Recent content by danmorgan

Thanks guys, Enterprise wanted about 3 times the cost I was quoted by Avis originally, and the other car hire places said no straight off. Looks like I'll be going with Ridebooker...

Curses! Just had a reply back from the car hire people (Avis via Affordable Car Hire) saying that they can't do the one-way car hire from Kelowna to Calgary! :evil: I've then done some searching and can't find anyone who will do a one-way rental, so now I'm looking at using Ridebooker.com to...

Excellent, thanks Tony, we're planning on Silver Star being a nice warm up and then having some intense days at Revy & KH! :drool:

Hi all, we've just booked the trip, flying to Kelowna via Calgary, then driving to Silver Star, spending 1 day riding at Silver Star, then heading to Revelstoke for 4 nights, then Kicking Horse for 4 nights. I've got my fingers crossed for the conditions, thanks to everyone for their feedback \:D/

@longshanks - my thinking was to drive in 1 direction (i.e. from Kelowna back to Calgary) rather than doing a loop, and given the time that our flight arrives there's no real likelihood of any skiing on the first day anyway. Great trip report as well, cheers! @Tony - Totally agreed on the lack...

Thanks for the response Tony, my logic was to drive in the morning so that I can use the afternoon half day tickets at each place to save an (admittedly paltry) bit of cash, and also so that I'm driving in the morning rather than dusk. That being said I can definitely see the benefit of driving...

Hi all, I'm looking at a 10 day Canadian trip in late Jan (23rd Jan - 2nd Feb) and am thinking about the following itinerary: 23rd Jan - Fly from London to Kelowna via Calgary, drive to Silver Star 24th Jan - Ski SS 25th Jan - Drive to Revelstoke, have an afternoon's skiing 26th-28th Jan - Ski...

Not sure if this has enough detail in for you guys, but figured I'd post it anyway in case it is of any interest http://www.goneboarding.co.uk/Review/Fernie/ProductID/1156/ShowProduct.aspx. Unfortunately no pics because of an unfortunate incident involving me and a misjudged gap between a pair...

Thanks again guys, I've done a bit of searching on Frisco/Dillon/Silverthorne and think I'll probably go for Frisco out of the three of them. Although I'd read a bit about it, I hadn't really thought that much about the effects of the altitude, but staying one night in Denver might be a good...

Hi all, thanks for the many informative posts, only downside is that now I have more thinking to do, but at least its planning a snowboarding holiday rather than work! I hadn't really considered staying in Frisco/Dillon/Silverthorne, but the more I think about it the more sense it seems to...

Unfortunately its the flights that push the price up if I do it DIY, they'll come to £400-500pp but I'll definitely be checking out the direct approach since that's my preferred option anyway. Thanks again for the help

Thanks to both of you for the typically comprehensive replies, that's one of the things that sets this board apart from most others, the level of knowledge and helpfulness of its participants! =D> I'll probably go for January if possible, plus it means two months less to wait! I'll be booking...

Hi all, I'm thinking about a trip to Vail/Breckenridge this coming season and was wondering what people's thoughts were on a couple of points. Best time to go? We'll be going for 10 days to allow time to get over the jetlag (flying from England), and are limited to the following slots...

Thanks for the info, I hadn't even thought about Sundance :oops: so will stear clear of staying in Park City (although not necessarily avoid riding there). Thanks again for the advice! Dan

Hi, I'm thinking about a trip from the UK to the USA/Canada in the last week of January and was hoping you knowledgeable chaps could give me some advice. I've been to Whistler several times and really enjoyed it, but am thinking about Utah/Colorado (or maybe Banff/Kicking Horse) this year. I'm...