 Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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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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Thanks for this WTFH. The mountaintrack one looks interesting although on the barometer of 'ski/board skill' I don't come off too well!
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saxabar, there's also very good ones in Utah, I can dig up the links if you want...
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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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Wear The Fox Hat, if you don't mind that'd be great. To be honest I'm not a full mountain rider, I'm only just starting to venture off-piste. However, as well as having tons of fun I also think I should take it a tad seriously. I have a job move to Calgary planned (I teach at Uni level) purely on the basis of being able to ride out there so I really would like to gain a fuller understanding of all mountain elements.
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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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Take a rec avalanche course. Canadian Avalanche Association organise them. I'm also sure there will be nightschool courses in Calgary with appropriate field trips at weekends, there are at most community colleges in mountain towns in Canada.
I'd recommend the Tony Daffern book as prereading - sure it'll be available from Amazon
http://www.mountaineersbooks.org/searchproducts.cfm
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Thanks fatbob , have you ever spent any time in Calgary itself? Although kind folk here have given me the low down on the sliding in the area, I don't know that much about Canada/Calgary itself. I've put an application for a post at Calgary Uni but current research on the city only tells me that there's been an economic resurgence over the last twenty years and they have an enormous proportion of the population under 30. Environment looks chilled and according to 'Lonely Planet' (a traveller guide) many transactions are done under the table to avoid heavy taxation.
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saxabar, if you're expecting to do most of your sliding around Calgary, I'd do the course out there. The continental Canadian snowpack is quite different (and usually more complex) from that found in the Alps.
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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saxabar, I agree with what Arno says - there should be courses in the Calgary area which would be best for you.
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Spent a good while out in BC & Banff not far away from Cowtown. It's nothing special to look to look at compared to say Vancouver but it does have a young outdoor sport loving population but the suburbs stretch further across the prairie every year The U of Calgary ski club will probably hook you up (even if you are a wrinkly teacher) with courses & as I think I've mentioned before Biglines.com is a great local resource. Mountain Equipment Co-op is a hub store for outdoor sports with a backcountry focus.
I wouldn't believe too much in Lonely planet - do they just mean cash in hand jobs? No provincial sales tax in Alberta so plenty of people from BC go shopping there.
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