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Thread: Whistler 2019 - 2020
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01-19-2020, 12:47 PM #276
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01-21-2020, 05:44 PM #277
Whistler 2019 - 2020
Whoa! Sleeper pow day today. Mixed rain snow in the village but cold blow up high. Some very legit spankies runs. Super sluffey out there. I think it was Pow11 that cut off false face on me. I went for a 100 kph ride down the coulior. Nice to enter quasar with a little speed tho.
Don’t think whis alpine cracked. Could be great tomorrow.
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01-21-2020, 06:35 PM #278Registered User
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T-Bar opened at 12:30 or so, very deep, but absolutely zero vis until the treeline. Had to bail back home after that one run, but didn't look like Harmony was opening any time soon, patrol was standing there telling people "maybe in an hour".
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01-21-2020, 10:59 PM #279Registered User
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01-22-2020, 10:15 AM #280Registered User
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I'm assuming* the mid mountain trees have filled in enough after this last cycle that they are worth the time while we wait for the alpine lifts to open?
*madly hoping that they have stayed fresh and not been turned into a sloppy, icy mess as a result of rising freezing levels and wet snow/sleet...
Am chance my assumption proves true?
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01-22-2020, 10:45 AM #281
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01-22-2020, 10:46 AM #282Registered User
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01-22-2020, 11:46 AM #283
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01-22-2020, 12:56 PM #284
I hope the facilities team increases the amount of bleach they put in the restaurant, washroom, and lodge services cleaning solution. The Rabbit's Foot also lives a long time on cold dry surfaces. So maybe not the best time to hold the lift bar and then wipe nose with glove.
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01-22-2020, 02:41 PM #285
Hanging roll: 3.5 crossed highway 86
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01-22-2020, 06:29 PM #286
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01-23-2020, 09:10 AM #287
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01-23-2020, 12:45 PM #288
WB should use pics of the Hanging Roll slide to educate people on why avalanche control closures need to be respected. It seems to run past Hwy-86 at least once every couple years if not more, might get some people to understand what patrol is dealing with up there and what the risks of being in the wrong place are or least deal with some of the "when is the alpine opening" whiners. Not sure if marketing will be keen on such a campaign given the recent inbounds avalanche deaths in the US.
Looks warm, windy and wet up there today. Also more random lifts down with "maintenance on scene", Catskinner this time.
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01-23-2020, 01:38 PM #289
Waited at Creekside gondola until 9:00 when it opened, Went up Red and did one run down Ratfink, then bailed back to the gondola and down. My knees can’t take 30 cm of rain soaked snow. Almost went over the handle bars on the way down when we headed off the skied stuff and onto a few cm of new on groomed. Instant stick.
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01-23-2020, 03:34 PM #290
Too bad about the warm up - yesterday was really good on Whistler with only poor vis up top limiting some of the fun.
You could begin to feel the firmness under the fresh at about 1650m yesterday and some of the trees were pretty dodgy with lots of tree bomb crustiness. Given the temp spike and the forecast cooling this weekend, I would say trees are probably out until a decent reset to your elevation of choice.
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01-23-2020, 05:16 PM #291
Yesterday was pretty sweet but man, Tuesday could of been the best day of the season for me. With the wind and heavy snowfall at times, every run I had snow exploding all up in my grill. Zero lift lines as well. I just love those days. I’ll never complain about 30cm overnight but the morning gong shows with crowds and alpine lift wait time it can be one and done. I’ll take 7 cm back to back storm days for a week over that any day.
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01-23-2020, 05:19 PM #292
Yep. Remote from dinner bell
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01-26-2020, 10:41 AM #293
Anyone have any experiencing skiing up at Hurley Pass Lodge/Backcountry Snowcats? Looking at the cat assisted touring packages that Altus Mtn Guides are doing up there for a trip next winter. Curious what the skiing is like mostly, not too concerned about lodge/food etc. Other option is Whitecap which we have done before so thinking about mixing it up.
Also anyone have GPS of the lodge? Trying to get a sense of the terrain up there but can’t find it on google earth.
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01-26-2020, 02:50 PM #294
The Lodge
The Hurley Mountain Lodge is a modular building designed to accommodate up to 14 guests and our staff. It’s situated right in the mountains, 1430 meters (5000 feet) above sea level in the Hope Creek Valley, at the bottom of the Black Forest zone which features some of our best tree skiing.
https://www.google.ca/maps/place/50%...669823!5m1!1e4
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01-26-2020, 07:30 PM #295
Did spankies crack today?
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01-26-2020, 08:37 PM #296
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01-27-2020, 06:07 PM #297
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01-27-2020, 07:05 PM #298Registered User
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01-27-2020, 10:31 PM #299
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01-27-2020, 11:22 PM #300
Excited for Whistler this weekend, Saturday should be dope. Friday looks to be...wet. Oh well, will make the best with the time I have there.
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