Lived in Sunshine for a week, powder every day to wake up to with freshies, it was sick. Louise was my hill, from the rock gardens to the trees, back side and the ERs. Powder pilling up on our laps a few times. Too few lives to catch in all. Marmot had lots. Fortress was small, with tree and gullies runs, (the "Air Force" trained there) I had a floor for 10 bucks a night. We could have had 50 people in there. too bad it closed. Panorama was a little commercial, Kimberley was nice. Fernie was raining cats and dogs, couldn't see the top. I guess above the clouds was fine, but we were soaked before we got lift tickets so no...
Jaaaaames! I’m loving these mountain guides, keep them coming please. Maybe a WB guide later this Fall for the finale?? Were you able to ski this month??
I love KH, but I would rank Revelstoke above it, for 3 reasons. 1 - Revelstoke consistently gets more snow and thus more powder days (35' vs 25')...sure, it can be wet at the bottom, but you rarely ski down there. 2 - variety. Revelstoke has the steeps, but also has more tree runs, moguls, groomers, etc. 3. Lift lines. Sure, KH is great when you hit it mid-week, but on a powder weekend, the gondola lift lines can be 45 minutes. We've had days where we only were able to ski two runs because we were hiking into T1. That's about 8,000 vertical. At Revy, even on Family day long weekend we never waited more than 15 minutes once at the top lifts. At Revy we consistently ski 25,000' per day, and sometimes over 30,000', while at KH we get days of 12,000-16,000 when it's busy.
I’ve been riding here for a long time with many days every season - this review is the most objective I have seen. Love this mountain and resort - get ready to carve if there hasn’t been new snow and if there has been get ready to be tired. Always fun!
Nice one James and couldn't agree more. As an aged intermediate snowboarder who spends most of the time on the groomers, Panorama was absolutely friggin incredible.
Hello, I met you just 2 years ago in the trail to Mt. Cheam. You gave me a ride going to the headtrail to the Summit. I hope you will remember me. My name is Joey.
Never been, but what looked to be my favourite of the 4 B.C. Rockies mountain resorts advertised in the mid 80s I mentioned in your Fernie review. I believe it was 1st started by Intrawest; (the company that I believe 1st developed Blackcomb) and opened with at least 3,800' vertical. They both have become even bigger and better since. To me it's one of the most fascinating downhill ski areas. Thanks for posting!
Just picked up my first set of avy gear and stoked to try the dive and Wild West for the first time… Louise is my home resort and I still don’t think it can be beat for how much it offers (and they keep adding more!) but Sunshine also holds a special place in my heart…. I don’t enjoy snowboarding there as much, and if skiing with the kids I think Nakiska is the best, but skiing on my own I will be spending lots of time on all the resorts (season pass for kiska and Louise, got add ons for kicking horse and will do Costco for sunshine) Love all your vids, best ski tuber by a country mile, hope to see you on the hill one day
Sounds like you've got the Rockies ski pass system dialed! I'd for sure rip Louise the most too given the freeride zones at sunshine aren't open all that often!
Great review! I was there last year and I agree with all your points. Trying to do a Dads and Lads trip out there this season so I’m going to pass this review on
Panorama was where I finally figured out how to carve on my snowboard when I went for winter break once as a kid. I’m super rusty now but thinking of getting back on the slopes, this time on skis so I can get into ski touring!
Man, you are so right about ambrosia apples man. Truly the best apple ever hands down no contest. I was a snowboarder but haven’t gone in years, thinking of getting back to the slopes but on skis this time, ski touring looks so fun. Excited for your content this upcoming season!
Such a great resort. Was told to skip it as it’s known as “icearama” or something but no no no. Was still getting fresh turns under summit chair at 3pm. Possibly the best tree skiing for an intermediate with the pitch and clearing they do. Then a massive long run home out the back to knock you out. All the locals super friendly also on the chairs telling us where to head all day
Pano looks like it has quite a lot more green terrain than I expect from most resorts. Though I will mention that Outrider appears to be steeper than I would usually consider a green run.
At $9, a Whopper is nothing to write home about, but on Whopper Wednesday, you'll get 2 for $9, and that is the best sh!t ever. No tomatoes and extra mayo. #whopperwednesday
my friend, here's the deal with the whopper: Sauce, Tomato, Onion, Pickle, Lettuce. Thats what your buying. Thats what makes it good. The meat? the bread? feh. The meat is just there to help you feel full (and it's not great at its job). The bread is just there to keep you fingers from getting saucy. The toppings make the whopper. If you don't like veggies on your burger, its going to be the most underwhelming experience you can have at a fast food restaurant that isn't McDonalds, which basically sells you a whopper but without the veggies and with an extra piece of bread, hence why the big mac is awful. But if you like all the veggies, and the sauce, well its like a delicious salad sandwich with great veggies and dressing, but crap bread and random mystery meat.
You are an animal!! At this point David Goggins might as well become a fan of you. Churning out well-edited videos one after another. You gotta tell us how long it takes to do the editing of each video. (Hire an editor for your video! For longevity sake.) great work!!
If you include script writing and filming... were talking well over 14 hours. Typical ski day filming takes a whole day to film. 2 hours to reformat 360 footage and an entire 12 hours to edit, make a thumbnail & title. I ain't carrying boats and logs but I'm working as hard as possible to make this RU-vid thing work :). No where close to affording an editor. Barely getting by doing it full-time, but that would be a sweet thing to hand off one day!
@@riseandalpine that's a lot of hours. We see you working hard!! You have a very strong fan base. Not a lot of channels can say that. take it easy. i will watch every every episode!
I taught my twin boys to ski at Panorama aged 8. There is a jump from the very lower slopes to steep intermediate as explained in the video. Late afternoons when they were done, I would ski the seeming endless groomers ... Another spot on review ...
Those afternoon groomer laps when the sun warmed up the snow were the dream! Sick you taught your boys to ski there, Pano will make them good confident skiers fast
As a kid (<18), Powder matters! I love powder! I can always tell the difference because I always am on dirt and ice in PA. By the way, eating McDonalds & BK is not fun for me. For emergencies only in my opinion!
We started taking the family to Pano on annual trips a few years ago, and it quickly became a favourite. The ski in/ski out lodging is great, a rarity on the eastern side of the rockies. Tons of variety in the terrain, something for everyone. And the vertical layout of the chairs means you're never too far away from the rest of your group. It's usually not bone chilling cold here, that said we've endured -30 days, no different from anywhere else. Only drawback is Pano seems to get less consistent pow days, but maybe that's why it's less crowded too? Your review is bang on as usual.
I'm glad your family has made Pano a regular on the hit list. Definitely the perfect overall experience for a ski vacation! Lack of snow plays a part in how quiet it is and maybe location as well? I ain't complaining. More fall line for me :)
Panorama is phenomenal. Long term expansion plan has a quad in Taynton (700m/2325' vertical) and one in the Sun Bowl (585m/1900' vertical) but that's probably years away.
Love pano when it’s not all iced out! If you’re ever planning to be back in the panorama area shoot me a message on here, my family owns a cabin at the base and we frequently let friends and family stay. We’d be happy to let you stay for free if that’s something you’d need to save some sweet money
The way I see it, if you plan on skiing Panorama more than 1 day, stay at the resort. Getting to, and fro' Invermere, is a bit of a douche'. Can't say in comparison to Big White because I haven't been, but you'll get the most outta Pano if you stay on site.
Ski in Ski out at Panorama and Big White are both great. Lot's of sweet accommodations. Same goes with SilverStar and SunPeaks. The interior is really good for affordable ski in ski out ski vacations.
Killing it with the Mountain reviews and guides! Perfect off season content! Keep'em coming! (Also can you make a playlist of these on your channel page so they're easier to find?)
Totally thought I had my channel playlists organized better. I went ahead and organized everything into Reviews, Videos of first time mountain visits, Backcountry Skiing... Thanks for the advice to that.
Another great video, love your channel man!! James, where would you go in the Canadian Rockies mid-March on the Ikon pass? Good skiers- powder trees ungroomed. Coming from US? Thanks for the stoke!
Bro just lucked out with the single day Pano was skiable, last year...Pano is laid out similar to Tremblant. I believe it was Intrawest when it was built. Both times we were in Pano it was Pow. One when we were noobs, 2 days of snow. One when we got stranded, stayed the night hit Taynton next am. Run out is a leg killer. We certainly didn't get at as much terrain as you did, tho. Enjoy the quaint summit hut for hot chocs. Still prefer the other resorts in the area, if I'm paying, but I'd certainly ski there again on a snow day.
@@riseandalpine Well, considering that you pepper the calendar with ski days, and you cover the Rockies door to door (almost) It's safe to say you're into a little bit of - all of the above.
@@SportNut1 The village gondola & accommodations etc. And it's obviously not the same as a western hill but the developer was the same, so it bears some of the same hallmarks..
