 Poster: A snowHead
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This is different to the late skiing in Europe topic I made a few weeks ago as next year the little feller won't be so little and will be in high school.
So we're thinking that an easter ski holiday is on the cards, maybe to Canada and Whistler for two weeks and Easter is around the 5th of April, does anyone have any experience of skiing conditions in that part of the world around early April?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Yes. This year... who knows? The machine isn't really on yet, so the season may come late, or it may not. I've ridden in BC in late April before, it just depends on the weather. Or is it climate?
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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I'm sure Gryphea can provide better than a one-off experience, but our one experience of skiing in April around Banff was excellent - to the extent that that is our plan for next year. Our reasons for going in April is also because of school holidays - my wife can't book Christmas as she's a nurse and, in Perthshire, schools don't get a full week's holiday in February.
I would also say that we wouldn't travel there for less than 10 days, and prefer 2 weeks; we like the relaxed feel of the longer break.
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Yellow Pyranha,
Not really of Whistler. Stuarth is the best one here. I'm more of a rockies girl.
April around Banff is usually good. It can snow a lot, the hills are open a lot longer , usually through may and part of June
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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homers double, we've been to Whistler many times around the end of March beginning of April and have had no complaints about lack of skiing. Conditions so far this season are far from ideal and we'll be heading out there for Easter so I'm hoping that it picks up. However, when we went at the end of March during the 04/05 season, which had been dreadful up to that point, it dumped buckets and we had an amazing time. You pays your money and you takes your chances and this might be the year that doesn't deliver but we've not been disappointed up until now. 
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We've also done Whistler in April and generally the snow is excellent. Up high the snow is great. The last home runs are pretty chewed up by late afternoon but you can always download as it doesn't carry the same stigma as in Europe.
As a venue for a family with a little fella it'll be very hard to beat, the ski school & their facilities are exceptional.
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This weekend was pretty nice (again!) for a hike/ride/run 
