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    Best bet for early April: Banff, Whistler, Marmot Basin?

    On second thought, truth is I would rather not worry about a car during my ski vacations. It is more relaxing. In the Mammoth option I would try to look into slopeside lodging with bus transfer between Las Vegas airport and Mammoth.
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    Best bet for early April: Banff, Whistler, Marmot Basin?

    Considering current snowpacks and comments from this thread, I am leaning towards the Banff region. Final decision to come in a little more than a month. As for transit through Las Vegas while going to Mammoth...What a swell idea! With Air Canada, I would have a choice of Quebec-Toronto-Las...
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    Best bet for early April: Banff, Whistler, Marmot Basin?

    Thanks Tony and Patrick, Very useful Google link. Exposure at Marmot is even a little NEE. Not too bad for snow preservation. But is is true that there is little snowfall at Marmot. Currently, according to their snow report, they have only a 76 cm base (or "settled snow", not the same) at...
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    Best bet for early April: Banff, Whistler, Marmot Basin?

    Thanks guys, very useful coments. I went to SLC, Utah in early April two years ago and it was very warm and springlike, even at the top of Alta/Snowbird. Had a nice trip though. Mammoth is a place I would like to try but access from Quebec City is simply horrible. Not worth it for only one...
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    Best bet for early April: Banff, Whistler, Marmot Basin?

    Hi, I am planning a trip out West for the first week of April. I have been to Whistler and Banff in the past, but never later than mid-March. I have never been to Marmot Basin in Jasper, and this area intrigues me because it is located farther to the North. I do not know the general exposure of...
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    Sun Peaks BC, Feb 5 to Feb 12

    Hi ! I have posted a few times as a guest, but finally registered to post this short report on my visit to Sun Peaks BC fron Feb 5 to 12. After the more than 2 weeks of warm weather, I was exremely lucky to have a return to normal temps in the days preceding my arrival, as well as 30 cm of new...
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