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Sunshine, Lake Louis, Marmot Basin
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I'm going to be in Edmonton over X-mass and I'm trying I want to head out skiing for a couple of days trying to decide where's I should go.
I'm looking for the best terrain, not the best park (I can ski park in Ontario but we don't get the runs you do out west.)
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December is a little early, just check the snow reports Jasper is usually brutal even though they say the snow is good. sunshine is proabably your best bet.
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sunshine always gets the worst chit chat but the last couple seasons they have had the best opening first couple months snow condition wise...louise is alright but not always dependable...for a park you're deifnately not going to get anything spectacular out of either in december unless you come to calgary and hit up cop haha...i would have to say sunshine is definately your best bet for december shredding
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I third that, sunshine is best for december. I was there over christmas last season and it was pretty good.
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Fortress. Fortress is great for snow
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haha your right. we might be starting in late october
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def sunshine but id listen to the fortress one too, ive headd they have amazing snow
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lake if u can...sunshine usuall ygets a dump around then but there hill is kinda flat so u might have to push more than ur used too
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you only have to push at sunshine if you cant ski fast
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or if your there with snowboarders that get stuck infront of you, but if you do go with snowboarders make sure you stay ahead of them, this way you don't have to pull them with your poles.
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chad your pic implies that your gay and love the cock in your mouth. talk to friedcheese, he might be able to help you in that department..........
hahaha jk jk
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you better be kidding
I am 6'6, 240 pounds and just got off prohibation.
I am also in anger management and violence counseling.
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why are u going to edmonton? also are u willing to make a long drive from edmonton to ski at louise or fortress or sunshine? it will take u like 4-5 hours from edmonton to any of those places to ski. if u were in calgary or willing to stay overnight a few days in banff it would make alot more sense. also that time of year shine should be pretty good, same with louise, but its good to constantly check the snow reports a few days before u make the trip, that way u will know what its gonna be like and where the best place to ski will be
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ya go to c-town or stay in canmore or banff
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Hey thanks for the feedback guys,
I'm visiting relatives for X-mass in Edmonton but plan on going to banff or Jasper for 1 to 3 nights (prob. the 29th through the 31st) to get skiing in. So the 4 hour drive won't bother me. (I'm used to driving a 4 hr return trip to ski an 800ft of elevation escarpment called blue mountain, so 4 hrs for a mountain sounds pretty good.
Looks like the concess is definately to stay in Banff vs. Jasper so I'll probably book a room there and then watch the snow reports.
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staying in banff will give u more options, you will have louise and sunshine very close, if you stay in jasper you will have marmot basin but im not sure how good that hill is, jasper is about 2 hours north of banff, plus banff is a really cool town with lots to do
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if you see any of us on the hill just say hey. might be able to show you some good spots to ski.
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name something that sunshine has going for it self besides the dive
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Sunshine is the shit man!
What are you talking about, high quality, high speed lifts, sweet park and awesome backcountry (backdoor anyone)
It kills louise for everything except maybe park,
but Sunshine kills it
everyone go to sunshine
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sunshine has wild west, silver city and wicked out of bounds skiing. not to mention way better snow quality then the other resorts. look at the stats, sunshine gets way more snow annualy then louise even though they are only half an hour apart.
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i love their park, lots of original/fun stuff, not just your basic tables and flat rails. the rest of the mountain is fun and there are a lot of good places to hike, but i prefer castle's terain over any other mountain.
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ever been to kicking horse? sickest mountian going
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yeah i have, it is really fun but to get to the top using the gondola takes forever, so you can't get many runs in from whitewall or whatever it's called to the bottom.
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kicking horse is sick...if theres snow...and they've got a seriously inconsistant snowfall there so its usually hit or miss
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ya if kicking horse has snow its probably the best place to ski in a 5 hour radius around calgary
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i dunno^ if they have the same amount of snowfall at castle and kickinghorse, i would go to castle. you can get in way more runs and they have terrain that is just as steep. plus the tree runs there in powder are unreal.
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i've never been to castle, sounds like im missing out big time, wat is the best area of the mountain to ski
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i want to go to castle this year too, it sounds good if u get a great snow day, but i heard all the lifts are slow, is that true?
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they are slow but they are also short, you take a triple to the middle of the mountain, then a double takes you to the top, which is where the good stuff is. i don't know how long it takes from top to bottom.
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whatever screw that castle is too far to drive
just go to norquay instead. That place has a real down home feel, no crowds, great snow and a killer terrain park. It's close proximity to Banff means great nightlife. So if you want a real ski experience, lapping powder lines all day off North American or hiking Norquay's immense and easily accessible backcountry, visit this family owned gem. We guarantee you'll be back again and again.
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Awesome guys, so I'm booking two nights I'll hopefully get to ski both Louis and Sunshine. Haven't really heard of Norquay before but I'll look into it and might try and ski there as well.
Spiiner, if I see any of you, i'll say something maybe grab a beer after the day. Not sure how i'll know who any of you are. (or are there that few twin tip skiers)
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the Fort is amazing, cheep, no crowds, amazing terrain(not much, but really good) 5$ cat skiing, and really good snow
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