2011 has come to an end and what a year it’s been!
Here are Unofficial Whistler’s top videos from the last 12 months.
Thanks for all the support -we’re stoked for 2012.
Ski & Snowboard
January 8, 2011 -Powder and Pillows- “50+cm of snow that had accumulated in the last two days and the trees were banger. Pillow-lines after pillow-lines, drop after drop”
February 18, 2011 -I Just Can’t Get Enough Powder- “WELL 73 inches of snow fell in the last 7 days. With all this snow I still cant get enough […] There is nothing better in the whole world than riding out on the moto-track from Kybers as you and your friends scream with joy! Hands down the best moments inlife”
January 23, 2011 – Snowboarding up Fissile – “A splitboard mission up fissile. If you are willing to hike further than the weekend crowd, you are most likely going to find some untouched lines of awesome”
March 7, 2011 -BC Hut trip – “For only being in the bush a day and a half we all felt drained as it seamed like more than a week had passed. As we scarfed down our delicious burgers and raised our glasses to a decision that the next hut we visited must have a stove” Read the full story HERE
March 4, 2011 – Eliel Hindert and Big Pillows- “Here we see Eliel Sending it down some harry pillow lines… nutters”
March 12, 2011 -Dave Short and Big Pillows – “A day of Hustlin’ with Dave Short in some secret pillows on WhisComb. Sick Pillows, slowly turning heavy throughout the day. It’s just another day on the grind for Dave Short”
April 1, 2011 – Spring Skiing – “…. I started my day in “sub-par” weather on Blackcomb then traveled across the valley via Peak-2-Peak Gondola to find blue skies and fun snow on Peak Chair…”
April 26, 2011 -WSI Big Air- “Wow! Not sure if I watched a big air event or a aerials contest…”
November 18, 2011 -Whistler Opening Day – “Whistler is open and Zeus, or cupid, or someone up there knows it! A storm prepped Whistler with 29cm (11in) of new snow just for opening day on Friday the 18th…”
November 24, 2011 – Blackcomb Opening Day- “Tired, beat, drained, worked, sleepy… are common words heard at the Unofficial house this week. Three feet in three days and the opening of Blackcomb did more than cook our legs and test our lungs it succeeded in being the hardest opening week competition that we have ever skied in…”
BIKE
June 28, 2011 -New Biker Cross Track- “The boys on trail crew have done it again. It’s bigger, faster and has more flow than ever. A combination of tables, step-ups and step-downs has you pretty much grinning the whole way through…”
July 27, 2011 -Red Bull Joyride Crankworx – ” The weather was perfect the course was insane, everyone was here to throw down. There were huge tricks (back whips, doubles, 360 whips) and of course huge bails”
December 21, 2011 – Biking/Skiing A-Line – “This video shows the POV of both parties as they do a top to bottom A-Line run on Whistler Mountain…”
Best of the Rest
-Endless Skating- “As it pissed rain in the valley for three days in January the snow on the lake turned into two inches of water. Then… my dream came true and the lake froze with a layer of glass at the surface…”
-Bad Fall on Air Jordan- “A snowboarder takes the fall of his life on Air Jordan. Maybe he was practicing his gymnastics because he almost landed a back half to front full…”
-Slush Cup at the Telus Festival- “The last weekend of the 2011 TELUS World Ski and Snowboard Festival brought sun, fun and a large crowd to the Glacier Creek Lodge! The Palm Bay Slush Cup…”
-The Vancouver Riot- “Today I saw some outrageous things. I saw some disgraceful things. Stanley Cup Finals, Game 7… obviously a ton on the line… tensions were high… it was estimated there were 100,000+ people in the streets of Vancouver watching the game…”
-Cheese Rolling- ” In this event hundreds of people compete for a chance to win a seasons pass as well as a $300 wheel of cheese…” See move wrecks HERE
-Climbing in Squamish- “Squamish offers a Variety of climbs for climbers of all skill levels. They have bouldering to trad to sport. Beginner climbs to some of the most advanced. Squamish is sure keep any climber busy for a lifetime….”
-Fireworks in Vancouver, Time Lapse– “The Celebration of Light is an annual event where individual countries put on “huge” firework displays middle of the English Bay (downtown Vancouver), this is a time lapse of the show…”
-Wake Surfing in Vancouver- “Last week I went Wakesurfing in the Burrard Inlet, we didn’t have a wakesurf so we made do with a six foot surfboard and it worked. After the session we anchored at Wreck Beach and watched the sunset. Once it got dark we docked and went for Sushi… a perfect day in Vancouver…”