"Whistler Blackcomb is unable to host camps during the 2024 summer on Horstman Glacier. This decision was not made lightly – we know these camps, and this experience, have a long history at our...

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On Friday morning, March 8, SWAT team raided 3 homes in Emerald, Creekside, and MarketPlace and arrested 4 men in their early 30s (all Whistler residents); 3 Canadians, 1 Australian. RCMP claimed to...

SP is cold fast snow and bluebird skies. 2 decades ago, Austrian alpine team created a dedicated run for race training in November when the World Cup season starts in North America. SP also has a...

On Reddit, u/NomadicAlaskan posted a few days ago:

"Was riding up the chair with a patroller this morning at Whistler. I was asking about their timeframe for opening up the alpine after a big...

Buddy said alpine winds were very high overnight, dropping in the morning. Odd 7th finally opened but not Peak. Too bad, was super busy for a Tues.

Start of line up this morning
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https://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2024/01/massive-snowfall-coming-to-washington.html

7th just opened

Does anyone remember when peak alpine opened last Dec 2022? Buddy thinks it was 2nd week of Dec.
I remember Oct/Nov was super dry, then just before Xmas, when Creekside was stalled, we got record...

Fitz spinning
https://www.carletonlodge.com/whistler-webcam/

Shorter than line-ups on Everest

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https://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2023/11/will-there-be-skiing-for-thanksgiving.html

Blackcomb was earlier close in 2014-15 and 2018-19 & 2019-20

self-grooming at 38:10

https://youtu.be/v53koT0HKBQ

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Alps are Cool

https://wattsupwiththat.com/2022/05/04/ski-industry-expert-austrian-ski-resort-temperature-rise-over-past-50-years-not-statistically-significant/

https://wattsupwiththat.com/2022/05/04/ski-industry-expert-austrian-ski-resort-temperature-rise-over-past-50-years-not-statistically-significant/

Real news, fake snow ...

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/beijing-winter-olympics-fake-snow_n_61f170dbe4b067cbfa172aaf

Ski Wash

Dosing & dousing

https://youtu.be/gztOP0tmH_U

https://whistlersar.blogspot.com/2016/11/how-not-to-get-lost-in-whistler.html

I know lifts actually close a bit before or after posted, but close times are being posted by VailCo at 2pm (can't recall seeing that before), not the usual 3 for early months. Are lifties actually...

https://www.carletonlodge.com/whistler-webcam/

From Pique News Magazine:

"Vancouver Coastal Health has not returned repeated requests for more details on the current number of COVID-19 cases and statistics on variants in the resort."

Go reserve the potential re-opening week of April 19-23. Do it.

Whistler closes for season this afternoon.
Blackcomb closed starting Tues Mar 30 for 3 weeks.

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Regarding Whistler area, the Health Authority reports:

"All the possible exposures are considered to be low risk."
"None of the infections have resulted in hospitalization or death."

Anything...

In BC there are 3.8 million people under age 60. Over one year of virus, 37 have died. Thirty seven. And almost all had some medical condition unusual for their age. (24 of those were age 50-60)....

Vail releases season stats:

Users down 17%, ticket revenue down 21%.
Retail, dining, rentals, ski school revenue all down big time.

Non-locals to WB (and I'm one of those) need to step up and...

With Van Ski & Board closed, where are the good places for grind & tune in greater Van area?

And by good I mean not by store hype and not by cheery front staff, but by the guys actually doing...

Showcase T-bar open for season

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Looks like reservation dates are being choked for pass/card holders. A friend went to the day ticket site and there were several more days avail to those buyers. Just a temporary Xmas crush.

Blackcomb alpine opened today ... 7th Heaven.

Last season, it opened Dec 26, two weeks later.

Virus breakout in staff residences on Glacier (Blackcomb Base II), risky Nov. 11 - 24ish.
Didn't think that covid would survive with all the others like chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis.
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B.C., provincial health officials last week reiterated their recommendation against non-essential travel, recommending skiers to stick to their local mountain. Pique Magazine followed up with...

The biggest concern health authorities have is Vancouver people needing to get out of the City, and unlike summer, unable to drive to places like the Okanagan, over snow-stormed highway passes. Whis...

New renderings of proposed resort

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/garibaldi-squamish-ski-resort-renderings-design

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/garibaldi-squamish-ski-resort-renderings-design

Van Film Fest, available for on-line viewing until Wed Oct 7.
Nine dollar, don't holler.

Trailer:
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https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7tc7zs

My guess is they will allow a transfer for next season, but it will be limited (e.g. max 5 days), and be restricted to early season conditions, pre-Xmas, when they need other, non-lift resort revenue.

Whistler may open briefly in April, depending on the degree to which you trust and rely on Vail Inc.
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https://globalnews.ca/news/6678728/coronavirus-okanagan-ski-resorts/

https://globalnews.ca/news/6605197/whistler-helicopter-crash/

How good were you ... when you were 6?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTCUn56RDQ0

Further delays:
https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/proposed-squamish-ski-resort-to-ask-for-environmental-extension

For those unfamiliar, compared to Whis/Black, they propose a compressed...