 Poster: A snowHead
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sps89, erm, we had instructors doing it down from the pro room  (made more interesting by the new "fall in reds, buy a jug" clause!) Guessing you had a session on it too tho - I have some wicked sequence shots from it but left my camera up the hill...
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| rogg wrote: |
| BCjohnny, hope it's both of us mate. |
Course it will. Just set up a shrine for the Griz, and every night 'bout ten shoot your flintlock musket skywards.
John.
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| DaveC wrote: |
| sps89, erm, we had instructors doing it down from the pro room (made more interesting by the new "fall in reds, buy a jug" clause!) Guessing you had a session on it too tho - I have some wicked sequence shots from it but left my camera up the hill... |
Fernie kinda sucks right now huh:(
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| sps89 wrote: |
| DaveC wrote: |
| sps89, erm, we had instructors doing it down from the pro room (made more interesting by the new "fall in reds, buy a jug" clause!) Guessing you had a session on it too tho - I have some wicked sequence shots from it but left my camera up the hill... |
Fernie kinda sucks right now huh:( |
I dunno, this is what we need long-term.
Weatherwise, it's rained for a couple of days and we now have a stable high pressure over us. Temps are just above 0. It's not typical Fernie pow, but it's allowed Patrol the time they need to get the mountain open - Curry Bowl opened for the first time this season yesterday. Stuff is skiable now, and we should be set up for some awesome days when the snow comes back.
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| DaveC wrote: |
I dunno, this is what we need long-term.
Weatherwise, it's rained for a couple of days and we now have a stable high pressure over us. Temps are just above 0. It's not typical Fernie pow, but it's allowed Patrol the time they need to get the mountain open - Curry Bowl opened for the first time this season yesterday. Stuff is skiable now, and we should be set up for some awesome days when the snow comes back. |
Skiing has actually been ok for the last couple days imo. I was pretty lucky to be at rope drop at currie yesterday so got some tracks in there. Just skied upper mountain all day its still great skiing, Quite alot of snow distribution on the northern side becuase of the wind. Some SERIOUS wind.
Boomerang is looking way better and i was pretty pumped to ski KC shutes for the first time. 
if anyone is coming soon id say its not the best Fernie has been or will be but just another 20cm will fix everything and patrol should be able to open almost 100% up.
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Cool, does that mean Cedar is open? Is Snake? I haven't skied since Friday (all day teaching Sat, resting my legs/hangover yesterday and today!)...
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Counting down the days till I get there. Bought the lift tickets from Crystal today, £391 each for 13 days. RCR wouldn't give a penny off as Instructor discount, nor any multi-day discount. It worked out to £650 each if I bought the tickets in resort, thieving barstewards.
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Kind of sickening eh, a season pass would be cheaper than retail  How long 'till you're here Spyderman? Assuming this high pressure allows the snowpack to consolidate then we get a new storm system you might well time it perfectly for the "proper" season start!
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DaveC, I arrive mid-afternoon 11th Feb. Staying in the Griz Inn for 2 weeks. I'm sure the Griz will do his work by then.
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| DaveC wrote: |
| Cool, does that mean Cedar is open? Is Snake? I haven't skied since Friday (all day teaching Sat, resting my legs/hangover yesterday and today!)... |
Cedar yes, but not snake. If you get a chance to ski tomorrow ski Boom asap. Its by far the best run i found all day. I think the wind blowing from skiers right must be dumping it into that area. Wicked snow.
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Skied lower Easter Bowl and Snake today (Steep and Deep). Snake is awful, as are most south facing aspects - north facing aspects are nice and soft, so Easter Bowl rocked. Went and checked out the Saddles from the bottom up - 1m ish crown running across the full chute, same deal in High Saddle, couldn't see Corner Pocket. Gonna be a few storm cycles till the Reverse Traverse opens. The fingers are apparently open, and quite nice. Heard second hand that the new side is soft at the top and runs like Heartland are nice, soft and fun, but I can never usually be bothered to go up the new side.
Lower mountain is a lot like spring - freezes overnight and gets softer and grippier as the day goes. Not spring slush yet though. I just got new pow skis, so that's pretty much the decider that we're due a storm. Fingers crossed. High pressure until at least Monday on the forecast.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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| DaveC wrote: |
Skied lower Easter Bowl and Snake today (Steep and Deep). Snake is awful, as are most south facing aspects - north facing aspects are nice and soft, so Easter Bowl rocked. Went and checked out the Saddles from the bottom up - 1m ish crown running across the full chute, same deal in High Saddle, couldn't see Corner Pocket. Gonna be a few storm cycles till the Reverse Traverse opens. The fingers are apparently open, and quite nice. Heard second hand that the new side is soft at the top and runs like Heartland are nice, soft and fun, but I can never usually be bothered to go up the new side.
Lower mountain is a lot like spring - freezes overnight and gets softer and grippier as the day goes. Not spring slush yet though. I just got new pow skis, so that's pretty much the decider that we're due a storm. Fingers crossed. High pressure until at least Monday on the forecast. |
Skied snake as well today. Red tree i think.
The fingers are open and to celebrate me and some buddies skied them back to back. That is pretty knackering. Nice snow up top though.
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How's it looking?
Groomed hardpack, mainly, according to FAR site. Rest mainly tracked out?
Most forecasts call snow Thurs/Fri this week, but by no means a dump. What the locals think?
Out tomorrow, probably late afternoon.
John.
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You know it makes sense.
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High pressure has been locked in all week, so it's basically spring conditions. Bumpy where it hasn't been groomed, not too hard off pisted bits though. It does look like we'll get snow before the weekend, but yeah - quantities unknown. Have a good trip!
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Poster: A snowHead
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Knot chutes are looking pretty bare this year!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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DaveC you are making me seriously jealous. I arrived home yesterday after a month.
I still have my season pass.... i may return...... 
Kinda sucks that Fernie has had no snow for about 2 weeks now whilst the alps are getting puked on.
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DaveC, I would be more worried about the womens goggles!!
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Womens? It's all about the pink! Best goggles ever. Don't rip your eyes out like hi-yellow but work pretty much as well... plus, they look wicked cool 
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Weird season. We're back to Arctic air and it's below -20 today (and will be tomorrow, as I've been called off both days.)
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CP, I'll see you there. 11th Feb for me.
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3 weeks +11 days for the next dump probably
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CP, Excellent, about the time we should arrive there, hopefully 
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hope it dumps before then - only 9 days for me 
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Snowing At least 2-3 inches on the road outside, could be knee deep already on the hill - we'll see!
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Alright, so it's pretty windy up there, and there were a few 20cm~ deposits in gullies but generally either schrapled ice or windslab. Kind of dissapointing, had a good rip this morning though. Here's hoping this is the start of the snow...
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DaveC, I just looked at the 15 day forecast, looks like snow almost every day.
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You know it makes sense.
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Spyderman, what forecast are you looking at? just looked at accuweather and it appears to be above freezing with no snow.
i know it's a forecast and forecasts change, but this is my first and maybe only trip to NA so i'm starting to obsess a bit  (like i don't over my europe trips)
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Poster: A snowHead
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DaveC,
OK have booked in little one for two half days ski and play family day weekend. Did request you, but girl said you don't work sundays, but she said she would bear it in mind!
Hopefully see you then!! Looks like loads of snowheads in town that weekend!! We should get 3 1/2 days sking in. Looks like snow is coming your way too!!
Gryph
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gryphea, no worries
As for the weather - super, super windy here and across all of BC. Hopefully some storm systems on the horizon...
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DaveC,
We had those winds here on friday night. Couldn't really sleep because of them!!! But I guess you get the winds even worse whistling along the pass.
Gryph
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Any update on the conditions?
Only 9 sleeps to go and I am worried there may be more snow here in blighty than in Fernie
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CP, You could be right spent some time with a couple of guys from Fernie here in Kimberley today. They told me conditions here are better than Fernie plus we don;t get the avalanche danges or exceptionally high winds.
5cm +forecast for here tonight with another 10 for tomorrow
www.ski-kimberley.com
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Heh, I'm not gonna bother debating which is better between here and Kimberly! Anyway, wind's dropped, been pretty warm the last two days - very spring like. Same snow is forecast for here as Kimberly (if you're an optimist), and we have an actual mountain for it to fall on... oops 
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I sense mountain-envy You must be a bit rattled, where's the hand typed link?
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DaveC, Green and Blue Up early that morning? Did you get dressed in the Dark? Never mind hands forward look down the mountain.
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I am. Figure hands are a bit exaggerated by the angle too. Cameraman was up on higher ground as I was about to drop over a lip (into Lower Heartland, camera stood where the uphill bank of the 100% traverse is, for Fernie peeps).
I can ski well enough for the green and blue, thanks
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