Tag Archives: Rocky Mountains

Swan Song, Days 4 & 5 David Henry Lodge

Posted on March 24, 2017 by murray

It takes two days to survey another area, The Glades (South Bowl) and the South Ridge. The skiing just gets better each day. The sun has behaved itself and stayed behind the clouds and every night it has snowed a … Continue reading →

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Mistaya 2017 Day 7 Feb 18

Posted on February 18, 2017 by murray

Go find something silk, anything. Touch the silk very lightly to your cheek, stroke your cheek. Soft and smooth. The snow today is that smooth. Boot top deep and silky. The skiing is tremendous. J, T and I uptrack on … Continue reading →

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Mistaya 2017 Day 6 Feb 17

Posted on February 17, 2017 by murray

There are a lot of late risers today. Breakfast was after 8am, D, T, J, and I head up Heather Ridge to the best skiing of the week. It snowed 10+cm yesterday and another 10+ last night and it is … Continue reading →

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Mistaya 2017 Day 5 Feb 16

Posted on February 16, 2017 by murray

Last night I was beat. I hit the sack and did not stir until 4am. I decide while dozing from 4 to 6 I am extremely fatigued. This morning will be my rest time. If things look better I will skin up … Continue reading →

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Mistaya 2017 Day 4 Feb 15

Posted on February 15, 2017 by murray

The weather is warm. Too warm for skiing but not ugly. We had a big day yesterday and I feel the remnants of it this morning. Didn’t want to get in over my head so J and I keep our … Continue reading →

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Mistaya 2017 Day 3 Feb 14

Posted on February 14, 2017 by murray

Long day. The sun shines today and we have our eyes on a south facing slope. The trick is to get up and ski it before the sun starts to make the snow wet and sticky. We don’t really hustle … Continue reading →

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Mistaya 2017 Day 2 Feb 13

Posted on February 13, 2017 by murray

Today is the first full day of skiing. There is an uptrack adjacent to the lodge leading to Heather Ridge. It is a mostly treed run and it ends at the lake you see from the lodge. The slope is … Continue reading →

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Mistaya 2017 Day 1 Feb 12

Posted on February 12, 2017 by murray

Back again. 10 skiers a long way from civilization. I love this place. I’ve skied here enough I am familiar with the area so a quick study of the maps gives some of the folks that have never been here … Continue reading →

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First Ski Walk of 2014 in the Canadian Rocky Mountains

Posted on January 26, 2014 by murray

No expectations. That’s the rule. If I don’t have any expectations then they are always exceeded. The skiing in the Canadian Rocky Mountains has not been great so far this year. All the snow has fallen on Edmonton and Calgary … Continue reading →

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Feeding the Addiction

Posted on February 11, 2013 by murray

For those that do not know Edmonton is 4 hours from the mountains so I cannot just wake up and decide to go skiing on this day or that. The past few years I have been ski touring almost exclusively. … Continue reading →

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