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7 mi 11 km of descents — 12 Featured Ski Lines

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Featured Ski Lines in Southwestern Alberta - 12

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Cornice Ridge

0.3 mi 0.6 km • -598 ft Descent • -182.22 m Descent

Singletrack Salmo, BC

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Featured
Favorite This is the view from the top cat track. Barbie descends left. Cherry Top descends right.
Intermediate/Difficult

Cherry Top and Bowl

0.8 mi 1.3 km • -1,576 ft Descent • -480.24 m Descent

Singletrack Nelson, BC

( 1 )
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Favorite Ski the deep stuff on Great Expectations.
Intermediate/Difficult

Great Expectations

0.5 mi 0.8 km • -865 ft Descent • -263.67 m Descent

Singletrack Nelson, BC

( 1 )
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Favorite It was powder heaven on the upper portion of Boomer 6.
Intermediate/Difficult

Boomer 6

1.0 mi 1.6 km • -1,836 ft Descent • -559.51 m Descent

Singletrack Nelson, BC

( 1 )
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Favorite The upper run has small open pockets hidden in the thick trees.
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Lasagna

0.5 mi 0.8 km • -983 ft Descent • -299.47 m Descent

Singletrack Nelson, BC

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Favorite Starting on Northeast Hoover, here I'm about to hop the small cornice.
Intermediate

Northeast Hoover

0.6 mi 0.9 km • -1,050 ft Descent • -320 m Descent

Singletrack Nelson, BC

( 1 )
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Favorite Ski the deep stuff on Great Expectations.
Intermediate

Nate's

0.7 mi 1.1 km • -871 ft Descent • -265.41 m Descent

Singletrack Nelson, BC

( 1 )
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Favorite This is the view from the top cat track. Barbie descends left. Cherry Top descends right.
Intermediate/Difficult

Barbie

0.7 mi 1.2 km • -1,110 ft Descent • -338.37 m Descent

Singletrack Nelson, BC

( 1 )
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Favorite This is the view from the top cat track. Barbie descends left. Cherry Top descends right.
Intermediate/Difficult

Sully's Gully

0.6 mi 1.0 km • -995 ft Descent • -303.15 m Descent

Singletrack Nelson, BC

( 1 )
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Favorite Cat 3 team watches me catch some air on Elephantitus.
Intermediate

Elephantitus

0.2 mi 0.3 km • -234 ft Descent • -71.31 m Descent

Singletrack Nelson, BC

( 1 )
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Favorite Here I am carving up Buff and Fluff!
Intermediate

Buff and Fluff

0.5 mi 0.9 km • -672 ft Descent • -204.77 m Descent

Singletrack Nelson, BC

( 1 )
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Favorite This is the view from the top cat track. Barbie descends left. Cherry Top descends right.
Intermediate

Sunny Delight

0.6 mi 0.9 km • -688 ft Descent • -209.58 m Descent

Singletrack Nelson, BC

( 1 )

Ascents in Southwestern Alberta - 2

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2.2 mi 3.6 km #1 Qua Lake to Ymir Lodge to South Seeman Peak (Qua Peak)
Nelson, BC
2.2 mi 3.6 km Nelson, BC
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1.3 mi 2.2 km #2 North Road
Nelson, BC
1.3 mi 2.2 km Nelson, BC
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Photos of Southwestern Alberta - 27

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Cat 3 team watches me catch some air on Elephantitus.

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Cat 3 team watches me catch some air on Elephan…
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Nelson, BC
Ski the deep stuff on Great Expectations.

#2

Ski the deep stuff on Great Expectations.
 5
Nelson, BC
Vik carves up the deep stuff!

#3

Vik carves up the deep stuff!
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Nelson, BC
Starting on Northeast Hoover, here I'm about to hop the small cornice.

#4

Starting on Northeast Hoover, here I'm about to…
 3
Nelson, BC
It was powder heaven on the upper portion of Boomer 6.

#5

It was powder heaven on the upper portion of Bo…
 3
Nelson, BC
Mount Assiniboine towers in the distance from Sunshine Village.

#6

Mount Assiniboine towers in the distance from S…
 3
Banff, AB
The views from Lake Louise are hard to beat on a sunny day.

#7

The views from Lake Louise are hard to beat on…
 3
Lake Louise, AB
The summit of Revelstoke affords great views and even better pictures.

#8

The summit of Revelstoke affords great views an…
 4
Revelstoke, BC

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