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Legendary Whistler Split board Marker, Chris Prior, Has Passed Away

On October 15th, Chris Prior, the owner and founder of Prior died. A professional windsurfer, turned snowboard and ski shaper extraordinaire, who believed in the 20cm rule, and enforced it in his Function Junction ” manufactory”. Chris took his experience shaping windsurf boards, and brought it to the custom snowboard industry, shaping boards for the alpine race scene, freeride, and […]
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Whistler Blackcomb Set for Huge Improvements as Vail Resorts Inc. Plan on Splashing the Cash

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Whistler Blackcomb is already legendary for its huge acreage, plentiful powder, and the world’s highest gondola so you’d be hard pushed to think of ways to improve it. But after paying $1 billion last fall, in a record-setting deal to acquire the resort, Vail Resorts Inc. are planning to achieve just that and improve upon the resort’s already abundant selling […]
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5,000-Mile-Long Atmospheric River Stretching From China To B.C. Forecast To Drop 28-80″ of Snow on Whistler Next 7-Days

“I have been watching the weather in the PNW and around the west for 48 years and that has to be the longest atmospheric river I have ever seen on satellite photos.” ~ NWS Seattle Spotter Pierce 3, today A 5,000-mile-long plume of moisture (atmospheric river) stretching from China to British Columbia is about to drop somewhere around 28-80″ of […]
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Heavy Snowfall Is Headed For Whistler Blackcomb, BC Early Next Week | 22-31″ of Snow Is Forecasted To Fall Tuesday – Thursday

It’s the middle of October and Whistler Blackcomb’s forecast is looking GOOD for the foreseeable future. It’s calling for cold temperatures, low winds, and heavy snowfall Tuesday – Thursday. Then, another system is expected to move through next weekend. 22-31″ (56-79cm) of snow is forecasted to fall Tuesday – Thursday at Whistler Blackcomb, BC. Snow levels are expected to hover just above […]
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Work Begins On the First Alpine Hut-to-Hut System On the West Coast | Whistler Hut Open to Skiers Jan 2019

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After 10 years of planning, permitting and fundraising, the Spearheads Huts Project near Whistler is finally underway, reports adventure-journal.com. BC Parks gave its final approval to begin the $3.5 million project to open up the Whistler backcountry, and last week the Alpine Club of Canada (ACC) Whistler section, and the Spearheads Hut Society, officially broke ground. Work began immediately on site […]
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