VIDEO: 14-Year-Old Snowboarder Dangles, Falls 26-Feet from Chairlift at Whistler A 14-year-old somehow ended up dangling from the Emerald Express Chair at Whistler, B.C. on Saturday, December 3rd, 2016 . At 10:40am, the snowboarder fell. In the video you can see ski patrol and others attempting to soften the fall with a tower pad. The snowboarder hits the pad, but not the center and takes a hard fall. It’s unknown […] SnowBrains | December 6, 2016 0 Comments
Snow For Seattle, Portland, Vancouver Today/Tomorrow | Up To 18″ of Snow Forecast in PNW Mountains NOAA has issued a Winter Weather Watch for Seattle, Washington. They are calling for Trace amounts to 2 inches with snow levels as low as 500 feet dropping to sea level tonight. Additional snowfall is expected overnight, up to 4″. * SNOW LEVELS…MAINLY NEAR 500 FEET THIS MORNING WITH CONSIDERABLE VARIATION. SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS […] Weather Chris Wallner | December 5, 2016 0 Comments
Whistler, B.C. Conditions Report: Blackcomb Alpine Open and Pow Pretty much everything is up and running at Whistler Blackcomb. On Saturday they opened up Glacier and 7th Heaven and earlier this week Peak and Harmony were open. This means everything is open beside Symphony Chair and the upper T-Bars on Blackcomb Conditions Report Peter Wentz | December 4, 2016 0 Comments
Whistler, B.C. Conditions Report, VIDEOS, Photo Tour: 10-Feet of New Snow Opening Week [iframe id=”https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fwhistlerblackcomb%2Fvideos%2F10154307177823402%2F&show_text=0&width=560″] Yes, you read that right, 10 FEET of snow throughout the first week of Whistler’s season and it has been going off. Whistler opened for the season on Wednesday, November 23rd, 2016 and the snow came with it. The season so far has consisted of snow, snow, and some more snow. Everyone has been drooling over the current […] Conditions Report Chris Wallner | December 2, 2016 0 Comments
Snow Suffocation Death at Whistler’s Opening Weekend An unfortunate tragedy has befallen Whistler Blackcomb resort on their opening weekend. A 27-year old snowboarder perished on Saturday due to suffocation in the deep snow of an off-piste run. The snowboarder was riding alone in the Crystal Ridge area on a glade run known as Arthur’s Choice. Brad Sills, Whistler’s Search and Rescue manager, speculates that the rider fell face […] Dylan Cautela | November 28, 2016 0 Comments
27-Year-Old Snowboarder Dies at Whistler Blackbomb, B.C. Yesterday The B.C. coroners office has confirmed that a 27-year-old snowboarder died at Whistler Blackcomb ski resort in B.C., Canada yesterday just 3 days after the resort’s opening. He was found unresponsive in a gladed area near the Arthur’s Choice run at Blackcomb. Members of the public performed CPR before Blackcomb ski patrol arrived at 12:15pm. Ski patrol continued CPR and used […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 27, 2016 1 Comment
Whistler, B.C. Conditions Report + Photo Tour: Opening Weekend and Overhead Powder What an opening for Whistler Blackcomb! I personally could not make it up for their official opening days, and had some serious fear of missing out. From photos on Instagram and word of mouth from buddies up at the resort, the opening few days were some of the best in a long time. People had photos of overhead powder and it looked unreal. Conditions Report Peter Wentz | November 26, 2016 2 Comments
VIDEOS: Deep @ Whistler Blackcomb, B.C. Yesterday | 67″ of Snow Past 7 Days [iframe id=”https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fwhistlerblackcomb%2Fvideos%2F10154289534713402%2F&show_text=0&width=560″] Whistler Blackcomb, B.C. has seen 67″ of snow in the past 7 days. 26″ in the past 24 hours. 14″ in the past 12 hours. A video posted by Austin Ross (@austinross88) on Nov 24, 2016 at 2:29pm PST These videos are all from Blackcomb yesterday, which opened for the season yesterday. Whistler opened for the season […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | November 25, 2016 0 Comments
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