socal":af0huxsj said:she said pretty much anything organic.
Heh! That's Nelson, all right! :lol:
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socal":af0huxsj said:she said pretty much anything organic.
Tony Crocker":1pla68cm said:Valhalla seems to be the one place with a good reputation that you can get just a month or two so ahead.
Tony Crocker":1pla68cm said:The Hume Hotel where NASJA stayed in Nelson is a historic site, worth checking out. I also had a nice Sunday buffet brunch there on my drive from Spokane to White Grizzly. That trip was in your exact time frame last year, hope you get the snow we did then.
Having driven around the region this past September on a climbing trip, I found that drive times were generally longer than expected even on dry, snowless roads. The roads are winding, two lanes, sometimes narrow (especially right around Nelson). Google maps time estimates were actually pretty accurate.flyover":s1oov3cw said:I've become a big believer in flexibility in the pursuit of the best conditions. I understand that if conditions are optimal for skiing around the region, drive times will be much longer.
????? I've been cat skiing all over B.C. for 15 years and it's not easy to get verifiable info from the elevations where you actually ski. I have actual data only from Mustang, Chatter Creek and Great Northern and a credible estimate based upon a fairly detailed conversation with Brad Karafil at White Grizzly. I failed to get Baldface's data last year despite skiing there for 4 days. That said the location of Valhalla's terrain makes me believe that 450 inches would be a reasonable estimate.flyover":2oq171hi said:snowfall stats
The 3 dry spells, 1st and 3rd weeks of January and current week have been very widespread in the West. But western Canada is one of the few regions still above average and also the region where those dry spells have not been as bone dry as the southern regions.flyover":2oq171hi said:after an impressive start to the season, snowfall over the last three or so weeks has been a little less inspiring. Any thoughts about how the region is doing for snow this winter Tony?
Yes, average 263 vs. 397 inches.flyover":2oq171hi said:I also understand that Red gets significantly less snow than Whitewater.
Red's forte is very steep tree skiing. Spacing of those trees on the north side of Granite is adequate for deep powder but in packed snow with bumps you need to be an elite level skier and in exceptional shape to ski those lines fluidly. It's pretty slow going for me. Granite is also a 360 degree mountain and the Powderfields which have better tree spacing and slightly mellower pitch face southeast.flyover":2oq171hi said:I've formed the impression that recent snow is more-or-less a prerequisite for decent conditions at Red.
Tony Crocker":3gpgqg0e said:?????flyover":3gpgqg0e said:snowfall stats
Tony Crocker":3gpgqg0e said:Spacing of those trees on the north side of Granite is adequate for deep powder but in packed snow with bumps you need to be an elite level skier and in exceptional shape to ski those lines fluidly.
Tony Crocker":3gpgqg0e said:I will be in the region, hopefully posting TR's, from Feb. 18 - Mar. 2, the last 4 days being Valhalla, Whitewater and Red.
Tony Crocker":jhzlsvfb said:For elite level tree skiers. Red Mt. is the best lift served place I've ever seen...