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Haven't heard from @saltyant yet, but from his video he appears to have gotten some too. He must not have free WiFi out there or something?

Clouds broke somewhere about 10:00 and immediately the snow started to soften, so headed right to Barney's which started to pop. Another hour and all of Barney's was in its prime, springtime glory. Snow was soft and fast and the bumps got deep, so switched out for bump skis. Made a quick run down Coming Soon, but it was just flat and fast, so it was back to Barney's until the legs gave out. Later in the parking lot, Tele-Butch collapsed for no apparent reason… Later heard he was tested and released from ER.

Blue Mountain: The Beast of Palmerton!

I would, if work weren't in the way.

I'll see you in the bumps!

@saltyant didn't say he was going to Elk?!?!

WTGAI!

Learning to ski bumps helps immensely when skiing trees.

So what else is new?

All depends on the type of bindings you have. Like @enjoralas said, if it's the skis in the pic, you'll probably be able to get the necessary movement. Pivots on the other hand...lots of luck as they don't have a lot of travel. Nice boots regardless!

It wasn't bad at all and this time around they had plenty of food. There was no way I was going up for more, but others did seconds and had some doggie-bag cookies to go.

Very strange snow conditions today. Barney’s troughs were filled with thick cream cheese covering the firmness beneath that made them skiable but exhausting. A far cry from Canadian snow! Couldn’t pass up the “free” lunch and didn’t win any door prizes either. At least they sprung for a hazy IPA!

Rumor has it that Barb announced her retirement from Blue.

Guns n' cat..

Well, can you do either?

Fingers and toes crossed!

It is huge and lacking in lifts to get to the goods, so hiking's a must. I'm sure the locals like it that way. Talking with Revelstoke "locals" on the lift, they don't like the idea of the new lift taking people to the top as it's going to dump all the wannabes up there who refuse to make the hike now.

Revelstoke and Kicking Horse only have 4 lifts each and some of them weren't even worth riding as they only served beginner terrain.

I didn't think to check during the week, would have tried harder for 200k. Most of the days the summits were socked in, forcing us to stay low and in the trees. One day at Revelstoke we were deep in the trees and within seconds we were in a snowing cloud and could barely see the trees 10' in front. In a few more minutes, it was clear enough to ski again.

I like the 10mg hybrid (50/50 THC/CBD)

Be sure to stop by Downstairs at Eric's and say Hi to the mayor for me.

Ended up skiing 178,280' of vert during the trip.

We only did gummies and beer for the pain, he didn't partake. He'd rather work out (I forgot to mention the second VRBO had a full-on gym upstairs).

Trip summary: Definitely the best ski trip I've ever been on. The variety and abundance of terrain is incredible, steeps that'll make you quiver, bump runs that go on forever, trees galore, above treeline fields, fast, long, wide groomers. Having gone to the Big 3, I wouldn't bother going back to them, nor Nakiska. Not that they were bad, but they can't hold a torch to Kicking Horse or Revelstoke. They also don't get the snow that the other two do. The problems with most of the mountains are the lift configuration. Both KH & Revi are set up similarly in that the only way out of the base is via a single gondi. Best to get their early or you're going to be standing in a long line. Luckily Revelstoke has a master plan to help alleviate base congestion. https://www.revelstokemountainresort.com/real-estate/future-plans/ Rumors are that the upper Montana bowl lift would be installed in the next 2 years, so there's talk of heading back up there after that's in place. Good: Wide variety of mountains/terrain, size of resorts held lots of fresh perder for days, exchange rate (stuff seems expensive but actually pretty good), fairly easy drives (weather dependent), Canadians are crazy friendly/helpful and like to chat on lifts, direct flight to/from Calgary, weekday crowds, 1st VRBO had foosball table, 2nd VRBO had pool table, heated garage with 10 glove/boot dryer, ample cannabis dispensaries. Bad: Lift layout, some mountains (Banff Sunshine) required a lot of poling to get around, weekend crowds, 2nd VRBO house (no free shampoo/soap, stupid house layout, no basement bedroom bath), no hot tubs at either house. Ugly: Air Canada delayed departure while they rebooted plane and gave out nothing for the inconvenience.

We could see it off in the distance from Norquay. Didn't get a chance to check it out though.