2004-04-17 00:00:00, Matt and Josh
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Easter Weekend April 9-11/04
On the Easter Weekend, 6 of us from Calgary, AB had the opportunity to visit, ski and snowboard Apex Mountain, 31 Km west of Penticton, BC.
Apex has a reputation for double black extreme terrain that really rips. The snow was as soft as butter with the mountain top temperatures reaching almost 20 degrees Celsius with bluebird skies. The burgers, beer and fun topped off the weekend that was well worth the trip.
The mountain has two T-Bars, a quad chair and a triple chair to access 67 runs in total, including 25 blacks.
The Iron Leg competition was held on Friday. Competitors raced to ski all 25 black diamonds runs non-stop. It took around 5 hours to complete - it was a perfect day for it. The weekend activities also featured the Tin Leg Competition (racing all the blue and green runs), The Dummy Competition (winner takes home 15 flats of beer), the Slush Cup plus local club season finale races.
Not only was the temperature high and the sun beaming, but the way Apex is situated makes for little or no wind. This was spring skiing at its finest.
Apex was an unknown hill to us, so we were pleasantly surprised to see the quality of the snowboard park. There were many good, innovative rails that are rarely seen at most parks, consisting of C-rails, S-rails, triple box, drop rail, flat-up-flat, flat downs, flat bars, and a nipple rail.
As gnarly and enjoyable as the park was, there were many runs along Wildside that tweaked our interest. We found ourselves riding a lot of good steep runs with soft pow - uncharacteristic of spring. After this the cruiser runs funnel you down to the lodge, the triple or back to the quad which can access any run of your choice.
The Coast Hotel right at the base of the lifts featured comfortable beds, a full kitchen in the units and friendly staff.
Salty’s Restaurant in the hotel is a must for meals, snacks or a drink. Even sweeter was the Flames win over the Canucks in the second game of the series. The locals provided good natured fun.
Next door to Salty’s is the Gunbarrel Restaurant and you wouldn’t want to miss their Gunbarrel Coffee. (Sweet).
James Shalman, Director of Sales gave us a personal guided tour of the mountain and shared some relevant history since 1960.
Big Lines recommends you check it out yourselves. We had a great time and would like to thank our hosts Jeff Plant, General Manager and James Shalman, Director of Sales. This is a friendly, ski any type of terrain resort that is well worth the trip if you enjoy discovering hidden treasures.
The Iron Leg competition was held on Friday. Competitors raced to ski all 25 black diamonds runs non-stop. It took around 5 hours to complete - it was a perfect day for it. The weekend activities also featured the Tin Leg Competition (racing all the blue and green runs), The Dummy Competition (winner takes home 15 flats of beer), the Slush Cup plus local club season finale races.
Not only was the temperature high and the sun beaming, but the way Apex is situated makes for little or no wind. This was spring skiing at its finest.
Apex was an unknown hill to us, so we were pleasantly surprised to see the quality of the snowboard park. There were many good, innovative rails that are rarely seen at most parks, consisting of C-rails, S-rails, triple box, drop rail, flat-up-flat, flat downs, flat bars, and a nipple rail.
As gnarly and enjoyable as the park was, there were many runs along Wildside that tweaked our interest. We found ourselves riding a lot of good steep runs with soft pow - uncharacteristic of spring. After this the cruiser runs funnel you down to the lodge, the triple or back to the quad which can access any run of your choice.
The Coast Hotel right at the base of the lifts featured comfortable beds, a full kitchen in the units and friendly staff.
Salty’s Restaurant in the hotel is a must for meals, snacks or a drink. Even sweeter was the Flames win over the Canucks in the second game of the series. The locals provided good natured fun.
Next door to Salty’s is the Gunbarrel Restaurant and you wouldn’t want to miss their Gunbarrel Coffee. (Sweet).
James Shalman, Director of Sales gave us a personal guided tour of the mountain and shared some relevant history since 1960.
Big Lines recommends you check it out yourselves. We had a great time and would like to thank our hosts Jeff Plant, General Manager and James Shalman, Director of Sales. This is a friendly, ski any type of terrain resort that is well worth the trip if you enjoy discovering hidden treasures.
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