Another 8 cms of new snow overnight.  We have had been getting a few cms everyday and the conditions are getting really nice.  We went up for nice lunch at the Eagle's Eye and then made a few runs with some guests. Bill and Helen from Australia, and Allan and Gil from England.  Really enjoyable and found a few nice stash's of powder to make it even more fun.  It looks like we are in for a few more snow storms expected to come through in the next few days. 

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Almost all of our guests for the past few days have stayed with us before.  We love that. This seems to be Australia Week with 8 of our guests from down under.  Bill and Helen have stayed with us about 6 years in a row and Peter and Julie have been with us about 3 times.  Gary and Sharon are here for their 3rd stay and brought some friends Scott and Helen with them.  Today was a great day for hanging around the bar in their team uniform.  This was after they hit the hot tub and made snow angels. Nice snowfall overnight with about 8-10 cms.  And from the sounds of it, there is more coming in the next few days. 

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Snow Overnight. 02/18/2012
 
We received about 8-10 cms of fresh snow overnight here at Vagabond Lodge.  It is historically the busiest weekend of the year here at Kicking Horse as it is Family Day weekend in Alberta(monday).  I probably won't go skiing until Sunday.  But guests have been really enjoying the slopes, even with just a few cms of fresh stuff.  Forecast looks like more snow on the way off and on in the next week.  
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A little squall blew through Kicking Horse last night and dumped a couple cms of fresh snow.  And this morning the sun came out and it is  perfect blue bird sky day.  For Valentines day Pavla who helps out at Vagabond Lodge made some heart shaped cookies for desert for lunch.  It was all smiles from our guests after the new snow and sunshine and then some great cookies.  We have a great group staying with us.  We have some regular guests from Australia; Bill and Helen.  It is about their 6th year in a row staying with us for the next 2 weeks.  We have some more Aussies coming tonight who stay with us every year, Peter and Julie.  And then we have a group of Swiss and a group of Germans.  All enjoying Kicking Horse. Here are some photos from today. I went for a couple runs in the afternoon.  The forecast is for snow on Saturday.  

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Not much for snow to report over the past week.  It has been over a week since we have a good snowfall but conditions are still really nice.  We  have a group from Switzerland, Germany and regular guests from Australia staying with us right now.  The family day weekend is coming up this weekend.  It is a big holiday in Alberta and a few other provinces and is usually one of the busiest weekends of the ski season.  One room has opened up starting February 16th. 
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Decided to do something a little different yesterday.  Beautiful sunny day so I headed out on the Dawn Mountain Cross Country ski trails for the first time this year.  They are a gem here at Kicking Horse and on the doorsteps of Vagabond Lodge.  They have a variety of loops of every calibre.  And it was a perfect day for a ski.  Here is a short video of some of the views you come across.
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It's cloudy at the base of the Resort and nice gorgeous sunshine at the top of the mountain.  We are having a temperature inversion right now with certainly warmer temperatures higher up you go.  Snow conditions still really nice. The snowpack is great.  I went up in the afternoon and ended up at Church Service.  A tradition a group of us started a number of years ago.  We end our week with a beer in the Eagle's Eye Restaurant.  Closest we will ever get to heaven. Stunning views with people sitting outside on the deck, it was that warm.   It was probably one of the quieter weekends on the hill we have had so the snow won't be skied out.  We have a group from the Ski Club of Great Britain, Germans, and even some Calgarians over the weekend.  This is our busy time here at Vagabond Lodge and space is limited.  We do have some rooms available here and there but not a lot. Give us a call to check if you are interested in coming. 


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Sunny Days Ahead 02/02/2012
 
If you are not getting snow, you had better have sunshine. And that is what we are getting here for the next few days.  Sunshine in the forecast.  Today was a great day on the slopes. Mostly nice and  clear with sunny skies  with still some  nice fluffy snow from the latest snowfall a few days ago.  Nice!!


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After it seems, a month of snow, today the sun came out, kind of!!  I heard good reports from guests at lunch on how good the conditions were and headed out about 12.30 for quality control.  It turned out to be one of the best days of the winter.  The temperature dropped as you went up and the snow was nice and light and fluffy.  They had reported only about 8 cms of new snow but it was definitely more than that.  Probably about 15 cms in most cases.  And with better visibility, nobody on the hill and fresh powder everywhere you looked it doesn't get much better.  I finished off the afternoon with a beer in the Eagle's Eye Restaurant at the top of the mountain with some of our guests.  Here is my video from today. 

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Yes, another big dump of snow overnight.  The resort reported over 20cms and it was snowing most of the day.  It did warm up though to about 2 C, so the snow was getting heavier as the day progressed.  But lots of snow. I went up for a couple of runs in the afternoon and was surprised by how busy it was.  Probably the busiest Sunday I have ever seen.  But it was only about 20  minutes at the gondola, so not a big deal.  Here is a quick video update. 
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