Search results

Strapped boards to my feet for the 1st time at age 40 and have never looked back - particularly once we moved out to Calgary from Montreal. I appreciate your love of the mountains and wide open spaces as just being on a hill puts a grin on my face. While I may be a "low diamond" fanatic, I also...

This note is for Scott (Flatlander). I was at Fernie today (Sat Jan 28th) and the conditions were superb. Happened to concide with 12 inches of fluff so it was a great day. That increased to 2 feet in some areas as a light wind conspired to hit the stashes. I checked out a lot of the mountain...

I believe there is a shuttle service to Kicking Horse as I shared a lift with a visitor whose kids had taken a shuttle there. Your best bet would be to try Brewster as they are the largest service provider in Banff. Try them at http://www.brewster.ca/. Phone number is 1-877-791-5500. They can...

Fernie will provide some very challenging terrain and has more than adequate coverage at this point. Sunshine is great when there are no clouds and the winds are low. Accomodations on Sunshine are limited and modest ... probably OK with kids under 10, but not something that teenagers would...

I'm based in Calgary, skiing the Banff/Fernie corridor about 50 times per year. April is pretty safe in April within Banff (Fernie closes in the 3rd week of April), although some bare spots may arise on southern exposures. I would suggest Banff over Marmot as the terrain at the latter is pretty...

FWIW, Castle and Fortress are on opposite ends of the city in terms of access, so one would not steal customers from the other. Castle is about a 2 1/2 hour ride from the deep south of Calgary (my location) while Fortress is 1 1/2 hours from the northern sector. Both hills have great snow and...