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Canada 20-May-2010 At 12:00:05 AM james

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On 18/05/2010 Paz wrote:
>On 18/05/2010 james wrote:
>Skiing, again endless opportunities, the Rockies typically
>>has a thinner snowpack but this year stability was good (better than
>many
>>areas of BC which is unusual).
>
>stability was good in the rockies this year cause the snow was so fukcing
>sh*t....louise, and sunshine are super lame unless you're looking to parade
>around in your baggy getup sitting on top of a jump deliberating for 10
>minutes about whether to go....the stability would have been shit there
>had it not been for the 3 month dry spell with no snow creating new layers
>resulting in no avy danger.....therefore no powder....

I meant stability was good in the backcountry (wasn't refering to the ski hills). I had 4 non-powder touring days from last October until 3 days ago ranging from boot-top to waist deep - you just have to know where to go...