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| Dr. DAS |
9pm tonight, I'm outta here.
I'm flying to Calgary for a snowboarding trip.
Sunshine Village
Fernie
Lake Louise
Revelstoke
Sunshine Village
Woot. ing. Woot.
Anyone have any good stories from skiing/riding out West? |
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| Joss Weatherby |
| quote: | Originally posted by Dr. DAS
9pm tonight, I'm outta here.
I'm flying to Calgary for a snowboarding trip.
Sunshine Village
Fernie
Lake Louise
Revelstoke
Sunshine Village
Woot. ing. Woot.
Anyone have any good stories from skiing/riding out West? |
There is riding out west, and then there is riding out west.
Snow in the Rockies, at least Colorado/Utah/Montana/etc is dry and light powder outside the groomed runs. Nice stuff.
Further west in the Cascades/Coastal Ranges in the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia the snow is a much more wet and heavy. With the right wax it can be very fast snow.
California is a combination of both, the further south you go the more like the Rockies it will be.
I have snowboarded many times in the Cascades and have to say the heavy wet and fast snow will make you a better boarder/skier anywhere.
If you are coming from East Coast mountains and never been to the West get ready for actual mountains! :p |
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| get nyce |
it's all about tahoe!
although I did enjoy ptown for some hood action. |
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| trunks1022 |
| going to tahoe in two weekends. driving up to sunday river later tonight :o |
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| Joss Weatherby |
| quote: | Originally posted by get nyce
it's all about tahoe!
although I did enjoy ptown for some hood action. |
Mt Hood is awesome. I have boarded at Timberline in late March/April in just snowboard pants and a t-shirt and been comfy. Even below the lodge they will sometimes still have snow that late in the season, and up on the glacier you can ski year round when they dont have camps. |
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| get nyce |
| quote: | Originally posted by trunks1022
going to tahoe in two weekends. driving up to sunday river later tonight :o |
i'll be in amsterdam in 2 weekends =P
tahoe must rides - squaw, northstar (ride stash park), and kirkwood
as for hood, loved it...rode ski bowl east/west at night too, dumped on us there |
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| sweds00 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Dr. DAS
9pm tonight, I'm outta here.
I'm flying to Calgary for a snowboarding trip.
Sunshine Village
Fernie
Lake Louise
Revelstoke
Sunshine Village
Woot. ing. Woot.
Anyone have any good stories from skiing/riding out West? |
Growing up in Calgary I know these hills fairly good. The best snow you will get will be in Fernie. Last year when we went to Fernie to go snowmobiling, the snow was soooo high, you couldnt even see businesses on the main highway. Sunshine is a good hill when the weather cooperates. Standish Chair has the best runs IMO. Also if it is windy/flat light, try to stay away from going to the top of Goats Eye/the main mountain. Louise is a great hill. Tons of good tree lines on the front/larch mountains. The back bowls are great if you are a good skier/boarder.(make sure you go to the backside lodge for lunch and feed the birds right out of your hand. pretty cool) Ive never been skiing at Revelstoke but ive herd good things. Hope this helps and break a leg out there. JK |
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| diesel_tron3000 |
| yo i was out in aspen snowmass like three weeks ago visiting some friends. it's some in steep ...i got pretty banged up from some of the falls but then again i was snowboarding for the first time, still mad fun |
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