Thread: Whistler Stoke and Conditions - 2011/2012

Originally Posted by powder11

Everything is fucked. The corner pocket on Whistler (inbounds) ripped out pretty large and burried a few people; inlcuding Heimer who took quite a ride over exposure. Lucky to be alive. Shit is stinky right now.

How high up did it rain? And JONG question here, but where is the corner pocket?

Originally Posted by Section ThirtyOne

How high up did it rain? And JONG question here, but where is the corner pocket?

It was .05 degrees at the peak last night. Everything is pretty firm up there now. A little bit of blown snow in pockets, but all that fluff from last week is gone. Corner Pocket is lookers right of Whistler Cirque.

Originally Posted by powder11

It was .05 degrees at the peak last night. Everything is pretty firm up there now. A little bit of blown snow in pockets, but all that fluff from last week is gone. Corner Pocket is lookers right of Whistler Cirque.

Whoa, scary stuff. Glad to hear everyone was okay.

Some photos from today!

RugbyDave drops in on Don't Swill



Willy follows



Dave and Willy lining up some asian pussy.



Don't Swill



gaper day on the east col



find the skiers!



RugbyDave in deep in asian pussy

Originally Posted by roadgap

Any updates on what got rain fucked on Sunday? Hoping to hit the Bumps in the next couple but if it's all shitty I'll head for the Spearhead instead...

Got some good turns off disease today, lee stuff had loaded, and the cold temps seemed to leave the snow pretty dry and light. Ski down to Decker lake was pretty variable (wind). Inbounds made me want to teleport from the rendezvous to base 2. In fact, form the top of 7th to base 2. Yesterdays inbounds skiing was better, but average at best, 'fresh' lines skied early were ok, but pretty compacted and firm. Halfway point on peak/diamond/etc marked the end of decent skiing. Definite rain crust on a lot of stuff 1700ish.

Originally Posted by roadgap

Any updates on what got rain fucked on Sunday? Hoping to hit the Bumps in the next couple but if it's all shitty I'll head for the Spearhead instead...

Group of 3 skied 2 laps on Cowboy today and conditions were great. Snow was about 10-15cm (some more in wind loaded areas) on top of a bit of crust. Everything was stable, didn't see any slides or crowns all day. Singing pass wasn't pretty, but that was expected. Sharpen your edges for the ski out!

sounds worth a little walk

Headed up to whistler with a buddy for 5 or 6 days (Feb. 5-9 or 10). I've searched the forums a bit but due to my lack of skill wasn't able to find much. Wanted to see if there's any way to get discount lift tickets or is my best bet just getting a 5 day prepurchased pass on the website (comes out to like $85/day after tax). Thanks for the help guys.

Originally Posted by chatton18

Headed up to whistler with a buddy for 5 or 6 days (Feb. 5-9 or 10). I've searched the forums a bit but due to my lack of skill wasn't able to find much. Wanted to see if there's any way to get discount lift tickets or is my best bet just getting a 5 day prepurchased pass on the website (comes out to like $85/day after tax). Thanks for the help guys.

If your're Canadian or WA state resident, get an Edge card. I think it works out to be like $65/ day. If not, I think 7-11 in Vancouver offers discounted tickets.

Originally Posted by powder11

If your're Canadian or WA state resident, get an Edge card. I think it works out to be like $65/ day. If not, I think 7-11 in Vancouver offers discounted tickets.

Yeah - we're coming in from the east coast so the Edge card won't work. Anyone know what kind of discount the 7-11 gives you and if you can buy them for future days or just day of since we managed to find a place for a decent price in town.

Originally Posted by chatton18

Yeah - we're coming in from the east coast so the Edge card won't work. Anyone know what kind of discount the 7-11 gives you and if you can buy them for future days or just day of since we managed to find a place for a decent price in town.

There is a search engine called "Google". It helps you find information on the interwebz. Look what I found in just one search!

http://www.squidoo.com/whistler-lift-tickets

Originally Posted by powder11

There is a search engine called "Google". It helps you find information on the interwebz. Look what I found in just one search!

http://www.squidoo.com/whistler-lift-tickets

Thanks dick, i've been there already, unfortunately this doesn't provide the exact answers I'm looking for so I was looking to the collective for help on this. As in how much does a ticket actually fucking cost at 7-11 (not you save more than 10 dollars) and can I buy them more than one day in advance. Otherwise quit trying to post shit as an answer that doesnt actually have one.

Originally Posted by chatton18

Thanks dick, i've been there already, unfortunately this doesn't provide the exact answers I'm looking for so I was looking to the collective for help on this. As in how much does a ticket actually fucking cost at 7-11 (not you save more than 10 dollars) and can I buy them more than one day in advance. Otherwise quit trying to post shit as an answer that doesnt actually have one.

If that's the case, a person with a brain in their head would pick up the phone and call 7-11 directly.

Look on Whistler Craigslist. It seems some locals have 1/2 price coupons amd people often have extra tickets for sale. Buy tickets the night before for fresh tracks, it is a nice feed and get in line EARLY!

Originally Posted by chatton18

Yeah - we're coming in from the east coast so the Edge card won't work. Anyone know what kind of discount the 7-11 gives you and if you can buy them for future days or just day of since we managed to find a place for a decent price in town.

88 bux and yes, you can buy them in advance. but they sell out at most popular locations (i.e on the way from the airport to whistler).

make sure to get a freshtracks tix at guest services. worth the 15 to get a couple laps in early.

Originally Posted by chatton18

Thanks dick, i've been there already, unfortunately this doesn't provide the exact answers I'm looking for so I was looking to the collective for help on this. As in how much does a ticket actually fucking cost at 7-11 (not you save more than 10 dollars) and can I buy them more than one day in advance. Otherwise quit trying to post shit as an answer that doesnt actually have one.

search that site a little harder...and spare us the attitude the guy was tryin to help

1 Day Whistler Lift Ticket Discounts
Discounted lift tickets from 7-11 convenience stores
Stretching out your ski legs for only 1 day or searching for last minute savings? Single-day discounted tickets at 7-Eleven stores are right for you.

Save over $10 on single-day Whistler lift tickets at any 7-11 in Vancouver or Squamish. The 7-11 in Whistler does not sell discounted lift tickets, so make a quick pit-stop on the drive to the slopes and get your tickets before leaving Squamish.

The 7-11 tickets have a unique bar code and are good for the current season. They become active the first time they're scanned.

All the vollies (and maybe the staff) get some 50% off coupons for their friends. That's what you see on Craigslist. You can combine two 50% coupons for 100% off.

I'm surprised the place you're staying doesn't have some sort of discount ticket.

Originally Posted by chatton18

Thanks dick, i've been there already, unfortunately this doesn't provide the exact answers I'm looking for so I was looking to the collective for help on this. As in how much does a ticket actually fucking cost at 7-11 (not you save more than 10 dollars) and can I buy them more than one day in advance. Otherwise quit trying to post shit as an answer that doesnt actually have one.

Things to do to make friends on Whistler Stoke Thread -
1. Call clownshoe a dick
2. Make any references to lift line etiquette

Ah, well, maybe it'll snow soon so we can get back to talking about that...

I am driving up from Seatac to Whistler on monday around noon.

Anyone need a ride. let me know. I can meet you along I5/99.
Marty

Had a couple days of touring in the past while... Phalynx cliff bands yesterday and 19th hole today... nothing crazy epic although phalynx on the right aspect was boot-top. Overall cant complain certainly better than the ice fest inbounds.

Snowing in the valley!

There hasn't been a lot of stoke here lately- but I'm at roundhouse right now and it's quite snowy and windy

To access the Pemberton Ice Caps, do you need a sled?......or is it possible to do some day tours up there?

Anyone doing any sledding/skiing out there?

Originally Posted by JJChit

To access the Pemberton Ice Caps, do you need a sled?......or is it possible to do some day tours up there?

Anyone doing any sledding/skiing out there?

It's a ~25km sled up the logging road then another 5-10km+ sled up lakes + drainages to get to the good skiing. Do you really want to ski tour 35km up roads in a single day being passed by probably 50-100+ snowmobiles? There are probably 30-50+ people sled-skiing or boarding up there on any given blue day.

^ Thanks for the headz up and route info. If you don't have a sled... what would be the best way to get yourself into a group for this sort of adventure. Any meetup forums you know of GoNads?