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04-16-2024, 09:51 AM
Thread: Whistler 23-24
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I got some too if LL can't help out for some...
I got some too if LL can't help out for some reason.
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04-12-2024, 04:46 PM
Thread: Whistler 23-24
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Really fun morning this morning. It got a little...
Really fun morning this morning. It got a little baked on east faces quickly but otherwise some decent turns to be had. Anything north facing will be skiing very well. Should be some big ones skied...
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04-10-2024, 02:03 PM
Thread: Snow for the Euros.
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100% they do. A lot of the terrain in the...
100% they do. A lot of the terrain in the Garabaldi Provincial Park that borders the ski hill is considered backcountry and is bombed. Often the Gemstone bowls and Blackcomb Glacier will remain...
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04-09-2024, 03:52 PM
Thread: Snow for the Euros.
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This is where my mind takes me as well. Lack of...
This is where my mind takes me as well. Lack of education on the differences of ski culture, and they paid the ultimate price. Shitty outcome for all involved.
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04-08-2024, 10:11 AM
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Awesome stuff DTM!
Awesome stuff DTM!
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04-05-2024, 10:48 AM
Thread: Whistler 23-24
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Yeah lots of rain this year. Not like Sun peaks...
Yeah lots of rain this year. Not like Sun peaks :fmicon:
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04-01-2024, 12:12 PM
Thread: Whistler 23-24
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Yeah hard to spot them in the am for sure. AD...
Yeah hard to spot them in the am for sure.
AD forecast is looking good for the next two weeks I think. Not huge amounts of snow so might not cover up the big moguls but little top up’s and light... -
04-01-2024, 11:08 AM
Thread: Whistler 23-24
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Def happened Friday evening. 2 tracks in CC and...
Def happened Friday evening. 2 tracks in CC and one in Satisfaction that got taken out by snowballing.
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03-27-2024, 11:18 AM
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Awesome stuff!
Awesome stuff!
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03-25-2024, 12:30 PM
Thread: Whistler 23-24
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Cant imagine there won't be. Though Sunset...
Cant imagine there won't be. Though Sunset boulevard will likely be completely bare so the glacier route might make more sense.
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03-22-2024, 04:25 PM
Thread: Whistler 23-24
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Saw a video from a friend with showcase open!...
Saw a video from a friend with showcase open! Looks like some snow fell up there as well.
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03-22-2024, 03:51 PM
Thread: Netflix: instaView rec's
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My partner and I loved this. Maybe its due to...
My partner and I loved this. Maybe its due to growing up in Australia and craving some of that nostalgic feels that this provides but thought it was very creative, though far fetched at times.
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03-22-2024, 03:40 PM
Thread: St. Mo The Side Trip
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Looks amazing. But i just can't fathom how these...
Looks amazing.
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03-13-2024, 03:12 PM
Thread: Whistler 23-24
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Woah, what a change in coverage. Feeders look in,...
Woah, what a change in coverage. Feeders look in, even Count Chocula looks pretty fat, minus the slide in the run out.
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03-13-2024, 10:31 AM
Thread: Whistler 23-24
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My whole body is screaming for a break. My boss...
My whole body is screaming for a break. My boss hates me, partner mad af, but that was one hell of a storm cycle. Got plenty of time now by the looks of it to get back in the good books.
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03-11-2024, 03:40 PM
Thread: Whistler 23-24
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I've heard a lot of rumours lately. Size 4 was...
I've heard a lot of rumours lately. Size 4 was what i heard from the grapevine.
Full burial for heli skiing with ExCan last week
Corona going 2.5, after being heli bombed.
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03-11-2024, 09:54 AM
Thread: Whistler 23-24
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Oh and one last thing, if any one of you dentists...
Oh and one last thing, if any one of you dentists or friends of dentists have a spare house/suite/condo that you would like to rent out to a lovely couple who will keep it immaculate for you please...
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03-11-2024, 09:43 AM
Thread: Whistler 23-24
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That was the most pow i've ridden over a two day...
That was the most pow i've ridden over a two day period in a long long while. Road bell to bell on saturday and bell to 3 yesterday. Being ahead of the upload clusterfuck makes things so much easier....
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03-07-2024, 10:45 AM
Thread: Whistler 23-24
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Thats enough out of you guys, you leave Blackcomb...
Thats enough out of you guys, you leave Blackcomb outta this.
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03-06-2024, 10:38 AM
Thread: Whistler 23-24
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I can only speak for blackcomb, but think that...
I can only speak for blackcomb, but think that its changed significantly in what gets skied first. Changing of the upload setup i think. For instance i think a lot of the stuff that goes back to old...
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03-03-2024, 11:33 PM
Thread: Whistler 23-24
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Agreed. theres really not a lot not getting skied...
Agreed. theres really not a lot not getting skied on blackcomb that has in the past. Slayer didnt get skied today, teetering did, dominator unhit, but for the most part everything else had tracks.
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03-01-2024, 02:37 PM
Thread: Whistler 23-24
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Another insane morning. What a run.
Another insane morning. What a run.
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02-29-2024, 03:03 PM
Thread: Whistler 23-24
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I'm glad i went for yesterday and not today,...
I'm glad i went for yesterday and not today, though obviously wish i could do both. Yesterday was crazy. Deepest snow i've ridden in a long long time.
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02-27-2024, 03:41 PM
Thread: Whistler 23-24
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Putting odds on tomorrow being the biggest...
Putting odds on tomorrow being the biggest shitshow in the history of shitshows.
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02-26-2024, 06:22 PM
Thread: Whistler 23-24
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Couple of decent turns here and there the past...
Couple of decent turns here and there the past couple of days. Not good, but not terrible. Wind was howling on Sunday afternoon. Never been so scared in a gondola in my life. Took 30 minutes from mid...
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02-16-2024, 06:01 PM
Thread: Freeride World Tour
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Not sure how you can compare to snowboard to...
Not sure how you can compare to snowboard to skiing. They are different equipment for different lines, always have been, always will be.
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02-15-2024, 12:19 PM
Thread: Whistler 23-24
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Glacier is often dependent on whether they can...
Glacier is often dependent on whether they can get the hangfire off of husume, corona, phalanx etc. If the heli can fly expect it faster. Its also much slower going for patrol to get there at the...
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02-15-2024, 12:13 PM
Thread: Whistler 23-24
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Glacier is often dependent on whether they can...
Glacier is often dependent on whether they can get the hangfire off of husume, corona, phalanx etc. If the heli can fly expect it faster. Its also much slower going for patrol to get there at the...
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02-15-2024, 12:04 PM
Thread: Freeride World Tour
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Venue looks like hard work to find large airs....
Venue looks like hard work to find large airs. Lots of dick slapper trees all over the place
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02-14-2024, 01:29 PM
Thread: Whistler 23-24
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Monday was quiet on blackcomb. not sure if you...
Monday was quiet on blackcomb. not sure if you were on whis but yeah that was super fun for a bluebird semi pow day. According to Google whistler has capacity for 30000 overnight people. Even at 50%...
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02-01-2024, 10:41 AM
Thread: Whistler 23-24
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Whatever has the sharpest edges. I think most of...
Whatever has the sharpest edges. I think most of the precip has passed and its below freezing on most of the mountain without much more insight. Havent been up since Sunday and it looks like we lost...
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01-26-2024, 05:40 PM
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Did you mean to post in the "I just took...
Did you mean to post in the "I just took mushrooms thread"???
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01-25-2024, 06:07 PM
Thread: Whistler 23-24
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Yeah some very nice turns to be had today. Also...
Yeah some very nice turns to be had today. Also some scrapey horrible ice lumps every 4th turn.
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01-25-2024, 11:08 AM
Thread: Whistler 23-24
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I'm reading the below part as the cliff lower...
I'm reading the below part as the cliff lower down the fall line rather than directly after the chutes. Maybe hit a shark en route to the straight line or didnt realize it didnt go til it was too...
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01-24-2024, 11:27 AM
Thread: Whistler 23-24
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Welcome back! Really missed this wonderful tidbit...
Welcome back! Really missed this wonderful tidbit of information on every page this season.
Bummer about the fatality. Not sure where in Sapphire but was trauma related from a serious fall. -
01-23-2024, 04:48 PM
Thread: Whistler 23-24
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Had a pretty good day out ripping the resort...
Had a pretty good day out ripping the resort yesterday. 7th groomers were fun with about 8-10cm of fresh but with a pronounced crust underneath. Places that don't get skied hard were still decent....
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01-23-2024, 02:20 PM
Thread: Whistler 23-24
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If you got some waterskis i'd bring them...
If you got some waterskis i'd bring them...
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01-21-2024, 03:36 PM
Thread: Whistler 23-24
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I imagine today is very solid, was spring like...
I imagine today is very solid, was spring like everywhere yesterday, and cooled off to below 0.
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01-16-2024, 03:52 PM
Thread: Whistler 23-24
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If they make it hike to, surely we can open up...
If they make it hike to, surely we can open up Xmas and Showcase chutes right?
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01-16-2024, 10:36 AM
Thread: Whistler 23-24
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Models have been all over the place this year....
Models have been all over the place this year. Tomorrow uncertain. Friday NAM calling for snow but not many others. WTF. How am i supposed to ditch work early if they cant figure their shit out....
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01-15-2024, 02:21 PM
Thread: Slow Horses- Apple TV+
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I had looked at this for a long time, but never...
I had looked at this for a long time, but never thought it would be that good. Thanks to this thread i threw it on while cooking and ended up watching all of season 1.
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01-15-2024, 11:21 AM
Thread: Whistler 23-24
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Rode inbounds(ish) pow basically all weekend. Not...
Rode inbounds(ish) pow basically all weekend. Not full top to bottom lines but very enjoyable. Still a lot left behind in the Double Rubble/ surfs up area too.
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01-11-2024, 12:35 PM
Thread: Whistler 23-24
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Damn, lucky that didnt happen today/yesterday...
Damn, lucky that didnt happen today/yesterday with that arctic air moving in.
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01-09-2024, 01:55 PM
Thread: Whistler 23-24
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Peak still closed now (nearly 12pm) and 7th just...
Peak still closed now (nearly 12pm) and 7th just opened. I think on saturday they had the heli and that allowed them to get shit moving faster, but this morning was slow going. Jersey didn't open til...
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01-05-2024, 12:36 PM
Thread: Whistler 23-24
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I predict a complete shit show tomorrow. Decent...
I predict a complete shit show tomorrow. Decent skiing inbounds but just an insane amount of pent up demand.
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12-30-2023, 12:22 PM
Thread: Whistler 23-24
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Theres buddy passes and ski with a friend, but...
Theres buddy passes and ski with a friend, but that person has to be there with you when you buy the tickets. Other than that, you are pretty hooped.
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12-20-2023, 12:16 PM
Thread: Whistler 23-24
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Someone over at GFS on the crack pipe this am? Or...
Someone over at GFS on the crack pipe this am? Or hacking my dreams? Thats 6cm an hour for 3 days or something lol. This can't be a jinx cos it can't be real
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12-12-2023, 01:32 PM
Thread: Whistler 23-24
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Nice. Thats a pretty huge effort to get that...
Nice. Thats a pretty huge effort to get that running in time for the holidays.
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12-12-2023, 10:29 AM
Thread: 2022/23 BC Southern Interior
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Hows Rogers Pass looking? We are having a shocker...
Hows Rogers Pass looking? We are having a shocker over here on the coast and its not looking much better for xmas. Looking to make the trek out that way if things look good. Seems to be lots of hotel...
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12-07-2023, 04:08 PM
Thread: Maggot snowmobile thread
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Yeah that definitely looks like the best one that...
Yeah that definitely looks like the best one that i have seen out there. Ill see if they have anything close to that up here in canada
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