Delirium Drive
With the season drawing to a close at some resorts it's hard to imagine the others are just opening some terrain for the first time this winter, but that's exactly the case at Banff in Canada.
Despite the Banff area receiving record snowfall in January, the world-famous Delirium Dive opened for the first time this season this week. Named as one of the 'Top 10 Off-Piste Runs in the World' by the Sydney Morning Herald, the Dive attracts expert skiers and snowboarders from all around the world.
Despite not opening until mid-March, conditions permitting guests at Banff's Sunshine ski area have two months to enjoy the extreme freeride area, along with the rest of Sunshine's skiing, as the centre does not close until late-in-May, having one of the longest ski seasons in the world.
The area comprises 600 acres of steep and challenging ungroomed terrain and 2,000 feet of vertical for those with the ability and state of mind to take it on. Anyone venturing in is also required to be equipped with an avalanche beacon, shovel, probe and travel with a similarly equipped partner.
It adds to the extreme terrain available at Sunshine and the two other Banff resorts of Mt. Norquay and The Lake Louise Ski Area. All three are available on a multi-resort pass.