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Lessons From Whistler: I Had It All Wrong
It took 150 centimetres over the past week – yes, that’s how much it snowed while I was in Whistler – to show me that Whistler is an incredibly gigantic mountain area with so much terrain that you never have to do the same run twice.
Heading Home From Whistler
I’ll have a full report when I get home. In the meantime, enjoy this photo from a spot on Whistler Bowl near the Christmas Trees area. Given the low visibility at the time, we turned around and dropped into a bowl we were familiar with instead!
Photo From Whistler: Whistler Bowl
Whistler Bowl, a massive powder bowl that leads to a surprisingly empty valley of snow. We’ve been spending a LOT of time in here.
Whistler Shredding Day 1: 70cm of Fresh In The Alpine. And It Hasn’t Stopped Since.
“I’ve never seen conditions like this before.” That’s a statement we heard several times Saturday from locals up here in Whistler. Initially, Steve and I were worried we had missed the big pow day. After all, we arrived Friday night, and Whistler had received about 40-50 centimetres of snow the night before. While we knew [...]
After Whistler Comes Jay Peak
As Josh and I have mentioned, we’re headed to Jay Peak later this month. What a great month: first, I head to Whistler with Steve. The week after I return, I head to Jay with Josh. Sandwiched in between: my birthday! I am really looking forward to this month. We have written about Jay Peak [...]
Cypress Mountain Closes Ahead of the Games Due to Rain
This ain’t good. Cypress Mountain, which will host freestyle skiing and snowboarding events during the Olympics, has closed due to rain. You can read the details here. The move sounds precautionary – I’m sure that as an Olympic venue, they will have plenty of snow on hand – but it’s still not great news one [...]
Truthful Ski Resort Conditions At Your Fingertips
Ever visit a ski resort’s website, read a report stating they just got 15cm of fresh, only to arrive and discover the number to be greatly exaggerated? Ever want to see what the locals are saying about ski conditions right now? A new iPhone app courtesy of skiresort.com now lets you discover the truth. I [...]
Jasey-Jay Anderson’s Last Hurrah
CTVOlympics.ca has a great profile of Canadian snowboard star Jasey-Jay Anderson, who’s amassed countless accolades, awards and wins in both slalom and snowboard cross events throughout his career. The Vancouver 2010 Olympics, Anderson’s fourth, will be his last. At the end of the season, Anderson reportedly plans to end his competitive snowboarding career. Because Anderson [...]
Ski Resort News: Intrawest in Talks Over Missed Debt Repayment.
Financial websites are abuzz after Intrawest’s reportedly missed a $524 million (USD) loan repayment on Wednesday. You can read the details here. Intrawest partially or fully outright owns many popular ski resorts in North America, including Steamboat, Ontario’s Blue Mountain and Whistler Blackcomb. Vancouver’s Olympic Organizing Committee has said the issue will not effect any [...]
Today Is World Snowboard Day
Today is World Snowboard Day, which is being celebrated in 32 different countries via more than 130 events. I’d never heard of such a thing until scanning the newswires this week, but it seems like a neat idea. Maybe next year we can put together a feature ahead of time. World Snowboard Day was first [...]
