The Western Canada Pugski Gathering Thread (April 15ish-21ish, 2018)

[DanoT]

Whitewater and Red Mtn are about 1 and a quarter hours apart and Schweitzer ID is not far away either.

At the Utah Gathering JohnL and GarySkier and Ski3po were asking me about the feasibility of flying to Spokane in mid or late January and doing it and if I was interested in joining them. My answer was Yes and Yes....so just sayin B.C. and Idaho, eh?

 

[David Chaus]

Well, if we consider Schweitzer to be at the southernmost end of the Selkirks, which it is, and that the Selkirks are primarily a Canadian mountain range, then Schweitzer can be safely considered part of a Canadian Gathering.

And since both Schweitzer and Whitewater are included in the Powder Alliance and included with my season pass to Stevens, I have no objection to Red/White/Schweitzer. You might have to twist my arm, but minimally. Go ahead, twist my arm......

But maybe this belongs in a new thread for next year....

https://www.pugski.com/threads/the-great-white-north-pugski-gathering-2019-thread.9679/

 

[Jenny]

The thing I’m noticing with this pic is not only how much the bases of the skis are showing, but also how much the skis are flexing from just standing there, on that steep, dare I say, extreme chute in perilous circumstances with certain death for anyone who isn’t a highly skilled and experienced pro skier type.

And we were doing synchronized skiing, too. Extra G.N.A.R. points for that. We were awesome.

Jim made sure to point out the ski bases to me and agrees with everything else you said, too.

He had a great time skiing with all of you!

 

[VickieH]

Wednesday evening -- view down Banff Avenue




Thursday at Sunshine Village was a spectacular day ... no new snowfall, but loads of sun and blue skies. Beautiful views, even from the cheap seats where I ski.

View from top of Jackrabbit Quad



View from top of Standish Express










après at Trapper

 

[graham418]

Looks like it was a good time, with good snow and good people. Wish I could have been there. Going to have to work harder on the Work / Ski balance, in order to get things right in life. Its too bad the equation is Work = Money = Ski

 

[Christy]

Vickie, your Wednesday photos=WOW.

 

[albertanskigirl]

Great photos @VickieH - gotta love how it looks here on a sunny day!

 

[Tricia]

Looks like great fun.