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Whistler info
I'm organising a trip from the UK to Whistler for next winter and was
wondering if anyone has any tips/recommendations? We went to Tahoe this year (first week of March) and the snow wasn't brilliant, but a local guy said something about El Nino affecting the conditions, does anyone know if next winter in Whistler will be any good? ($64,000 question I know!) Many thanks for any help Dan |
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Dan Morgan wrote:
We went to Tahoe this year (first week of March) and the snow wasn't brilliant, You were a month too soon. All of the snow fell in Apri: http://www.terrymorse.com/ski/trip/s...426/index.html but a local guy said something about El Nino affecting the conditions, does anyone know if next winter in Whistler will be any good? The Climate Prediction Center says that El Nino is fizzling, but there's no sign of La Nina. What do these mean? El Nino means dry conditions in Whistler and wet conditions in Tahoe. La Nina means wet conditions in Whistler and dry conditions in Tahoe. The last La Nina was 1999, when the entire Pacific Northwest got hammered with snow. The current observations say that the entire west coast should see a "normal" winter. Read more at the Climate Prediction Center: http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/ -- terry morse Palo Alto, CA http://www.terrymorse.com/ski/ |
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Terry Morse wrote in message ...
You were a month too soon. All of the snow fell in Apri: ARGH! The Climate Prediction Center says that El Nino is fizzling, but there's no sign of La Nina. What do these mean? El Nino means dry conditions in Whistler and wet conditions in Tahoe. La Nina means wet conditions in Whistler and dry conditions in Tahoe. The last La Nina was 1999, when the entire Pacific Northwest got hammered with snow. Thanks for the info, I've checked out your links page and had a look at snow-forecast.com and at the CPC. DO you know of any sites with historical information so I can get an idea of past trends (e.g. generally better in early Feb)? Many thanks for the help Dan |
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Further to my previous msg, I've found some historical snow reports on
http://www.skiclub.co.uk and they indicate that late March/early April are best. I know that the amount of snow required for good skiing/boarding depends from resort to resort (i.e. some resorts can get away with less snow than others) but do you know if Whistler needs a lot to be good? Once again, many thanks for your help |
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Dan Morgan wrote:
DO you know of any sites with historical information so I can get an idea of past trends (e.g. generally better in early Feb)? Tony Crocker has a wealth of historical data, but you have to pay a few dollars for it. Whistler Roundhouse has virtually equal amounts of snowfall from November through March, with just a small dropoff in March. Whistler base gets the most snow in January, and it drops off quickly after that. Good conditions at the base are hard to come by, but the upper mountain almost always has good coverage. -- terry morse Palo Alto, CA http://www.terrymorse.com/ski/ |
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Dan Morgan wrote:
I know that the amount of snow required for good skiing/boarding depends from resort to resort (i.e. some resorts can get away with less snow than others) but do you know if Whistler needs a lot to be good? I've only skied there when it has had lots of coverage, so I'm not one to judge how much snow Whistler needs to cover the rocks. -- terry morse Palo Alto, CA http://www.terrymorse.com/ski/ |
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Terry Morse wrote in message ...
You lucky !"£$ :-) Thanks again for the help - much appreciated |
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On Sun, 03 Aug 2003 09:45:48 -0700, Terry Morse
wrote: Dan Morgan wrote: I know that the amount of snow required for good skiing/boarding depends from resort to resort (i.e. some resorts can get away with less snow than others) but do you know if Whistler needs a lot to be good? I've only skied there when it has had lots of coverage, so I'm not one to judge how much snow Whistler needs to cover the rocks. I was there in March a few years ago and the snow had been about 1/2 of normal. There were no rocks in bounds, out of bounds I am not sure. The base was BAD 3 days of 6 with 2 of rain but the upper half was always good EXCEPT 1 day of fog when without my altimeter I think I would have died :-) |
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Gilbert Baron wrote:
... do you know if Whistler needs a lot to be good? Generally the skiing at Whistler is marginal until the base is at least 100 cm.. After that it's pretty good from the alpine down with a possibility of needing to download on the bottom lifts to avoid rocks at the very botom. The high alpine usually dosen't get good until the base lower down has been good for a while. |
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we had a bit of a tough season last year (and the year b4 for that matter). I'm up there early in the season and like to ski on the wrong side of the ropes, so if your looking for blue/black skiing Whistler will do just fine; even if we are a little short on snow. Stay away from the peaks on a rainy/foggy day unless you know how to ski with your eyes closed (as they might as well be). Good luck A |
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