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Whistler followup
I just returned from my second mountain trip and first trip to Whistler.
It was quite a difference from the local 300'-400' hills. The bottom of the mountains were bare when I arrived. Rain fell in the village. There were one or two trails that still had snow (ice, slush, rocks) to the base. It was possible to ski/board from peak to base, but only if you were willing to sacrifice some board base to rocks. The top has snow. Lots of snow. 30cm fell Thursday night. Avalanche control ran until about noon on Friday. Due to the weather and to thank/compensate those who still visited, food in the lodges was 1/2 price through Thursday. A Seattle's Best latte at 6,000' was a perfect way to take a break. Due to several trails and lifts being closed there were a lot of people on the open ones. Add the rocks and trees (and fog on Blackcomb) to the 100 people per square meter congestion and I was very happy to be wearing a helmet. Lots of people from many countries were wearing helmets. Sometimes the fog on Blackcomb around mid-mountain was so thick I could only see a few feet, mainly the two below me. Both of my Helijet trips between Whistler and the Vancouver airport were canceled due to the weather. I had been looking forward to some sightseeing. Thankfully the Vancouver airport has volunteers who help confused travelers. Thanks to them, upon arrival at Vancouver I quickly learned that Helijet had canceled and found the Perimeter bus. They even provided coins for telephone calls. I returned home to find rain and rapidly melting snow. February in Wisconsin is supposed to be brutally cold. Dean |
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On Mon, 07 Feb 2005 16:01:31 GMT, Dean allegedly
wrote: Sometimes the fog on Blackcomb around mid-mountain was so thick I could only see a few feet, mainly the two below me. LOL, nice. It does get like that at times. Shame you missed the best that it can offer. - Dave. -- The only powder to get high on, falls from the sky. http://www.vpas.org/ - Snowboarding the worlds pow pow - Securing your e-mail The Snowboard FAQ lives here - http://rssFAQ.org/ |
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Switters wrote:
Shame you missed the best that it can offer. - Dave. The weather wasn't perfect, but the snow was better than what is available locally and I still got a "big mountain" experience that cannot be had on 300'-400' of vertical. Blenz coffee was great. The Telluride film fest Thursday night was good. Riding the gondolas was fun. The people were nice. And it was far, far better than a week at work! Dean |
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One more thing, if no one minds. At the local resorts I'm nearly always
the oldest boarder (age 49). When my legs were burning on Whistler I stopped to rest where two other boarders were resting. We chatted for a while. Those two guys were over 60. It's good to know that I should be able to look forward to several more years of fun. Dean |
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D wrote:
Those two guys were over 60. It's good to know that I should be able to look forward to several more years of fun. My Dad turns 70 this year. He doesn't ride, but he still skiis and he'll try his hand at most anything. We're off to Panorama together next week. I'm 43 so still a relative young 'un but I fully intend to be riding well into retirement. Neil |
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Neil Gendzwill wrote:
My Dad turns 70 this year. He doesn't ride, but he still skiis and he'll try his hand at most anything. We're off to Panorama together next week. I checked the web site. I see that Intrawest has been doing things at Panorama: "Formely exclusive heli-skiing terrain, Taynton Bowl is now lift accessed backcountry style skiing incorporated into Panorama's official boundary." Enjoy the snow. Dean |
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D wrote:
Neil Gendzwill wrote: My Dad turns 70 this year. He doesn't ride, but he still skiis and he'll try his hand at most anything. We're off to Panorama together next week. I checked the web site. I see that Intrawest has been doing things at Panorama: "Formely exclusive heli-skiing terrain, Taynton Bowl is now lift accessed backcountry style skiing incorporated into Panorama's official boundary." Enjoy the snow. What little there is - base depth is 39 cm, 100 and change at the top. I think Taynton will be a bust and I'll be doing a lot of carving. Neil |
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D wrote in :
One more thing, if no one minds. At the local resorts I'm nearly always the oldest boarder (age 49). When my legs were burning on Whistler I stopped to rest where two other boarders were resting. We chatted for a while. Those two guys were over 60. It's good to know that I should be I've ridden with a woman either side of 60 (hard to tell as she has that Florida I've seen too much sun kinda face). On a sad note, we had a guy die here last winter, mid 50s. But I have seen an a lot more old folks (er..well I'm old to many of you but I mean like *old* people!) this year. |
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