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Glaciers to ski down in rockies?

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Kopacz
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my brother, his friend  and i are planning to hike up a glacier and hopefully ski down somewhere around banff/ jasper. we are wondering if you can hike up and ski down somewhere in the columbia icefield?

Aug 15 2009 12:40AM
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chicken
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have you ever been on a glacier before?

Aug 15 2009 12:52AM
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k-rob
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i went to the columbia icefields.

it was fucking icy. everywhere. i can't imagine trying to ski on it.
Aug 15 2009 12:59AM
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panojibber
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Hmmm, sounds like a good idea, I mean its probably pretty safe with unstable wet snowpack and expanding glacier ice, therefore crevasse presence. I'm sure you'll be alright.

Seriously though, if you're going to do this you had better know what the fuck you're doing, or you could very well get owned by the mountain. Be careful.
Aug 15 2009 8:44PM
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Kopacz
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haha ok guys doesnt look like a good idea then. i skied on the blackcomb glacier in the summer so i was wondering if there were any patches of snow that you could ski on. i saw a thread here a while a go of people climbing/ skiing somewhere around sunshine village so it looked like a good idea.
Aug 15 2009 9:30PM
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Bumbleton
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Rae Glacier.
Aug 16 2009 1:07AM
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mike91129
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glacier does not equal left over snow. Both very different. Dont be messing around on glaciers unless you know your shit.
Aug 18 2009 10:59AM
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Dandurand
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Check out Parkers ridge about 20mins before the Glacier, good snow in the summer and fun terrain for building hits.
Aug 18 2009 1:19PM
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wesmantooth
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from the sounds of it i would say stay home or you are going to die.
Aug 18 2009 4:21PM
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