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Skiing in Northern Alberta

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bueno
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Bit of a shot in the dark here but wondering if anyone on NS is located anywhere in northern Alberta? By north I mean getting up towards the NWT border. Fort Vermilion to be exact. Im relocating there for work next week and I'm trying to get my skiing expectations in check. I'm thinking my best bet is touring but I'm not convinced they get enough snow up there for that. Anyways, I'd love to hear if anyone has any info on the subject
Mar 11 2021 2:37AM
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WoFlowz
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Where is Alberta? I’ve never heard of it
Mar 11 2021 9:35AM
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byubound
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buenoBit of a shot in the dark here but wondering if anyone on NS is located anywhere in northern Alberta? By north I mean getting up towards the NWT border. Fort Vermilion to be exact. Im relocating there for work next week and I'm trying to get my skiing expectations in check. I'm thinking my best bet is touring but I'm not convinced they get enough snow up there for that. Anyways, I'd love to hear if anyone has any info on the subject

Dang bro, idk anything about skiing up there but I looked up fort vermillion and it looks like a wild place to live. Have fun!
Mar 11 2021 11:24AM
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chills__
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with all that rig money you can ski anywhere you want
Mar 11 2021 11:30AM
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poofartpee
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Buy a sled and get towed around
Mar 11 2021 11:55AM
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armchair_skier
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Become friends with the bears
Mar 11 2021 12:04PM
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Slowbro
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Save up that rig money and ball out at sunshine in the late spring. Apparently there are 2 hills within 5 hours, called misery mountain and fairview. They don't look great lol
Mar 11 2021 12:09PM
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poofartpee
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WoFlowzWhere is Alberta? I’ve never heard of it


Canadian Texas with Minnesota weather
Mar 11 2021 12:11PM
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WoFlowz
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poofartpeeCanadian Texas with Minnesota weather


Sounds kinda cool
Mar 11 2021 12:19PM
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chills__
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poofartpeeCanadian Texas with Minnesota weather


Most accurate thing I've ever seen
Mar 11 2021 12:23PM
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corona
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Get some cross-country skis and learn to love them. That's a rough place to be for downhill.
Mar 11 2021 12:42PM
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Bigruss39
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chills__with all that rig money you can ski anywhere you want


if only rig money was still a thing..
Mar 11 2021 1:08PM
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dognuts
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just drive like 8 hours each way down to sunshine and lousie
Mar 11 2021 2:40PM
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hi_vis360
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invest in nordic gear
Mar 11 2021 9:18PM
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bueno
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yup these answers are about spot on with what I was expecting. haha thanks for the tips gents. nordic skiing it is
Mar 12 2021 1:53AM
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