Whistler

Before it snows again visit the lakes around Whistler and go for a glide. The one good thing about this high pressure system is there’s no snow on the ice and we can play hockey.

Video From Last Year

I happen to live on Green Lake and until last year I had never been skating in my back yard.  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. Leaving the 2 miles of Green Lake perfect to skate across, from end to end. As soon as I saw someone on the lake I grabbed my skates and ran outside. I ended up skating for three and a half hours until the sun set, and I loved every minute of it.

If variety is the spice of life, Whistler Blackcomb is one Spicy F-ing Meatball right now.  Epic re-crystalized powder, bulletproof ice, perfect groomers, long glacier adventures, refrozen death-cunder, moguls, a … Read More

Whistler Blackcomb has snow.  There isn’t exactly powder skiing/riding, but there are powder patches in the trees.  That said, the skiing is still badass up here right now and one … Read More

Yup, Whistler is a premier ski resort and is always getting recognized in top 10 lists of some kind. This time National Geographic Traveler ranked Whistler/Blackcomb #1 in their Top … Read More

As soon as Eliel found out about the Callaghan touring mission he ran to his computer and checked snow-forecast. The website read heavy snow… And Heavy snow they got.

Photo: Newschoolers.com

Photo: Newschoolers.com

Before the Vancouver Games the Callaghan Valley was an extremely popular sledding area (a sick zone I might add). However as the Olympics approached the Callaghan was made a provincial park = no sledding.  Touring Only.

Photo: Newschoolers.com

This installment of En Route by Nimbus Independent follows Anthony Boronowski, Julien Regnier and Eliel Hindert on a snow camping mission into Callaghan Valley.

Fore more photos checkout www.newschoolers.com

Freeskier Magazine just released an online version of their resort guide.  Go to their website and check out the reasoning behind their rankings as well as descriptions about why each … Read More

Roller Derby! Yes, girls skating around and crushing each other. And yes, it is taking hold in Canada and around Whistler.  I hear you are supposed to learn something new … Read More

Whistler Peak Chair Opens Tomorrow. Will People Hit AJ?

Peak Chair Opens tomorrow. Is Air Jordan ready to go? Do you think we’ll see someone hit the famous double stager. Anyway, after watching these two videos from last season we here at Unofficial Whistler have decided to have a contest for the 2012 ski season. The best crash on AJ will win a prize. Details coming soon.

To me it appears this skier ventured into a zone beyond his ability. This Joey (a common term for inexperienced skiers) drops into Air Jordan leaning back with a  non-aggressive stance. You can tell this because he “rolls down the windows” on the first drop.  Then, because of his lack of commitment and poor position on the first drop, our Joey lands back seat, is spun around so his skis then face uphill, and then goes toque over teakettle off the second drop. Way to go dude!

Here’s One More Crash

The snowfall in the country this week is limited to light snowfall in the Rockies and heavier snow in areas that don’t have any ski resorts.  The theme is the … Read More

Avalanche control in Corona Bowl, Blackcomb Glacier Provincial Park, just East of Whistler Blackcomb Ski Resort, November 28th 2011. This size 3.5 avalanche was triggered using a helicopter deployed 2kg explosive.

As narrated from the heli cockpit “yeah…that’s a lot a snow.”

Blackcomb Glacier Provincial Park

Corona

Check out video of Phil Middleton skiing this zone last season! Click here or on the photo below to link to the post about Middleton skiing this oddly named tight spot by Corona Bowl.