2009
11.20
Seen at 3Below on November 19th.
“I heard y’all had a lot of snow up here”.
2009
11.20
It’s official!
There is more snow than there has ever been in Whistler. It’s pretty gnarly! There have been days and days of non stop snow. Every morning when I wake up there’s another 30cm or so of fresh powder. Yesterday it was to my waist.
Life lines
What’s not so cool is the lift lines. Yesterday (November 19), I woke up and got down to the lift at approximately 8:40am, like usual. That’s 10 mintues after it opened. There was a lineup to get on that had to be about 1000 people long. For those of you that know Whistler, it extended all the way back to Ric’s Grill when I arrived and extended back to Citta shortly after. I don’t really think that Whistler/Blackcomb did a great job anticipating that, but then again, who could. We need more lift lines open and we need more terrain.
Open terrain
There is a lot of terrain that’s open, but there for sure needs to be more. I have heard rumours that they are going to open Harmony, and that’s obvious. The reason that it’s been delayed, is because of the avalanche warning. I’ve heard bombs go off every morning and it’s pretty crazy. It’s not hard to get fresh lines when you’re on the mountain though. There is plenty of stuff to hit. I hit some of the trees below the Franz chair and there was fresh snow up to my head. Don’t fall it in, because you can get stuck it in for what seems like hours! It’s great though, best get up there!
Blackcomb Opening?
I was on the lift and spoke to an older gentleman who claimed that if we have more people here this weekend than we had last weekend, Blackcomb will be open on Satuday. If that’s the case, WAHOO! There is an entire mountain of 250cm of snow that is untouched. We’re all waiting to get onto Spanky’s! It’s going to be awesome. So much snow and nobody is skiing it. It’s just waiting there.
Terrain park?
What a joke this is! There’s nothing there! Whistler Blackcomb is the #1 resort for almost everything and they open up the park with 4 rails. I understand that most people care about the pow, which is fine and dandy, but 4 rails is still pretty pathetic. It’s actually two and two, meaning you can’t hit four consecutive rails, have to choose between the right or left, twice. Argh! I hope they they dump a lot of money and time and bring it back to the stature that it should be at. I will give them a break because the mountain isn’t even supposed to be open yet, but still.
Crowds this weekend?
You bet there are crowds. It’s been on the news across North America. There is more snow in Whistler than ever! I’ve had people call me from across the country telling me that I’m so lucky. Facebook is filled with Whistlerites freaking out because there is so much snow. You best believe there are going to be insane crowds this weekend. I’m probably going to chill out off the mountain to avoid the crowds. At least until some more terrain opens up.
Cheers, be safe!
2009
11.13
I love waking up to my car being covered in snow for yet another time this week. It’s awesome and it makes me happy.
I was talking to my buddy yesterday who works in maintenance and he was telling me that there’s an insane amount of snow at the peak. He said he was shoulder deep in perfect pow while on a snowmobile and it’s nothing but face shots and face shots. I’m stoked for this season big time.
Should I get a new pair of skis?
2009
11.13
The sale has been going on for a while, but it’s official and you have to check it out. Comor is having a sale of 50% off last years merch. If you haven’t checked out the deals, I’d recommend you get your butt down there and get something before it’s gone!
2009
11.11
I was browsing around like usual when I came across something that I haven’t seen before that I thought was a particularly good idea.
There’s a new company called Alpine Smart Rent that allows you to rent a new set of skis or a snowboard for a fraction of the price. It particularly makes sense if you’re looking to ride for a month. You can rent from about $150, a great new set.
Rent Month to Month
I was checking out a nice pair of Atomic skis and they’re going for about $200 per month. This pair of skis retails for almost $800 with bindings. It does make a lot of sense if you want to ride for only a month or two out of the year.
Rent to Own
I was going to buy a new pair of skis this winter. Sadly, I blew my money on a trip to Mexico. But with low monthly prices, this actually makes it feasible to get a new pair of skis this year.
Good Name Brands
Some of the name brands they have include:
- Rossignol
- Atomic
- GNU
- Dynastar
- Lib Tech
Insurance?
There is insurance on the gear so you it looks pretty good.
For more information see:
alpinesmartrent.com
2009
11.10
It’s official, you heard the word.
According to the mountain (and I think they’d know) the mountain opens on November 14th, 2009!
See WhistlerBlackcomb.com for more details.
2009
11.10
I’ve heard plenty of rumours that there is going to be some lifts open on the 14th, but the latest I’ve heard is that we may be open on November 12th!
With the last few days, it’s been puking snow at the top.
If it opens, my guess is we’ll have Emerald and Red Chair open. Although, these pictures of mid station look pretty good.
I jacked these photos from WhistlerBlackcomb.com. Thank you 
Btw, it’s -6 at the top!
UPDATE!!!
Please disregard the rumours of the 12th. It has become official. The mountain will open on Saturday the 14th!
The hours of operations will be from 8:30am - 3:00pm.
For more information see WhistlerBlackcomb.com.
See you on the mountain!
2009
11.07
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I was browsing through craigslist and I came across these two jobs that are posted by Buzz Promotions. They looked fun, so I thought I’d share them.
Promo girls - marketing/advertising/PR
In-store and event liquor tasters - food/beverage/hospitality
2009
11.07
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2009
11.07
It has finally decided to snow in Whistler.
This isn’t the first time this year that I’ve woken up and seen snow on the ground, however, I’m a little more confident now. I don’t anticipate the rain that washed away all the other snow.
I even heard a rumour last night from an anonymous lift-ops source, that opening day may actually come earlier than anticipated. If all things go well, we could be looking at November 14th.
Keep your fingers crossed.
2009
11.06
I’ve been spending the last several months not focusing on WhistlerWatch.com at all because I’ve started a new endeavour that has eaten up all my time.
I’ve started up a company in Whistler called Whistler Club Crawls and Entertainment. We run regular nightlife tours in Whistler on Saturdays. We started running the crawls on July 1st and ran 12 consecutive crawls that proved to be very successful and fun.
I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about what I was going to do with WhistlerWatch.com. In some cases I’ve thought about shutting the site completely down, but as of lately I’ve been reconsidering this. I’ve decided not to shut the site down, rather chip away at it as I feel needed.
There have been some other sites in Whistler that have done very well and I’d like to applaud the other sites such as WhistlerBlackcombSnowReport.com and EverydayWhistler.ca. These are amazing sites that should be checked regularly. I check them often and it’s a great way to keep in the know in Whistler.
Overall, I’ve decided not to let my posting get out of hand and post 10 times a day about crap that you’re not interested in. I will no longer be posting about weekly events unless they’re extremely interesting. I’ll attempt for most of my posts to be either editorial or actually useful. If there’s some topics that you’d like me to touch upon, please leave a comment and I’ll do what I can to spend more time focusing on those.
Thank you for the support.