Well, things this year just seem to go from bad to worse. Been up the last few days, and managed to find some fun riding, but the snow is incredibly sparse and much of the best parts of the mountains are closed due to lack of cover. I was shocked to find most of the Whistler peak closed yesterday, and you'd be crazy to even think about going through any of Spanky's bowls right now.
A few of us hiked up to the Spearhead glacier and got some nice turns coming back down into Blackomb glacier. But even up there, the wind crust was so hard that there was a lot of edge sliding. We did top to bottoms on both mountains to cap a fun day.
The worst thing is the upcoming forecast. We are coming out of a brutally frigid stretch, and the forecast for the next 4 days is calling for rain, with freezing levels near the peak. We desperately need this to be snow - if it does come in the form of water, we could be looking a short nasty season up here.
A few of us hiked up to the Spearhead glacier and got some nice turns coming back down into Blackomb glacier. But even up there, the wind crust was so hard that there was a lot of edge sliding. We did top to bottoms on both mountains to cap a fun day.
The worst thing is the upcoming forecast. We are coming out of a brutally frigid stretch, and the forecast for the next 4 days is calling for rain, with freezing levels near the peak. We desperately need this to be snow - if it does come in the form of water, we could be looking a short nasty season up here.