Words by Eric Behn
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West Coast Wednesday Report – April 4 2012
This week in the West Coast Wednesday Report we talk about whats going on in the Vancouver BC area on the Canadian West Coast. We some good and some bad news for Mount Seymour Resort skiers and riders, and some current conditions and a weather forecast for the coming week. We also have a video recap of Grouse Mountains, Showdown Over The City by Andrew Santos.Â
Mount Seymour: The Good and The Bad.
Mount Seymour Resort has officially released some awesome news for those who local Seymour; they will be replacing the Mystery Peak chair with a High Speed Quad Chair. After decades of low speed two person chairs, this is huge news for those who ski and ride Seymour as it will cut lift lines and ride times by more than half! So good by to slow chairs and long lines, break downs and uncomfortable back rests, and say hello to more laps, shorter lines and lots more fun! For those who buy a seasons pass, prices will remain the same as the past season
The bad news is that despite a snowpack of 600cm at the summit, Mount Seymour will be closing mid-April in order to begin construction on the new quad chair. That means 2 more weeks of skiing and riding before we have either break out the shovels and hike the rails, or make our way to other mountains. Mount Seymour now has new operation hours as well: Midweek: 11:00am – 8:00pm Weekend: 9:00am – 5:00pm.
Showdown Over The City | Video RecapÂ
The Showdown Over The City which took place last weekend at Grouse Mountain Resort brought out some of BC’s best pro and Am snowboarders for an action packed slopestyle event. The results were covered in last weeks West Coast Wednesday Report. This is video recap by Andrew Santos, a Grouse Mountain Blog correspondent, is one of 5 entered in the Film Maker Showdown which put 5 local film crews against each other to battle it out to produce the best Showdown video coverage. You can watch the 5 videos and vote for your favourite at Push.ca.
You can also check the crash reel of the event also by Andrew, because the snow was slow, and undershooting the massive tables was common:
Current Conditions and Weather Forecast
With the spring weather getting warmer and warmer the snow is slowly turning to rain here on the West Coast. Snow conditions should look as follows for the next week or so:
- A little snow likely wet for the most park of the midweek
- Spring slush accompanied by blue skies for the weekend but a possible wet rainy day Friday.
- Temperatures on the mountains rising from around Zero up to near 10 degree Celsius over the weekend.
- April is looking to be a good month for Spring sun and riding in Tee’s
