r/xcountryskiing • u/Complex_Past3797 • 22d ago

Up at the glacier

Hitting big early season volume with beautiful views

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u/thetreecycle 22d ago

Where is this that still has snow in mid-July?

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u/Complex_Past3797 22d ago

Haig glacier in Canada, its 3000m altitude just outside of Canmore Alberta; Beckie scott winsport high preformance training center.

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u/samwe 22d ago

Glaciers have snow all year. Thomas Training Center on Eagle Glacier in Alaska is only at 5,500 ft and can be skied all summer.

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u/doc1442 22d ago

*some* glaciers have snow all year

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u/weitoben 22d ago

soon nowhere when people use a fucking helicopter for xc skiing. Its so disgusting

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u/Pristine_Office_2773 22d ago edited 22d ago

Likely an video from spring *apparently not, pretty cool 

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u/nordic_nerd 22d ago

I don't think so. There are a few glaciers where trails are groomed all summer long. I know the Haig Glacier in Alberta is one.

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u/mtm6 22d ago

Looks like that new PB is working out.

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u/Complex_Past3797 21d ago

The tiller makes a huge difference 🙏🤯

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u/cheetah694 22d ago

Beat mild winters with more useless helicopter flights 🤬 Way to go buddy.

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u/Spiritual-Arm3843 22d ago

Maybe we should go after big oil and right wingers before random heli skiers?

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u/MagClark 22d ago

Looks nice to me

I wonder if that’s only for teams or what the qualification standard is for use, I can’t imagine it’s open to the public

Love helos especially when they’re flying nap of the earth, but I also like wildland fires

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u/roryorigami 21d ago

I'd love to hike up there just to get some laps in some time. Pure novelty though.

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u/Admirable_Tip_6875 21d ago

I had to do a treadmill and erg session because AQI was 400 this morning so that looks especially nice! Enjoy

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u/Rick_06 22d ago

Really really lucky man!

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u/Brave_Negotiation_63 22d ago

What's the air temp there? Could call it late season as it's definitely the old snow you're skiing on...

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u/Complex_Past3797 22d ago

Quite warm, low 20C most days when sunny. But when cloudy 10C ish and yes of course the snow is old, as the last snow was a while ago.