Anyone come across any deals?

Pablo Escobar wrote:Well, everyone knows skiing in Europe is for the poor and Ian Wickham :wink:

Will need to hold out on December, snow isn't looking great although it was falling hard yesterday...

January is more of a safe bet (albeit a little more expensive), save the skis (called the Rockies for a reason) :D

Edit: going with my old man, things are less taxing on me financially then. The lift pass is the killer really,,, 6 day is running at $480 Canadian.

I'm planning a USA or Canada trip in late Feb/early March. I've been looking at Breckenridge have you been there?

Just Canada... Kicking Horse, Revelstoke, Sunshine/Norquay and Lake Louise I have done.

Pablo Escobar wrote:Just Canada... Kicking Horse, Revelstoke, Sunshine/Norquay and Lake Louise I have done.

Pabs, I have been eyeing up Lake Louise for a visit? Whats the skinny?

tino_11 wrote:

Pablo Escobar wrote:Just Canada... Kicking Horse, Revelstoke, Sunshine/Norquay and Lake Louise I have done.

Pabs, I have been eyeing up Lake Louise for a visit? Whats the skinny?

That looks the right choice IMO

tino_11 wrote:

Pablo Escobar wrote:Just Canada... Kicking Horse, Revelstoke, Sunshine/Norquay and Lake Louise I have done.

Pabs, I have been eyeing up Lake Louise for a visit? Whats the skinny?

Lake Louise is probably my favourite of the 3 hills 'around' Banff. There is plenty to keep you occupied especially if you want to get a bit more in to 'off piste'. Not so much a ski from place to place and stop for a beer kinda resort. So much scope terrain wise especially when you start venturing off groomed runs. The views are amazing, see the hanging glacier above Lake Louise 8). I'd stay in Banff and check out both Sunshine and LL... for specific details shoot me a mail and I will deal you in.

Oh aye, as well as the photos I posted of the back bowls at the Lake, there is front side terrain too: http://www.ski.com/resorts/trailmaps/tmn_lakelouise.jpg
(the Olympic chair does not run, neither does the Eagle and there is a 'new' (second hand from Vail) gondola which runs from the base to the top of the old Eagle chair)
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Larch area
http://www.banffhorizons.com/cms_images/maps/Lake_louise_larch_map_full.jpg

Sunshine Village is good but when you go below Village level there are a couple irritating flats when you are on a snowboard:
http://www.powdertravel.com/ski_area_map/sunshine_village_canada_ski_area_trail_map.jpg

(Yes I have ridden Sunshine in a board ;) )

Pablo Escobar wrote:Not so much a ski from place to place and stop for a beer kinda resort.

I'm not going.

tino_11 wrote:

Pablo Escobar wrote:Not so much a ski from place to place and stop for a beer kinda resort.

I'm not going.

Me neither.