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03-07-2024, 10:44 AM
Thread: Whistler 23-24
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Gasex seems like a great idea to me but I’m...
Gasex seems like a great idea to me but I’m guessing you’d still need patrol to go and inspect everything anyways so maybe not a huge time saver?
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03-06-2024, 09:35 AM
Thread: Whistler 23-24
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I feel like everything gets tracked faster than...
I feel like everything gets tracked faster than even 5 years ago
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03-01-2024, 01:03 PM
Thread: Whistler 23-24
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Yeah my best days on peak have been when it opens...
Yeah my best days on peak have been when it opens after noon in a whiteout. A storm always thins the crowds. I always hope for bluebird when I’m the backcountry and storms at the resort
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03-01-2024, 12:58 PM
Thread: Whistler 23-24
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One thing that I think would do a lot to settle...
One thing that I think would do a lot to settle crowds is if there was some way to notify people of what patrol was doing before opening a lift. I think most people see peak chair spinning and see...
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03-01-2024, 09:24 AM
Thread: Whistler 23-24
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Thank you clownshoe and the rest of patrol! ...
Thank you clownshoe and the rest of patrol!
Can’t do early starts with kiddos now, so pulled up to creekside at 10. Whistler ops Twitter and sign in front of parkade said parking was full. Found... -
01-25-2024, 11:05 AM
Thread: Whistler 23-24
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484303 Yesterday off peak chair was pretty...
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01-06-2024, 08:13 PM
Thread: Whistler 23-24
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I’m pretty impressed that the alpine on both mtns...
I’m pretty impressed that the alpine on both mtns was open by 11. I was expecting much worse
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02-04-2023, 11:43 PM
Thread: Whistler 22-23
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I was actually pleasantly surprised today. Got in...
I was actually pleasantly surprised today. Got in the bcomb gondy line at portobello’s at 830. Thought it would take an hour from there. Took 40 min. Got couple jersey laps in while ppl started...
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12-03-2022, 12:55 PM
Thread: Whistler 22-23
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Thanks for the detailed response cs! I know about...
Thanks for the detailed response cs! I know about the standard bc access routes which are clearly posted on the wb site, it’s just touring in closed resort terrain that I always seem to get wrong....
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12-02-2022, 09:35 PM
Thread: Whistler 22-23
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Whistler 22-23
I feel like I ask this every early season but is there any way to find out what uphill routes / resort terrain will be open for touring the night before or in the morning before opening? I would have...
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11-06-2022, 11:38 PM
Thread: Whistler 22-23
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This happened because I signed my kid up for...
This happened because I signed my kid up for whistler kids and committed to riding whis for 10 peak season Saturdays. You’re welcome
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05-17-2022, 03:56 PM
Thread: Whistler 21/22
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are you allowed to ride in the 7th area? or skin...
are you allowed to ride in the 7th area? or skin up 7th ridge from top of jersey and access the glacier that way?
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05-17-2022, 02:07 PM
Thread: Whistler 21/22
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are you always allowed to skin to the top of...
are you always allowed to skin to the top of showcase t bar to access the glacier? or into the 7th area from bottom of showcase? i'm never clear where/when you're allowed to go early and late season...
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04-29-2022, 12:24 PM
Thread: Whistler 21/22
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Amazing Maximus. I try and do slalok once a...
Amazing Maximus. I try and do slalok once a season but haven’t been able to yet this season. Hoping it stays cold for another week or so
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04-26-2022, 08:32 PM
Thread: Whistler 21/22
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Thx Maximus and Norton. Glad I went up. Did a...
Thx Maximus and Norton. Glad I went up. Did a couple glacier laps, husume, and a quick lap down from the east col. all pretty sick
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04-25-2022, 05:04 PM
Thread: Whistler 21/22
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Whistler 21/22
How was it up there today? Thinking of coming up tomorrow with the split to get up to the glacier. Worth it? Is there any way to tell which if any of the alpine lifts will open in advance? I thought...
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04-20-2022, 10:03 PM
Thread: Whistler 21/22
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yeah this was anywhere from 5-10 years ago,...
yeah this was anywhere from 5-10 years ago, exactly when i couldn't say. also stoked to ride till the end of may. love driving up and back in shorts and flipflops
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04-20-2022, 01:46 PM
Thread: Whistler 21/22
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I remember only jersey and 7th open during the...
I remember only jersey and 7th open during the week but glacier and t bar open on weekends. They definitely never used to close them for the season after whis closed.
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04-18-2022, 09:35 PM
Thread: Whistler 21/22
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Aw yeah. And 10 am opening means I can get to...
Aw yeah. And 10 am opening means I can get to first chair even after dropping off the kiddo
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04-05-2022, 09:59 PM
Thread: Whistler 21/22
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underwhelming. pretty wind affected
underwhelming. pretty wind affected
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04-04-2022, 09:54 PM
Thread: Whistler 21/22
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I trusted you man
I trusted you man
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04-04-2022, 05:57 PM
Thread: Whistler 21/22
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where was the freezing level today? clownshoe,...
where was the freezing level today? clownshoe, probability of peak opening tomorrow?
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03-30-2022, 02:17 PM
Thread: Whistler 21/22
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Made the mistake of venturing off piste into...
Made the mistake of venturing off piste into Whistler bowl. Figured by noon it might have softened up. I pretty much side slipped right down to highway 86. Was the first time I’ve felt chatter in my...
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03-19-2022, 02:30 PM
Thread: TR: Sorcerer Lodge, Feb/Mar 2022
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Ya prices have gone up since then. I did a guided...
Ya prices have gone up since then. I did a guided catered trip to icefall back in 2016 for $2200. And now they’re charging $2700-3000. Sorcerer seems to be at the upper end of the range. Totally...
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03-18-2022, 06:14 PM
Thread: TR: Sorcerer Lodge, Feb/Mar 2022
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Yes she was. She was great!
Yes she was. She was great!
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03-18-2022, 01:57 PM
Thread: TR: Sorcerer Lodge, Feb/Mar 2022
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USD or CAD? if CAD, i want to know how to get...
USD or CAD? if CAD, i want to know how to get that deal. i paid $3600 CAD
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03-17-2022, 10:37 PM
Thread: TR: Sorcerer Lodge, Feb/Mar 2022
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sweet teamdirt. the N face is sometimes done as a...
sweet teamdirt. the N face is sometimes done as a tour from the hut. i think mike said the S face hasn't been skied as part of the lodge program. didn't look crazy gnarly when we had a look at it....
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03-16-2022, 05:56 PM
Thread: TR: Sorcerer Lodge, Feb/Mar 2022
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we were told it happens but not very often. in...
we were told it happens but not very often. in addition to weather and stability lining up, i think you probably also need the right group. there were a bunch of gnarly lines in view of the hut that...
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03-16-2022, 12:38 PM
Thread: 2021/22 BC Southern Interior
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Sick. We were in the week after you. What a spot....
Sick. We were in the week after you. What a spot. The Selkirks are the best. TR here
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03-16-2022, 01:56 AM
Thread: TR: Sorcerer Lodge, Feb/Mar 2022
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Our last lap of the trip was my fave - a...
Our last lap of the trip was my fave - a sustained 500m pitch called Critical Thursday
Mandatory just the tip shot of the trip
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03-16-2022, 01:44 AM
Thread: TR: Sorcerer Lodge, Feb/Mar 2022
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The next pitch was decent too...
The next pitch was decent too
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03-16-2022, 01:27 AM
Thread: TR: Sorcerer Lodge, Feb/Mar 2022
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The plan for the next day was to poke further...
The plan for the next day was to poke further into the alpine into a SE-facing zone named after various scotches, but weather rolled in and put us in the ping pong ball. Our first run down from the...
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03-16-2022, 12:55 AM
Thread: TR: Sorcerer Lodge, Feb/Mar 2022
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TR: Sorcerer Lodge, Feb/Mar 2022
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Sorcerer Lodge consistently gets mentioned as a must visit hut in BC, so back in 2018, some friends and I booked a trip for Mar. 2020 (such was the waitlist at the... -
02-01-2022, 12:54 AM
Thread: My Retirement Year: An Ongoing Skiing TR
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this thread is awesome. 82 and shredding - we...
this thread is awesome. 82 and shredding - we should all be so lucky
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01-30-2022, 09:42 PM
Thread: Whistler 21/22
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Aww yeah! Thx clownshoe!
Aww yeah! Thx clownshoe!
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01-30-2022, 12:00 PM
Thread: Whistler 21/22
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Probability of alpine opening tomorrow?
Probability of alpine opening tomorrow?
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01-07-2022, 11:53 PM
Thread: Whistler 21/22
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Whistler 21/22
Lapped lower insanity the entire morning walking onto creekside gondy. So good. Better than the peak laps in the afternoon
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01-05-2022, 01:42 AM
Thread: Whistler 21/22
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what a great day. whis alpine didn't open till...
what a great day. whis alpine didn't open till midday but worth the wait. late opening and zero vis seemed to keep the peak lines fairly short. wind made it not feel like 80cm since it last opened...
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01-03-2022, 07:18 PM
Thread: Whistler 21/22
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Whistler 21/22
Thx clownshoe! Staffing seems to be an issue everywhere these days. Grouse took a couple hrs to open their measley amount of decent terrain this morning and was told by patrol short staff was the...
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01-03-2022, 06:08 PM
Thread: Whistler 21/22
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Whis gurus what are the chances of whis alpine...
Whis gurus what are the chances of whis alpine opening tomorrow?
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12-12-2021, 11:22 PM
Thread: Whistler 21/22
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It was sick up there today! Got to black comb...
It was sick up there today! Got to black comb gondola at 8. Waited maybe a half an hour. Fun accelerator laps while everyone waited for jersey. Then tree laps on Crystal and 7th. Funny how Crystal...
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11-09-2021, 12:07 AM
Thread: Whistler 21/22
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great on the runs. a couple feet of north shore...
great on the runs. a couple feet of north shore cement pads the sharks nicely. get it while you can, looks like it'll get washed away this weekend
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11-08-2021, 02:17 AM
Thread: Whistler 21/22
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Cypress was decent today 391953
Cypress was decent today 391953
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03-29-2021, 07:47 PM
Thread: Whistler/Vail North 2020/2021
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What's the policy on touring on resort? I seem to...
What's the policy on touring on resort? I seem to remember last spring it was allowed initially then got shut down
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03-10-2021, 11:49 AM
Thread: Whistler/Vail North 2020/2021
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That's what I was thinking. Not sure what the...
That's what I was thinking. Not sure what the alternative is though. I guess dig out a spot at Joffre or walk back to your car?
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03-09-2021, 11:56 PM
Thread: Whistler/Vail North 2020/2021
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Nice timing! Best run on the south coast imo....
Nice timing! Best run on the south coast imo. Where did you park with Joffre closed? At cerise then climb back up the matier to exit?
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02-24-2021, 12:04 PM
Thread: Whistler/Vail North 2020/2021
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yesterday was pretty incredible. couple cm of new...
yesterday was pretty incredible. couple cm of new snow so i was planning on a groomer/park day. i guess they severely underreported or wind filled things in, cause it was pretty deep in places!...
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02-17-2021, 09:39 PM
Thread: Whistler/Vail North 2020/2021
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code to know whether to tone it back or shred it...
code to know whether to tone it back or shred it up? sorry, i missed the part where i said that. i think we're talking past each other here. i'll make this very simple: question: should these 2...
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02-17-2021, 08:48 PM
Thread: Whistler/Vail North 2020/2021
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Yes you should make your own decisions with...
Yes you should make your own decisions with available info, but I question the usefulness of some of the info in the bulletins. What use is a moderate or considerable rating for an area that...
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02-17-2021, 04:20 PM
Thread: Whistler/Vail North 2020/2021
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Totally agree. As others have said though I...
Totally agree. As others have said though I assume it's due to lack of funding.
A couple other things that bug me- the forecast areas are way too big. It's absurd that the Duffey is in the same...
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