestation from the fires.

Vibes to the town and hope things can be rebuilt - will be back at some point, unfortunately not this season.

[M111S]

We dropped in last season, from the UK - great little area, but needed more snow.
Loved Jasper as town - really laid back, and was saddened to hear of the desvestation from the fires.

Vibes to the town and hope things can be rebuilt - will be back at some point, unfortunately not this season.

[weibo]

I would agree that the first 1/2 to 2/3 of last year were poor for snow. Hopefully when you are back snow is at a normal to high level.

[BCMtnHound]

This is the year. I can feel it. We are overdue for a good snow year. Stoked to hear Wapiti will be available.

[mntlion]

snow in banff town overnight. On/off most of yesterday too.

LL is blowing snow

Odds are this will freeze the ground and we can get on with winter

[Stuntmonkey]

Came over 93 from Radium on Thursday and it was dumping.

Re: Jasper - we use our mountain collective passes there every year and probably crush an additional 5-6 days as well. Great hill, terrain for everybody and I've never seen it massively busy. We always stay at the Crimson in town, great spot with a good pool and hot tub, comfortable beds and affordable. Multiple friends lost their whole homes so def planning on getting out there ASAP.

[crashidy]

Heads up out there already.
https://www.theweathernetwork.com/en...nadian-rockies

[Shorty_J]

With LL opening yesterday, we should probably start a new thread?

I'd do it but I don't have any Stoke to post along with it right now.

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[SnakeMagnet]

Does the Gondola spinning tomorrow justify enough stoke? 700m of vert to train those lazy legs back up.

[Skiwurrel]

Heads up out there already.
https://www.theweathernetwork.com/en...nadian-rockies

lol bunch of keeners! side note, anybody been touring around crowsnest pass before or can advise any spots to check out? I'm based in fernie but come through that way a fair bit, no sled, also won't trigger any avy's i promise haha

[crashidy]

lol bunch of keeners! side note, anybody been touring around crowsnest pass before or can advise any spots to check out? I'm based in fernie but come through that way a fair bit, no sled, also won't trigger any avy's i promise haha

Loooong approaches with outbaled for sure around there. No shortage of windslab to ski up atlas or down by Corbin. Generally a sled access zone. But I'm sure if you drive up the 40 you could find something

[robnow]

Because you guys are such big YouTubers.

Spooky in the first.