Resources
Weather Products
Providers - Choose Your Location
Mountain Forecast (Peak Specific Forecasts)
MM5 - Static Images & Animations
Animated Precipitation Map
Animated Frontal Features & Pressure Tendency Map
GFS - Static Images & Animations
Animated Jetstream Map
NAM - Static Images
Presure Tendency - 500mb Isobaric Map
GFA - Static Images
Other Products
Freezing Levels - 12 Hours 24 Hours 36 Hours 48 Hours
Real Time Weather Data
Parks Canada Remote Real Time Weather Stations - Click Here For Data
Webcams
CAC & Public Avalanche Bulletins
Click Here For All Western Canadian Forecast Areas
Or choose one of the following direct links:
- Banff, Kootenay & Yoho National Parks
- Kananaskis Country
- Jasper National Park
- Glacier National Park (Rogers Pass)
- Purcells
Suggested Gear Lists
These lists are a broad overview of what you might consider taking on a given trip. They are in no way definitive, and are intended to help you remember key items when packing for a trip.
Important Note - These gear lists are not for use on our Courses or Private Guiding Programs. Those gear lists can be found under "Booking Forms & Useful Information" listed at the bottom of each program page we offer.
Relevant Phone Numbers
GET IT HERE - Essential Phone Numbers in a small printable format that will fit in a field book or first-aid kit.
Conditions Reports
Check Out Our BLOG for Recent Conditions on the Routes we've been Guiding.
(MCR) Mountain Conditions Reports - Current Conditions in the Rocky and Columbia Mountains, provided by working ACMG Guides in the field. Provided as a free public service.
Gravsports Ice - A great source for local ice, and alpine conditions (mixed in with the occasional witch-hunt for good measure).
Bow Valley Accomodation
Located in Banff, Alberta - The Buffaloberry Bed and Breakfast was conceived and built in 2004 by local long-time Bow Valley residents, Theresa Gawron and James Bannon. A fantastic place to start or end your trip with us.
The Post Hotel sits at 1500m in the town of Lake Louise, and provides a great base for our skiing and climbing guests year round. Steeped in rockies history, the hotel is now owned by operated by the brothers Schwarz, who in have both played a role in their own right in shaping Lake Louise as a world class destination for skiers. The cuisine, and wine selecitons are worth a stay on their own, and no trip of ours in the area is complete without a course close at the Outpost Pub.
The Home of the Alpine Club of Canada is in Canmore, Alberta. There is hostel type accomodation at the Clubhouse that is very clean, and much quieter than your average hostel. Communal kitchens for cooking and food preparation are a great place to meet others who have come to the Canadian Rockies in search of mountain adventure, and easy to spend your evening swapping stories with other like minded mountain travelers.
Rental Equipment, Outdoor Retail Shops & Kick Ass Equipment
Alpine Threadworks has been outfitting all of us at Cloud Nine Guides since we opened our doors. They create highly customized textile products that fit perfectly for what we do here at Cloud Nine. We use a full line of their packs in our day to day guiding operations, the wolverine duffle for our international expedition programs, and ski guides rescue tarp for our rescue courses. Purposfully built and tough as hell. Give them a shout to get yourself set up.
www.alpinethreadworks.com (or click on the image to the left).
Wilson Mountain Sports in Lake Louise has been a partner since we opened our doors. They have the highest quality (touring ski) rental fleet in the Bow Valley, some of which is for the exclusive use of Cloud Nine and our Guests. Wilson will have DPS Skis as their High Performace Ski Touring Rentals for our programs next winter. Make sure to stop and check out their full lines of technical clothing and equipment.