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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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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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SKI Magazine Readers Name The Top 10 Ski Resorts In The West

Ski Mag Top Ten

SKI Magazine recently polled it’s readers to determine the top ski resorts in the American West. We’ll admit to being slightly surprised by some of the results! The top ten are as follows. #10: Whitefish Mountain Resort, Montana #9: Beaver Creek, Colorado #8: Aspen Highlands, Colorado #7: Jackson Hole, Wyoming #6: Vail, Colorado #5: Telluride, Colorado #4: Snowmass, Colorado #3: Whistler […]
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