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PakanakaNew Zealand citizen here never been out of the country. 20 years old looking to travel to Canada over the 22/23 season to go on a working holiday. where do you recommend? at the moment I work as a carparker at cardrona. any advice?
Raf.Diaz.If your looking for more existing time for sur go to Whistler or lake Louise but if you want more peacefulness I’ll recommend a smaller town with a resort like Fernie, Golden, Kelowna even Cumberland
if your looking a cultural chock and super cold shity weather comme to Québec skis some nice blue ice on small hills and eat poutines
Pakanakamostly ski park. will hopefully have 9k by end of season but here I pay $210 per week so hopefully something similar. was looking at sunshine or lake Louise they look pretty sick. Just not sure if it's really worth it coz I have to sort out travel insurance and it's seems a lot of work. also will have no friends. new environment ect...
Raf.Diaz.If your looking for more existing time for sur go to Whistler or lake Louise but if you want more peacefulness I’ll recommend a smaller town with a resort like Fernie, Golden, Kelowna even Cumberland
if your looking a cultural chock and super cold shity weather comme to Québec skis some nice blue ice on small hills and eat poutines
ajbskilake louise has got a sick park. sunshine's is really good too, but its plagued with dbag aussie snowboarders and jerries thinking they own the place. also park crews at lake are on point. the features are really well maintained. sunshine, the busier feaures get ridden out by the end of the day.
accomodations are a bit tougher in lake. super cheap and and super close to the hill if you pick up a job at the resort. otherwise youre mostly doomed to banff. if youre living in banff, youre better off doing sunshine. louise is a good 40-50min from banff, where sunshine is like 10-15 min. i highly recomend getting part time job, mostly to meet people easily. with the ski big 3 pass you really dont have to pick between the the two. if it dumped, go to lake. if its fucking cold (-40 w/ windchill) go to sunshine. begineer slack country? sunshine. more advanced slack? louise.
check out goose insurance. last time i went out west i only paid $25 for a two week trip.
kicking horse and revelstoke are awesome for the season if you want to ride steep and deep. not much going on in terms of park there. whistler is a party town more than anything else. the mountain is dope, but the volumes of people passing through there will ruin your trip. its crazy expensive and honestly, the snow is really not that great.
disappointmettPotential hot take here but lakes parks have been on the steady decline and have been for a while. Sunshine's been stepping up their game and have been building some really great and unique stuff. Even norquays parks have been pretty great compared to lakes.
Hit up the Banff/Canmore for a good mix of culture and skiing. If you want deeper snow and bigger terrain Fernie, Revy or Kicking Horse are all great
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skiP.E.I.Castle Mountain Resort in Alberta is a great hidden gem. I'd recommend Alberta because it's a bit cheaper living there (no provincial sales tax) and the snow tends to be really dry, although it doesn't generally snow as much as the central rockies and coast mountains. Fernie BC is a great option too. Red Mountain (Rossland/Trail) is great. Whitewater (Nelson) is a smaller resort with super fun terrain, gets a lot of snow and has great options for day tours from the top of the resort. Nelson is also near Salmo where there is a community ski hill with night skiing, and Kootenay pass, which is a good backcountry access point with some easy tours near the road.
SlowbroFernie is my favourite hill in Canada, so much good terrain and consistent snow.
As a Calgarian don't bother with AB until late spring unless you wanna ski boilerplate ice and freeze your ass off. Pow days at sunshine are heavenly but rare.
skiP.E.I.Beg to differ. I spent a season working at Castle and we got the best snow I've ever skiied halfway through the season which lasted for weeks because it's not super busy there and there are plenty of stashes the skiing public doesn't find! Gets similar weather to the Lizard Range (Fernie). Never been to Sunshine but Louise is also good! True, it can be 'icy' for a week here and there, but in the east it would just be considered firm snow.
PakanakaNew Zealand citizen here never been out of the country. 20 years old looking to travel to Canada over the 22/23 season to go on a working holiday. where do you recommend? at the moment I work as a carparker at cardrona. any advice?
skiP.E.I.Castle Mountain Resort in Alberta is a great hidden gem. I'd recommend Alberta because it's a bit cheaper living there (no provincial sales tax) and the snow tends to be really dry, although it doesn't generally snow as much as the central rockies and coast mountains. Fernie BC is a great option too. Red Mountain (Rossland/Trail) is great. Whitewater (Nelson) is a smaller resort with super fun terrain, gets a lot of snow and has great options for day tours from the top of the resort. Nelson is also near Salmo where there is a community ski hill with night skiing, and Kootenay pass, which is a good backcountry access point with some easy tours near the road.
skiP.E.I.Castle Mountain Resort in Alberta is a great hidden gem. I'd recommend Alberta because it's a bit cheaper living there (no provincial sales tax) and the snow tends to be really dry, although it doesn't generally snow as much as the central rockies and coast mountains. Fernie BC is a great option too. Red Mountain (Rossland/Trail) is great. Whitewater (Nelson) is a smaller resort with super fun terrain, gets a lot of snow and has great options for day tours from the top of the resort. Nelson is also near Salmo where there is a community ski hill with night skiing, and Kootenay pass, which is a good backcountry access point with some easy tours near the road.
KootenayRipper69Anywhere on the powder highway. Nelson, Rossland and Fernie have legendary pow.
KootenayRipper69Anywhere on the powder highway. Nelson, Rossland and Fernie have legendary pow.
