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First stop of the Pro Cocktail Tour III. We also needed and obtained a liquor license for drinking as we drove through Alberta on the way to BC.
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I thought the Wendy's in North Salt Lake had the best view for a fast-food restaurant. Not any more (Banff).
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First day! I thought I missed Todd in this shot. Nope. Just a mega-faceshot.
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Do you see any fish down there, Tabi?!? With it still snowing the first day, we skied lower where the coverage was thinner.
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Alan's getting excited! Sun on the second day!
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Robert says, I have got a woody thiiiiis big!
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Fun stuff in the sun!
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A lot of the skiing was into the shadows. Good skiing, not necessarily good pics.
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I never had problems getting folks to smile.
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A cool heli shot for this portion of the page.
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And, another.
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Dang scenery was everywhere!
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All week, we came up with different names for this rock.
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Shave and a haircut, 32,000 bits.
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Chris and Reid find us a decent lunch spot.
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Tabi, enjoying lunch but annoyed with the camera. Notice the helmet hair - I am sure she wants me to point that out.
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You can see the chopper still sitting at the lunch site. Starting point for this run was way the heck up over the top of this glacier somewhere. Burp.
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Todd says, "I see a good line there, there, there, there, there, there, there, there, there, there, there, ..."
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I don't know ... do you think Alan is having a good time?
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Bill brings up the rear.
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Follow the guide's tracks to go around the crevasses - especially with flat light. I came on one one day that Reid had not spotted from the air.
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POACHER caught in the act! WANTED: If you any information that could lead to the capture of this lowlife, please contact the undersigned.
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Bill avoiding the rocks.
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Bill,Todd, Reid, Randy and Tangiers Glacier in the distance.
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The poacher is harassed and apprehended after he had the fall of the week.
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Me: "Reid, is this over 40 degrees?"
Reid: "Ohhhhh, ya!"
Me: "OK, camera boy goes first!"
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The view from the hotel. Yes, we even had some clear skies in Revelstoke. Mt. Revelstoke on the left, I believe.
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Our accommodations.
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Hot tub straight ahead. Bar on the left.
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In the shadows again. This was the first run Markus found for us. Maybe he will be OK, too.
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It seemed Markus was having as much fun as we were. (Bob, Jim, Markus, Tabi, Bill, Brian)
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This one cost MikeyT mucho beer. Dat's da rules!
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Brian and guide Markus watch as the chopper works on what would be our next landing site (he needed to pack it out and wanted to do that with no load). Boys love toys.
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Jim enjoying some decent snow.
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View to the North back to Albert Canyon.
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The brothers Saemisch. Todd left, me right.
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On our final day, the pace and terrain were more relaxed at times. Plus, I think they wanted to save terrain for future groups. Sorry future groups!
Not.
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The group at the Albert Canyon heli-pad and day lodge at the end of the day.
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