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                         2011-02-17 
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                        So, just stumbled upon this story about two people skiing out of bounds at Sunshine Resort in Banff beign charged with trespassing, but just two... 
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                         2011-02-15 
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                        The latest Mountain Conditions Reports warns of some road closures due to avalanche control:
Avalanche control is being conducted above the... 
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                         2011-02-13 
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                        65cm of pow fell in the last 3 days and 32cm of that in the last 12 hours - time to book a spot? Have a look at the most recent Mountain... 
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                         Not sure why people insist on backcountry skiing solo, this guy was extremely lucky and hopefully learned a valuable lesson. Hopefully the two... 
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                         2011-01-30 
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                        Skied the South ridge of Mnt. Whymper on Sat. of off highway 93 parking at the Marble Canyon parking lot. There was about 20 new sitting on a... 
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                         2011-01-27 
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                        Canadian Avalanche Centre – Public Avalanche Warning ServiceBC Avalanche Conditions Update
Northwest BCA significant storm cycle that... 
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                         A new Public Mountain Conditions Report about Sunshine:
Parks Canada will be conducting avalanche control along the Sunshine Village Road... 
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                         2010-11-17 
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Bubble Bath, didn't take long to name this one! 
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                         2010-10-13 
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                         2010-06-20 
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                        It has been another cool and wet week along the East Slope of the Rockies and a little nicer along the Continental Divide and in the Columbias. It... 
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                         2010-06-04 
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                        A week of generally wet and unsettled weather has left the Rocky and Interior mountains in a bit of a soggy state. Last weekend’s nasty... 
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                         2010-05-28 
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                        Weather conditions across the Interior and Rocky Mountain regions were generally unsettled over the past week, with scattered amounts of light... 
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                         2010-05-20 
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                        ACMG Mountain Conditions Summary for the Rockies and Columbia Mountains issued May 20th, 2010It has been a warm and wet week in the mountains. Not... 
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                         2010-05-19 
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                        Greg Hill's very quick three day in and out. Bike, hike and skin our ways to Resplendent's summit and then an attempt of the North face of... 
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                         2010-05-13 
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                        ACMG Mountain Conditions Report Summary for the Rockies and Columbia Mountains issued May 13, 2010
We are having one of those terrific springs... 
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                         2010-05-07 
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ACMG Mountain Conditions Report Summary for the Rockies and Columbia Mountains issued May 06, 2010
There has been spotty reporting in... 
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                         2010-04-14 
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                        My wife and I managed to catch the last day of Skoki Lodge's 09/10 winter season on saturday.  As usual it was a super enjoyable... 
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                         2010-03-01 
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                        Hi Went up Divide Creek to the Whyte Niblock col on Sunday Feb 28. The Great Divide pullout on Trans Canada 1 has been ploughed so you don’t... 
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                         2010-01-26 
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                        We spent sunday wandering the backcountry around Sunshine Ski Resort.  Our particular destination was Quartz Peak, a fairly well known... 
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                         2010-01-19 
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                        On Saturday we had an outstanding day up around Helen Ridge just north of
Dolomite Pk.  Wx was calm and clear all day, -5 in the parking lot... 
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                         2010-01-10 
                                                        
                        Click below to see our new website....  Vintage Winter Evergreen Colorado 80439 970-390-9480 http://www.vintagewinter.com  With a passion for... 
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                         2009-12-03 
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                        Any Beta on how the snowpack is setting up in the rockies?
Planning a trip and need the goods. 
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