My first time skiing PANORAMA Mountain Resort
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 มิ.ย. 2024
- Panorama Mountain Resort is legendary. Panorama is teething with sick terrain. We hiked to the Monster and even got to ride the Monster X snow cat. The terrain in the Taynton bowl is endless and you could spend weeks ripping the steep glades, pillows and drops. The groomers are absolutely mint. We did our first few runs on Skyline under the Champagne Express Chair and I can honestly say I’ve never enjoyed a groomer more in my life. The Extreme dream zone is perfect for long steep tree laps with lots of natural features and the glades under and around the summit quad are dreamy. The sun bowl side is also super fun for intermediates who want to shred some awesome spaced glades or carving fanatics who want to lay it down on Schober’s dream. The big highlight of the day for us was the overall vibe, especially on the summit. The sun was shining, the brews were flowing and there were smiles all around. I'd ski Panorama again in a heartbeat, it is absolutely a must visit BC ski destination.
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00:00 - pre game interview
00:58 - a rooms a room
01:51 - motel parking lot
02:28 - arriving at Panorama
03:02 - up we go
03:51 - best groomers ever?
04:40 - it’c called talent
05:53 - Sun Bowl
07:20 - Panorama Resort Summit
07:31 - hiking the Monster
08:50 - skiing the Monster
13:14 - Monster X Snowcat
13:45 - skiing the Stash
15:58 - the Summit hut
16:30 - sauce
17:14 - Extreme Dream Zone
19:38 - H.L.H
21:02 - Roy’s Run
21:40 - softening up
23:21 - thoughts on Panorama Resort - กีฬา
PANO is a freak'n GEM! A dozen of us out there in March for a week and there was more than enough terrain for all ski levels. Thanks for another video!
I agree. The perfect place to satiate everyones ski craving!
Once again you took me down memory lane..panorama is where I learn to ski fast.
This is the place to learn to ski fast. So many racers whizzing past me all day long!
You can see my house in this video!!
I was actually going to reach out to you about a Pano video!!
You're kidding! That means you must pretty much live on the resort. What a life!
I've only ever been to Panorama twice. Once was for a giant slalom race I finished in 8th place and a couple of years prior was my first visit under interesting circumstances. My older sister had a school project to interview an elite athlete. In 1980 Steve Podborski was a household name in Canada. He was a HUGE ski racing star on his way to being the first non-European to win the overall World Cup downhill season and he medaled at the Lake Placid Olympics. He was on TV commercials and, generally, one of the most recognizable Canadians around the World. There was a race at Panorama. It wasn't a World Cup downhill but it might have been the Canadian National Championship. My dad convinced my sister that she should try to get an interview with Podborski by simply approaching him as soon as he was done racing for the day. So while I cruised around the mountain sampling all it had to offer for several hours my sister planted herself at the only exit from the race finish area and had to just stand there and wait for a couple hours. As I was skiing I saw that a crew was removing gates from the downhill run. Race over. So I cruised down to the finish area and lo and behold here is my sister sticking a tape recorder in the face of one of the country's biggest names in sport. I got there just in time to hear her hard hitting wind-up question for this skiing icon. "Why do you wear an earring?" We had driven 3 hours from Calgary so my sister could ask Steve Podborski about his...earring. Oh well, I got to miss school and ski instead! Panorama 44 years ago was vastly different than it is now. There is all sorts of terrain with lift access that did not exist back then at all. I'd like to sample modern day Panorama. BTW: have you seen the movie ALIVE! about the plane that crashed high in the Andes 50 years ago and the survivors resorted to cannibalism? Great book and great movie. All the Andes mountain footage - most of the movie - was shot high up on Panorama's slopes. I heard the survivor who worked on the movie as the main consultant say that the crew absolutely loved being up at Panorama.
I'll have to check out ALIVE! Also... what did Steve say about his earring wearing?
@@riseandalpine If memory serves me correctly the earring was a suggestion from his girlfriend that become a good luck charm of sorts. I can assure you that earrings were not a popular fashion choice for Canadian men in 1980. I also attended World Cup Downhill races at Lake Louise in the early 80's and there would be course workers and personnel stationed along the course that were not allowed to be wearing all red or all blue because racers cornering at over 100km/h are looking for the next red or blue gate and are going too fast to correct themselves if they mistake a person for a gate. I remember hearing that at a Louise downhill and it absolutely fed my desire to experience racing at those speeds. Anyway you must watch ALIVE!. It is a classic of the survival drama genre. All true.
Panorama is awesome. We stayed in a cabin that you could just strap in and go straight down to the lift. That winter was crazy and I actually dropped down off the roof of the cabin and we built a small kicker at the bottom that sent me flying but I stayed up landed it. snow was up to the gutters along the roof.
That sounds like heaven dude. Also... I've always wanted to do a roof drop hahaha
@@riseandalpine 😃👍 keep it on the list for next season
glad you enjoyed pano and the koots!!! magical place to be sure
Such a sick zone! Can only imagine when the storms rip through. Absolute heaven
😂😂😂 dude you're awesome keep being you
Thanks :) :)
Nice to see you highlighting all the great ski resorts in BC. Whistler gets the worldwide marketing yet so many people I speak with on the chair visiting Whistler have never heard of the other resorts. Somebody needs to put together a 14 day 6 mountain tour on a coach bus for visiting tourists. Call it 'High in the Canadian Rockies' so snowboarders have a reason to go too :)
That would be an awesome tour. To be honest, I probably wouldn't recommend Whistler to most skiers for a trip, there's so many other awesome places out there and if you don't know how to work Whistler it can be quite the gong show.
Did a couple of seasons at Pano. Always said it's a shame it doesn't get as much snow as other nearby resorts such as Kicking Horse or Louise, becuase it's got some unbelievable terrain. Would be a world-class resort if it had Whitewater's annual snow for sure.
That being said, as nobody from Calgary can be bothered to drive past Sunshine or Louise, it means Panorama is usually a ghost town so you have the place to yourself, a pow day therefore turns into 2 or 3 days of fresh lines if you know where to look.
If this place had Whitewater's snow... Good lord. It would be mental. I could just see the powder potential everywhere
Just found your channel a few days ago, probably the best ski content on youtube. Most people point their cameras down to much to focus on how theyre skiing, you have perfect angle to show off the mountain. Love the videos!
So stoked you found my channel - great to have you along for the ride!
😂 20:46 "I think we can make it for one more lap... It's not three-thirty yet..."
"It is, it's passed three-thirty."
"No, no, I can't... Can't read analog."
Not being able to read analog has many benefits apparently hahaha
At the end of the season you should make a video ranking all the resorts you went to this season (:
My Ranking video would be so lame. I like everything!!
Great addition to your road trip.
So stoked we stopped at Pano too!
Skied there first time last week. Fantastic groomers everywhere, paradise for carvers
The best groomers around eh. Also, you can't forget about thos eviews
My fave mountain!!! Can't believe terrain is still so good
Such a wicked mountain!
one of my favorite things to do on youtube is watch your skiing videos, and follow you down the mountain with a trail map on a separate tab. its really cool when you post the run you're on man! I love seeing what it looks like irl, keep it up!
Love that you're matching the videos up with the trail map! Great idea.
@@riseandalpine I do the same... it's super helpful for getting a sense of hills I haven't made it to yet!
Damn!!! Panorama is pretty sweet looking!
I know right! Such an epic hill. With the right conditions it would be all time up there.
I grew up skiing in Panorama. Second-longest vertical after Whistler I believe. Didn't have the Snow Cat ride nor the bowl when I used to ski there., but so nice to ski right back to the front door of the condo. Keep the vids coming guys!!
Pano is #4 in Canada behind Revelstoke, Whislter, and Kicking Horse.
Sweet hill to grow up on! Did you race. So many amazing carvers coming down this hill.
@@riseandalpine No sir, no racing... except against my brother barrelling down the mountain:)
First comment!
Unreal thank you!
Been waiting for a Panorama vid! The place is awesome. I grew up down in Montana and Panorama is the only place north of the border that I’ve managed to ride. Didn’t explore that much of it as I was young and riding alone a lot of the time but I really wanna go back!
Such a wicked place! How's the skiing in Montana? Would love to check it out there too.
@@riseandalpine its pretty sweet! Nothing like Whistler and such unless you go to Big Sky maybe but we have a lot of fun independently owned hills that are pretty awesome. My local one is Snowbowl which is rad if the snow is good. Not a ton of Alpine here tho.
Enjoy the rest of the season boys...
Yeeewwww!!!
Thanks Chaz! We'll be skiing till it's green
Nooice ! Stay spicy ! 🤙
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Best video yet and my favourite ski area of all time. So many gems. Cant wait to get back there
Glad you liked this one. Panorama rocks!
Heli-skiing out of Panorama in the mid 70s great terrain !
Sick!
So sick, loved the interview!
Glad you're liking the goofy interview segments
That $8 motel room is a beauty!
"It's a bed"
Another great video! I'm not sure how you always manage to get the clearest days when you ski 😂
I'm feeling really lucky too!! I think it's Rob's new helmet. Luck charm.
@@riseandalpine 😂
Nice work James, great video of Panorama, you got the conditions still. Super tree work. Last time I was there was for RK Heli and skied at the resort through minus 30C , never again will I subject myself to that kind of cold. Stay spicy and Peace out.
-30 is no joke eh... I don't miss my days at Tremblant one bit. Learnt my lesson with frostbite on both my pinky toes
Aussie skier here. I've been hoping for a Pano vid. I went there on the same road trip as Fernie (commented on that vid too) and while Fernie seems to get more snow, Pano is a waaaay more flowy mountain. I feel like you just ski and ski and ski at Pano. To me it's a bit like Whistler without the extreme stuff but importantly without the crowds. The groomers are nice n wide everywhere and there are lots of rollers on that sun bowl side which I was pleased to see you ripping up. Taynton is great too. Literally endless lines in there. I'm in my 50s these days and don't really need the whole Kicking Horse extreme thing or the Whistler crowds or double black chutes. If I ever get back to BC, Pano will be my first and possibly only stop.
Glad you liked Pano so much. I agree. Pano is very similar to Blackcomb. Whistler side has pretty wacky flow, more like Fernie but gives it character. You can ski unlimited laps at Pano. Straight fall line all day long!
while their snow coverage can be pretty questionable for stretches, taynton has such good terrain. Had probably my best day of resort skiing ever there when we were first on the summit quad after it had been closed for a few days, and a quiet week. Waist deep laps in taynton for the whole day. Would love to revisit with some skins to make lapping taynton easier.
Waist deep in Taynton would be absolutely nuts... So jealous
Thanks!
Thanks John! I'll buy a round for the boys 🤙
Pano!
Situated right in the Rocky Mountain Donught Anomaly. In fact, Pano IS the Rocky Mountain Donught Anomaly.
So many high speed races there as a yoot.
Taynton is a fun spot especially with the slack and Cat options. The groomers are super consistent and always high quality, and can get you ballistic in a hurry.
The groomers are insane! Seems like tons of slackcountry potential too. I could spend some time here no doubt
The last time I skied Panorama a high-pressure system moved in. It was between 20 and 30 below zero all week, but a pocket of much warmer air got trapped in Taynton Bowl. Every time we did a lap, we'd sweat our asses off with all the layers on. By the time we made it back to the base lodge our goggles and Gortex gear was covered with a sheet of ice. We had to go in after each lap to thaw out. I don't mind cold weather because the snow is usually really good, but they need to put a lift or two at the base of Taynton Bowl. It's absolutely ridiculous that you have to ski all the way back to the base lodge in order to catch THREE lifts to the summit ridge so you can boot pack all the way out to Taynton bowl. They need more lifts.
A lift in the bowl would be super sick. I agree, it's a massive haul to get back.
I liked it before watching because your output is quite inspiring/ridiculous, dude. Very impressive itinerary, it's going to take me years to visit all these places but I do intend to. Keep it up👍🤙
Skiing hard and working harder! I hope you can make it to all these awesome spots too!
So awesome! Would love to get out there sooner rather than later.
You gotta try it!
Pano would be one of my favourite hills if there was a lift out of Taynton instead of the 15 minute road. Incredible zone but it's a chore to lap
A lift in the Taynton zone would be sick! The road out is so long. They've got room to build at Pano!
Great skiing… freaking incredible singing!🔥
So we should start a band?
@@riseandalpine Start a band?! I thought that was your debut!🔥🤙
Best place to ski fast in North America.
100%
Wow, good editing on that video!
Thanks Nate!
Up the mountain with your besties is just the best hey? Haha. I’m only 5 minutes in and loving this one James 😂🤙🏼
Simply the best! Thanks chuzz
Ahh Pano…Steep Concrete Highways Through the Trees…Watch out for the cat tracks you can launch into low earth orbit if you don’t pre-jump enough…..I see you partaking of Kootenay Pale Ale, a BC fave for me.
Kootenay Ale + Pano Groomers = low earth orbit for sure hahaha
That's the only thing I didn't like about the hill. Hit one of those cat tracks/rollers and be ready to put down the landing gears
Hooray
Yeehaw!
The 3 stooges !!!!!!!! Make me smile. Great description. Should make a small TV mini series 😁😁. PS Make it back soon an safely, Blackcomb close April 14.
Thanks Jean :). Don't worry, these videos are a little back logged now and I've already made it back for some Blackcomb turns on this recent storm. Those videos will be out 2 weeks from now :).
Wwnt to pano for the first time a couple weeks ago and it was rad! The village has big castle vibes and the terrain is sweet. I got a sled tow up to taynton bowl to see the terrain and it looks nuts! Taynton was closed because the avy hazard was too high with the heat tho
Glad you got to experience it!
Brat Burbs! best event in skiing. 😂😂
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Looks so sick!! Definitely high on my list of places to work the season, looks quite easy to find work and accommodation too. Have heard the snow records not too great though?
Terrain is sick, but the snow can be light. All the locals and lifties seemed to be in great spirits though. I bet it's an awesome place to live for the winter
Awesome stuff as usual James! That H.L.H segment was insane, some of the best I've seen on R&A!!
Hey, how do you like those "Proto" Nordica's? You're ripping everything with ease on those. How are they different from your 104 Free's and Unleashed?
The Proto's are actually just the new Enforcer 99. Which is now the same line as the Enforcer Free. They ride super similar to my 104's but I got them slightly smaller at 187 for snappier turns in harder snow and bumps.
The Unleashed are an absolute blast and usually my daily ski. A little more playful and less stiff then the enforcer but can still lay down a good edge.
Damn, that was wild! Dude, am I correct in my perception that you’re in top form? You’re crushing the steep, rocky terrain, and ripping it through the trees.
One thing I’ve been wondering. Do you do P Tex repairs and waxing on your skis when you’re on the road? Seems like skiing the Rockies can be “sharky”, as you young folks say. Hence “The Rockies” Lol.
Definitely got the ski legs worked in at this point! I don't do any waxing or repairs until I'm at home, just let the skis run all natural for a while. I'm not to particular with how my bases look or feel!
please can you come back to whistler we want an update amazing videos by the way
Conditions have been really fun at Whistler!
Again with the Chairaoke!!! Great skiers. Crappy singers 😅
We have he passion. We have the energy. But that's about it hahaha
Went thereat the end of Feb. Really good resort except that the lifts need to be updated.
You think? I thought 2 high speed quads was pretty damn good and the summit chair was comfy.
Agreed, but all it really needs is an updated lift layout, not upgraded existing lifts. It's hard to enjoy a good lap there by taking just one chair.
18:23 rob is shit faced😂
Too much hot sauce??
@@riseandalpine hahaha. You know what I mean😂
How much did you spend on skiing this year?
Every dollar that I made on TH-cam LOL
where are your rally's
I've got 88 and 99 underfoot enforcers now so they have been retired. Would have been a perfect mountain for them though
Dang Panorama is right, such expansive views, 9:01 holy cow. 13:45 to around 15:00, now who wouldn't want to ski up on that unfolding view thru those fantastic glades with some bumps and of course also with a fantastic view. I've had to pause and just stare several times it's taken me almost 45 mins to watch the 1st time lol. Homer Simpson voice, "Brats hot sauce and beer, MMmmmmmmm". Oh crap here he comes. Fake mountain ski doctor extrodinaire in his own mind Andy at your service. Oh boy I've seen this before, ski brat treehump psychosis. No more brats for Rob. He clearly without any examination whatsoever has a specific before now unknown not real genetic ski brat mutation which has got him trying to sexually assault the tress and that is just not acceptable behavior, no means no buddy! Yeah yeah I know blame it on the bump, they all do, psh. Hahaha, just yanking yer chain buddy 🙂 Great looking ski area, that's def a place to put on the todo list for sure. Just a fantastic video with great shots commentary and skiing to boot. Mucho appreciado my friend.
There's tree huggers and there's 'Tree Humpers'... We love you Rob!
your buddies have zero steez
Zero Steez. Maximum Fun. That's how we roll around here!
Stick too skiing boys , your singing needs some work . 😮😊
So no Canada's got talent for us?
As for the A Cappella it was fabulous, apart from Jamesy, who was rubbish, and Rob, not so good, and you James also rubbish.
The rest of the a cappella was great.😢
It's a no from me dawg
Great vid again dude! Feels like skiing in the Alps might be on a horizon - you’ve covered most of the western Canada already and US is rather expensive without Epic/Ikon.
Kudos to Rob, he’s crashing the party! 👍
Heck, we are already mtb-king in the east… 🚵♂️
US and Europe are on my mind for sure!