Whistler Conditions Report: Powder is Back Today was super fun up on the mountain. Some new snow and little crowds on Monday made for some nice laps. I went to Blackcomb in the morning as they normally get things open quicker. I went up Glacier and saw a big line up for Spankys as they had not dropped the rope yet. I then decided to traverse over to Chimney and found that not many people had been over their yet. By the time I got back to the top of Glacier Spankys was open and fresh. The snow today was firm dense powder. You would glide on top of it most of the time, but the depth was there when you slashed or came upon a nice wind loaded area […] Conditions Report Peter Wentz | January 19, 2015 0 Comments
Whistler Conditions Report: Fun Runs and Side-Hits Since last week in Whistler, not much has happened. After the rain hit the alpine, it has remained mainly cold on the upper mountain. The upper mountain has received a couple centimeters of new snow in the past couple days freshening things up and making for some smooth sections off of Glacier. I had a good time skiing down the glacier as it remained fairly soft. A couple runs on Spankeyโs was fun as well. As long as you pieced together the smooth sections and stayed away from the chunder it was pretty fun. But as soon as came across another track, you would find an ice-sheet and some difficult riding […] Conditions Report Peter Wentz | January 12, 2015 0 Comments
Whistler Conditions Report: Fresh Powder and Fun Times This morning was awesome up in Whistler. The recent storm has brought in around 44cm of snow on the mountain making for some of the deepest snow of the year so far. The weekend was crowded with as it was the last weekend of the holiday season for most. On Monday the crowds seemed to dissipate a bit, however there were still some lines at the lifts as locals looked to get the goods. On Monday, I started the day by doing a couple of Jersey laps. Things were super fun in the morning as the snow was deep. This recent storm opened up a lot of terrain on the mountain […] Conditions Report Peter Wentz | January 5, 2015 0 Comments
Whistler Conditions Report: Chalky Charging With Christmas behind us and the start of a new year ahead, Whistler is looking good. For the last week it has stayed cold up on the mountain keeping things fresh and soft, even without any recent snowfall. The wind has been blowing making for some nice wind loaded areas, and a few ice patches. Snow is variable all over the mountain because of this. It has been completely sunny for the last few days making for some awesome skiing. You can go anywhere on the mountain as everything […] Conditions Report Peter Wentz | December 31, 2014 0 Comments
Whistler, B.C. Conditions Report: Storm Skiing and Holiday Fun The biggest storm of the winter so far just rolled through Whistler dropping over 70cm over the last week. It really felt like winter up in the mountains this weekend as the storm came in and freshened up and filled in much of the terrain. The storm made for some awesome skiing conditions with powder in most areas in the morning, and terrain getting skied off later in the day. Even later though it was still really good soft, chopped up snow due to constant cold temperatures up high […] Conditions Report Peter Wentz | December 22, 2014 0 Comments
Whistler, B.C. Conditions Report: Alpine Opening This past weekend at Whistler Blackcomb, the alpine opened! People were very excited to get up and into the upper mountain with some fresh snow and good coverage. Saturday was when the Alpine opened with Glacier and 7th Heaven running on Blackcomb. On Whistler Peak and Harmony were open for periods on the weekend. The snow up high was insanely good, as things looked more covered in certain areas than they were late January of last year. Heavy snowfall on Thursday and Friday pasted the mountains with a fresh blanket of nice dense snow that covered up a lot of the upper mountain rocks […] Conditions Report Peter Wentz | December 15, 2014 0 Comments
Whistler, B.C. Conditions Report: Blackcomb Opening Blackcomb Mountain opened up this last Thursday! After a bit of rain and some new snow up high, it was good to get out on the hill. The mountain was not that crowded as both Whistler and Blackcomb were now open. Most areas on the hill are still closed due to low snow. However, you were definitely able to get off the main runs if you were feeling a little adventurous, and willing to avoid some rocks and sticks poking around. With some new snow up high it was nice to be able to get some fresh turns […] Conditions Report Peter Wentz | December 1, 2014 0 Comments
Whistler Blackcomb Conditions Report: Opening Weekend The start of a new ski season has arrived here at Whistler Blackcomb! For the last few weeks I have been digging through my garage among bikes, surfboards, unlabeled boxes, and other random things in search of my ski gear last seen in May. After piecing together everything I need, I sat and waited for the mountain to open. My roommates and I slowly started to get more excited, watching ski flicks more and more often. And […] Conditions Report Peter Wentz | November 23, 2014 0 Comments