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I grew up skiing Grouse. We were slightly above middle class I'd say and even back in the day (80's/90's) Whistler was considered a once a year luxury for us. So I think Whistler has always been mostly out of reach for the middle class i.e. not Vail's fault. But on the other hand, lower Mainlanders seem to be so drunk on home equity that they are skiing more than ever.Quote:
Originally Posted by kalisto
This is also my concern. We have a 16 month old and will probably have another kid and I’m thinking about where I’ll try to get them into skiing (not force, just strongly encourage haha). North shore seems logical for the first 2-4 seasons with a spring trip to Whistler when the weather and views are good. The Shore does scare me a bit by the sheer number of gapers up there who don’t come from a skiing/winter sports background. It’s so different to when I grew up skiing Banff in the 80s/early 90s.Quote:
Originally Posted by t.odd
We are very lucky that we can afford to do the Whistler kids thing when they are older and will get more out of it, but the drive is only getting more painful traffic wise. And also the overcrowded gaper risk on the lower mountain funnel groomers scares me as well.
Might need to check out Sasquatch/Hemlock sometime... but I am also in the cautiously optimistic group about GAS for family skiing even if the snow is often trash.
Any rumours about Crystal or Harmony? Saw on Instagram Crystal spinning and some staff assessing things. Guessing Harmony is a ways off with the rocky terrain.
Crystal opened
I am joining a team for a run in the Peak to Valley Race Feb 21st. Looking for some tips on accommodations and lift tickets.
I am hoping for some warm floor space to camp on.
And maybe a suggestion for a way to save 6 or 9 CAD on window price.
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Crystal opened midday today. There was a wall of people that headed over after lunch. It was a pretty remarkable sight.Quote:
Originally Posted by gramboh
Harmony looks like a boulder field at this point and needs a lot more snow in my view.
Lots of bombing this morning on whistler peak. I was in franz’s and it was scary loud.
The snow over the past week I'm sure has helped immensely. At least Christmas week shouldn't be a complete disaster as the hordes descend...
Oh yeh, Whistler opened 3 more runs today. Well actually it works out to one, but they needed three runs to get from the top to the bottom of Emerald on snow. :rolleyes:
Lift lines look stupendous on Village side today, Creekside appears to have cleared right out.
Wild upload this morning. Longest i think i have ever waited at the base of blackcomb. Not many actually skiing when i got up there.
Decent accumulation and turns to be had. Woudln't be suprised to see south side 7th open before Xmas now. they dont need much to get the runs open.
Everyone had to get those three Instagram photos.Quote:
Originally Posted by nortonwhis
One waiting for line "OMG this line".
Second one on the lift "First real powder day".
Third one with the tip pointing into something they didn't ski but looks deeper than it actually is "It's ON".
Then they sat around the lodge deciding what filters to use and what tags to use for a couple hours before downloading back to the village.
A group of 6 who refused to squish up in the blackcomb gondola were complaining that Crystal wasnt open yet. They said that Patrol should have been doing Avi Control last night so that it was already open for them. Took me eerything i had to not go to town. Fat with a bunhc of shitty kids and a wife who probably hated him.Quote:
Originally Posted by shirk
"Lock in your spring savings for March and April and stay from $299/night*. Don't delay! This offer expires on December 22nd."
Only $300 a night. Single room.
What a deal!
PS - Actually, for Whistler, that is a deal for this time of year. Last year, the cheapest rooms were in the $800 range this week and for the next 3 weeks.
Were they doing control work in the alpine today? Wonder if anything went yuge on the November crusts.
Harmony was spinning today, looks like it may open tomorrow.
Big results. Nov 23rd crust is an issue; size 2s n 3s sympathetics. Touchy.
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Stay safe out there boyz.
Huge results in Blackcomb bowl wow. Sign line on Pikas at bomb shack, patrol said it might go to Die Hard but not father, didn’t ask about 86 but guessing closed as they are working on Peak. Chairs are on harmony but just for patrol to do work.
Just cruising around groomers breaking in new boots. Crowds are not bad at all (except on the main runs).
No crowds??Quote:
Originally Posted by gramboh
I'm missing out :(
Ate something last week (norovirus??) or was it a virus from snotty doorhandles at the cafes on piste, or was it
from breathing someone's sneeze on the chairlift with the wind blowing my way?
It looks good, all this snow coming down is getting things ready for a more than acceptable January.
Fingers crossed.
Learning how to stretch my Sartorial muscles thanks to YouTube.
They were heli bombing around Peak and Harmony at 1:30 as the vis opened up. Couldn’t see if anything went big. Didn’t hit Shale slope oddly enough. Coverage looks decent up high now at least (where it hasn’t slid).
Heard that bombing, thought it was incredibly brave to be bombing during the day these days with people just doing whatever the fuck they like on touring gear. Guess having the heli helps to spot poachers.Quote:
Originally Posted by gramboh
Natural selection. Cross avalanche closures; pay the consequences.Quote:
Originally Posted by nortonwhis
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Heli bombing today—the entire Blackcomb Glacier went, Ladies First, and the ridge above the boundary skin track, size 3.5-4. The monster lurking underneath is gonna be there for a while outside the resort.
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Do not go touring!!!!! All of cowboy ripped skier remote!! All flute ripped out etc. People are going to die.
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Heli bombing Blackcomb results
could see a slide right on the exit onto the apron at the end of DOA too