Monthly Archives: May 2012

Black Rock Mountain May 26, 2012

Mountains had lots of new wet snow from recent rain system so Kevin, Dave and I  decided on plan C and went for a sure peak that Kevin had not done.  Drove the jeep into the Ghost area – TransAlta … Continue reading

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Storm Mountain – Banff – Ski – May 11, 2012

After skiing Quartzite last weekend on a hard crust I was almost ready to put up the skis but noticed another cool rainy day with cold clearing trend was forecast for end of week –   Good overnight freeze of … Continue reading

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Quartzite Peak ski May 6, 2012

Spring skiing – Dave S had skied Ramp Peak the previous weekend and wanted to do Quartzite on Sunday because of the forecast freeze on Sat night.  Up early, meet Anders et al at Mosquito parking and skiing by just … Continue reading

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