Whistler Conditions Report: Alpine Powder Returns Over the last week, winter has returned in the alpine of Whistler with a solid 55cm of new snow. There has not been much opportunity to shred powder in Whistler this year, so people came up over the weekend to get after it. On Saturday, there was about a foot of fresh on the mountain. It was finally time to get after it. We rode Spankey’s almost the entire day and had an awesome time. Some areas had windblown pockets making it feel even deep than it was. Of course this means that there were also some ridges and exposed small pitches that were really icy. The snow lower down, by the bottom of […] Conditions Report Peter Wentz | March 24, 2015 0 Comments
Whistler Conditions Report: Refresh Winter has not had its last word yet. It seems like the March warm and dry spell has finally concluded. This last weekend we saw storms up high in the alpine dropping off about 15cm of snow. This new snow definitely made the mountain more lively and gave some life back into Whistler. The story of this winter has been stay high up on the mountain. That is still the case now with this past storm having a freezing level of around 1600m. Snow in the alpine has been good, while tree line has had some wet snow and rain. Below this however there has just been rain, making the lower mountain mainly dirt. Conditions Report Peter Wentz | March 17, 2015 0 Comments
Whistler Conditions Report: Slushy Days Within this past week Whistler has seen a lot of sun and some clouds mixed in here and there. The mornings may be a bit icy and hardpack all over the mountain but as long as you wait until the afternoon and ski the sunny slopes you will have a good time skiing off of the groomers. These warm temperatures have made the snow pretty fun by later in the day with some soft spring skiing. Shaded areas have remained firm but the grooming has been on point making it possible to rip super fast without any worries. I have been skiing on 7th for most days and the Coulior on the skiers right side by the […] Conditions Report Peter Wentz | March 10, 2015 1 Comment
Whistler Conditions Report: Sunny Days Over the last week the sun has been shining down on Whistler Blackcomb. It has made it possible to go deep in the alpine, go shred some soft spring snow in the sun on resort, or hit up the park. As long as you played it smart and stayed away from the shaded skied out areas you were bound to have a sunny, fun time. I spent most of the last week going to Blackcomb. The groomers were super-fast and smooth in the morning, so I would start the day with a few laps on 7th Heaven or Glacier. I have not spent much time laying in hard groomer turns before, but it […] Conditions Report Peter Wentz | February 25, 2015 0 Comments
Whistler Conditions Report: Go Out and Explore It is time to go out and explore Whistler. This past week ended the rain cycle that has been tormenting Whistler for the past two or three weeks. Since Friday we have seen sun and temperatures hovering around zero degrees. The upper alpine has about an inch of dust on a nice crusty layer in shady spots. Rain runnels are prevalent on the glaciers as well as across the mountain […] Conditions Report Peter Wentz | February 17, 2015 0 Comments
Whistler Conditions Report: Mixed Weather and Surprise Pow For the last two weeks I have been traveling to Denver and Munich for SIA and ISPO ski tradeshows. During this time I got to wonder and check out all of the gear coming out for next winter and talks about future trends in snowsports. These shows are always an awesome mix of ski and snowboard industry people all there to have a good time and stoked on riding. During my travels, I was hearing and seeing on media outlets and weather forecasts that Whistler was getting pounded with rain. I was a little bit scared to come back and see what the mountain Conditions Report Peter Wentz | February 11, 2015 1 Comment
“Dress for the Weather” | Wetsuit Skiing at Whistler When the temps at Whistler haven’t dropped below freezing in a week, sometimes you just gotta whip out your wetsuit… Whistler forecast: 80-140mm of rain. Freezing line: 2100m Whistler Peak elevation: 2182m Dress for the weather. ameliatraynor | February 11, 2015 1 Comment
Snowboarder Found After Three Days Lost in Whistler 20 year-old snowboarder Julie Abrahamsen was found Saturday by search and rescue teams after she got lost Wednesday while snowboarding on Blackcomb Mountain at Whistler Blackcomb ski resort in British Columbia. Abrahamsen, visiting from Norway, had been snowboarding alone Wednesday, and was reported missing by a room mate Friday after she hadn’t returned home. Whistler RCMP, Ski Patrol and Search […] Industry News Eric Behn | January 25, 2015 0 Comments
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