Banff is OPEN!!!!

according to the BBC website Banff is open for its winter season a few days early due to pleanty of snow. Apparently there is approximately 47/47 cm of snow. Which isnt bad if you ask me! Though apparently the best snow is to be found across europe at the moment we over a meter of snow in Cervina! And pleanty more of where that came from heading to all ski resorts across europe and canada in the next week. This should be a fabulous ski season by the looks of things.

ISN'T IT ALL EXCITING!!!! I CANT WAIT TO STRAP MY BOARD BACK ON!!!! I am like a child at christmas.

47 cms won't even cover the weeds! The areas are called the Rocky Mountains because there's rocks in them thar hills, some of the rocks on ski hills are the size of volkswagens! BEWARE it takes upward of 60cms to even consider using the "old rock skiis" in most Alberta resorts. The reality is that we've had a dry fall and the skiing is on man made snow - marginal at bests. Lake Louise has one run of over 100 open this from their own web site - that's truth in advertising for you. Wait it will snow as sure as ... insert your metaphor here..

JamesA i suggest you look at tsunshines webcam, theres plenty snow there and how much man made snow is there at sunshine answer me that

it missed out my : :mrgreen:

Sunshine has no, I repeat no snow making. I stand by my comment it takes a lot of snow to make terrain skiable. The steeper the slope the more snow depth required.- Jasper has 53 cms by their web. Whistler got lots yesterday 8o cms! THe drag is that I cannot get there to my condo in Squamish until late next week. I think the roads are closed Pemberton to Lilooete.

The reality is that we've had a dry fall and the skiing is on man made snow - marginal at bests. I thought you were reffering to Sunshine! Most of my skiing over the years has been in Banff, Banff is very much skiiable if you look, already been hearing reports back from a local instructor i know.