Western Snowboarding
New Whistler Lift
I was very excited when I initially heard rumblings out west that a new chairlift had been built on the Creekside part of Whistler Mountain. Unfortunately, the new lift is a temporary one for pedestrians to easily get between different parts of the Dave Murray Downhill. Click here to check out the excellent overview at [...]
Life… It’s Just Not Fair
Excerpt of an email I just got from Whistler Blackcomb: “The words ‘opening day’ and ‘early,’ much like peanut butter and jelly, always go together so well, which is why Whistler Blackcomb is very pleased to announce that Whistler Mountain is opening its doors early, this Saturday, November 14, with Blackcomb Mountain following in its [...]
Live Near Mammoth Mountain? Ride it for Free
According to California ski resort Mammoth Mountain, they’ve been absolutely pounded with snow recently, leading to their second-earliest opening ever, close to four weeks ahead of schedule. Lucky jerks! Mammoth will open on Friday the 16th, and feature free skiing and riding all day. If you’re lucky enough to live out there, enjoy.
Whistler to Tourists: Come For the Games, Stay for the Fresh
As I’ve mentioned previously, I’m likely giving my annual trip to Whistler a pass this year due to the Olympics. Instead, I’m going to head to Colorado. I suppose that’s good for me, as I do have a snowboarding blog, but most of my riding has been limited to Whistler, Ontario, Quebec, Vermont and Australia. [...]
Where Do We Go.. Where Do We Go Now?
Starting to think about snowboarding trips. I think Whistler is out this year, Colorado is in. Steamboat, perhaps? I don’t think we want a Vail or Aspen.
Cypress Mountain Taking Olympic Heat
Ouch. It looks like the World Cup ski and snowboarding events held at Vancouver’s Cypress Mountain over the past couple of weeks did not garner many rave reviews from fans or athletes. Cypress will host a variety of snowboard and ski events during the 2010 Olympic games. Over at the Toronto Star, Olympic blogger Randy [...]
Whistler Blackcomb Now on Twitter
Follow ‘em here: http://twitter.com/WhistlerBlckcmb Apparently there’s plans to open more terrain this weekend. I have high hopes they’ll open more starting tomorrow; it’s my last day riding here.
Sound Advice From Whistler Lifties
2pm, Garbanzo chair.
Whistler’s New Trail Map Makes Me Cry
Before I came out to Whistler this year I mentioned that their new trail map – from an online perspective, anyway – looked pretty bad. Having now procured a printed version for navigating the mountain I can confirm the thing is completely useless. Every time I pull it out here I realize it cannot help [...]
Some More Photos From Whistler Blackcomb
Here’s a couple of photos from Day Two. Photo 1: A bunch of folks dressed up in ’80s garb showed up at the top of Blackcomb Mountain, lined up, picked a line and took off. Note the girl second from the right is holding a unicorn on a broomstick, like those toy horses kids used [...]
