Recent content by mark

i actually think sachi is better than sushi village, but that's just me.

you gotta choose your days carefully on peak to creek. if you can hit it after a nice snowfall when the groomers went through the night before, it can be a great run. those rolls can make you feel like a world cup downhiller. but as i said, this year it seems that they are only grooming once a...

tony - you were here at the right time. conditions have been about as good as they get for the past few weeks. i have found that from about dec 15 - jan 15 we get the most / best snow, with pretty consistently cold temps. a friend sent me some pretty cool pics of that avi that ran above...

1/3 of the time seems like a generous estimate. the first time it ran this year was after xmas i think, and since then it only seems to run on days where there is unlimited visibility and zero snow in the forecast - how often does that happen in whistler?? that thing was a colossal waste of...

hey there - hope you had a good trip. sorry i missed adding info earlier. can't go wrong right about now. we've had great consistent snow and temps since the end of december. everyone's got their mountain preference, mine is whistler, except in foul weather when the alpine lifts are closed...

great pics! looks like an awesome place.

hey folks - as some of you know, i check in here every couple of weeks with a local update. well, i've started my own little snow report blog which i update more frequently: http://marksboringwhistlerreport.blogspot.com/ none of the hype you get on the website...i'll say when it's snowing...

hey - unfortunately the forecast isn't offering much at this point. high skies for the rest of the week. it's not bad up there, but nothing like last year where we got pounded for two weeks solid and they opened the alpine with incredible coverage and quality of snow. we really need another...

well, we've got snow, so that's bound to attract some visitors :wink: Sharon, so true - i always feel terrible when i'm packing up my stuff and the dog has to stay home. they are the perfect riding partner. always up for whichever trail you want and never complain about getting cold or hungry.

she's learned it's much easier to follow someone else's line than to go for the fresh. i wish i could get her to beat a boot pack for me.

i dunno, but a season's pass is $1400. i'll grin and bear it...

dude - i know where you're coming from. i never used to care about the weather at all until i moved to the mountains. now i check the environment canada site 5 times a day and i'm always watching their satellite videos. i even started keeping my own weather diary 3 years ago...maybe i've said...

just got news that whistler will be opening this weekend! i hiked up to check out the snow first hand today and there is quite a base already. anything that has been groomed will be nice and filled in. the natural pack has a nasty crust halfway down, but that probably won't be evident above...

there are other ways to get down a mountain at this time of year - try two wheels. you couldn't pay me to be there.

we got our first dusting up here too. hasn't reached our valley yet (2200ft), but it's pretty close - probably around 3500ft. ...i can't believe people who live so close to a mountain resort are still that desperate to start the season. that is called putting the hard in hardcore.