EMSC
Well-known member
Brrrrr......
-31C at 10am (or -24F, take your pick) on Monday the 28th basically kept the mtn shut. Only the beginner t-bar was open which I actually did for a few laps just to do something as I didn't really have much of any other plans or things to do back at the hotel anyway.
Today was much improved and at least there was an inversion going on with the top of the mtn approaching roughly zero F. There were barely a handful of folks out on the hill prior to noon. It was like having your own private ski area. "Fresh tracks" in the couple of 2-3 inches of snow from Monday covered everything making for nicely smooth turns. Much of the steeper stuff hardly had any (if any) tracks even by the time I left. Some decent and certainly fun terrain here though not much that is too crazy. A few very short cliff bands keep things interesting in spots though. A couple of HSQ's and a few older lifts in the mix with another new HSQ (and re-purposed triple) already publicized as coming next season. The sun even made attempts to come out though a stubborn haziness/flurries were around for most of the day. Had to get off the mtn early for the 3 hr spectacular drive down the icefields highway to Lake Louise for tomorrow. Very relaxed and fun time on the hill today.
-31C at 10am (or -24F, take your pick) on Monday the 28th basically kept the mtn shut. Only the beginner t-bar was open which I actually did for a few laps just to do something as I didn't really have much of any other plans or things to do back at the hotel anyway.
Today was much improved and at least there was an inversion going on with the top of the mtn approaching roughly zero F. There were barely a handful of folks out on the hill prior to noon. It was like having your own private ski area. "Fresh tracks" in the couple of 2-3 inches of snow from Monday covered everything making for nicely smooth turns. Much of the steeper stuff hardly had any (if any) tracks even by the time I left. Some decent and certainly fun terrain here though not much that is too crazy. A few very short cliff bands keep things interesting in spots though. A couple of HSQ's and a few older lifts in the mix with another new HSQ (and re-purposed triple) already publicized as coming next season. The sun even made attempts to come out though a stubborn haziness/flurries were around for most of the day. Had to get off the mtn early for the 3 hr spectacular drive down the icefields highway to Lake Louise for tomorrow. Very relaxed and fun time on the hill today.
