Crowsnest or Golden?

[BRP QSC]

from cataract to blairmore isnt really much riding except for racehorse and deadmans pass not much riding in there until you cross into bc then it is sick but the south half of blairmore is great

Thats what i thought but was told different by someone and was told you can easily get from Catarac to blairmore no problem. Ive driven that road and its a LONG way down there... I would rather drive around and hit a better area
Thanks for the info
RP

 

[Shibby!]

Thats what i thought but was told different by someone and was told you can easily get from Catarac to blairmore no problem. Ive driven that road and its a LONG way down there... I would rather drive around and hit a better area
Thanks for the info
RP

No kidding. I hiked over the pass and it's a LONG ways over. I've also ridden to Fording pass in the winter on the sleds and it isn't all that spectacular because even with a lot of snow, there are still a lot of rocks.

I prefer the lack of people in the Crowsnest/Fernie, but the sledding at Golden can be better. If you know where to go Fernie/Crowsnest has some decent areas that see less use though.

 

[jaredszakacs]

ya i dont recommend riding from cataract to blairmore it isnt very good!! But ya golden can better forsure the pass is usually a little less crowded than golden. If you know some areas around fernie and the pass there is a ton of untouched areas back there that most dont venture to! a prime example and I'm giving up a secret here is by castle ski hill just at the top of koot pass on the left hand side has some old burn sites that whole area basicly gets no to little use and if u look up a bit higher on the bc side u will see a chute through some trees up a waterfall it goes to rainy ridge lakes I have never ever seen any other tracks up that chute but we go up there at the end of the year and it is some wicked riding!!! same with an area just before akamina kishinea park wicked wicked wide open hillclimbs to some amazing ridge top views

No kidding. I hiked over the pass and it's a LONG ways over. I've also ridden to Fording pass in the winter on the sleds and it isn't all that spectacular because even with a lot of snow, there are still a lot of rocks.

I prefer the lack of people in the Crowsnest/Fernie, but the sledding at Golden can be better. If you know where to go Fernie/Crowsnest has some decent areas that see less use though.

 

[JoHNI_T]

ya i dont recommend riding from cataract to blairmore it isnt very good!! But ya golden can better forsure the pass is usually a little less crowded than golden. If you know some areas around fernie and the pass there is a ton of untouched areas back there that most dont venture to! a prime example and I'm giving up a secret here is by castle ski hill just at the top of koot pass on the left hand side has some old burn sites that whole area basicly gets no to little use and if u look up a bit higher on the bc side u will see a chute through some trees up a waterfall it goes to rainy ridge lakes I have never ever seen any other tracks up that chute but we go up there at the end of the year and it is some wicked riding!!! same with an area just before akamina kishinea park wicked wicked wide open hillclimbs to some amazing ridge top views

I have been up that water fall,, small area up there but its deep,,, that first lil lake has some big slide activity so most go up late in the season but as the water flows that run down gets a bit hairy when the rocks start to show,, I did a half front flip (is that such a thing bahaha well I flipped sled not sure) one time coming down trying to air over a few rocks I went to big hit a knoll and whent strait up in the air lol,, lucky sled didnt land on me and the snow was soft,, helmet flew off pretty funny after I stopped rolling and confirmed sled was all good...

fun pull up the first time because its blind...just hope your buddies dont trench the chit out of it,,,,I also like that whole left side when its deep...


cant wait,,,

 

[Dobir]

I have been up that water fall,, small area up there but its deep,,, that first lil lake has some big slide activity so most go up late in the season but as the water flows that run down gets a bit hairy when the rocks start to show,, I did a half front flip (is that such a thing bahaha well I flipped sled not sure) one time coming down trying to air over a few rocks I went to big hit a knoll and whent strait up in the air lol,, lucky sled didnt land on me and the snow was soft,, helmet flew off pretty funny after I stopped rolling and confirmed sled was all good...

fun pull up the first time because its blind...just hope your buddies dont trench the chit out of it,,,,I also like that whole left side when its deep...


cant wait,,,

I think you amd I were together when Foothills M8 disappeared into that waterfall...it can be spooky..not for the faint of heart

 

[jaredszakacs]

yeah real deeeeep love it but definately high avalanche area that whole left side is wicked fun when it is deep but that blind pull up the falls is super sick I put it into rhubarb last year I was coming up and was about three quarters up was hitting the last little bend hit the nos button but hit some old avy debris i'm assuming or something else hard and got bucked hard into the trees hahahaha but well worth it

I have been up that water fall,, small area up there but its deep,,, that first lil lake has some big slide activity so most go up late in the season but as the water flows that run down gets a bit hairy when the rocks start to show,, I did a half front flip (is that such a thing bahaha well I flipped sled not sure) one time coming down trying to air over a few rocks I went to big hit a knoll and whent strait up in the air lol,, lucky sled didnt land on me and the snow was soft,, helmet flew off pretty funny after I stopped rolling and confirmed sled was all good...

fun pull up the first time because its blind...just hope your buddies dont trench the chit out of it,,,,I also like that whole left side when its deep...


cant wait,,,

 

[foothills m8]

I think you amd I were together when Foothills M8 disappeared into that waterfall...it can be spooky..not for the faint of heart

At least i can say i rode the water fall all the way down.

 

[sledqueen]

atlas... bowl 101, good riding around there.

dutchman pass up and over into elk valleyish side, good area up there

what about that spot before the tunnel :d top secret

or if you go in at beavermines, go far enough south and in a guy could get to waterton park, if you make the sidehill and trees

lol mayby some know of what i am talkin about

 

[BRP QSC]

ya i dont recommend riding from cataract to blairmore it isnt very good!! But ya golden can better forsure the pass is usually a little less crowded than golden. If you know some areas around fernie and the pass there is a ton of untouched areas back there that most dont venture to! a prime example and I'm giving up a secret here is by castle ski hill just at the top of koot pass on the left hand side has some old burn sites that whole area basicly gets no to little use and if u look up a bit higher on the bc side u will see a chute through some trees up a waterfall it goes to rainy ridge lakes I have never ever seen any other tracks up that chute but we go up there at the end of the year and it is some wicked riding!!! same with an area just before akamina kishinea park wicked wicked wide open hillclimbs to some amazing ridge top views

now thats what im talking about... hitting the untouched areas and not worring about a thousand other sleds. I went to golden mostly during the week last year
RP

 

[jaredszakacs]

i know about the waterton area you can access it from castle mountain with no sidehilling just big climbing :d

atlas... bowl 101, good riding around there.

dutchman pass up and over into elk valleyish side, good area up there

what about that spot before the tunnel :d top secret

or if you go in at beavermines, go far enough south and in a guy could get to waterton park, if you make the sidehill and trees

lol mayby some know of what i am talkin about

 

[sledqueen]

i know about the waterton area you can access it from castle mountain with no sidehilling just big climbing :d

south koots pass?? there is this little skinny trail hidden in the trees after the last watercrossing where you goto the left.. is that the one or go right there, hit the back end and up and over?

that probly could get you into akimina??

 

[jaredszakacs]

south koots pass?? there is this little skinny trail hidden in the trees after the last watercrossing where you goto the left.. is that the one or go right there, hit the back end and up and over?

that probly could get you into akimina??

the one i'm talking about is down bt the flathead road u can access a trail from there takes u rite back into the base of waterton park I'm gonna have to do more looking this year for the trail u are refferring to

 

[sledqueen]

the one i'm talking about is down bt the flathead road u can access a trail from there takes u rite back into the base of waterton park I'm gonna have to do more looking this year for the trail u are refferring to

yea middle koots pass hooks up with flat head rd if i remember correctly?? This one is if your at west castle and you hit the bridge/river crossing in the first big clearing, everyone goes right. If you go left, it is a maze back in there but basically stay on the main trail, lol or what you think is the main trail. There are 3 or 4 creek crossings? on the last one go left, it will look like a right hand turn, but there is a hiddien trail in behind, sorta overgrown for the first 100 ft.

 

[Shibby!]

ya i dont recommend riding from cataract to blairmore it isnt very good!! But ya golden can better forsure the pass is usually a little less crowded than golden. If you know some areas around fernie and the pass there is a ton of untouched areas back there that most dont venture to! a prime example and I'm giving up a secret here is by castle ski hill just at the top of koot pass on the left hand side has some old burn sites that whole area basicly gets no to little use and if u look up a bit higher on the bc side u will see a chute through some trees up a waterfall it goes to rainy ridge lakes I have never ever seen any other tracks up that chute but we go up there at the end of the year and it is some wicked riding!!! same with an area just before akamina kishinea park wicked wicked wide open hillclimbs to some amazing ridge top views

I've been to the lakes once.

Yes it is deep.

Yes it is a hairy climb up!!

 

[jaredszakacs]

yup this is correct u can even get to it from rainy ridge lakes but has a real nasty sidehill onto font mountain and I mean nasty sidehill. We always hit the flathead road and go left towards the us border you can go east or west at the bottom and get to a sweet old airstrip awesome for drag racing or you can continue on and get to waterton park or go west along the border and get to a place called couldrey ridge IMO it looks like a turtle mtn area in revy and no one goes there!!!

yea middle koots pass hooks up with flat head rd if i remember correctly?? This one is if your at west castle and you hit the bridge/river crossing in the first big clearing, everyone goes right. If you go left, it is a maze back in there but basically stay on the main trail, lol or what you think is the main trail. There are 3 or 4 creek crossings? on the last one go left, it will look like a right hand turn, but there is a hiddien trail in behind, sorta overgrown for the first 100 ft.

 

[BRP QSC]

the one i'm talking about is down bt the flathead road u can access a trail from there takes u rite back into the base of waterton park I'm gonna have to do more looking this year for the trail u are refferring to

this is what I love about sledders... more than willing to help out and give away the little secrets about riding areas. SLEDDERS ROCK!!!:d:d
RP

 

[jaredszakacs]

I think everyone from this thread should get a big crew of snow and mudders to go to castle for a weekend and show some people these spots we have been talking about I love seeing new areas and love showing new areas to people no secret spots for me but yes the castle area and the crowsnest area is some amazing riding cant wait to get into some new areas just north of castle ski hill up some mini chutes!! we found an area 2 years ago back behind the N kooot warmup shelter up macdonald creek that was a wicked climb started up a waterfall with trees all around then opened up into a massive chute rite to the top of bald mountain that was insane back there completely blind for a good 600 feeet then u could see were you were actually gonna end up

 

[JoHNI_T]

I think everyone from this thread should get a big crew of snow and mudders to go to castle for a weekend and show some people these spots we have been talking about I love seeing new areas and love showing new areas to people no secret spots for me but yes the castle area and the crowsnest area is some amazing riding cant wait to get into some new areas just north of castle ski hill up some mini chutes!! we found an area 2 years ago back behind the N kooot warmup shelter up macdonald creek that was a wicked climb started up a waterfall with trees all around then opened up into a massive chute rite to the top of bald mountain that was insane back there completely blind for a good 600 feeet then u could see were you were actually gonna end up

SOUNDS GOOD

I once took that left to the lakes (theres a would sing etc right)but yes its grown over a bit so I was unsure where to go so we turned back but it kept getting deeper weith zero tracks,,,

cant wait....

 

[JoHNI_T]

yea middle koots pass hooks up with flat head rd if i remember correctly?? This one is if your at west castle and you hit the bridge/river crossing in the first big clearing, everyone goes right. If you go left, it is a maze back in there but basically stay on the main trail, lol or what you think is the main trail. There are 3 or 4 creek crossings? on the last one go left, it will look like a right hand turn, but there is a hiddien trail in behind, sorta overgrown for the first 100 ft.

I tried once lets do it.....

 

[jaredszakacs]

there is that way in and there is also a way in from beavermines lake I think it is grizzly creek that will take you back to waterton as well!! I must say the area by beavermines lake is awesome and rarely sees any traffic definately a must do if you are in that area. From beavermines lake you can see the bald mountain i was talking about towards the bc side of things it makes me wanna start maiking my own trail into there just to clib a couple of the mini chutes:d

SOUNDS GOOD

I once took that left to the lakes (theres a would sing etc right)but yes its grown over a bit so I was unsure where to go so we turned back but it kept getting deeper weith zero tracks,,,

cant wait....