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12-29-2016, 09:12 PM #176
man today was literally all-time, unreal deep and dry pow, thigh deep ski pen in the woods...you'll probably all want to go to blackcomb tomorrow, whistler definitely won't get anything open....
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12-29-2016, 09:50 PM #177Registered User
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12-30-2016, 08:01 PM #178
Bluebird pow of happiness in the Whistler backcountry. 50+ new cms of cold smoke made for heavy trailbreaking but it was worth it.
Stuck to treeline and below since there was obvious wind effect in the alpine. Temps -8, skies clear, winds light. Skied SE, E and W slopes
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12-30-2016, 11:26 PM #179
What a day. Crazy holiday crowds on Whistler but the bluebird and cold pow made up for it. Just surfing around all day. Good times, WB delivers again.
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12-31-2016, 04:23 PM #180Registered User
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This is a last minute call to anybody who wants to tour tomorrow for Jan 1st. All my plans feel through and I'd be keen on findind a partner for a couple of laps anywhere within 2 hours ishh of Vancouver. Hit me up on my phone 6zero4-3five3-393four
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01-03-2017, 10:30 AM #181
What's up with all the lifts not running due to extreme cold and windchill?
It's *only* -20, which is pretty common out East. Are the lifts actually made any differently, or does everyone on the coast just have gaping vaginas?
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01-03-2017, 11:34 AM #182
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01-03-2017, 12:53 PM #183
That was my first thought - but then I see their twatter feed:
Whistler Blackcomb @WhistlerBlckcmb 3h3 hours ago
Peak, Harmony, P2P, 7th Heaven, Crystal, Glacier, Showcase and Horstman will be on standby until further notice due to extreme cold. #WBOps
...and:
Whistler Blackcomb @WhistlerBlckcmb Jan 2
Showcase T-Bar will remain closed for the rest of the day due to high winds. #WBOps
It's a little confusing - why make the distinction? Maybe the lifties can't legally be forced to work in such windy and cold conditions. I will solve this mystery for the greater good.
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01-03-2017, 02:39 PM #184Registered User
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01-03-2017, 02:41 PM #185
who knows, but with the wind speeds I think it was colder than -40C the past few days. Went out for a tour with a friend yesterday and based on the wind in the trees in the sub-alpine and the obviously vicious alpine wind that was stripping off plumes of pow everywhere, I was fine when my friend succumbed to a head cold and wanted to turn around. personally I'm enjoying being in the office recovering from 2 weeks of prime shredding over the holidays resting up for another juicy cycle while it's this cold...<fingers crossed> <anti-jinx> <blahblahblah>....
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01-03-2017, 05:20 PM #186
My guess would be WB is concerned about the alpine lifts getting frequent wind stoppages and guests sitting there getting blasted by -40C and beyond windchill.
I heard there were over 31,000 visitors scanned in on Friday which was a new record, anyone know if that rumour is true? Certainly one of the busiest days I've ever seen, Creekside was pretty much full at 8:30am and the upload line was 1 hour at that point (yeah, I should've left the city earlier). Still scratching my head when I see all the families spending thousands of dollars to travel to WB over Christmas and stand in line all holiday. Why not just go to Big White or Sun Peaks.
The highlight of the insanity was seeing families boot packing out the Symphony cat road at 1pm because the lift line was over an hour, partly because Symphony is running slow on back-up power. Definitely a world class guest experience right there.
So glad the Christmas season delivered two years in a row. This office drone appreciates the lucky timing.
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01-05-2017, 07:16 AM #187
Gotta be it. Makes sense, we got stuck on garbanzo for an hour once and it was quite unpleasant, even with the shelter of the trees and relatively warm temps. Rep was handing out free lift ticket vouchers at the top. Needed to collect our thoughts with beer after such a harrowing experience.
Excited to come back home for a few days skiing in a couple weeks. All terrain more or less open?
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01-05-2017, 12:24 PM #188
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01-05-2017, 04:58 PM #189
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01-05-2017, 06:29 PM #190
Whistler/South Coast/Duffey stoke and conditions 2016-2017
Last edited by rob stokes; 01-05-2017 at 08:12 PM.
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01-05-2017, 07:23 PM #191
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01-05-2017, 07:59 PM #192
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01-05-2017, 10:35 PM #193
Minus 17 to start. Minus 10 towards eod. Winds light, skies clear. 190cms+ HS at 1850m.
Poking around yields dividends. W facing steep slopes skiing with pow
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01-06-2017, 10:11 AM #194
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01-07-2017, 04:58 PM #195
31 out of 35 days this season have been pow. Flu cut last week short but still Duffey powhunting has been successful
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01-07-2017, 06:05 PM #196
we poked around the opposite side of the valley from lee's shots today...didn't have a lot of time, but we got some sun and some soft snow
Lee's line somewhere in here
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01-08-2017, 12:03 AM #197
Diggin' life in these mountains...
Been a great start. MOAR SNOW PLEASE
Play safe Gents!! And give'er.____________________________________________
Skier, surfer, lover of life...
And self-admitted adrenaline junkie.
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01-09-2017, 07:30 PM #198
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