Decius wrote:

This truely is an amazing place. These pictures cannot do it justice, but perhaps its a taste... (Yes we took these.)

Was there 30 years ago about this time of year, and it is not something you can explain. The quiet, being in the middle of nowhere, with the mountains, is like nothing else. The closest thing I have run into in this country is the BWCA, also something amazing, but don't go until late June through the end of August. That much water + that far north = bloody cold, even then.

Decius wrote:

This truely is an amazing place. These pictures cannot do it justice, but perhaps its a taste... (Yes we took these.)

The pictures are gorgeous

Decius wrote:

This truely is an amazing place. These pictures cannot do it justice, but perhaps its a taste... (Yes we took these.)

How's skiing this time of year? It looks kinda icey from the photos.

flynn23 wrote:
How's skiing this time of year? It looks kinda icey from the photos.

Oh, no, its great, they have lots of fresh snowfall and the weather is just above freezing so its not too cold... Even got to shoot through some untouched powder on the first day. Second day the snow was a bit sticky/thick so it ran slow and took more strength to turn in, but certainly no ice. Its risky though. I think the season ends here at very different times year to year.

Decius wrote:

flynn23 wrote:
How's skiing this time of year? It looks kinda icey from the photos.

Oh, no, its great, they have lots of fresh snowfall and the weather is just above freezing so its not too cold... Even got to shoot through some untouched powder on the first day. Second day the snow was a bit sticky/thick so it ran slow and took more strength to turn in, but certainly no ice. Its risky though. I think the season ends here at very different times year to year.

The worst snow in Banff must still be better than the best snow I grew up with.

Spent most of my youth skiing on frozen snowcat tracks, ice gravel and sheets of glare ice.

I don't recall what time of year we were up there, but it must have been midwinter. I recall that it snowed nightly, but never during the day, and i cut some fresh powder more than once in the week we spent. And this one restaurant we went to was buried in enough snow that the walkway was cut through 7 or 8 feet of the stuff, like a hedge maze... we ate antelope.

That trip was awesome.

Dude, if you bring me back a trail map, I'll buy you a beer ;)

Decius wrote:

flynn23 wrote:
How's skiing this time of year? It looks kinda icey from the photos.

Oh, no, its great, they have lots of fresh snowfall and the weather is just above freezing so its not too cold... Even got to shoot through some untouched powder on the first day. Second day the snow was a bit sticky/thick so it ran slow and took more strength to turn in, but certainly no ice. Its risky though. I think the season ends here at very different times year to year.

I'm thinking of a word right now to describe how I feel... Hmm... Jealousy.

Damn. Screw wanting a post card. I want a trail map. Bring one back for me. :)

Decius wrote:

This truely is an amazing place. These pictures cannot do it justice, but perhaps its a taste... (Yes we took these.)

Man, that HD camera Mark stole *ahem* I mean found works awesome! Glad you are having fun! Maybe someday I can visit the motherland too! Maybe we can go back when I graduate in 2-5 years and do some hiking in the summertime....