Always Winter Somewhere

Craig Gordon talks with ACMG mountain guide and Fall Line Guides owner Holly Walker about what a Super El Niño could mean for BC this winter, why resort laps should come before touring, and the desk work she does before any day in the mountains.

Learn more about Holly’s courses and guiding at falllineguides.com.

Always Winter Somewhere is a DPS Skis conversation series with Craig Gordon about snow, weather, and the people who chase both.

Chapters
0:00 Welcome and meeting Holly Walker
1:27 Fall Line Guides and women in the backcountry
3:17 A turning point early in Holly’s career
5:02 The path to the ACMG
6:24 Fast-tracking a guiding career: don’t do the classics
7:21 Early season snow and the Kees and Claire Hut
8:21 Super El Niño forecast from ISSW
9:47 What El Niño could mean for Whistler Blackcomb
11:07 Elevation bands: below treeline, treeline, and alpine
12:29 Early season conditions in Squamish and Whistler
14:37 Why resort skiing builds your backcountry foundation
16:05 Lift laps first, then venture further
17:37 When to visit BC and skiing hardpack on the Pagoda Tour 94
19:23 March Madness and spring ski trips
20:18 Fall Line Guides, webcams, and desk homework