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- From: mhoyt@crchh47.BNR.CA (Michael Hoyt)
- Subject: re: Red Mountain B.C.
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- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 15:51:52 GMT
- Reply-To: mhoyt@crchh47.BNR.CA (Michael Hoyt)
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- I spent a weekend there back in '83. I have 3 good suggestions:
-
- 1) The steepest runs I recall were either on Red Mtn which was ICY
- as hell (heavy traffic), or under the top of the main double
- chair that runs up the face of Granite Mtn. Granite's are the
- steepest. The only shortcoming to this was that when you get to
- the bottom of the steeps, you have to take a groomed blue run (for the
- most part) all the wall back down to the base.
-
- 2) There is a cat track that runs from the top of granite all the way around
- and back down to the base. Its something like 3 or 4 miles long. The cat
- track itself is just a cat track but I seem to recall some of the best
- jumps I have ever seen, on the uphill side of the run all the way down.
-
- 3) The back side of Granite is where we spent most of the time. Tree
- skiing and
- the best prospect for powder! There is blue run that runs along the
- valley to the triple chair that serves the back side. If you look
- carefully,
- you may find the secret path (just tracks into the woods on the right side
- of run) which, if you are diligent and patient enough, will dump you out
- at the top of a great powder (conditions permitting) field up the
- hill behind
- the bottom of the triple. You can see it behind you as you get on the chair
- and you wonder, "How the hell do I get up there?" It may be roped off now
- or even lift served. It HAS been 10 years.
-
- Enjoy!!
-
- Mike.
-