Thread: Whistler Stoke and Conditions - 2011/2012

Originally Posted by point it

Whats the deal with the 1 use backcountry pass.... is it still available?

I believe its available when the alpine is open.

^ Yep.

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Went for a tour out to Cowboy Ridge yesterday. Ridgelines were wind scoured, but North East faces has about 10 cm of wind deposited light stuff. Excellent turns down Oboe on the way out towards Cowboy. I was quite surprised at how few people we saw out there. Other than an AST-1 course, we only met up with 3 other people all day.

Plenty of surface hoar on the ground in the valley between Cowboy Ridge and Oboe. Ended up skinning out via musical bumps. Anyone know how singing pass is looking at the moment?

Originally Posted by Neuro

Anyone know how singing pass is looking at the moment?

nope. still waiting for some sucker to report back.

Glacier and 7th will go Friday according to facebook

Originally Posted by D(C)

Glacier and 7th will go Friday according to facebook

fkna, bring on the windslab!

Anyone know what this inversion is going to do for tomorrow's conditions? I was hoping to lap flute with some buddies. It was a dream on Sunday.

Originally Posted by DrDCuddy

Anyone know what this inversion is going to do for tomorrow's conditions? I was hoping to lap flute with some buddies. It was a dream on Sunday.

it will be epic. tons of fresh pow still left on all the south facing aspects.

Originally Posted by powder11

it will be epic. tons of fresh pow still left on all the south facing aspects.

FNKA sick as bro!

dam you pow11. Must you give away all the secrets!!

Cool video featuring avalanche control from 1988 and 1998

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0CKO...eature=related

Originally Posted by D(C)

Glacier and 7th will go Friday according to facebook

we've been skiing glacier and 7th all week... thanks facebook!

(but the runout could use a quick polish)

Originally Posted by LeeLau

dam you pow11. Must you give away all the secrets!!

next thing you know I'll be giving them the GPS coordinates to your sick early season pow stash up the Callahan!

Bring on the stoke! Are you guys getting any dusting right now? Me and my friend is making our way up there on the 9th and riding from the 10th-14th, leaving on the 15th. I know its been kindda dry, but hopefully we get something out of our trip.

that trace we got last night will be sick today!!!!

Originally Posted by powder11

next thing you know I'll be giving them the GPS coordinates to your sick early season pow stash up the Callahan!

its all good. unofficial networks jake already released the newskoolz callaghan epic.

Originally Posted by t.odd

that trace we got last night will be sick today!!!!

A stout 1/2 cm or so, maybe more on the wind loaded aspects. A little bit of sloughing going on in between ice bumps, but nothing to worry about. Probably need a chainsaw to dig a pit, so I typically take that as a good sign for avalanche danger. Got sewing machine leg skiing out to the creek from all teh chatter, so I figure I got a pretty good workout. If this cycle keeps up, the weekend should be all time!

Originally Posted by powder11

If this cycle keeps up, the weekend should be all time!

Fuck and here I am planning a weekend of renovations on the house. Going to miss out on these ALL TIME conditions.

Originally Posted by powder11

Probably need a chainsaw to dig a pit

STIHL, I guess one can't be too careful?

Originally Posted by PNWbrit

STIHL, I guess one can't be too careful?

I'd go with the 16" bar though, you don't want to trash your chain on the rocks with an 18".

Mounted some Atomic Atlas skis for sharon for this sick pow. Mounted some new touring skis so that skate-skiing logging roads will that much more rad. I'll drop off my broken shit skis at shirk and M's new house

the ski conditions sucked, but the scenery was magic. phone cam sucks. I shoulda had my canon up there.

Good news: It looks like the persistent high pressure area off the coast of Washington is finally going to get pushed out early next week. That means you should be back to getting some decent dumps of snow soon, and the longer range weather models tend to agree.

Originally Posted by powder11

Did you see the slide on the spankys bootpack? Not that big, but I don't think I've ever seen that slide. Hopefully everything has cleaned itself out back there.

That was triggered by someone boot packing and apparently resulted in a bruised femur.

Some stoke from our first Renegade drop last week on Cayoosh in fairly good conditions considering we skied things that had already slid, Brian's pictures:

Brian:



Yours truly

Originally Posted by filthyfrenchbum

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Some stoke from our first Renegade drop last week on Cayoosh in fairly good conditions considering we skied things that had already slid,

you heli dropped Cayoosh?

Originally Posted by xyz

you heli dropped Cayoosh?

haha - say it. Say itttt!!!