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[awf170]

so dmc what is so incrediable about kicking horse, it looks awsome but it doesnt seem like they get much snow, 275 top 100 base http://www.kickinghorseresort.com/winter/mountain/stats.asp
(stats at bottom of page).... i remember going to sunshine 5 years ago and thought no one knew about the place and it was totally packed, hopefully if i go to kicking horse this year it wont be the same.

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[dmc]

so dmc what is so incrediable about kicking horse, it looks awsome but it doesnt seem like they get much snow, 275 top 100 base http://www.kickinghorseresort.com/winter/mountain/stats.asp
(stats at bottom of page).... i remember going to sunshine 5 years ago and thought no one knew about the place and it was totally packed, hopefully if i go to kicking horse this year it wont be the same.

It's all about the terrain and if there's enough snow to make it interesting...
It may not get as much snow as other places but it's got awesome terrain..
It's a classic ridge>bowl>Ridge>bowl>ridge>bowl setup.. All the ridges have awesome steep chutes that get wind loaded every night...
The access to these chutes are really nice.. Not too much work for the goods..

Great "slack country" hikes too... In fact - you step outside the KH boundry and your sharing the bowls and chutes with Heli tours... And MAN do they get pissed when they see you...

It's just my opinion obviosuly... But no place in the word has got me stoked like KH and I've been all over out west, south america and europe...

 

[awf170]

so dmc what is so incrediable about kicking horse, it looks awsome but it doesnt seem like they get much snow, 275 top 100 base http://www.kickinghorseresort.com/winter/mountain/stats.asp
(stats at bottom of page).... i remember going to sunshine 5 years ago and thought no one knew about the place and it was totally packed, hopefully if i go to kicking horse this year it wont be the same.

It's all about the terrain and if there's enough snow to make it interesting...
It may not get as much snow as other places but it's got awesome terrain..
It's a classic ridge>bowl>Ridge>bowl>ridge>bowl setup.. All the ridges have awesome steep chutes that get wind loaded every night...
The access to these chutes are really nice.. Not too much work for the goods..

Great "slack country" hikes too... In fact - you step outside the KH boundry and your sharing the bowls and chutes with Heli tours... And MAN do they get pissed when they see you...

It's just my opinion obviosuly... But no place in the word has got me stoked like KH and I've been all over out west, south america and europe...

nice if i go to banff(it is just whatever comes up first in the timeshare) that will defiantly be the first place i go... wont even bother with lake louise, sunshine i thought was pretty awsome, you been there?

 

[dmc]

nice if i go to banff(it is just whatever comes up first in the timeshare) that will defiantly be the first place i go... wont even bother with lake louise, sunshine i thought was pretty awsome, you been there?

Been to Sunshine - there's one spot that they will only let you go with transceiver/shovel/probe... Think it was called the Delirium Dive or something... Pretty cool and there's some other good terrain ariund there too - but the rest was pretty tame..

Hit KH first - that way if you like it you won't be kicking yourself for losing days...

Just remember that I go out west to scare myself on every run... So I tend to push my East Coast limits...

 

[awf170]

nice if i go to banff(it is just whatever comes up first in the timeshare) that will defiantly be the first place i go... wont even bother with lake louise, sunshine i thought was pretty awsome, you been there?

Been to Sunshine - there's one spot that they will only let you go with transceiver/shovel/probe... Think it was called the Delirium Dive or something... Pretty cool and there's some other good terrain ariund there too - but the rest was pretty tame..

Hit KH first - that way if you like it you won't be kicking yourself for losing days...

Just remember that I go out west to scare myself on every run... So I tend to push my East Coast limits...

ya sunshine was pretty tame... i was in 5th grade when i went and was able to ski most of the terrian.. delirium dive looks awsome though but kinda pain that you need all of that stuff, i wonder y? whistlers spankies ladder looks larger, and just as steep but you dont need anything

 

[dmc]

delirium dive looks awsome though but kinda pain that you need all of that stuff, i wonder y? whistlers spankies ladder looks larger, and just as steep but you dont need anything

It may just be due to it's exposure and it's propensity to windload.... Not sure..

I carry a tranceiver/probe/shovel whenever I go out west now anyways... So it's not a big deal..
Look what happened at ABasin last month! Slide inbounds...

Two other place I've been to that have rules like that are Big Sky and Bridger Bowl..

 

[awf170]

heres a pic of delirium dive

 

[dmc]

It had a LOT more snow on it when I was there... Wow..
When was that taken?

 

[awf170]

delirium dive looks awsome though but kinda pain that you need all of that stuff, i wonder y? whistlers spankies ladder looks larger, and just as steep but you dont need anything

It may just be due to it's exposure and it's propensity to windload.... Not sure..

I carry a tranceiver/probe/shovel whenever I go out west now anyways... So it's not a big deal..
Look what happened at ABasin last month! Slide inbounds...

Two other place I've been to that have rules like that are Big Sky and Bridger Bowl..

i wonder if you can rent stuff like that because i dont know if it would pay off for me to buy one

 

[dmc]

i wonder if you can rent stuff like that because i dont know if it would pay off for me to buy one

I'm sure you can..

Another DDive shot..

 

[dmc]

they rent the stuff at SunShine as part of a tour so I bet you can rent them outside of the tour...

http://www.skibanff.com/skischool/adult.html

Delirium Dive Challenge
Solid skier or rider? Farside and Wildside not quite what they once were? Looking to take your riding to the next level? If you've thought yes to any of the three questions then the next step is Delirium Dive. If you want in but you don't have the right equipment let Sunshine's instructors help you take it to the next level. With our enthusiastic instructors you can count on an awesome day with up to four of your friends. Delirium tours come in a full and half day format and are available any day with a reservation.

Suitable for:
Expert skiers and riders
First-timers to Delirium Dive

Special Instructions:
- Must be reserved in advance
- Subject to Delirium Dive being open
- Includes safety equipment - avalanche transceiver, shovel & backpack

Rates:

Half day 3 hrs
$331.78

Full day 6 hrs
$500.00

 

[Paul]

I'd opt for that mountain on Hawai'i. Ski during the day, SCUBA at twilight, drink under the stars and tiki torches all night.

Sahweeet!

 

[dmc]

I'd opt for that mountain on Hawai'i. Ski during the day, SCUBA at twilight, drink under the stars and tiki torches all night.

Sahweeet!

That does sound nice - except I hear skiing the big mountain kinda blows...
I'd do it if I ever went though...

I like the Southern Cali thing... Ski Bear during the day and surf in the evening...

 

[awf170]

It had a LOT more snow on it when I was there... Wow..
When was that taken?

i dont really know when it was taken it was just on there website, anyway about kicking horse what company owns them... and are they planning on being a mega resort like whistler?
Have you heard about the new place that supposed to built in BC, it was in ski mag... 5500 ft vertical few glaciers, tons of snow.... if it goes as planned it will blow whistler away in size... have to say i dont believe it until i see it though

just found this... looks pretty serious
http://www.jumboglacierresort.com
its near panarama, they should just throw in the towel right now
2,300 vertical ft of summer skiing :blink:
once finished it will be double the size of whistler :blink:

 

[Treeliner]

It had a LOT more snow on it when I was there... Wow..
When was that taken?

i dont really know when it was taken it was just on there website, anyway about kicking horse what company owns them... and are they planning on being a mega resort like whistler?
Have you heard about the new place that supposed to built in BC, it was in ski mag... 5500 ft vertical few glaciers, tons of snow.... if it goes as planned it will blow whistler away in size... have to say i dont believe it until i see it though

just found this... looks pretty serious
http://www.jumboglacierresort.com
its near panarama, they should just throw in the towel right now
2,300 vertical ft of summer skiing :blink:
once finished it will be double the size of whistler :blink:

Yeah I remember reading about that place in ski magazine too, pretty amazing. I wonder what the market is for summer skiing? Do you think there would be enough demand that it would justify the summer operations?

 

[dmc]

just found this... looks pretty serious
http://www.jumboglacierresort.com
its near panarama, they should just throw in the towel right now
2,300 vertical ft of summer skiing :blink:
once finished it will be double the size of whistler :blink:

I think kicking horse is own by a small company looking to get big.. Thought I read where the KH people were trying to buy something else...

Panorama - is not a bad mountain.. When I was there the chair setup blew.. Had to take a couple chairs and pomas to get to the real good stuff.. Round trip from the top of the bowl - down and back up was about 40 minutes or so... Which I hated..
I'm not knocking the terrain.. But Intrawest has created a crappy village with crappy resturants and crappy bars... We went to the Heli place(RK?) for dinner a couple times... Drank beers with some guides who told us not to waste our $$ doing the Heli thing cause of wierd snow... We would've been on really low angle stuff...

We skied Panorama 2 days and discoverd KH.. Blew off our 5 day ticket at Panorama and drove to KH every day...
Amazing time...

 

[awf170]

It had a LOT more snow on it when I was there... Wow..
When was that taken?

i dont really know when it was taken it was just on there website, anyway about kicking horse what company owns them... and are they planning on being a mega resort like whistler?
Have you heard about the new place that supposed to built in BC, it was in ski mag... 5500 ft vertical few glaciers, tons of snow.... if it goes as planned it will blow whistler away in size... have to say i dont believe it until i see it though

just found this... looks pretty serious
http://www.jumboglacierresort.com
its near panarama, they should just throw in the towel right now
2,300 vertical ft of summer skiing :blink:
once finished it will be double the size of whistler :blink:

Yeah I remember reading about that place in ski magazine too, pretty amazing. I wonder what the market is for summer skiing? Do you think there would be enough demand that it would justify the summer operations?

there is a lot of camps for summer skiing... also racers, and another pro skier, and there is only 2 in N.A now whistler(open to early aug) and timberline(open year round)

 

[awf170]

doesnt look that bad now

need to take some advice from kicking horse and add a top to bottom gondola

 

[awf170]

i heard taynton bowl was sick, but i hate when u have to go all the way to the base...

 

[dmc]

i heard taynton bowl was sick, but i hate when u have to go all the way to the base...

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