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Post subject: Canada advice
 Posted: Jul 21, 2008 - 02:02 PM
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Hey guys just looking for abit of advice really.
Thinking about going to Canada at the begining of 2009 and was wondering which areas you recomend going to for some good boarding (for noob - avg lol)
Went to bansko March 2008 and although the boarding was good none of us were impressed with the area so were looking for somthing better 
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Post subject: RE: Canada advice
Posted: Jul 21, 2008 - 02:10 PM
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welcome to scuk 
i would think no matter where you went in canada i think you would be impressed.
have a look at banff, lake louise, whistler |
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Post subject: RE: Canada advice
Posted: Jul 21, 2008 - 04:40 PM
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whistlerrrr 
i havent been banff yet, so couldnt say, but lots of people say its good |
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Post subject: RE: Canada advice
Posted: Jul 21, 2008 - 04:56 PM
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What I like about Canada is that the resorts tend to be much quieter.
Busy resorts (in France, for example) you have to queue for lifts, avoid crowds of people on the way down, put up with tracked out snow 3 hours after a dump, queue for overpriced food. Most of the Canadian resorts are much quieter. When we were in Banff at Christmas time, all the hills were extremely quiet.
I’m starting to learn that a the recipe for a good resort is simple = quiet, with lots of snow. Quite obvious now I think about it! |
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Posted: Jul 21, 2008 - 09:10 PM
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We went to Canada as noobs (after a few shotties in Scotland!)
We stayed in Lake Louise for 7 nights, and went boarding at Lake Louise for 5 days - with a trip to Banff for a day.
Lake Louise itself is a pretty small place with not much going on, but Banff seemed to have heaps of pubs, restraunts, hotels etc.
The Lake Louise resort was fantastic. We got lessons and the instructors were absolutely brilliant. It was the beginning of March this year, and it wasn't too busy (apart from the weekend). Plenty of beginner / intermediate runs, and plenty of snow.
Everyone over there is so friendly, and you never have problems with people skipping lift queues etc.
Highly recommended. The only downer is that the Canadian Dollar isn't quite as good as the USA Dollar... which means meals, drinks, equipment are more on a par with the UK prices, rather than being almost half price like in USA! |
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Posted: Jul 21, 2008 - 11:44 PM
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Do Banff for sure and you get the option of skier three resorts every day, and good ones too!
spoilt fir choice and covered with one big 3 pass with free shuttle bus!
im headin out there with me good lady for last 2 weeks of jan into feb!
take it easy, Chips! |
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Posted: Jul 21, 2008 - 11:53 PM
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Fernie is a pretty good resort for noob - advanced with plenty of groomers to choose from.
If you want the dry fluffy pow and lots of it then Whitewater is where it's at but it's more of an intermediate - advanced hill for sure. |
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Posted: Jul 23, 2008 - 12:09 PM
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Thanks for the input boys and girls, will start putting a list together of best places to go
Just got my new jacket so can't wait to try it out  |
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Posted: Jul 23, 2008 - 01:58 PM
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| I'm off to Jasper/Marmot in January - We've got a mixed bunch of complete beginners (my missus at last), intermediates & more advanced riders. heard some good stuff about it despite it being "out-of-the-way" it gets good reviews in "WSG" & "Snowboarding the World" anyway. Plus it was CHEAP compared to the better known resorts like Whistler & Banff. |
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Posted: Jul 25, 2008 - 01:32 PM
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| I've not been to Whistler but hoping to go this Nov for the season, went to Banff back in March for 10days and LOVED it! the choice of 3 mountains was brill (we didn't do Norquay tho, there wasn't much snow and told not to bother) On our last day we hired a truck and went on a roadie to a place called Revelstoke, 3hrs West of Banff I DEFINATELY recommend this place. It's being developed and is relatively new, apparently in 4 years this place is going to be bigger than Whistler. The powder was so deep and was dumping it down all day and there was hardly anyone there! it was so worth the drive. |
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Posted: Jul 25, 2008 - 04:13 PM
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| yeah Revelstoke is meant to be the place to over the next few years. hope to make a road trip from whistler this season. |
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Posted: Jul 25, 2008 - 05:32 PM
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Posted: Aug 02, 2008 - 05:23 PM
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Update,
After looking at lots of places in Canada me thinks I’ll be going to Banff, it just looks awsome! and you got 3 mountains to go at
Question for anyone who went last year... Can you remember the price of a lift pass and how long it was for? Be looking at about 10 days (seen as it’s an 11 hour flight!!!! lol).
And also thinking of price, would it be best in your opinion to go self catering, bed and breakfast, or half board? I don't mind cooking so thats not an issue, just thinking of the pocket
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Posted: Aug 02, 2008 - 09:38 PM
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I was in Bannf at the end of Jan.
I used the 10 day lift pass and tried all 3 mountains.
Sunshine has pretty much everything you'd need and if you find the slopes getting a bit tame don't forget to check out the goats eye mountain on the way into the resort. Riding out of Sunshine back to the bus stop instead of taking the Gondola is another must do.
Lake Louise is a nice area with plenty of variety and a couple of Olympic downhill runs but don't write off Norquay, it has a really good wide gentle slope for beginners and for intermediates to hone up their basic skills, on reflection I wish I'd gone there first.
Can't remember the price I paid, sorry, I do remember it was cheaper to buy through the travel company (Crystal) than to buy direct or in resort.
I went for hotel room only, but was offered discounts on breakfast which I took every day as it was all you can eat and set me up for the day. Make sure you've got plenty of layers, temperature dropped to -40 on more than one occasion and they shut Sunshine down for a day.
You should be offered a day out on snowmobiles, if you've not done that before I strongly recommend. |
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