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2019-03-12 01:01
in Nsnow, Snow
I flew to Calgary to go meet Arturo in Sunshine, 1.5h from Calgary. Day #1 was ok enough snow, but while looking for more snow, ended up some snow waves where I missed one and ended up scraping the slope down with my goggles and nose:
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![my snowboard goggles pressed hard on my nose and ripped out my skin my snowboard goggles pressed hard on my nose and ripped out my skin](/blogimg/27/thumb1024_127_20190312_Sunshine_Day1.jpg)
my snowboard goggles pressed hard on my nose and ripped out my skin
Arturo took us big hot tub :)
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Day #2 was supposed to be Lake Louise, but they got no new snow while Sunshine got another 4" or so, so we went back there:
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![I ended up on top of this cornice, and couldn't quite see down, but ended up painfully hiking back up. Good choice I guess I ended up on top of this cornice, and couldn't quite see down, but ended up painfully hiking back up. Good choice I guess](/blogimg/30/thumb1024_230_20190313_Sunshine_Day2.jpg)
I ended up on top of this cornice, and couldn't quite see down, but ended up painfully hiking back up. Good choice I guess
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After that, we drove to Revelstoke for the next 2 days. No fresh snow on the first day, but the snow was cold and stayd in good shape:
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![open creek, sign me up open creek, sign me up](/blogimg/25/thumb1024_325_20190314_Revelstoke_Day1.jpg)
open creek, sign me up
![nice pretty birdies nice pretty birdies](/blogimg/26/thumb1024_326_20190314_Revelstoke_Day1.jpg)
nice pretty birdies
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![we then went to hike up the top we then went to hike up the top](/blogimg/39/thumb1024_339_20190314_Revelstoke_Day1.jpg)
we then went to hike up the top
![took a little while to the top, and was only partially worth it took a little while to the top, and was only partially worth it](/blogimg/44/thumb1024_344_20190314_Revelstoke_Day1.jpg)
took a little while to the top, and was only partially worth it
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Day #4, revelstoke got a small dusting of a few cm, which made things a bit better:
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![I did some nice side country and they had helpful signs making sure I didn't get too far off track I did some nice side country and they had helpful signs making sure I didn't get too far off track](/blogimg/10/thumb1024_410_20190315_Revelstoke_Day2.jpg)
I did some nice side country and they had helpful signs making sure I didn't get too far off track
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After day #4, I had to leave Arturo there, and drove back to Lake Louise for the next day:
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No fresh snow the next day, but Lake Louise was still good:
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![long ass line for the bottom lifts, happy I never went back down long ass line for the bottom lifts, happy I never went back down](/blogimg/08/thumb1024_508_20190316_Lake_Louise.jpg)
long ass line for the bottom lifts, happy I never went back down
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![a nice bra tree a nice bra tree](/blogimg/23/thumb1024_523_20190316_Lake_Louise.jpg)
a nice bra tree
![a great run on the edge of the resort, except for the super flat section at the bottom. Thank got for poles. a great run on the edge of the resort, except for the super flat section at the bottom. Thank got for poles.](/blogimg/27/thumb1024_527_20190316_Lake_Louise.jpg)
a great run on the edge of the resort, except for the super flat section at the bottom. Thank got for poles.
![by the end of the day, the crowds were a bit better by the end of the day, the crowds were a bit better](/blogimg/30/thumb1024_530_20190316_Lake_Louise.jpg)
by the end of the day, the crowds were a bit better
![looks like they air lifted someone looks like they air lifted someone](/blogimg/32/thumb1024_532_20190316_Lake_Louise.jpg)
looks like they air lifted someone
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After that, it was time to drive back to Calgary for a short city visit before flying home the next day. |